Meet Our Counselors
Bridging Counseling has Masters level counselors who are registered and/or licensed with the State of Washington . All have experience in pastoral care and counseling as a means of revealing Christ’s compassion to those in difficulty. All information shared with your counselor is confidential.
Upper Left to Right: Deb Ivancovich, Dawne Grove, Beth Sperry. Lower Left to Right: Lynne Nelson, Matt Meyer, Breeze Pots, Mike Black. Not Pictured: Kristin Ray
Director/Professional Counselor/Pastor
Deb Ivancovich- Ten years of experience. Pastoral care/Professional counseling with an emphasis in individual, marriage & family, sexuality, trauma, and grief & loss. M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada. Registration Number- RC00038541
Deb Ivancovich- Ten years of experience. Pastoral care/Professional counseling with an emphasis in individual, marriage & family, sexuality, trauma, and grief & loss. M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada. Registration Number- RC00038541
Professional Counselors
Michael Black– Twenty-three years of experience. Specializing in individual, couples, family and chemical dependency concerns. MA – Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. Master of Arts in Family Ministries, Guidance Counselor with Vista Middle School Ferndale, WA. Registration Number – RC00008171
Lynne Nelson – Emphasizing marriage counseling and enrichment, grief and loss work, and those seeking personal and relational wholeness. MC – Master of Counseling from ACTS Seminary at Trinity Western University , Langley , BC . Registration Number – RC00053375
Dawne Grove – Specializing in depression, anxiety, abuse, and body image issues. Works with individuals and adolescents. MC – Moody Bible Institute; Trinity Western University, ACTS Seminary, Masters of Counseling. Registration Number – RC00052131
Breeze Potts – Works with individuals. Specializing in women’s issues, depression, abuse, relational wholeness, loss and grief. MACP – Western Washington University , Bellingham , WA . Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Mars Hill Graduate School , Bothell , WA. Registration Number – RC00050770
Matthew Meyer– Specializing in working with individuals and couples around issues of sexual abuse, domestic violence, and depression. Utilizing an advanced understanding of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Systems Theory and Biblical Counseling. BS – Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. Masters of Counseling student at ACTS Seminary, Langley, B.C. Registration Number - RC00055240
Beth Sperry– Specializes in young adult and adolescent women’s issues, depression, abuse, relational wholeness, loss and grief. BS – University of Idaho. Masters of Counseling from Mars Hill Graduate School, Seattle, WA. Registration Number -RC00058126
Professional Counseling Interns
Kristin Ray-BA-Trinity Western University, Langley, B.C. Currently Masters of Counseling student at ACTS Seminary, Langley, B.C. Interest in marriage and family therapy, anxiety and anger issues. Registration Number—RC60032908