Our care team is made up of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and mental health therapists that are trained to provide compassionate psychiatric and behavioral health care services.
We provide a full spectrum of psychiatric services to children, adolescents, adults and families with varying diagnoses, including but not limited to: depression, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, oppositional defiance disorder (ODD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), psychosis, dual diagnosis, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Currently St. Luke’s does not offer dedicated substance use treatment, so we may refer you to community resources that specialize in this kind of treatment.
We offer short-term, solution-focused treatment and comprehensive psychological testing. You can count on our team of experienced psychiatric and behavioral health specialists to support you with compassion, knowledge, and understanding.
Contact us for more information about our individual, family, and group services.
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Trevor Crapo, LCSW is the clinical manager for St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Outpatient Services in Twin Falls. He has supervised therapists across various outpatient practice settings, and has advanced training in crisis intervention, complex trauma and childhood attachment disorders, sexual addictions and compulsive behavior, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).
Trevor has taught as an adjunct professor for both Boise State University and Walla Walla College. He enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, playing guitar, and rooting for the BSU Broncos.
Heather Deuel, LCSW works with children, adolescents, and adults, using a variety of treatments. She also specializes in early childhood behavior problems and is certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). Heather finds fulfillment in helping individuals improve their functioning and behaviors so they can lead their best possible lives.
Heather was raised in Idaho's Magic Valley, and she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in social work from Boise State University.
Kelsie Hendrickson, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who conducts comprehensive psychological assessment as well as evidence-based therapy for children and adolescents. She specializes pediatric adjustment to acute and chronic illnesses, medical nonadherence, obsessive compulsive and OCD-spectrum disorders (e.g., trichotillomania), and disruptive behaviors in young children. She also sees children for other problems including pain management, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and disordered eating.
Dr. Hendrickson completed her clinical internship at Children’s Mercy Hospital and a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the San Antonio Military Medical Center where she cared for children and families of U.S. service members via direct patient care and consultation with pediatricians and medical subspecialists. She provided psychological services on a variety of medical teams including feeding, hematology/oncology, sickle cell, diabetes, gastroenterology, and cystic fibrosis. She also has received training through the Pediatric Behavior Therapy Training Institute for OCD.
Dr. Hendrickson continues to use evidence-based practice for the assessment and treatment of a variety of childhood disorders. She has specific training in family and behavior-based therapies, including parent management training and exposure and response prevention, as well as acceptance and commitment therapy.
Michael Higbee, LCSW has worked with individuals and families in a variety of treatment settings, including employee assistance programs, rural outpatient community behavioral health, psychiatric residential treatment, hospice, private practice, and substance use treatment. He has been invested in others’ professional development as a team supervisor and director of clinical services.
Michael is originally from Frederick, Maryland. He earned his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and his master's degree from the University of Maryland. In his free time, he loves the outdoors, traveling, and spending time with his wife and children.
Miranda Higham, PhD conducts comprehensive psychological evaluations and provides evidence-based therapy for children, adolescents, and young adults. Dr. Higham specializes in the treatment of OCD and related disorders (e.g., trichotillomania, excoriation, Tourette’s Syndrome, selective mutism, hoarding, misophonia, specific phobias), anxiety disorders, and disruptive behaviors. She also frequently works with individuals who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Dr. Higham completed her clinical internship in the OCD and Related Disorders Track at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She has received specific training in a variety of behavior-based therapies including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention (ERP), supportive parenting for anxious childhood emotions (SPACE), comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics (CBIT), habit reversal training (HRT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and parent management training. Dr. Higham is currently working towards becoming certified in parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT).
Dr. Higham is also particularly passionate about increasing accessibility and equitability of mental health identification and services for underserved youth. She has co-authored peer-reviewed papers on the treatment and assessment of OCD in marginalized populations, as well as papers where she evaluated the effectiveness of screening tools across diverse populations.
Donna Krapf, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC provides psychiatric care to adults and has experience in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings. She is committed to providing holistic, compassionate care to patients at every age. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, she was a registered nurse for 14 years.
Donna earned bachelor's degrees in nursing from both the College of Southern Idaho and Idaho State University. She earned a master's degree in nursing and a post-master's certificate as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner from Gonzaga University.
Mark P. Murphy, DO, JD practices general psychiatry with an emphasis on complex, acute behavioral health issues. He is also experienced in psychotherapy or "talk therapy," and utilizes aspects of it with virtually all his patients.
In addition to seeing patients in the clinic, Dr. Murphy also works with inpatients at the psychiatric hospital and in collaborative care with the other physicians in the Magic Valley.
With his legal background, Dr. Murphy is also committed to improving behavioral health policy on the state and local level.
Emina Mustafic, LCSW utilizes a therapeutic approach that draws from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and solution-focused therapy to address difficulty in regulation emotions and unhealthy thinking patterns. She also uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), accelerated resolution therapy (ART), trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy (TF-CBT), and cognitive processing therapy (CPT) as trauma-focused approaches.
Emina has an extensive background in working with individuals struggling with substance use disorders, in part by using moral reconation therapy (MRT). Emina is a certified Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN-I) interviewer. Additionally, Emina is an Idaho Supreme Court-approved domestic violence evaluator.
Emina earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from Boise State University, and is currently working toward obtaining a doctoral degree.
Brian T. Olsen, PhD is a therapist specializing in early childhood behavior problems and is certified in parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT). He also works with children and adults struggling with anxiety, OCD, and diabetes. Dr. Olsen has experience working with chronic medical conditions in a pediatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, and schools. He also has training in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention (ERP).
Dr. Olsen is actively involved in mentoring, training, and supervising mental health clinicians. His primary research focus is geared toward understanding how individual, peer, and familial perceptions impact children's coping strategies and treatment outcomes, and has authored or co-authored peer-reviewed papers on diabetes, OCD, PCIT, and other pediatric conditions.
Nathan Sparks, FNP is a nurse practitioner specializing in behavioral health. He has a particular interest in veteran care and continues to work with people of all needs. He is open and considerate of all treatment options and takes the patients concerns into consideration.
Nathan served in the United States Marines before deciding to pursue a career in nursing. He started out in critical care, specializing as a Neuro ICU RN, before finding his passion in behavioral health. He worked as an inpatient behavioral health nurse as he completed his nurse practitioner's degree. He hopes to combine those passions as he progresses in his career.
In his free time, Nathan enjoys having adventures with his family, and working to train therapy dogs.
Marla Van Tassell, PMHNP, NP-C is a nurse practitioner specializing in adult psychiatry. She provides medication management, psychotherapy, and coping skills to help her patients manage their mental health. Marla treats a large percentage of patients with borderline personality disorder.
Marla earned the Top Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner awards from the International Nurses Association. She is credentialed through the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
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The Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline provides 24/7 free and confidential crisis intervention, emotional support, problem-solving, and referrals to local resources for persons at risk for suicide and for those concerned about them.
You do not have to be in crisis to call.
NOTE: The Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline is a member of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and is taking the 988 calls for Idaho as part of the national network of crisis call centers. It is a national line, but the people you'll speak to live here in Idaho.
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