Dr. Evarts received his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1975.  He has practiced as a licensed psychologist since 1976.  Dr. Evarts is also a licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor.  In 1976 he assisted in founding Nevada’s only facility for mentally and emotionally disturbed criminal offenders, Lakes Crossing Center.  In 1979 he started private practice while also working for the state of Nevada’s Rural Clinics mental health program.  In 1989 he co-founded, along with David Larson, CEAP, Mountain Employee Assistance Program, a pre-paid counseling service for companies and municipal agencies.

Dr. Evarts has been an adjunct professor at the University of Nevada, Reno for more than 20 years.  There he has assisted in training and supervising clinical psychology graduate students.  He worked closely for many years with the Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living, both as a board member and as a practitioner for people with disabilities.

Over the years Dr. Evarts has studied many therapy modalities, finding Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP) to be the most functional, comprehensive and effective for clients.  He is both a certified IBP practitioner and teacher.  Dr. Evarts was deeply honored to teach, along with his wife, Barbara Kess Evarts, a five-day IBP couples workshop at Esalen Institute in 2006.  He currently runs his private practice and Mountain EAP in Reno, Nevada.

Dr. Evarts has two adult sons.  His interests and hobbies include bicycle riding, skiing, hiking, weather, photography, and travel.

Barbara holds a Master of Arts degree in Communication and an Educational Specialist degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno. She is both a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Substance Abuse Counselor. She has also been a vocational rehabilitation counselor, teacher, graphic designer, and VISTA volunteer.

Barbara has been in the counseling field for over 20 years.  She has studied body, sensory, and spiritual approaches to growth and consciousness for over 25 years.  She brings a unique blend of body awareness and mindfulness approaches to her relationship counseling.  She is certified as an Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP) Therapist and Teacher, and is also certified as an EMDR Practitioner.  In her "off hours" she likes to ski, bike, exercise, paint, take photographs and garden.

Deacon Shoenberger received his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada Reno in 2008, and is also a Nevada State Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor and Master Addiction Counselor.  Dr. Shoenberger completed his postdoctoral internship at the Portland VA Medical Center with an emphasis in health psychology and behavioral medicine.  He has also served as an outpatient substance abuse counselor and intake coordinator at a community substance abuse treatment facility, therapist and assessment team member at an adolescent inpatient treatment facility, and has initiated development of a comprehensive DUI treatment program.  He has received extended training in behavioral pediatrics and treatment of anxiety disorders, and his clinical interests include working with individuals, couples, children, groups, and athletes.  Deacon enjoys swimming, running, basketball, and raising his blood pressure watching the San Francisco Giants.      

Natalie holds a Masters of Science in Psychology, with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, from California State University, Chico.  She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. through the Counseling & Educational Psychology program at the University of Nevada, Reno. Natalie is committed to the philosophy of therapeutic change by accessing the client’s resources. She is interested in treatment modalities that honor this philosophy while bringing an individualized approach to each client.  She enjoys working with individuals, couples, families, and has extensive experience with adolescents, and children.  Natalie has clinical experience addressing a variety of concerns including marital, family transitions, mediation, depression, anxiety, grief, as well as multicultural counseling.      
In her spare time Natalie can be found spending time with her husband, family, and friends.  She also enjoys reading, camping, and scrapbooking. 

Joanne holds a Masters of Arts in Counseling and is currently completing Marriage and Family Therapy classes through the Counseling and Educational Psychology program at the University of Nevada Reno.  Joanne is committed to the therapeutic process bringing a wide variety of work experience and knowledge, skills and abilities to individuals and clients served.  Joanne is a certified clinical hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner.  Joanne enjoys outdoor activities such as skiing and hiking, as well as the arts, and participating in the community.

Antonio Gomez has been in the psychotherapy field for many years.  He is dually licensed in Marriage and Family Therapy and Drug and Alcohol Abuse.  He is 100% bilingual and bicultural (he grew up in Mexico).  Currently he is conducting therapy both in English and Spanish for individuals, couples, familes and groups.  He also leads educational groups in Domestic Violence, Parenting, Anger Management, and Driving Under the Influence (DUI's).