Location(s): Holton, Onaga, St. Marys
Compassionate Care for Emotional Well-Being
Everyone faces challenges that can feel overwhelming at times. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, or major life changes, our counseling team is here to help you navigate those moments with understanding and support.
Our licensed professionals provide a safe, confidential space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and goals. Together, we’ll develop strategies to help you manage stress, improve relationships, and enhance your overall emotional well-being.
Our Counseling Services Include:
Individual Counseling
Personalized, one-on-one sessions focused on your unique needs and goals—whether managing anxiety, coping with depression, or adjusting to life transitions.
Couples and Family Counseling
Improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships in a supportive environment that fosters understanding and connection.
Child and Adolescent Counseling
Specialized therapy designed to help children and teens manage emotions, build self-confidence, and develop healthy coping skills.
Grief and Loss Support
Guidance and understanding to help you process loss and find healing at your own pace.
Stress Management and Life Adjustment
Practical tools to help you handle stress, workplace burnout, or major life changes more effectively.
Specialized Modalities and Expertise
Our therapists are trained in evidence-based approaches to meet your specific needs. Other modalities we offer include:
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT): A structured, evidence-based approach designed to help individuals—especially children and adolescents—overcome the impact of traumatic experiences.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): A proven technique that helps process and reduce the emotional distress associated with traumatic memories.
- Certified Sex Therapy (CST): Our certified sex therapist provides specialized care in the areas of sexual health, intimacy, and trauma recovery. These modalities are often beneficial in couples therapy and in processing sexual trauma, helping clients rebuild trust, connection, and confidence.
Common Concerns We Help With
- Anxiety and panic disorders
- Depression and mood disorders
- Relationship and family conflict
- Grief and loss
- Trauma recovery
- Life transitions (career, health, or family changes)
- Coping with chronic illness or pain
- Self-esteem and identity concerns
Our Approach
We use evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based interventions, and solution-focused strategies tailored to your individual needs. Our goal is to empower you with the tools and confidence to live a balanced, fulfilling life.
Take the First Step
You don’t have to face challenges alone. Reach out today to schedule a confidential appointment with one of our counselors and begin your path toward healing and hope.

Angie Sauvage, LMSW
Behavioral Health
Locations: Holton, Onaga
Positions: Counseling, Licensed Master Social Worker
Medical Services: Mental Health Services, Youth Services

Cassandra (Cassie) Gaddis, LSCSW, CST, CTF-CBT, LIMPH-NE, LMSW-NE
Behavioral Health
Locations: Onaga, St. Marys
Positions: Counseling, Specialty Clinic Provider
Medical Services: Specialty Clinics, Mental Health Services, Youth Services
Cassandra (Cassie) Gaddis, LSCSW, CST, CTF-CBT, LIMPH-NE, LMSW-NE
Cassandra (Cassie) Gaddis has extensive experience in the social work field including child welfare, implementation and supervision of clinical services, and medical social work. She earned both her Bachelor’s and Master's degrees in Social Work (MSW) from Washburn University. She has also achieved the highest level of social work licensure in Kansas; a licensed specialist clinical social worker (LSCSW) certification. A nationally certified Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (TFCBT), she has experience serving children, adults, and families. Gaddis is also a certified sex therapist (CST) with specialized training and experience treating children and adolescents who demonstrate unsafe sexual behaviors or boundaries, treating survivors of sexual assault or other unhealthy sexual dynamics, couples struggling with intimacy in their relationships and other sexual health and mental health related concerns. Gaddis has 3 children as well as 3 dogs and 3 cats. She states she is a home body and could spend hours in her sewing room piecing together a quilt. She also enjoys camping, gardening, canning and food preservation, and anything that makes her feel more grounded and in touch with nature.
Dagoberto Heredia, MD
Psychiatry
Location: Holton
Positions: Psychiatry, Specialty Clinic Provider
Medical Services: Specialty Clinics, Mental Health Services
Dagoberto Heredia, MD
Dr. Dagoberto Heredia received his undergraduate degree from the University of St. Thomas and attended medical school at the University of Monterrey in Mexico. He completed his residency in general adult psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. He is a member of the Credentialing Board of Kansas Health Solutions.
Michele Reisinger, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Family Medicine, Psychiatry
Locations: Onaga, St. Marys
Position: Advanced Practitioner
Medical Services: Diabetic Care, Family Medicine, Wound Care, Women's Health, Senior Care, Mental Health Services, Youth Services
Michele Reisinger, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Michele is a dedicated family nurse practitioner with more than 25 years of experience serving her hometown of Onaga, Kansas. A strong advocate for rural healthcare, Michele holds advanced nursing degrees from Washburn University and the University of Kansas and is dual certified in family medicine and mental health. In addition to caring for patients across the lifespan at CHCS clinics in Onaga, she is the Director of the Family Nurse Practitioner program at Washburn. Michele is active in both local, regional, and national health organizations and brings special expertise in preventive care, chronic disease management, wound care, and children with developmental disabilities. Her deep community roots and passion for rural health make her a trusted voice and valued leader in both practice and education.
