Our mission is to provide respectful, comprehensive primary health care for all residents in our region, regardless of their ability to pay. We offer quality health care services to everyone. In the spirit of community, we make efforts to reach out and welcome those who need health services, but may have insufficient means to access them. We commit ourselves to continually reduce the burden of illness, injury, and disability, and to improve the health and quality of life of those for whom we care.
“Dr. Simone” came to Little Rivers after completing medical school at SUNY Downstate and her residency at Providence Milwaukie Hospital in Portland, OR, where she was chief resident. Providing full spectrum care for everyone in the community is what draws Dr Simone to family practice. Keeping care in the community and working to remove barriers to care that the systems we must work within create is integral to supporting the health of patients and our community. She values the creativity of Little Rivers that recognizes these needs, creating the MAT program, continued Obstetric care, integrated Behavioral Healthcare, Psychiatric care, and soon, Dental care. The work of the care coordinators supports her as a physician and each patient with their non-medical needs. Meeting a patient where they are and working with them to achieve optimal health is her goal.
Mark received his Master in Social Work (MSW) degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2021. He held internships working with a variety of populations during his schooling. He provided case management and individual/group support to adults with severe and persistent mental health diagnoses in a community-based program during his foundational year. His clinical year placement was in an adult inpatient treatment center serving those with co-occurring diagnoses, with a focus on treating trauma. To better serve these clients, he was trained in EMDR. His employment during grad-school was based in group homes, building relationships with adults with developmental and learning disabilities. Post-grad, Mark spent a year working as a Primary Therapist in the adult men's residential treatment program at Valley Vista.
In his therapeutic approach, Mark draws heavily from the Strengths Based Perspective and Cognitive Behavioral Theory. He strives for a collaborative relationship with his clients and utilizes CBT, Solution Focused, Motivational Interviewing, and Gestalt techniques during his sessions. Mark has a special interest in mindfulness skills and is actively increasing his knowledge of ACT and DBT to use in practice. Mark obtained licensure as a Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in 2023. He is also motivated to become an EMDR Certified Therapist through EMDRIA.
AJ graduated from Smith College in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology. She briefly worked with adult men with severe autism in their day program and group home environments before accepting a mental health worker position on the adolescent psychiatric unit at the Brattleboro Retreat. Due to this experience AJ decided to return to school and get her MSW. She graduated in 2010 from Smith School for Social Work in Northampton, Massachusetts with a master's degree in Social Work and became a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in 2013.
AJ’s therapeutic approach primarily focuses on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), with an emphasis on Solution Focused Treatment (SFT). She also utilizes other therapeutic approaches in her clinical work including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Trauma informed treatment, and insight-oriented therapy. Currently she is providing therapy to individuals 14 and older at LRHC clinics and local schools.
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