The following Counseling & Support providers work at Indian Health Board:

Dr. Baker-Dekrey

Laiel Baker-DeKrey, PhD, LP (She/Her)

  • Current Position/Role at IHB: Director of Counseling & Support and Recovery Services
  • Tribal Affiliation: Enrolled member of the Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nations (Knife Clan)
  • Expertise: Specializes in trauma-informed, land-based, Indigenous-focused healthcare.
  • Approaches/Trainings: Utilizes trauma-informed, land-based, Indigenous-focused care.
  • Education/Background: Earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Dakota. Completed the Indians into Psychology Doctoral Education (INPSYDE) Program. Joined Indian Health Board in 2008.

Robin Young, PsyD, LP (He/Him)

  • Current Position/Role at IHB: Chief Psychologist
  • Expertise: Specializes in culturally and trauma-informed therapy, especially with children and families. Works with children, families, and individuals of all ages.
  • Approaches/Trainings: Trained in the Neurosequential Model in Therapeutics (NMT) and the Neurosequential Model in Education (NME).
  • Education/Background: Completed a Doctor of Psychology degree at Minnesota School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Twin Cities. Joined Indian Health Board in 2012.

Luz Angelic Salinas PsyD, LP (She/Her)

  • Current Position/Role at IHB: Training Director
  • Expertise: Focuses on complex trauma, attachment ruptures, and transracial adoption. Works with clients of all ages.
  • Approaches/Trainings: Provides therapy for individuals with complex trauma, attachment ruptures, and those who have been separated from their original families.
  • Education/Background: Graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology in 2018. Joined Indian Health Board in 2016.

Christina Garrison-Diehn, PhD, LP (She/Her)

  • Current Position/Role at IHB: Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) Manager.
  • Expertise: Integrated Behavioral Health Manager specializing in health-related concerns, cognitive functioning, insomnia, and smoking cessation.
  • Approaches/Trainings: Informed by evidence-based principles and a collaborative, strength-based therapeutic approach.
  • Education/Background: Completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2014. Joined Indian Health Board in early 2023.

Thomas Murphy PsyD, LP (He/Him)

  • Current Position/Role at IHB: Staff Psychologist.
  • Expertise: Believes in the therapeutic power of humor, present-moment awareness, and individualized therapy.
  • Approaches/Trainings: Utilizes present-moment awareness and breathwork into therapy.
  • Education/Background: Received a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of St. Thomas. Joined Indian Health Board in 2012.

Micah L. Prairie Chicken, Ph.D., L.P. (He/Him)

  • Current Position/Role at IHB: Staff Psychologist
  • Tribal Affiliation: Enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Oyate and Mdewakantuan Dakota.
  • Expertise: Focuses on assessing and treating depression, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders.
  • Approaches/Trainings: Research interests include American Indian coping styles, collectivistic coping styles, and gratitude.
  • Education/Background: Holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of North Dakota. Joined Indian Health Board in 2019.

Kathleen Herling, MS, LPCC, LADC, MT-BC (She/Her)

  • Current Position/Role at IHB: Staff Psychotherapist
  • Expertise: Dual-licensed mental health therapist and substance abuse counselor. Enjoys serving adults struggling with trauma, substance use, psychosis symptoms, and homelessness.
  • Approaches/Trainings: Trained in EMDR trauma therapy.
  • Education/Background: Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy from Augsburg University and a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Viterbo University. Joined Indian Health Board in Winter 2022.

Karen Leta Gillespie, MA, LMFT, ATR-P (She/Her)

  • Current Position/Role at IHB: Integrative Behavioral Health Consultant.
  • Expertise: Masters-level marriage & family therapist and registered art therapist. Provides wellness art therapy groups and individual therapy. Provides therapy to children, adolescents, and adults.
  • Approaches/Trainings: Utilizes somatic psychology, creative expression, and brainspotting to support wellness and trauma recovery.
  • Education/Background: Earned a Master of Counseling at Adler Graduate School. Joined Indian Health Board in 2022.

Milo Due, PsyD, LP (They/Them)

  • Current Position/Role at IHB: Staff Psychologist.
  • Expertise: Training in psychodynamic therapy and complex trauma. Treats children, adolescents, and adults.
  • Approaches/Trainings: Incorporates play and expressive arts interventions into therapy.
  • Education/Background: Graduated with a doctorate in counseling psychology from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in 2023. Holds a master’s in mental health and substance abuse counseling from The New School in NYC. Joined Indian Health Board in 2022.

Julie Lufkins (She/Her)

  • Current Position/Role at IHB: Business Coordinator II at IHB Counseling Center.
  • Tribal Affiliation: White Earth
  • Background: From White Earth, MN. Joined Indian Health Board Counseling Center in 2022.

Michael L. Harris, MA, LP, SEP (He/Him)

  • Current Position/Role at IHB: Director of Communication & Community Engagement and Staff Psychologist.
  • Expertise: Healing from attachment trauma, foster care & adoption, grief & loss, mental health in the schools & community, assessing and treating Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), cross-cultural clinical supervision and training, dementia & aging services, and coaching caregivers of special needs children.
  • Approaches/Trainings: EMDR, Theraplay, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), Positive Intelligence (PQ).
  • Background: Received a BA psychology degree from Vanderbilt University and a graduate degree from the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Completed an APA-Accredited clinical internship at Hennepin County Medical Center in 1994-95. Became a Certified Instructor for the Wim Hof Method of breathwork and cold exposure in 2022. Michael joined Indian Health Board in 1995, and previously served as the Director of IHB’s Counseling & Support Clinic from 2002-2021.