Service Array Team

Lisa Barta

Service Array Worker

Lisa is a Service Array Worker here at RTS and has been with us since our foundational moments. Lisa utilizes her background in education, trauma awareness and creativity to cater to each individual family. In that she has sculpted our parent-aide program here at RTS.

It is not surprising that Lisa really enjoys working with families and parents to achieve positive change and break unhealthy generational patterns. She likes to get to know my clients as an individual, and meet them where they are at to help them reach their goals and improve their parenting skills and relationships.

Lisa didn't specifically set out to work in mental health, but she loves people and getting to know them and who they are. Lisa wants people to leave their session with her feeling that their needs, wants, and opinions matter, and that they have someone with them during whatever struggles they are facing.

Outside of work Lisa loves to spend time with her family and friends traveling, being active, and just spending time doing the everyday things together. She has 2 kids of her own so Lisa and her husband spend a lot of time taking them to their activities and enjoying that stage of life.

Selena Nelson

Service Array Worker

Our Intensive Supervision Program has been inspired by Selena’s skill and desire to make a difference. Selena provides Intensive Supervision as well as other Service Array Programming here at RTS! Selena has a passion for becoming a healthy support in people’s lives regardless of where she meets them on their walk. She exhibits the confidence to engage with clients and establish a rapport with them in order to truly facilitate pro-social, law-abiding choices as they have success within our program.

She most enjoys working with the teenage population through our ISP program. She loves this age group as they are fun and full of great energy. Her own mental health experiences are what has led her to where she is today. She enjoys most that at Randall Therapeutic Services she gets to work hands on with people every day and watch them grow into who they want to be.

Outside of work you may find Selena spending time with my loved ones as her family and friends mean the entire world to her.

Tammy Dammer

Service Array Worker

Tammy is another one of our Service Array Workers! She works with a wide variety of clients through our ISDE, Parent Aide, and Intensive Supervision programming. She also provides Supervised Visits for Families in our community.

She enjoys coming alongside her clients wherever they’re at in their life journey and assisting them in whatever way she can. Whether that be helping a kiddo learn to regulate their emotions, being a listening ear to teens who are trying to find their way, or assisting adults and parents in learning boundaries, parenting strategies, or life skills. Tammy enjoys working with a wide variety of individuals and loves that she gets to tailor her work to their specific needs, so every day is something unique and different. Being a positive support in her clients' life journey is encouraging and rewarding.

In previous areas of employment, Tammy has worked with individuals who had significant behavioral and mental health challenges; and was often in the midst of very difficult situations. Within those previous roles, she felt she did not have the opportunities, authority, or resources to come alongside those individuals and assist them in overcoming their challenges. In her role at RTS she states she has the privilege of working with clients during the hardest parts of their journeys and assisting them in learning skills to conquer their biggest struggles. Mental health is a crucial component of overall health and wellness, and Tammy states she is proud to work for and beside individuals who are passionate about helping others in our community better this part of their lives.

Outside of work Tammy enjoys spending quality time with her fiancé, family, and friends (Especially hanging out with my adorable twin nephews!) She also enjoys spending time outdoors, game nights with her cousins, relaxing with a good book and a giant cup of coffee, and maybe binging a guilty pleasure TV show now and again!

Jordyn Anderson

Service Array Worker

Another one of our Service Array Providers is Jordyn. She works with a variety of clients through our Parent Aide, ISDE, and Intensive Supervision programs. Her favorite service to offer is individual skills development enhancement (ISDE). She enjoys offering this service to clients of all ages because it allows her to aid in the growth of skills to everyone, wherever they are at in their life journey.

Jordyn has a place in her heart for working with children. There are a lot of things that can be very confusing growing up, and it can be hard for children to make sense of it all. Being able to help children navigate through life's challenges with books, play, and support is something that Jordyn has a passion for. She also enjoys allowing children the space to grow and find themselves as individuals.

She has struggled with mental health most of her life, and also knows so many people who have struggled with it as well. Having services and support to help her navigate through this and grow as an individual has been one of the most impactful things that has happened to her. Jordyn has learned that her mental health is just as important as her physical health, and continuing to check in on both of these things is important. She finds passion in working with others to learn how to check in with their mental health and increase their confidence in social-emotional skills through life's experiences and challenges.

