Our staff is part of the Quiet Water's Counseling Network (QWCN) and consists of qualified Therapists, Counselors, Educators, Psychiatrist, and Psychologist, Physicians representing skills, specialties and training needed to offer quality services through Quiet Waters Ministries.

Intensive Counselors
David L. Ragsdale, M.A., LPC
Mr. Ragsdale is the Director of Counseling for Quiet Waters Ministries. He received his Masters degree in Counseling from Denver Seminary. He received specialized training in Marriage and Family Therapy from Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry and Mental Health Sciences. Mr. Ragsdale has more than 22 years of experience in counseling and church staff work.

Werner Boos, Psy.D.
Dr. Boos received his doctorate of Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver, Graduate School of Professional Psychology in 1982. His Masters of Divinity was completed at Concordia Seminary and he is an ordained Lutheran pastor. A licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Colorado, he also carries the distinction of being a Diplomat in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors

Victoria Johnson, MSW, LCSW
Vicki Johnson received her Masters in Social Work in from the University of Connecticut. She is a licensed clinical social worker in the State of Colorado. She is a member of the National Association of Social Work and the National Federation of Clinical Social Workers. Vicki is a frequent speaker at Women''s Retreats.

Tom Varney, Th.M, D.Phil
Dr. Varney received his D. Phil., in Religion and Society from Oxford Graduate School with a major in Behavioral Science and his Th.M in Counseling from Grace Theological Seminary. He has served as dean of the Graduate Counseling Program and Professor of Counseling and Spiritual Theology at Colorado Christian University. Dr. Varney currently pastors a church and counsels.

Adolescent Counselor
John E. Davis, M.A.
Mr. Davis is a Certified Addictions Counselor Level I and a licensed professional counselor with therapeutic specialized work with at-risk adolescents and their families. This includes diagnosis and assessment, drug and alcohol education and therapy, anger management, behavioral disorders, impulse control disorders and mood disorders. His therapeutic approach to connecting with clients is outdoor activities including rock climbing and rappelling.

Ministry Assistance Counselors
Bruce A. Dodson, M.A.
Mr. Dodson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who serves Individuals, Marriages and Families through his private counseling practice. He also serves as a consultant in the area of Leadership Development for a local church and other Christian organizations. He is a board member of LeaderCare of Denver, CO., and Small Group Therapy of Hot Springs, AR. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and Denver Seminary.

Fred Walz, S.T.M.
Rev. Walz has served as a parish pastor as an ordained minister in the Presbyterian church (USA), a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, and a Licensed Professional Counselor. Specialized interests include unresolved grief over past losses, family and step-family dynamics and solutions, and mid- life transitions.

Advisors and Lecturers
L. Lee McDowell, M.A.
Mrs. McDowell is a graduate of Wheaton College and Denver Seminary. She has facilitated personal growth and development as a Ministry Director, public speaker, mentor and clinical therapist specializing in issues of transition and loss. Widowed, Lee was married to Dr. Clyde McDowell for almost 26 years as he served as pastor and seminary president. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Medical Advisors
William B. Scholten, MD
Dr. Scholten received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois with his undergraduate degree coming from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His internship was at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids and his residency in Psychiatry at Menninger School of Psychiatry and Topeka State Hospital, both in Topeka, Kansas.

John Draper, MD
Dr. Draper received his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri - Rolla. He went on to complete his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He did his Internship and Residency in Family and Community Medicine. Dr. Draper is currently in private practice in Aurora, Colorado. He is board certified in Family Medicine and has medical licensure in Missouri and Colorado.

Dr. Keith McDonald, MD
Dr. McDonald received his undergraduate degree from the University of British Columbia. He completed his medical degree and his Residency in Internal Medicine from the Medical School at the University of Saskatchewan, then he completed his Endocrinology Fellowship at Harvard Medical School and Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. Dr. McDonald served as an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan and was a Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado while in private practice in endocrinology in Denver, Colorado. Although currently retired, he is licensed in Colorado.