Meet Our Therapists

Terra Moore

MS, PMSW, PLMHP

Terra Moore is a provisionally licensed mental health practitioner with a strong educational background in behavioral health and psychology. Terra earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in. Building upon her foundation, Terra pursued her passion for trauma-focused work and obtained her Master's degree in Social Work from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2023.

Terra brings valuable skills and expertise to help individuals and families navigate their mental health challenges.

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Laurie Crayne

MS, LMHP

Laurie is a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner and a Bellevue University graduate with a Master’s degree in Health and Human Services. Before coming to Bear Company Counseling she worked for eleven years with A Better Way Therapy. There she worked with clients experiencing trauma, depression, anxiety, domestic violence, and family conflict.

Previously she worked at Behaven Day Center with children ages three to twelve experiencing severe and chronic behavioral issues.

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Carmen Cooks

MS, LIMHP, CPC

Carmen Cooks is a licensed therapist who works with clients facing a wide range of challenges, including severe and persistent mental illness, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), self-harm and suicidal thoughts, grief and loss, relationship concerns, developmental disabilities, anger and emotional regulation, intimate partner violence (IPV), women’s issues, parenting challenges, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

She also supports individuals navigating other life difficulties and transitions, offering a compassionate and holistic approach to healing.

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Amanda Tessmer

MS, PLMHP

Amanda Tessmer is a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner with a Master’s degree in Clinical Counseling who is passionate about helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges with compassion and care.

She provides support for a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship and family conflict, life transitions, and self-esteem, while also offering specialized experience working with first responders, veterans, and members of the LGBTQ+ and transgender communities.

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Joyce Blakey

MS, PLMHP, PLADC

Joyce is a Behavioral Health Therapist and a graduate of Bellevue University with a Master’s degree in Clinical Counseling and a Certification in Drug and Alcohol Counseling. She has years of experience serving her community.

For the past three years, she has worked with adults providing assessments and treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma, and co-occurring disorders.

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Zak Ruei

MS, PLMHP

Zak is a mental health professional with a Master’s in Applied Psychology from Middlesex University, and advanced training in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Chadron State College. Over the years completed his Practicum and Internship at Turning Point Psychotherapy in helping adults and children navigate anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, and self-esteem concerns.

His inclusive, client-centered approach integrates Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and awareness practices.

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Janessa Davis

MA, LMHP

Janessa is a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner with a Master's degree in Counseling. Through a compassionate and insightful approach, she believes therapy is a tool that can assist individuals through all walks of life. She provides individual counseling to kids, teens, adults, families, along with couples. She has experience working with substance abuse, depression, anxiety, stress, adoption (foster care), autism, PTSD, and relationship issues. Janessa is extremely passionate about helping clients of all backgrounds reach their goals and dreams. She uses different approaches through researched theories and interventions to help clients reach their full potential and break barriers they have not known existed.

Janessa uses Adlerian techniques that focus on increasing self confidence, exploring family patterns, and personality types. She also utilized solution focused, reality choice, cognitive behavioral, EMDR, and Brain spotting.

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Payton Hogan

MS, LIMHP, PLADC

Payton Hogan is the founder and owner of Bear Company Counseling and a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner. He graduated with his Masters degree in Clinical Mental Health from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2019. Payton's passion as a therapist is connecting with and helping youth overcome mental barriers and experienced trauma.

He utilizes a variety of modalities but is primarily CBT & DBT focused when it comes to therapeutic approaches.

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Justice Banks

MS, PMSW, PLMHP

Justice is a provisionally licensed mental health provider as well as a provisionally licensed social worker. She has experience working with adolescent youth in schools where she focused on providing support to students, staff, and families positive behavior modeling. She also has experience working with prenatal and postpartum birthing individuals.

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