Clinical Director

Heather Tustison, LCPC
htustison@boisefumc.org
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Marriage and Family Counselor
Couples, Families, Children, Adolescents, Anger Management, Addictions and Christian Counseling.

My fascination with counseling began while working in a private child/adolescent residential facility during my freshman year in college.

I learned that I could make a difference in those children’s lives through open discussions encouraging them to overcome, rather than be victim to their circumstance.

I have been given a variety of opportunities to work with a vast diversity of populations, of which, I find myself grateful for my first stepping stone.

Since that first position, I have ventured into several areas of expertise. I have worked as a Marriage and Family Counselor, Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program Therapist for Chemical Dependency, Anger Management Professor and Prevention Interventionist.

Program Director

Karin Watson, LPC
kwatson@boisefumc.org
Licensed Professional Counselor
Families, Children, Adolescents, Play Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Abuse Recovery and Women’s Issues.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and received my Masters of Science in Counseling from Northwest Nazarene University. My approach is non-judgmental with a high degree of respect for each person’s individuality and life choices.

My areas of specialty include working with families who are struggling with an Axis II diagnosis and working with parents and children on building, repairing, or strengthening family relationships. Other specialty areas include women’s issues, assertiveness, career counseling, grief/loss, and anxiety counseling.

I use an integrative therapeutic approach with Mindfulness and Emotion Focused Therapy and I am trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Parent/Child Relational Therapy. As well as working with adults I am currently working toward a certification as a Play Therapist and will and will be providing counseling services for children through the Wesley Center for Play Therapy.

Counseling Staff

All of Methodist Counseling Center’s Counselors are masters-level counselors licensed or license-eligible in Idaho.  The staff has collectively many years of experience in mental health counseling children, teenagers, couples, families and adults in individual, group, and family therapy addressing such issues as:

• Depression
• Trauma
• Anxiety
• Marriage
• Life Transitions
• Eating Disorders
• Career Development
• Relationships
• Abuse
• Mood Disorders
• Spirituality
• Anger
• PTSD
• Chemical Dependency
• ADHD/ADD

Methodist Counseling Center is committed to providing quality counseling services to the Treasure Valley community. 

Interns at Methodist Counseling Center

The Methodist Counseling Center serves as a training site for graduate students in psychology and counseling.  These trainees practice under the close supervision of the Clinical Director. We have up to six interns from area universities at any one time. Interns are graduate students in the final stages of preparation for a Master Degree in the counseling field. Interns are supervised by our Clinical Director as well as faculty from their respective university. Participating universities include: Capella University, Liberty University, Northwest Nazarene University, Boise State University, and Idaho State University.