Our Staff

Alice Spence, LMHC, R-PT, LIMHP

Alice enjoys working with people’s strengths no matter the problems they encounter. She has experience helping those with mood disorders, behavior disorders, grief, trauma, and big life changes. In addition, she is a registered play therapist and works with children of divorce, blended families, adoption, learning disorders and developmental adjustments. Brain development and new discoveries about the brain are one of Alice’s interests. She also enjoys her family, travel, and running.

Kaylee Michalski, MSW, LISW, LIMHP

Perhaps the first thing you’ll notice about Kaylee is her welcoming smile. The couples, groups and families she works with walk in with a variety of concerns including anger management, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, teens, obsessive compulsive disorder, gay and lesbian issues, divorce, and stepfamily issues. She has special training in the use of EMDR to treat trauma.

In her free time, Kaylee enjoys time spent with family and friends. She loves outdoor activities, reading and cooking.

Patti Salvo-McGinn, MS, LMHC, LIMHP

Patti enjoys working with adolescents and adults of all ages. Her strength lies in her ability to challenge and walk alongside people compassionately. Along the road, they develop more helpful ways of thinking, feeling, and learning to cope with everyday problems and life adjustments. Particular areas of interest to Patti include mood and anxiety disorders, personal growth and self-esteem issues, relationships, parenting, abuse, anger, grief, and loss. She uses a variety of techniques and chooses her method carefully based on the individual’s specific issues, needs, and situation. As someone born and raised in this community, Patti truly loves every client that walks though her door.

Bonnie Perez, MSW, LISW, LIMHP

Bonnie has experience working with adults of all ages through individual and couple’s counseling.  Her primary areas of interest are anxiety, depression, trauma, and coping with life transitions such as the end of a relationship.  She uses a variety of techniques that are selected based on each client’s unique needs.  Some examples of Bonnie’s preferred techniques are Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness practices.

Bonnie enjoys yoga, spending time outdoors hiking or paddleboarding, knitting, and hanging out with her chihuahua in her free time.

Kelly Minssen, LMHC

Kelly joined Horizon Therapy Group in 2013 after working for several years in a K-12 Level III specialized school environment. Kelly strives to empower individuals who have experienced trauma and is trained in EMDR techniques to process trauma, decrease the trauma response, and help individuals begin to heal. 

Licensed in both Iowa & Nebraska, Kelly provides telehealth sessions in addition to meeting with clients in the office. Kelly specializes in working with individuals struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Kelly’s counseling style is casual, and she will pull from a variety of styles and theories to find the right fit for each client. She has experience working with adolescents but also enjoys working with pre-teens and adults of all ages. 

Outside of work, Kelly is a farm wife and mother of two. When she’s not running someone to practice or attending a game or event, she can often be found working in the yard, walking her dog, helping her husband work cattle, or hiding somewhere quiet reading a book. 

Suzan Loverink, LMHC, LIMHP, CRC

Suzan is pleased to be able to have the opportunity to work with people needing mental health services in the Council Bluffs/Omaha area. Suzan has experience working with adults, teens and children and has assisted people in dealing with a variety of mental health issues including trauma, anger management, divorce and blended families, anxiety and depression and ADHD/ADD. Suzan is trained in DBT, CBT, EMDR and ACT therapy modalities. Suzan enjoys researching new treatments and tools in the mental health realm and works collaboratively with individuals to reach their goals.

In her free time, Suzan enjoys spending time with family, traveling and exploring opportunities to be in nature in the area.

Lisa Bellows, MSW, LISW

Lisa has spent over 20 years working with families involved in the child welfare system as both a therapist, direct service provider, and an administrator. These interactions were rooted in the power of meeting families and individuals where they are in life and helping them build upon the tools they use to manage challenges and changes of all intensities. Lisa believes in the practice of client self-determination and aims to help people help themselves through self-exploration and informed decision-making. She has primarily worked with clients who are facing difficulties with anxiety, stress, PTSD, depression, and life changes. Lisa approaches issues from a variety of modalities including CBT. She primarily works with children 10-18 years old and adults of all ages.  

In her free time, Lisa enjoys spending time with her family, taking care of the yard and her flower beds, and creating art. 

Terry Ideker, MSN, APRN-BC

Terry has been a psychiatric nurse for 20 years. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Terry provides psychiatric evaluations and medication management for all adult mental disorders. She shares her expertise in this capacity at other facilities in our community as well; Heartland Family Services and the ACT program. And if you are fortunate enough to see her office, you’ll be privy to her extraordinary designer talent.