Traditional Track interns will provide outpatient therapy, psychological evaluations, and intake assessments for clients with Medicaid, self-pay (including sliding scale), and grant-funded payor sources. Primary reasons for psychological evaluation referrals are diagnostic clarification and treatment planning. Interns may treat and evaluate clients across the lifespan and with a wide range of mental health concerns, though common differential diagnoses are mood disorders, anxiety disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., ADHD and Autism), trauma (PTSD), learning difficulties, interpersonal difficulties or personality disorders, behavioral concerns, substance-use disorders, and schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorders. Interns will provide services to clients across the lifespan. We understand not all intern applicants will have had exposure to working across the lifespan in all service lines (e.g., individual therapy, group therapy, psychological evaluations, intakes) and we will provide the necessary training and supervision to help everyone reach competence in their assigned service lines by the end of internship.

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Springfield is the third largest city in Missouri. Although our population is fairly racially and ethnically homogenous, we continue to create a Burrell culture firmly rooted in safety, trust, connection, valuing others, accessibility, excellence, integrity, compassion and inclusion of all. These efforts are echoed on our community through a variety of social groups, supportive organizations, festivals, and investment in arts and education. This location offers training experiences for clients in very rural populations with limited access to resources, as well as those who live and work in town. Training on rural culture and Ozarks culture is an important component of intern education and providing excellent client care. Additionally, this region continues to be relatively heavily impacted by poverty, as evidenced by the high Medicaid population and the high free/reduced lunch proportions in public schools.

Chelsie Black, PsyD

Dr. Chelsie Black, PsyD earned her doctorate degree in clinical psychology from The Wright Institute in California in 2016 and her master’s degree in clinical psychology from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Missouri in 2013. She completed her pre-doctoral internship through Frontier Health in Tennessee/Virginia in 2016 working with young children and adolescents providing individual and family therapy as well as psychological evaluations in a rural community. She completed her post-doctoral residency at Burrell Behavioral Health in 2018, providing autism evaluations, individual therapy, and working alongside with other providers in the Children’s Day Treatment program. She continues to provide services through Burrell Behavioral Health in the Burrell Autism Center. Dr. Black has an interest in working with toddlers and young children providing comprehensive autism evaluations on a multidisciplinary diagnostics team and helping families connect with services that will meet the child and family’s needs. Dr. Black primarily provides developmental assessment services to children ages 18 months to 9 years of age. In addition, Dr. Black provides family centered therapy for toddlers and young children ages 1-4 with a diagnosis of Autism and their parents. This consists of parent coaching sessions targeting social communication delays, emotional regulation, adaptive functioning, and behavioral problems.

Dr. Butler obtained her bachelor’s degree in psychology at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri. She earned her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri and a postdoctoral master’s degree in clinical psychopharmacology from Alliant International University in San Diego, California. She completed her internship at the Division of Youth Affairs in West Palm Beach, Florida and her postdoctoral residency at the Pomme de Terre Wellness Clinic in Bolivar, Missouri. Dr. Butler’s current clinical interests include telehealth services, psychological evaluations, and supervision. She currently provides psychological evaluation services to ages 6+, initial eligibility determinations, and telehealth training services at Burrell Behavioral Health.

Dr. Molly Six earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Central Michigan University. She earned her master’s and doctorate degrees in counseling psychology from Western Michigan University. Dr. Six has been fully licensed as a psychologist in Missouri since 2018. Dr. Six’s clinical and research interests include: eating disorders, the psychological impact of racism, racial identity development, LGBTQ concerns, women’s issues, interpersonal attachment, and interpersonal therapy. Dr. Six currently provides outpatient therapy services to adolescents and adults (ages 12+). In addition to her role as a licensed psychologist, Dr. Six is an administrative supervisor to a team of outpatient clinicians.

Dr. Vo earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from William James College in Boston, Massachusetts, and completed more than two years of post-doctoral, specialized training in clinical neuropsychology. She currently provides comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation services to adults and older adults. The most common referral questions she receives, include dementia, traumatic brain injury/concussion, ADHD, movement disorders, and learning disabilities. She is the co-chair of the Vietnamese Neuropsychology Network and is an active member of the Asian Neuropsychological Association, National Academy of Neuropsychology, and International Neuropsychological Society, with the hopes of improving culturally competent neuropsychological assessment. Other interests include therapeutic feedback, cognitive rehabilitation, and assessment of noncredible task engagement.

Debbie Walker received a Psy.D. from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in 1998 and is a Licensed Psychologist in Missouri. Areas of interest include LGBTQIA+, neuro-atypical children and adults, emerging adults, college athletes, couples, formerly incarcerated and chronic and persistent mental illness. Dr. Walker’s experience has been in a private practice setting, community mental health setting and a university counseling center setting.

Dr. Justin Jones’ interest in the field of psychology began at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas where he earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2010. He earned a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri in 2014, and his doctorate degree in clinical psychology with a specialty in child and adolescent psychology from William James College in Newton, Massachusetts in 2017. He completed a pre-doctoral internship through the National Psychology Training Consortium at Family Psychological Center in Harrison, Arkansas in 2017 with an emphasis on psychological assessment in school and outpatient settings in rural Arkansas. He completed his post-doctoral residency at Midwest Assessment and Psychotherapy Solutions (MAPS) and Burrell Behavioral Health in 2018, providing psychological and autism evaluations, individual therapy, and family therapy services. Dr. Jones has provided services through Burrell Behavioral Health since 2017 and works out of the Branson Meadows clinic. His current services include individual therapy (ages 3-99+), play therapy with Head Start preschools, family therapy services, psychological and autism evaluation services to ages 3+, and supervision. His clinical interest areas are neurodevelopmental disorders, disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders, and trauma- and stressor-related disorders.

Crystal Beckham, PsyD

Crystal Beckham earned her degree in Clinical Psychology from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in 2006. She completed her APA approved pre-doctoral internship at a forensic hospital and correctional facility as part of the Northeastern Oklahoma Psychology Internship Program. Her post-doctoral residency was with Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center in Farmington, MO, on a long-term care/forensic unit. She spent over a decade working in forensics and corrections before developing specific interest in pain psychology. Her training includes designation as a Stanford University Empowered Relief certified instructor, as well as treating chronic pain through cognitive-behavioral and acceptance and commitment techniques. Dr. Beckham currently conducts adult presurgical and diagnostic clarification evaluations, is an administrative supervisor for Burrell’s specialty evaluation clinic, and is involved in chronic pain program development.