Tess Shellenbarger:  

Tess's schools include R.A. Long High School, University of Washington Seattle Pacific University I was a psych tech and full time therapist at the VAMC in Seattle, while I worked at Swedish Hospital as a family therapist on the private, residential chemical dependency unit on the weekends. I transferred to the VAMC in Roseburg Oregon in September of 1993, where I worked as a full time therapist on the dual diagnosis unit until February of 1998 when I retired from the VAMC and moved to Idaho. I followed my husband to his new career in Ontario Oregon (beginning his 26th year 2023), traveled Europe for 3 weeks, bought the house we still live in, had our daughter and returned to work in Oct. of 2006 when our daughter was in 1st grade. I was hired by The Family Place, Inc (Ontario OR) as a part time Master Level Therapist and due to a set of unexpected circumstances became Executive Director on May 1, 2008. I renamed the small, outpatient, non profit, Mental Health and Community Outreach Facility, TFP Therapetic Services, Inc soon after I took over. I have 10 employees (only 4 full time) and we proudly serve 3 Counties in Idaho and 4 Counties in Oregon. We have a fundraiser every year so we can see Veterans and their Families pro b...Expand for more