Our goal is to provide professionals with practical insight into how to better navigate treatment options with Medicaid, understand upcoming changes, address fears surrounding these changes, and create a space where questions can be addressed openly. We are hoping this discussion can help reduce barriers to treatment for individuals covered by Medicaid.
OUR PANELISTS:
Emily Schrader, LPC, CAS: Emily is an LPC, CAS in Colorado and has 19 years of experience in behavioral health in the areas of treatment, supervision, Medicaid documentation, training, and credentialing, with a focus on providing ethical and clinically sound services for Medicaid Members. She currently works as a Clinical Director, credentialing specialist, evaluator, and consultant and provides services through her agency, Dimensions Counseling and Consulting. Emily’s passions in behavioral health lie in helping people with co-occurring substance use and mental health concerns and assisting agencies to provide services for these individuals and families. A New Yorker born and raised, her heart is split between the mountains of Colorado and the grit of New York. Emily has a teenage daughter and two 7-year-old dogs and lives in Northglenn. (photo attached)
Kelly Keeler, LPC, ACS: Kelly is proud to own Four Pillars Counseling, a small group practice in Fort Collins and Windsor Colorado. She holds an LPC and a Masters in counseling as well as a certification in Depth Psychology from Regis University. Kelly has over 20 years of
experience in the field starting with her early experience as a CAC II in residential
treatment in 2004. In her work with clients, she uses a variety of approaches, including
DBT, EMDR, IFS, and Depth. In her practice she accepts most major sources of private
insurance, as well as all Colorado Medicaid RAES. (photo attached)
Anne Taylor: Anne has dedicated most of her career to working with health care organizations that support vulnerable individuals and communities throughout the Denver Metro Area. Over the past 35+ years, she has gained extensive experience in various aspects of healthcare administration, including provider recruitment and retention, contract negotiation, integrated healthcare implementation and sustainability, revenue cycle management, and cost containment. Before joining Colorado Access eight years ago, she worked on the provider side, and she leveraged that knowledge to better serve the providers in our network. Currently, as the Manager of Provider Recruitment, Anne and her team are responsible for recruiting providers for Medicaid Behavioral Health and Child Health Plan Plus lines of business, with particular emphasis on SUD and mental health residential services
