Outpatient Services Staff
Weston Edwards, PhD, LP, Clinical Director- Outpatient
Dr. Edwards is a professionally trained and experienced psychologist licensed by the Minnesota Board of Psychology (LP 3347). He claims competencies in individual, couple, and group counseling. Dr. Edwards has specific experience in working with Sexuality, Spirituality, Chemical Dependency and Mental Health Issues. He is committed to do the best he can, be open and honest, and in the end to help you live a life you love.
Susan D. Stemme, BSW, LADC, Lead Counselor
Susan graduated with a BSW and continued her education and studies in the areas of Death and Dying, Culture Diversity, Adolescents and Brain Chemistry. She has worked more than 30 years in the general helping professions – begining as a juvenile probation officer. She has more than 25 years in the chemical health field with current interest continuing to be adolescents and brain chemistry. Work history includes all levels of chemical dependency care from inpatient, outpatient, extended care, half way house and school based programs. She has also completed intensive training in DBT. She is involved in long term recovery from addictions and participates in ongoing 12 step recovery.
Corrina McCarron, BA, LADC, Counselor
Corrina has a bachelor of arts degree in Psychology from Southwest Minnesota State University. She went back to school at Metropolitan State University to pursue Alcohol and Drug Counseling. Corrina began interning at PRIDE Institute in January 2009 and was hired as an admissions counselor in the Spring. Beginning in September 2009 she was able to accept a full time alcohol and drug counseling position.
Melanie Knudson, ADC-T, Counselor
Melanie received her undergraduate degree in elementary education from the University of North Dakota in 2000. She complete her master’s training in addiction studies through Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies. She enjoys sky-diving, whale watching, swimming, and amusement parks.
Annie Schwain, BA, LADC, Counselor
Annie attended the University of Minnesota and completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology through the Honors program. She went on to complete a certificate in addictions counseling and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in marriage and family therapy. Annie has worked as an addiction counselor since 2006 with adolescents, families, and adults. She has expertise in working with the LGBT population and with sexual health issues.
Scott Jacoby, PhD is a clinical sex therapist, researcher, and educator
His areas of specialization include optimal sexuality, sexual identity and development, sexuality in relationships, compulsive sexual behavior, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, alternative sexual behaviors/lifestyles, sexual fetishes, sex offending behavior, trauma, addiction, and multicultural counseling. After receiving his doctorate from the University of Minnesota, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Program in Human Sexuality. Dr. Jacoby has conducted NIH-funded research on sexual health among sexual minorities and helped develop one of the first sexual health interventions for MSM living with HIV.