Mrs. Ulmer graduated from South Dakota State University in 2009 with her Master’s Degree in Agency Counseling and Human Resource Management.  She graduated from the University of South Dakota in 2012 with a Master’s Degree in Social Work. She is currently finishing her Doctoral Degree in Marriage and Family with NorthcentralUniversity. She has over 10 years of experience working in the mental health field. She is committed to helping individuals and families overcome problems and issues in their lives.

She works with children through adult ages and especially enjoys working with marriage/ families issues. Mrs. Ulmer specializes in trauma, anger management, sexual assault, domestic violence, depression, anxiety, risk assessment and suicide prevention.She has a strong history with working with personality disorders, bipolar and other serious mental health disorders. She has worked in various settings such as private practice, community mental health, residential treatment for teens with behavioral and chemical dependency problems and patients with disabilities. Mrs.Ulmer has been sought to offer training and be a key note speaker in the area of suicide, sexual assault and domestic violence prevention strategies. Mrs. Ulmer utilizes various treatment modalities to meet the patient’s presenting problem. She utilizes Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Strategies, Dialectical Behavioral therapy and Mindfulness Training.

Her personal Moto is: “if nothing ever changes, then there will be no butterflies.” She strives to help her clients reach all of their personal goals for change.

To schedule an in-person (or teletherapy) appointment, please call Scovel Psychological at 605-721-8822.