Eagle River Providers
Muranda Griggs, MS, LPC, CDC I, MAC
Muranda earned her Master’s in Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse from Southern New Hampshire University and has been working in the field of mental health since 2008. Muranda has worked school and community based mental health programs, juvenile detention and probation settings, VA clinics, adolescent substance abuse treatment, the child advocacy center, and the emergency psychiatric department. Muranda specializes in adolescents and children who’ve experienced trauma or abuse, anxiety, depression, school challenges, and adjustment issues. Muranda also enjoys working with the parents of youth whose life challenges are causing them anxiety, depression, or distress. Muranda is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Informed Expressive Art Therapy (TI-EAT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Structural and Strategic Family Therapy, and Narrative Therapies and offers a well-rounded, client-centered approach to treatment. Muranda’s dog, Remi, is in training and loves to visit with clients during sessions when appropriate.
Judith Lindenfelser, RN, ANP
Judith is a board-certified Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist. She uses a combination of talk therapy and medication management to improve such problems as anxiety,
mood, and cognition. Her most used modalities include psychoanalytic, family systems and cognitive behavior therapy. She has a special interest in creativity. Judith has worked with individuals,
groups and families in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, private practice, and academia.
John Harpole, MA, LPC, NCC
John earned his Master of Arts in Counselor Education from Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, Missouri and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Alaska and Missouri. Additionally, John completed training as a psychodynamic psychotherapist in St. Louis as well as education as a School Psychological Examiner in Missouri and worked for St. Louis Public Schools completing psychoeducational assessments. John has worked in private practice as well as community mental health.
In Alaska, John has worked in both rural areas as well as Anchorage. He is well versed in multicultural issues as well as in crisis work.
John has additional training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution Focused Brief Therapy. John has experience working with individuals, couples, and families.
Desiree Niederer, LPC
Desiree Niederer graduated with a master’s degree in counseling from UAA in 2004. A lifelong Alaskan, she has been practicing in the mental health field for 20 years. Experience includes residential care for emotionally disturbed teens, acute inpatient psychiatric unit experience, and emergency department mental health care. She has also practiced individual and group counseling in private office settings for the past 5 years. She specializes in the treatment of higher risk teens and young adults. Desiree has a specialized focus on assisting others to develop their fullest potential, enhance self-esteem, and identifying personal strengths. Desiree has experience that includes, but is not limited to, marital counseling, adjustment to new family systems, trauma recovery, dual diagnosis substance abuse concerns, mood disorders, crisis intervention, anxiety and social navigation.