Meet Our Staff

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. 

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 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 earned her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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 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.

Jo earned a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Human Development.

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

McKenzie’s works with clients throughout their lifespan. Her approach is client-centered, holistic, and trauma informed. She offers individual, couples and family outpatient therapy for those struggling with mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, OCD, substance use disorders, domestic violence, personality disorders, youth with sexually deviant behaviors, and trauma. McKenzie utilizes techniques from the STOP program, EMDR, Person Centered, TFCBT and Motivational Interviewing techniques. She strives to collaboratively build a safe and calm space to help clients feel supported and understood within the counseling process.

McKenzie earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and a BA in Communication Studies from the University of Northern Iowa.

Kimberly has worked in the behavioral health field for county agencies, crisis programs, juvenile day treatment programs and Private Practice groups for over 19 years. She has experience providing both individual and group therapy for children, teens, and adults.

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.