Chris Bates, Counselor
MSW, LMSW
Chris Bates is a licensed social worker specializing in alcohol and drug treatment. He earned his MSW from the California State University at Sacramento and then worked in Milwaukee, WI with clients involved in the criminal justice system before moving to Iowa. He joined SATUCI in 2019.
David Ekman, Counselor
MS, LMHC
David Ekman is a licensed mental health counselor, who worked in Lee County, and at the Iowa State Penitentiary in mental health services. He graduated from Western Illinois University with a master’s degree in clinical mental health. He’s been a substance abuse counselor at SATUCI since 2014.
Taylor Hammes, Counselor
MS, IADC
Taylor Hammes served as an intern substance abuse counselor at the Johnson County Department of Corrections in New Century, Kansas. He was an individual and family counselor, and a remedial treatment counselor at Woodward Academy in Woodward. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a masters degree in counseling psychology. He has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Iowa State University. He joined SATUCI in 2016.
Katherine Neeson, Counselor
MSW, CADC
Katherine Neeson is a certified alcohol and drug counselor. She started as an intern at SATUCI during her graduate school year and became a counselor in 2018. She graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a master’s degree in trauma informed social work and a bachelor’s degree in social work.
Mindy Tullis, Counselor
BS, CADC
Mindy Tullis has been a substance abuse clinician at SATUCI since 2015. She is a certified drug and alcohol counselor. She has a bachelor’s in science degree in psychology from Iowa State University. She previously worked as a caseworker from the House of Mercy in Des Moines.
Credentials:
CADC Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor
LMHC Licensed Medical Health Counselor
LBSW Licensed Bachelors in Social Work
LMSW Licensed Masters in Social Work
NCC National Certified Counselor
LISW Licensed Independent Social Worker
IADC International Alcohol & Drug Counselor
TCADC Temporary Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor
IAADC International Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor