Services Provided
Our Counseling Team
Wayne Brown, MSW, LCSW
Counseling Services
Montpelier, ID
Wayne was born in Los Angeles, California and raised here in the Bear Lake Valley. His father was a photographer and mail carrier, his mother a teacher for over 20 years. Wayne graduated “Cum Laude” from Utah State University with a bachelor’s degree in social work and minor is sociology. While at Utah state, Wayne worked as REACH peer for the Counseling and psychological services office. Wayne graduated with his master’s degree in social work from Boise State University. Wayne completed internships at both McKay-Dee hospital in Ogden Utah and Bear Lake Memorial Hospital. Wayne began his career with Bear Lake Memorial hospital counseling services on February 2 of 2015. Wayne also worked as the Executive Director for the Bear Lake Anti-Drug coalition “Enough is Enough” from 2014 through 2018 and as part of the Victim’s assistance unit, helping victims of domestic violence. Wayne is proud to be a bear laker and loves being able to do his part to improve and enhance the community, especially through his work and volunteer efforts. Wayne is experienced in uti8lizing client centered approach in delivering evidence- based interventions, such as CBT, DBT, Heart math, Mindfulness and is trained in EMDR. Wayne is also a trained Ally.

Shae Kunz
Office Manager/Billing
Shae was born in Rexburg, Idaho and was raised primarily in the Bear Lake Valley. She graduated from Bear Lake High School in 2009. Shae is married and has two daughters. Her father is from the Bear Lake Valley and her mother is from the Marsh Valley area. Shae originally started out as the office receptionist in January 2022 and became the office manager in November 2022. Shae’s hobbies are reading, spending time with her family, dirt biking, playing video games, and delving into history.

Trish Wells
Receptionist
Trish was Born in Pomona California, in 1998 her family moved to Utah where she went on to Graduate from Fremont High School in Plain City, Utah. She spent her summers on horseback running barrels and showing in reigning horse competitions as well as competing in beauty pageants until she met and fell in love with a Bear Lake boy, in 2005 she was married to Cordell, and they have lived in the Valley since. Trish and her husband have 4 children, she enjoys watching them compete in wrestling and Livestock shows and events. Trish has her CDL and her CNA. Trish enjoys being able to do a diverse verity of things, however her favorite job to date is being a receptionist at the Bear Lake Memorial Counseling services office.