Child Therapists Wisconsin | Community Care Programs

Mary Simon, MSSW, LCSW

Mary Simon, MSSW, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the Program Director at Community Care Resources (Treatment Foster Care) and Community Care Programs (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinic), Middleton.

Mary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from UW-Whitewater and a Master’s degree in Social Work from UW-Madison. She received specialized training in the Assessment and Treatment of children and adolescents with sexual behavior problems at the Hennepin Home School in Minnesota in 1989 when this specialty field of treatment was still in its infancy.

Mary has worked at CCR since 1992 and she developed several specialized treatment programs (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, STOP juvenile sex offender program, Dialectical Behavior Therapy program) for CCP. Prior to her employment at CCR and CCP, Mary worked as a therapist at Sunburst Youth Homes Residential Treatment Center in Neillsville, WI where she developed one of the first juvenile sexual offender treatment programs in the state of Wisconsin. Mary incorporates general wellness principles into all of the treatment programs at CCP.

In addition to her administrative duties at CCR and CCP, Mary provides Psychosexual Assessments for children and adolescents with problematic sexual behaviors. Mary is a long-term member of ATSA (Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers). Mary is also an executive board member for Camp-To-Belong, Wisconsin and a a member of NASW (National Association of Social Workers). Mary loves to teach, and she enjoys sharing her knowledge about helping children heal from trauma with high school and college students who are considering a career in child welfare. Mary enjoys long distance running, hiking, yoga, reading and international travel. She also enjoys hanging out with her many nephews and nieces.

Joy Nyhuis-Wing, LCSW, MSW

Joy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience in residential treatment and day treatment programs as well as treatment foster care.

Joy has been employed with CCR since 1998. During her time at Community Care Resources, Joy has traveled throughout Wisconsin providing direct case management and clinical services to foster parents and foster children with a wide variety of behavioral issues and mental health diagnoses. During her time at CCR, Joy has co-lead groups for adolescent sex offenders, was the case manager for a STOP Specialized Group Care home, and co-lead in home therapy for individuals outside of CCR/CCP. Joy is certified in trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR therapy and DBT therapy. Joy is passionate about working with kids on the autism spectrum and providing this specialized treatment for youth with a PTSD diagnosis, personality disorders and/or developmental trauma issues

Joy earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from UW-Milwaukee and her Master’s degree in Social Work from Loyola University, Chicago, IL.

Bonnie Buschke, LCSW, MSW

Bonnie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW. Bonnie has been working with CCR as a treatment foster care Clinical Case Manager since 2013. In 2019, she began working as a therapist for CCP as well. Bonnie has worked with adults with severe and persistent mental illness, adults and youth with developmental disabilities and youth with mental health and behavioral issues in a day-treatment setting.

Bonnie specializes in treating youth with sexual behavior problems in out S.T.O.P. program. She also enjoys doing Psychosexual Evaluations. Bonnie has worked with children in Elementary Schools in our School Mental Health program in the Watertown School District. She is certified in TF-CBT and EMDR.

Donna A. Rifken, Ph.D., Child Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Rifken has over 30 years of experience in the assessment and treatment of youth hurt by abuse, neglect and mental illness. Donna is a pragmatic clinician, treating and assessing youth using evidence-based, proven strategies. She simplifies neuroscience concepts to take shame and blame out of the treatment session and to encourage curiosity and a motivation to heal. With a variety of hands-on, playful materials, she teaches youth and their adult care providers how to calm their emotional brains and develop more effective problem-solving skills. Her goal is to find ways to stabilize youth so they can show their best selves. Donna is trained in Trauma Informed Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), Trauma Informed Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), and Mindfulness Meditation.

Donna provides training to educators, Child Protective Services professionals, and county mental health providers on the impacts of traumatic stress on the brain. She has robust training resources to help adults strengthen their own stress resilience and create classroom programs to help students do the same. She has worked with school districts throughout Wisconsin from Suring to Racine and Green Bay to Boscobel. She believes that educators and county service providers are our children’s most important community resources.

Jo Richter, APSW, LPC

Jo has worked with special populations for the past 30 years. She began working with DD/CMI adults in group homes and also worked as a CPS worker before starting her tenure with Community Care Resources in 1996. While working with CCP and CCR, Jo has worked as a Clinical Case Manager and therapist and has provided therapy services to youth with sexual boundary problems since 2004. Jo has been trained in TFCBT and utilizes the strategies of trauma-focused therapy with all the youth.

Lora Schroeder, MSW, LCSW

Lora has over 25 years of clinical experience with adults as well as children and families through past work in county social services and outpatient mental health settings. During her 21 years at Community Care Resources Lora has provided case management services for youth in treatment foster homes and therapy services in the CCP clinic. This includes group and individual therapy providing the STOP Curriculum and TFCBT and currently running a DBT program at an ISP (Intensive Services Program) home.

Lora is trained in Solution Focused Therapy, Trauma Informed Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT) and Dialectical Behavior therapy (DBT). Lora is interested in looking at the person as a whole, including foods they eat and their environment, in treating their mental health symptoms. She is a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider. Lora earned a Master’s degree in Social Work and Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Rachel Reynolds, MSW, APSW

Rachel earned her Master's degree in Social Work from UW-Madison. Rachel is developing a specialty in treating young children with trauma histories. In addition, Rachel has worked in a school mental health program at the Watertown school district.

Rachel believes in partnering with clients to create a pathway toward personal growth and healing. She aims to select the approach or approaches that best suit her client’s unique situation and goals.

Meet Our Staff

Mary Simon, MSSW, LCSW

Joy Nyhuis-Wing, LCSW, MSW

Bonnie Buschke, LCSW, MSW

Donna A. Rifken, Ph.D., Child Clinical Psychologist

Jo Richter, APSW, LPC

Lora Schroeder, MSW, LCSW

Rachel Reynolds, MSW, APSW

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