Community Services
Behavioral Health Services

Behavioral health is an encompassing term that describes the connection between behavior and the well-being of an individual’s body, mind and spirit. Given the tools to change behavior, thinking patterns and coping mechanisms, people can work toward improving their physical and mental health.

Coquille Indian Tribal members can access behavioral health appointments through Community Services by calling Kim Codding at 541-888-9494, ext. 2282.

Meet our Professionals

Kim Codding, LCSW

Lead Mental Health Therapist

Kim is the lead mental health therapist at the Ko-Kwel Wellness Center in Coos Bay.

Kim will be offering support services for issues such as trauma-informed care, depression, anxiety, aging, substance abuse, chronic mental illness, couple counseling and other mental health concerns.

Kim has lived in Bandon for more than six years after moving to Oregon from Bozeman, Montana. She enjoys spending time outdoors camping and beach combing with her husband, Tim, and her dog named Kali.

Kim says she is good at respecting boundaries to create a safe environment where all can flourish in. She is most looking forward to meeting people in the community and forming supportive relationships in her role within the Tribe.

Gina Allison, LPC

Mental Health Counselor

Mental health counselor Gina Allison is available in Coos Bay for individuals, couples and families. She offers support and collaboration for clients of all ages with:

• Adjustments to changes
• Problem solving skills
• Building coping skills
• Emotional regulation
• Depression and anxiety
• Trauma and stress difficulties
• Tobacco and alcohol
• Sleep problems

Kelsey is based out of the Ko-Kwel Wellness Center in Coos Bay and is available to all KWC patients in both Coos Bay and Eugene who need help accessing outside services.

Kelsey can help with finding housing, substance abuse services, access to treatment services, food scarcity, clothing, access to transportation, completing applications, connecting with community resources and so much more.   

Kelsey, her husband and two sons moved to Port Orford from Haines, Alaska in 2018. She is Alaska Native and is a member of both the Chilkoot Indian Association and the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. Kelsey enjoys spending time with her husband and kids beach combing, hunting, fishing, berry picking, and exploring the rivers and beaches.

For Current KWC Patients

Current KWC patients who are not Coquille Tribal members can access Behavioral Health care through their KWC primary care provider.

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Behavioral Health Services

For adults, teens and children who are current KWC medical clinic patients

Behavioral health is an encompassing term that describes the connection between behavior and the well-being of an individual’s body, mind and spirit. Given the tools to change behavior, thinking patterns and coping mechanisms, people can work toward improving their physical and mental health.

Behavioral health providers and primary care providers work closely together at the KWC medical clinics. This clinical teamwork allows KWC to provide holistic care, addressing all aspects of wellness including mind, body, and spirit.  

KWC Behavioral Health Services are available to Coquille Tribal Members, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and current KWC patients.

Meet our Professionals

Kenda Plate, LPC

KWC-Coos Bay

As a licensed professional counselor, Kenda M. Plate serves as your behavioral health consultant. She is skilled in reducing intrusive mental health problems and empowers clients to build coping skills.

Kenda has focused her practice on high-risk and underserved populations in rural communities. She previously worked in the Klamath Tribal Health and Family Services agency in Klamath Falls.

She is certified in mindfulness-based stress reduction and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.

Kenda can help with difficult life problems, eating and activity changes for a healthy weight, behavioral changes for tobacco or alcohol use, and a variety of mental health problems.

Jennifer Hope, PMHNP-BC

KWC-Coos Bay

While training to become a nurse practitioner in 2006, Jennifer Hope developed a close friendship with a Cherokee Indian nurse practitioner in rural West Virginia. Working in a tribal clinic has been one of her goals ever since.

A coal miner’s daughter, Jennifer has a Master of Science in nursing from West Virginia University in Charleston. She became a psychiatric nurse practitioner in 2021, when she earned a post-graduate certificate from Virginia’s Shenandoah University.

Jennifer spends most of her time at Coast Community Health Center in Bandon and Port Orford, Ore. At KWC, she manages mental health medication for patients of all ages. She also provides medication-assisted treatment to those who are challenged with alcohol and substance abuse.

LeeAndria Witcraft, LCSW

KWC-Eugene

LeeAndria obtained her Master of Social Work from Eastern Washington University in 2017. LeeAndria has worked for multiple tribal facilities as both a mental health therapist and a behavioral health consultant. She provides comprehensive assessments, diagnosis, and treatment plans for patients and has an emphasis on addressing personal, historical, and systemic trauma.

LeeAndria is a member of the Gidutikad Band of Northern Paiutes and is a descendent of the Klamath Tribe. LeeAndria is passionate about addressing health equity issues and expanding access to care for all Tribal members.

In her spare time she enjoys the great outdoors with her two sons and baking sweet treats.

Coquille Indian Tribal members can also access Behavioral Health through Community Services by contacting Kim Codding at 541-888-9494, ext. 2282 or click here for more information: Community Services Behavioral Health

National resources and services

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Call 988
TTY: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255

Veterans Crisis Line
For Veterans and their families
CALL: 1-800-273-8255, Press 1
TEXT: 838255
TTY: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255

YouthLine
For TeensCALL: 877-968-8491
TEXT: “teen2teen” to 839863

The Trevor Project
For LGBTQ, people under 25
CALL: 1-866-488-7386
TEXT: “START” to 678678

Need emergency care?

If you’re having a medical emergency, seek hospital attention immediately, or call 9-1-1 if necessary. Then follow up with your Ko-Kwel Wellness Center care provider after the crisis.

Emergency medical care does not need a referral from the Ko-Kwel Wellness Center.