Outside of work, she most enjoys spending time with family and friends, drinking coffee, painting, journaling, reading, traveling, spending time outdoors, and recently, picking up her flute after a few years without playing it. She enjoys doing anything that helps bring more positivity and happiness into her life.

Emily Wolf

Service Array Worker

Emily is also a Service Array Provider here at RTS. She provides Supervised Visits for families in our community and also works with a wide variety of clients within our Service Array programming.

She most enjoys working with children as they are so creative, funny, and full of energy. She loves seeing the joy on kids’ faces when she picks them up to bring them to visits, as they are excited to spend time with their parents. Emily likes to be a consistent, safe, and kind person for kids and their parents when they are going through hard times.

Outside of working you could probably find Emily in the outdoors as she loves to spend time outside!

Calista Christofferson

Service Array Worker

Calista provides supervised visits to families in our area while also working in our Service Array Programming. Calista loves offering any type of service to adolescents, adults, and families. She has a passion for helping people recover and get better with substance abuse, emotional regulation, personal growth, and more. She strives to be a healthy support in individual's lives.

Calista has experienced watching some family members struggle with mental health and substance abuse. She has always had such a strong passion for wanting to help people and supporting them in their personal growth. She also believes that for anybody, no matter the struggles they face, whether it be big or small are so important to address and get direction with. She enjoys watching people become the best versions of themselves, and it brings her joy in knowing she is a part of their journey in striving for that.

Outside of work you could find Calista working out, relaxing, and spending time with her family and friends.

Paige Panzenhagen

Service Array Worker

Paige has a bachelor's in psychology from UW-Eau Claire and is working on a master's in clinical Mental Health Counseling at UW-Stout with an emphasis in AODA & Crisis and Trauma. She also has experience as a research assistant during her undergrad. Paige also held an internship at Bolton Refuge House in Eau Claire.

Paige sought out the mental health field due to her own journey to understand herself and others better and learning that a better life is possible for each individual. Paige has experienced providers in her life that have lacked compassion and wants to make a difference where it matters.

Paige’s favorite show is Bob’s Burgers, she enjoys a good Charcuterie board, and also loves the song Mirror by Grace Ives. Outside of work you may find her hiking, spending time with loved ones, nurturing her inner child by playing outside, completing art projects, and baking!

“The more you give, the more you have, the more new things you are a part of, the more you are truly alive.” - Jenny Slate

Courtney Smith

Service Array Worker

Courtney has an Associates of Applied Science Human Services Degree from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College and is also a Licensed Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor. She has a ton of experience, and we are very excited to have her join our team! She has worked with those struggling with substance abuse, domestic violence, as well as homelessness.

Courtney joined the mental health field as a way to leave the world a better place than how she found it. Her journey in the mental health field has taken her many places allowing her to work with many different people! Courtney previously had involvement helping homeless youth in the Twin Cities, and also has a background as a domestic violence outreach advocate. Courtney is also experienced in both residential and outpatient settings, aiding those with substance use treatment. Courtney has worked directly with the St. Croix County Jail and is trained in MRT (moral reconation therapy.)

In addition to this experience, she has also run various different groups throughout her substance use counseling positions. Within these positions she has worked with a processing group, women's group, as well as psychoeducation groups. During this time, she used various materials and curriculums to aid her group work including the Matrix and Recovery Life Skills curriculums.

Outside of work you can find Courtney hanging out with family. She loves boating, reading, cooking and baking. She loves crime shows and also the movies Footloose, Dirty Dancing, and The Guardian!

Kimmy Thrasher

Supervised Visit Agent

Kimmie works providing supervised visits to families in our community. Kimmie has a heart for children and adolescents.

Kimmie leads with her heart and works vigorously to be a solid piece of the puzzle in the reunification process. When asked what her favorite part of the job is, Kimmie shared that she loves seeing clients crush their goals and be successful. In her free time, she enjoys shopping, bonfires, and spending time with her sweet little niece.

""We fall. We break. We fail. But then, we rise. We heal. We overcome."

Meet our Service Array Staff