Family Services Team
The family is the centerpiece for each student's treatment at Open Sky. The Family Services Team is here to provide support for parents and to offer resources and meaningful experiences to help the family grow and heal. Research has proven repeatedly that a student's success is proportional to the involvement and growth of the student's family. With this in mind, Open Sky provides the most comprehensive family experience available in wilderness therapy.
Heather Menzie, MA
Family Services Director & Adolescent Clinical Therapist
Heather joined the Open Sky clinical team in 2007 and has been working with students and coordinating and conducting family quests, an intensive family therapy program. Integrating body-centered psychotherapy and experiential psychotherapy, Heather supports her students in healing from past traumas, anxiety, and depression through mind/body-based practices. Heather received her BA in English from William & Mary and her Master's degree from Naropa University in Transpersonal Psychology, with an emphasis in Wilderness Therapy.
Norman Elizondo, BS
Family Wellness Counselor
Norman has worked with adolescents and families in wilderness therapy since 1998 as a senior field guide, field trainer, field director, education director, and graduation coordinator. He earned his BS in Business Management from the University of Illinois, Chicago. With a vast experience and teaching repertoire in meditation and yoga, Norman leads regular trainings for our team and students. In his role with Open Sky, he facilitates the graduation experience, conducts the weekly parent support teleconferences, and co-leads the parent wellness weekends.
Tanya Dalebout, BA
Family Services Coordinator
Tanya has had a life long passion for the outdoors and a more recent belief in the power of holistic health, leading her to begin working for Open Sky in 2008. While this is Tanya’s first experience in wilderness therapy, she believes it has given her the opportunity to reconnect with nature and to assist in her own personal growth. As Family Services Coordinator, Tanya provides support to the team of doctors at Open Sky and the many families that come to town for parent wellness weekend and graduations.
Robin Brodsky, MA, LPC, CAC
Family Quest Therapist
Robin has worked with adolescents, young adults and their families in wilderness and the outdoors since 1983. She has nearly 1,000 days as a field guide, is a certified addictions counselor, and holds an MA in Counseling Psychology from Prescott College.
Marie Krueger, MS
Family Wellness Counselor
Marie received her MS in Applied Psychology from University of Wisconsin-Stout and then served as Program Director at Byrne Urban Scholars in Denver, Colorado for four years. Marie joined Open Sky in early 2008 because of her interest in learning first hand about the role of the therapist in wilderness therapy and elected to start by working directly in the field as a guide. In addition to working for Open Sky, Marie is also pursuing additional master’s coursework to become a licensed clinical therapist.
Hannah Salander, MA
Family Quest Therapist
Hannah brings a creative, depthy and experiential approach to working with families and students on family quests at Open Sky. Hannah has been working with youth and families since 2003 in a variety of capacities in community mental health and outreach settings, in child and family advocacy work and after school programming. Her training as a master’s level transpersonal counselor and art therapist from Naropa University adds to a dynamic approach to human development, trauma, resilience and relationship.
Jeremy Way, MA
Family Quest Therapist
Jeremy joins the Family Services team after years of experience in wilderness therapy and as a field guide with Open Sky. He holds a MA from Naropa University in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Wilderness Therapy.
Jane Dally, MA, MS, LPC
Family Quest Therapist
Jane joins Open Sky's Family Services Team after years of experience as a therapist and nurse. She has worked with adolescents, young adults, and adults in in-patient and out-patient settings, including dual-diagnosis centers, recovery centers, therapeutic boarding schools, and therapeutic adventure programs.
