Dr. Alina Garbuz, PhD, LPC

Dr. Alina is a licensed professional counselor (OK, TX, CO) and trauma specialist who runs her private practice, Beautiful Minds Counseling, Coaching, and Consulting, PLLC in Colorado Springs, Co.

Alina predominately works with those who have experienced complex trauma, relational trauma, and trauma from the effects of long term psychological and physical abuse and neglect. She graduated with a Bachelors in Missions/Cultural Anthropology from ORU in 2009, Masters of Arts in Counseling from ORU in 2014, and holds a PhD in Counseling and Psychological Studies from Regent University in 2022. Throughout her academic career, she has traveled with numerous organizations to Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe for psychological first aid and disaster trauma response.

In 2017, Alina started the Beautiful Minds Project Inc and became a member of the Green Cross Academy for Traumatology. Since then the Beautiful Minds Project was accredited as a training site for the Green Cross and has turned into the Beautiful Minds Project Academy for Trauma Studies and Disaster Response. The Academy offers Green Cross certified courses that equip the local community in local, national, and international disaster response.

Alina and her colleagues, The Avengers, have a beautiful vision to accompany Doctors and First Responders around the world through education, training, and long term accompaniment.

Dr. Joshua Kreimeyer PhD, LPC, LMFT, AAMFT Approved Supervisor

Dr. Kreimeyer graduated from Mankato State University with a BS in Recreation. From there he enlisted in the US Army. He and his family served in California, Texas, and Germany with side excursions for him to Kosovo (2000) and Iraq (2003). After the military, he transitioned into the field of Counseling (2007). He also obtained a post graduate certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy (2011). He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (CO) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CO). He has worked in community-based outpatient clinics, private practice, a residential drug and alcohol program within the US Bureau of Prisons, as a Family Therapist within the US Department of Veterans Affairs, and several years as a Professor and Clinical Supervisor. He holds a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision through Regent University.

Dr. Joshua Kreimeyer is currently a Professor in the Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Colorado Christian University. He also helped to build, and is current visiting faculty at the charter IRCEP Counseling program in Ukraine, The International Institute of Postgraduate Education in Kyiv. He recently completed a contract with the United Nations International Office for Migration (2024) to build trauma-informed capacity with Ukrainian mental health workers and also provide experiential retreats for Ukrainian military families. He has continued to be a part of advocacy efforts in the United States and Ukraine, for effective mental health services and access to care for military veterans and their families.

Allison Kager

Community Relations