Kit Carson County

Kit Carson County is a farming community that lies within 15 miles of the Colorado-Kansas border, in the East Central plains of Colorado on the I-70 corridor.  Kit carson County produces the third largest harvest of crops in the state.  I-70 runs through the county, connecting the eastern plains to Denver and the mountains. 

Burlington is the county seat, with just under 3,500 residents, and is the center of trade and activty for the surrounding area.  the town is home to the oldest operating carousel in America, bought from Elitch Gardens in 1928.  For just a quarter you can ride one of the amazing varieties of original beautiful, hand-carved wooden animals to tunes played on the original Wurlitzer organ.  You can also take a wagon ride to the Carousel from Old Town Museum.  Old town is a 6 1/2 acre historical complex with 21 buildings restored with authentic artifacts representing the Wild, Wild West and embodies "life in the past lane".  Old Town offers a soda fountain with hand dipped ice cream treats, many authentic old time shops and is open year around.

Office Location:  1291 Circle Drive  Burlington, CO 80807
Phone: (719)346-8183  Fax:  (719)346-0292
Office Hours:  Monday - Friday  8am-5pm



Regional Operations Director

Art Reyes, Ph.D., MA, LPC - Click here for more about Art 

Regional Operations Manager

Holly Haman-Marcum, MSSW, LCSW - Click here for more about Holly


 

Vacant

Office Coordinator 

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Michelle Kramer

Michelle Kramer, MA
Mental Health Professional II

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Megan Wills

Megan Willis, MS.Ed
Mental Health Professional II
In the Mental Health filed since 2003

Primary Service Location: Burlington, Wray and Yuma offices.

Areas of Expertise include these populations:  children, adolescents, family,
adults and the elderly

Treatment Expertise includes:  Individual therapy and Case Management servcies.

Issues of Expertise include:  Depression, anxiety, grief and loss, adjustment issues,
trauma, and ADHD.

  • Bachelor of Arts, BA Psychology, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa
  • Master of Science in Education, MS.Ed. University of
    Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, Wisconsin

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Renee Ruhlman

Renee Ruhlman, MEd
Mental Health Professional II
In the Mental Health field since 2006

 

Primary Service Location:  Wray, Yuma and Burlington offices.

Areas of expertise include these populations; Adolescents, Family, and Adults.

Treatment expertise includes; Individual Therapy, Group Therapy and Case Management.

Issues of expertise include; Mental Health Assessments, Depression, Anxiety, Grief and Loss, Adjustment Issues, Impulse Control Disorders, Conduct Disorders, Behavioral Disorders, Trauma, Crisis Evaluation and Intervention, Emergency Services, Sexual Abuse Victims, Domestic Violence Families, ADHD, and Anger Management.

I have been working for Centennial Mental Health since January 2009. I enjoy working with my co-workers and colleagues and with the diversity of clients as well. I previously worked as a school counselor in Craig, Colorado and moved to Benkelman, Nebraska in August 2008.

I enjoy learning from my life experiences including the people I meet and the variety of jobs I have had. I moved to Colorado from Michigan in January of 1996 for the ski season (that lasted 8 years). After working at a range of jobs from managing a t-shirt shop, working as a horse wrangler, raft guide and house mouse on a fish processing boat in Alaska I decided it was time to further my formal education. This is when I chose to attend the School of Education at Colorado State University.

My original goal was to focus on school counseling and as I became immersed in the program I realized that I had a draw to the community counseling aspect as well. This was when I decided to take the classes necessary for both school counseling and community counseling.

I am enjoying learning the cultures of rural areas on the high plains.

  • BS, Interdisciplinary Social Science, Michigan State University - 1995
  • MEd, Counseling and Career Development, Colorado State University - 2009
 
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