The Wyoming Counseling Association's Organizational Board is a dedicated and dynamic team of professionals committed to advancing the field of counseling in the state of Wyoming. With a mission to promote excellence in counseling practice, education, and research, the board diligently works to provide resources, support, and networking opportunities for counselors across the state. They are deeply committed to enhancing the well-being and mental health of Wyoming's residents by fostering collaboration, high ethical standards of practice, and staying at the forefront of counseling best practices.
The Board of Directors for the Wyoming Counseling Association are the foundational elements that hold our organization together and make us constantly strive to reach higher heights.
Our Board of Directors
Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.
-Mattie Stepanek
Alex Petrino, MS, LCPC, LPC
WCA President
Alex has been a licensed clinician since 2015. She has worked in South Dakota, Montana, Illinois, and Wyoming. Throughout her time as a clinician she has worked in residential, agency, Emergency Department, and private practice settings. She currently works primarily with adults in the LGBTQ+ community and individuals in the perinatal period of life. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering, advocacy work, spending time with family and friends, and golfing.
Christy Jindrick Tholl
WCA President Elect
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Tiegan Thole
WCA Secretary
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Amanda DeDiego
WCA Treasurer
Amanda DeDiego, PhD, NCC is an Assistant Professor of Counseling at the University of Wyoming. She is based at the Branch Campus in Casper and helped to restart the Casper cohort for the counseling program in 2016. She also serves as the Chapter Faculty Advisor for the Mu Nu Tau Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota International Counseling Honor Society for UW. She has a PhD in Counselor Education from the University of Tennessee and holds a MS in Community Counseling from the University of North Georgia. She has previously served as WCA Secretary and President.
ALEXIS FANNING
WCA Graduate Student Representative
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RACHEL BATCHER
WCA Graduate Student Representative
Rachel Batcher is in her second semester of the master’s program at Chadron State University and serves as a case manager for Volunteers of America in Wheatland, Wyoming. Passionate about the intersection of mental health and human-animal connections, she advocates for expanding mental health resources in rural communities, particularly for high-risk populations.
With plans to pursue a Ph.D. in neuropsychology, Rachel is committed to integrating biological and psychological approaches to better serve clients. As the Graduate Student Representative, she aims to amplify the voices of emerging professionals and strengthen connections between students and the broader mental health field in Wyoming.
Danielle Warren
MEMBER AT LARGE
2024 WCA Co-President
Danielle Warren, MS, LPC, is a school counselor at Worland Middle School in Worland, Wyoming. She received her degree in School/ Mental Health Counseling from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) in 2013. She is currently licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Wyoming and has a private practice outside of school counseling and coaching. Her area of clinical focus has been working with adolescent females from trauma backgrounds. She holds an AS degree in photography from Northwest College, BS in Education and Art from UNO, MA in English from NAU Northern Arizona University, and is currently working towards her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of the Cumberlands and is a year from completion. She is a coach, mother to 6, and counselor to many.
Kimberly Koll
MEMBER AT LARGE
2024 WCA Co-president
Kimberly is a licensed professional counselor at her local hospice in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She received her master degrees from Butler University in school and mental health counseling. Kimberly is a proud military spouse, and also licensed in Indiana, Colorado, Texas, and Florida. Prior to the military life journey with her family, she was a volunteer grief and loss counselor for four years for a local non for profit. Kimberly also works with those going through third party reproduction and infertility struggles, and has a private practice. Kimberly has worked in the school systems, emergency/ crisis units, and community mental health settings. Kimberly's clinical focus is bereavement, grief, infertility, and trauma.
Andrea McGrath
WCA Member-at-large
Andrea McGrath, PhD, LPC, LAC, LIMHP is an Assistant Professor in the Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) program at Doane University in Lincoln, NE. She received her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Wyoming in 2020. She is currently licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (WY and CO), Licensed Addiction Counselor (CO), and Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (NE). She is also a designated qualified clinical supervisor (DQCS) in the state of Wyoming. Her area of clinical focus has been working with adults with substance use and mental health concerns.
Rachel Ratliff
WCA Past President
Rachel Ratliff, MS, PPC, NCC, received her master’s degree from the University of Wyoming in Community Mental Health Counseling and is currently a doctoral student in the Counselor Education and Supervision program at the University of Wyoming. Rachel spent over a decade in education before returning to school to become a counselor. She currently works on the Behavioral Health Services unit at Ivinson Memorial and as a Mental Health Examiner for Albany County. Rachel is licensed as a Provisional Professional Counselor in the state of Wyoming.
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The Wyoming Counseling Association,
a branch of the American Counseling Association
