Our Instructors
Janet (Jeni) Fetzer, PhD, LPCC-S
Dr. Janet E. Fetzer, PhD, LPCC-S, is a licensed clinical counselor, supervisor, and practice owner with extensive experience in trauma-informed care, clinical supervision, and program development. She specializes in children and adolescents using evidence-based approaches such as play therapy and EMDR. As the founder of Anchor Counseling Services, she has led teams of clinicians and interns, provided professional training, and overseen organizational operations. Her work extends into the community through therapeutic foster care, youth mentorship, and community leadership, reflecting a commitment to holistic client care, advocacy, and counselor development.
Debbie C. Sturm, PhD, LPC (VA), LPCC-S (OH)
Debbie C. Sturm, PhD, LPCC-S, has been a licensed counselor for more than 20 years. Her clinical work has focused on grief, loss, and trauma. As a counselor educator and clinical supervisor, she has trained and mentored clinicians at every stage of their careers. Her research looks at counselors who have lived through disasters: what those experiences ask of them, and how the profession can better prepare and support them. Grounded in Relational-Cultural Theory and a deep sense of place, Debbie believes we grow through connection, with each other and with the land around us. That belief shapes the training she brings to Grounded Learning Institute. They are nature-inspired and connected to place. They build climate and disaster awareness and preparation. They also model supervision that is relational and sustaining. Her goal is for counselors to leave renewed, prepared, and rooted.