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Jan Phillips, PsyD

Please join us in welcoming Jan Phillips, PsyD , the newest addition to the group.

Dr. Phillips is a California licensed psychologist who joined Sierra Mental Wellness Group in January 2012 as Clinical Director.  Jan brings with her an array of clinical experience including individual and group psychotherapy, psychological testing of children, adolescents and adults as well as case management and psychotherapy with inmate-patients in a maximum security California State Prison. Jan has provided psychological services in community and county mental health clinics; in a Health Maintenance Organization; and also a middle school drug and gang prevention program.  In addition to being responible for the agency’s overall clinical services, she provides clinical supervision for the trainees, interns and staff clinicians at our Roseville and Auburn sites. Jan has taught at a community college since 2003 and has been practicing taijiquan since 1983. If any hours remain in her day, rumor has it she also enjoys travel and gardening.

Artist Statement: “I think of my paintings as experiments in color and texture. All paintings start out as imaginary landscapes…a cave, a mountain wall or a satellite image. I try to have even a small section of a painting be a good painting”.
For more information about the artist and his work, contact Glen Lyons at:
glen@surnetusa.com

Glen graciously donated several of his works.

The staff at SMWG is thrilled to have original works of art enhance the quality of their work space and extend heartfelt a thank you to Glen for his generous and creative gift.

Glen’s uniquely personal contribution to SMWG is one example of the way an individual can extend their time, talent and resources to a meaningful cause.  In addition to Glen’s paintings, several other generous donations were made to SMWG during our “beautification re-boot”. Thanks are also extended to the owners and staff at Swigard’s Hardware for their generous donation of paint and painting supplies, to Christy Buchman of Naturally Maid Housekeeping for all her hard work helping to clean our work space, to Alese Miller for helping us with filing, organizing and painting and to Alice Baldwin for helping to make the children’s therapy room a truly wondrous place.

After 40+ years of providing mental health services in Placer County, Sierra Family Services is officially now known as Sierra Mental Wellness Group. With offices in Roseville, Auburn, and Tahoe City and therapists based off-site in Truckee and Lincoln, Sierra Mental Wellness Group, or SWMG, is providing services to the entire family throughout the county. A name change was in order to reflect the metamorphosis of the agency over the past four decades and to truly reflect our future and our services.

As part of a capacity building grant by the Community Benefits Grants Program of Sutter Roseville Medical Center and Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital, Sierra was awarded a one year contract with 3fold Communications, a marketing company in Sacramento. Experts in working with for profit and nonprofit groups, 3fold helps develop nonprofits in the areas of brand management, board development, fundraising, strategic planning, and much more.

Although our name has changed, Sierra’s mission stays the same: to provide the best possible mental wellness care in Placer County. We know that we play a vital role in our community’s outlook on health, improving our patients’ lives in the process.

Congratulations and thank you for all of your hard work!

Nicole Vanneman, Functional Family Therapist

Leslie Bauman,
Staff Clinician

Sierra's Award-Winning Cornbread

On September 10, Sierra Mental Wellness Group (SMWG) participated in the 5^thannual Kaiser Permanente KidsFest at Whitney Ranch Park. The event, which benefits SMWG, ran from 12-4 and featured over 40 vendors, activities, and demonstrations. The free event is a fun-filled day for children six and under. SMWG’s booth provided information on counseling and mental wellness for the entire family, and children were able to make “feelings magnets” and take home “feelings coloring books.”

For the second year in a row, SMWG was a contender at the Placer County Honey Festival. On September 17, the agency took 3^rd place in the Cornbread baking contest and had a good showing in the Honey Bear Pinewood Derby. A true community event, attendees were able to enjoy the day by sampling honey produced in the region, visiting various vendors, and stopping by the Sierra Mental Wellness table for information about our services.