Behavioral Health Providers

Cassopolis Family Clinic Network has been the healthcare home in our community for more than fifty-five years. It is the place where families come because they trust the people they know to provide the healthcare they need.

Michele Bowen, LMSW, CAADC, ACCTS

Therapist

Location: Niles Community Health Center

Education: Bachelor of Arts – Developmental Psychology, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana; Master of Social Work, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Joined CFCN: 2019

Certifications: Certified Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Counselor; Certified Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor.

Vicky Merrills, LMSW, CAADC, CCS-M

Therapist

Location: Cassopolis Family Clinic

Education: Master of Social Work, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan

Joined CFCN: 2018

Certifications: Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Lori Partee, LMSW, CAADC

Therapist

Location: NCHC

Education: Bachelor of Social Work, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan; Master of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Joined CFCN: 2021

Certifications: Michigan Certification Board of Addiction Professionals; Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Bette Spearritt, LMSW, CAADC, CCS

Therapist

Location: Niles Community Health Center

Education: Master of Social Work, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan

Joined CFCN: 2020

Certifications: Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor; Certified Clinical Supervisor

Stanley Ruder, PMHNP

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Location: NCHC (Niles)

Education: Bachelor of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign, Illinois; Master of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Joined CFCN: 2022