Ask an Expert is a special section of the Behavioral Health Bridge website that provides answers to common behavioral health questions from our community. A single question will be highlighted in each entry, followed by feedback from a local expert on the topic. The goal is to share clear and reliable information about topics that are important to our community.
Kathryn Gordon, Ph.D., LP
Psychologist, Sanford Women’s Health and
Assistant Scientist, Sanford Center for Biobehavioral Research
Jennifer Faul, LCSW
Program Director -
Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program,
Head of Special Projects
Sanford Health
Kathryn Gordon, Ph.D., LP
Psychologist, Sanford Women’s Health Assistant Scientist, Sanford Center for Biobehavioral Research
Jenn Faul, LCSW
Head of Special Projects Sanford Health
Stephen Wonderlich, Ph.D.
Vice-President for Research, Sanford Research Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Shawnda Schroeder, Ph.D., M.A.
Associate Director of Research and Evaluation,
Research Associate Professor,
Center for Rural Health,
University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
(Article Date: 08/20/2021)
Stephen Wonderlich, Ph.D. Vice-President for Research, Sanford Research Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Article Date: 08/06/2021)
Carrie Brower-Breitwieser, Ph.D., LP, BCBA-D Pediatric Psychologist, Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program, Director, Sanford Health (Article Date: 07/23/2021)
Stefanie Hanisch, M.D.
Psychiatrist
Child Psychiatry
Sanford Health
(Article Date: 07/09/2021)
Melissa J. Henke, M.D.
Psychiatrist, Medical Director
North Dakota Professional Health Program & Heartview Foundation
(Article Date: 06/25/2021)
Marlys K. Borkhuis, M.S., LPC
Counselor
Counseling Center
North Dakota State University
(Article Date: 06/11/2021)
Stefanie Hanisch, M.D.
Psychiatrist
Child Psychiatry
Sanford Health
(Article Date: 05/28/2021)
Melissa J. Henke, M.D.
Psychiatrist, Medical Director
North Dakota Professional Health Program & Heartview Foundation
(Article Date: 05/14/2021)
Carrie Brower-Breitwieser, Ph.D., LP, BCBA-D
Pediatric Psychologist
Pediatric Feeding Disorders Program, Director
Sanford Health
(Article Date: 04/30/2021)
Marlys K. Borkhuis, M.S., LPC
Counselor
Counseling Center
North Dakota State University
(Article Date: 04/16/2021)
Stefanie Hanisch, M.D.
Psychiatrist
Child Psychiatry
Sanford Health
(Article Date: 04/02/2021)
Robert Olson, M.D. Geriatric Psychiatry, Sanford Health; Residency Program Director, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences (Article Date: 03/19/2021)
Melissa J. Henke, M.D. Psychiatrist Medical Director North Dakota Professional Health Program & Heartview Foundation (Article Date: 03/05/2021)
Andrew J. McLean, MD, MPH Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science School of Medicine & Health Sciences University of North Dakota (Article Date: 02/12/2021)
If you are having extreme distress or feel like you want to harm yourself or someone else, please seek help now by calling 911 or contacting FirstLink. FirstLink is a free confidential service available to anyone at any time of day or day of the year for listening and emotional support or referrals to resources for assistance, and crisis intervention.
For simple support, you can dial 211 or text your zip code to 898-211 from anywhere in North Dakota or northwest Minnesota.
If you need immediate, urgent assistance please contact either of these services listed below:
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