James Bedient

I graduated from Chadron State College in 2008 with a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and a Master of Arts in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2022. I have lived in Wyoming my entire life. I have a passion for working with individuals from early childhood to young adulthood and have been working with children for the past 14 years in various capacities, ranging from juvenile justice and residential treatment to day treatment and consultation. I'm a strong believer in self-efficacy and autonomy, and that relationships, safety, play, and exploration are the key tenets for both emotional growth and healing. In this, people are the experts of their own lives. I believe it is the role of the counselor to work in congruence with the individual needs of the client and to walk alongside them, introducing new thoughts and ideas through treatment to encourage positive growth and development in a purposeful and meaningful way.