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Glenda Faus
glenda@on-neutral-ground.com https://on-neutral-ground.com/
Phone
303-827-5246
Address 1
500 Lashley Street #44
Zip
80504
City
Longmont
Business Name
On Neutral Ground
Credentials/Services Offered
Supervised Visitation
Biographical Info
Glenda Faus, Founding Owner and Director, began her journey in human services as a Psychiatric Assistant. Upon completion of her master’s degree in Therapeutic Recreation, Ms. Faus continued as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, specializing in Adventure-Based Counseling, Child/Adolescent treatment including Family Interactive Therapy in Pennsylvania. Ms. Faus moved to Colorado in 1997 and continued providing services to families and children through Boulder County Mental Health Services. In 2001, Ms. Faus became the first Executive Director of Children First of the Rockies in Longmont. With the support of Chief Judge Roxanne Bailin, Ms. Faus and the agency established “SAFE Services”, Boulder County’s first supervised visitation and exchange program. After some time away from the non-profit world, owning several other for-profit businesses, Ms. Faus returned to providing supervision services in June 2019 as a private practitioner. In November 2021, Ms. Faus made the decision to expand and build a team to meet the growing needs of services in Boulder County and surrounding counties along the Front Range.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Early Elementary Education (1988), Masters of Recreation and Parks, Therapeutic Recreation (1995)
Experience
Psychiatric Assistant @ Philhaven Hospital, Mt. Gretna, PA (1988-1993), Certified Therapeutic Specialist @ The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, PA (1993-1998), Transition and Community Resource Specialist @ St. Vrain Adolescent Day Treatment Program (Boulder Co. Mental Health Center), Longmont, CO (1998 - 1999), Adventure-based programming @ West Pines Training Center at Exempla Lutheran Medical Center, Wheat Ridge, CO (1999 - 2001), Executive Director @ Children First of the Rockies (formally St. Vrain Family Center), Longmont, CO (2001 - 2007), Private Practice/Owner as a Supervised Parenting Time Supervisor, Boulder/Weld/Larimer/Denver counties (2019 - 2021), Founding Owner of On Neutral Ground, LLC, Mid-Denver to Greeley (2021 - current)