Leadership Team

Originally from New York, Debi relocated to the Midwest in the early 1980’s.  She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and went on to obtain a double Master’s Degree (M.A. in Counseling and M.A. Biblical Studies) through Grace University in Omaha, NE.  She began her career as a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner and spent several years as the Clinical Supervisor for Home Based Services at Omaha’s “Child Saving Institute.”  After several years of training new therapists, she opened her private practice and enjoyed building relationships with both new clients and other professionals in the field. Through all of these experiences she began to realize the significant impact that “Loss” can have on an individual and/or family system.  It was at this time she began to specialize in the area of “Grief and Loss” and was able to educate others through teaching in the Clinical Counseling Programs at both Grace University and Bellevue University.  Debi was also privileged to be part of a select team of mental health therapists that travelled to India and Sri Lanka to provide therapeutic intervention to the many children orphaned by the 2004 tsunami.  It was there she learned how devastating loss can be to all people, regardless of what part of the world you live in.   She began her career in hospice in 2005 after feeling led to work with families on a “deeper” level as they faced the challenges associated with end of life.  She brings her deep abiding faith in Jesus Christ and her love for those who are suffering to her position as Director of Psychosocial Services with Endless Journey Hospice.

Having grown up by the ocean her hobbies include:  swimming, biking, reading, kayaking and yes…..teaching from the beach!