Our Team | Pb Solutions

Tammy Steans, LCMHC

Founder | Partner | Clinical Director

Tammy is a licensed professional counselor who has worked with children and families for over 20 years. Her specialties include mood disorders-depression, anxiety, attention deficit/hyperactivity, behavioral and post-traumatic stress, and substance abuse disorders, stress management, grief counseling, interpersonal problems, relationships-couples therapy, divorce and parenting, children and families, and group therapy.

Tammy earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Empire State College, State University of New York. She earned her Masters of Science Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the College of St. Joseph’s in Rutland, Vermont. Tammy was honored to receive the Divisional Award of Psychology & Human Services and became inducted into the Psi Chi National Honor Societies. She was provided with the opportunity to be chosen as an adjunct professor and personal growth counselor while fulfilling her internship with the College of St. Joseph’s. As a clinician, she has worked with an intensive aftercare prevention program and as a Federal Program Supervisor in the state of Utah. Tammy is a licensed Professional Counselor.

Kathy Reimherr, LCSW

Founder | Partner | Clinical Director

In 1976, Kathy found her meaningful career. Kathy was connected with a CETA program through Granite Community Mental Health Center (GCMHC) where she later became employed in 1978. In 1981-1982 Kathy worked on crisis units, managed by Randy Lannel LCSW and Craig Brown Ph.D., and developed excellent hands-on skills and experience in the mental health field. During 1982, Kathy worked part time with Parents United, an organization under the leadership of Jeb Brown Ph.D., helping families recover from incest. She received her MSW in 1988 and was then offered a position by Donna Castleton DSW, to build and supervise the first ever, mental health treatment program within a Community Corrections Center setting (Orange Street MIO Program).

The MIO Program lasted an unprecedented eighteen years, and in 1997, Doug Mottonen, ACSW chose Kathy to manage Valley Mental Health’s Forensic Unit, of which the MIO Program was a part. She participated in the opening of two state mental health courts and one federal. Kathy also briefly worked with LDS Hospital then with Primary Children’s in the 1990s. At both positions, she was a part-time social worker who aided those who had difficulties dealing with grief when a loved one passed.

Bennett, B.A.

Bennett is the CFO for Psychiatric & Behavioral Solutions, Inc. LLC. As such he is primarily responsible for all financial matters including accounting, billing, budgeting and procurement. He built and maintains the medical records electronic database. He also functions as an unblinded study drug manager for ongoing clinical trials.

Elizabeth Flores

Elizabeth (Liz) joined the Psychiatric and Behavioral Solutions team as a billing specialist in July of 2019. Liz, originally from Hawaii, moved to Salt Lake City in 2014. After moving to Utah, Liz began working in property management and rentals. When Liz is not hard at work she loves spending time with her family and friends and loves to travel all around the world. Some of her favorite adventures include visiting Australia, Greece and Europe.

Melissa Wilson

Melissa has recently moved into the role of Director of Operations at Psychiatric and Behavioral Solutions. Melissa currently holds a MBA from Western Governors University with a focus on health care administration. Before shifting into this role Melissa conducted clinical trials and was a case manager for the clinic. She has worked in the mental health field for over 11 years and her experience includes working with clients suffering from depression, substance abuse, bi-polar, and schizophrenia. Melissa is fluent in Spanish. She is familiar with the court system and how mental health is viewed in the legal system.

Robert Leffel

Robert works in the billing department. Before coming to PBS, he used to work with high schools to run a competitive gaming league in the state of Utah. In his free time he enjoys going to the gym, playing video games, and going out with friends. Robert enjoys learning about Sports and Exercise science to implement into his own workout regiment.

Benjamin Smith

Benjamin is our new patient coordinator and scheduler. He facilitates the intake process and scheduling for new patients. Benjamin enjoys spending time with his wife and playing with his dogs. In his free time he prefers to de-stress with a good book series and video games.

Alexis Smith

Alexis is our front desk receptionist. She enjoys reading, watching Marvel movies and traveling. She loves small dogs and is a very energetic people person. Her favorite foods are sushi, enchiladas and pasta!

Bennett Navarro, MSNP, APRN-C, PhD

Dr. Navarro has worked as a clinician for 40 years and has focused on psychiatric disorders for 22 of them. She specialized in long-term care and hospice earlier in her career. At PB-Solutions she divides her time between being a sub-investigator in clinical trials and a clinician for out-patients. She treats both acute and long-standing medical problems of the mentally ill in cooperation with physicians and non-medical staff.

Robert Strong, DO

Dr. Strong has 30+ years clinical and research experience. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University Of Utah School Of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Strong has participated in 100s of clinical trials and has coauthored over 100 publications dealing with a broad range of psychiatric disorders. He divides his time between being a sub-investigator in clinical trials and a clinician for out-patients.

Robin Jacobs, APRN

Robin M Jacobs is a Nurse Practitioner specialist in Salt Lake City, Utah. She graduated in 2006, having over 14 years of diverse experience, especially in Nurse Practitioner.

Dr. Carrie Huntsman-Jones, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPN

Carrie has been an RN since 1995 and she became a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2020 during the middle of the pandemic. . She can currently be found working one day per week at PBS. Carrie has worked in a variety of settings. However, she is particularly passionate about women's health, pediatrics, public health, and health promotion. Carrie has a BSN from Oregon Health Sciences University, an MSN from the University of Utah, an FNP certificate from University of Massachusetts in Boston, and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from New Mexico State University. When she isn't busy with school or work, she enjoys traveling and camping with her husband and 3 children.

C. Nicole Garduno, LCMHC

Nicole is a mental health therapist who has worked with the mental health population for over six years. She has focused on court-ordered treatment for both substance abuse and domestic violence. She co-presented at the Utah Substance Abuse Conference held annually at the University of Utah on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in 2010. Her specialties include depression, mood disorders, PTSD, anxiety, individual, and family therapy. Nicole has earned both her Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the University of Phoenix. She is licensed in the State of Utah as an Associate Professional Counselor.

Jerrah Barrett,

Barrie K. Marchant, M.S.

Mr. Marchant received his BS at the University of Utah in 1976. Subsequently, he began working for the community mental health system in Salt Lake County until receiving his M.S. from the School of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah in 1983. He then worked in a private for profit hospital in Salt Lake.

In 1985 he began work at the Hastings Regional Center in Nebraska as a psychologist. In this facility, he conducted psychological evaluations in both the psychiatric and drug abuse units contributing to patient diagnosis and treatment plans.

Mr. Marchant began working for the University of Utah, School of Medicine in 1998. Primary responsibilities were data analysis and writing for publication. Secondary responsibilities include submissions to the IRB and development of investigator-initiated trials. He has been published in a number of prestigious psychiatric journals.

Camille Pommerville

Camille is our Lead Clinical Trial Coordinator at Psychiatric and Behavioral Solutions, where she manages and coordinates various clinical trials in our Research Department. Camille has over 16 years of experience in clinical research in various aspect of mental health, including research on adults and adolescents with Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, ADHD, Personality Disorders, and Stuttering Disorders.

Tammy Steans, LCMHC

Kathy Reimherr, LCSW

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