Our Leadership Team
Paul A. Bretz, D.Min., LCSW, MHSA, is passionate about high quality, cost effective, spiritually integrated behavioral healthcare. Dr. Bretz began service at Centus Counseling, Consulting & Education on March 1, 2017. He is also engaged part-time as a Behavioral Health Surveyor for The Joint Commission whose mission is to continuously improve healthcare. Dr. Bretz did direct clinical practice for 20 years and has also served as a Director at a Behavioral Health Innovation Center, a Chief Compliance Officer, and for 9 years in executive leadership and consulting roles with the Samaritan Institute.
His professional experience also includes a range of clinical and leadership roles in healthcare, community mental health centers, church-based counseling centers and congregations in Illinois, Indiana, and Colorado. He is a graduate of Wheaton College, McCormick Theological Seminary, The University of Chicago: School of Social Service Administration, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and Regis University.
Paul is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a member of the National Association of Social Workers Academy of Certified Social Workers, an ordained Minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist and Workshop Presenter.
Sherine Bowen joined the Centus Counseling staff in April 2019 as the Director of Administrative Services. She has 16 years of experience in administrative and billing roles within healthcare organizations. Sherine earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a concentration in Child and Adolescent Development from Southern New Hampshire University in December 2018. She has begun her studies at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. This is the next step toward achieving her dream of a career in Clinical Social Work. She lives with her husband, their three kids, and four cats. In her free time, she loves to be with her family, reading self-help and personal development books, painting, listening to music, completing massive puzzles, and playing games of many kinds. Sherine believes in striving to “always do her best!”
Denise Killmer Magoto, MA, LPC, LAC, Ph.D. Candidate, has been involved in the mental health field for the past 20 years. Denise has been a clinician with Centus Counseling, Consulting, and Education in metro Denver since the fall of 2018 and has also been serving as Centus’s education coordinator since November of 2019. Denise is a school-based clinician with Susan’s School Counseling: A Centus Program; she serves three days a week at the Denver Jewish Day School. In addition to these roles, Denise is a doctoral candidate at Capella University, working toward a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision.
Denise received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University in Oxford, OH in Psychology and Comparative Religion, and her Master of Arts degree from the Adler University in Chicago, IL in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Denise is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Addiction Counselor with the State of Colorado, and she is a member of the American Counseling Association, and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.
Denise is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); has received basic training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR); is certified in trauma-informed yoga; has completed advanced training in Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy; and has extensive experience in suicide and crisis hotline and in-person interventions. Denise also has experience in teaching clinician trainings; facilitating various group therapies; providing in-person and online presentations on a wide array of mental health topics; teaching master’s level clinical mental health counseling courses; providing individual supervision and consultation; and facilitating group supervision and consultation.
Kim Godell MS, LPC received her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Texas in Austin and her Masters in Counseling at The University of Houston. She has been in the mental health field for 16 years and has been a clinician with Centus Counseling since 2012. Her specialties include mood disorders, adoption, and trauma with a certification in EMDR. Kim is well versed in the Medicaid realm and has extensive knowledge with billing and coding in regards to the Uniform Service Coding Manual. As Medicaid coordinator, Kim maintains relationships with various Regional Accountable Entities in and around the Denver metro area and receives all Medicaid related referrals and communication.
Danielle Lewark has been working in the health and behavioral health field for over 20 years. Danielle completed her bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration and then her master’s degree in Healthcare Operations.
Danielle started her career as a United States Navy Corpsman at 17 where she found a passion for healthcare and behavioral health. She has worked in various roles in both fields including Case Manager, Director, Clinical Quality Consultant, Operations Manager, HIPAA and Compliance and Compliance Officer.
Danielle lives in Northern Colorado with her husband and 5 children, and plethora of animals. Danielle loves to read and write and spends her free time with her family.
Georgia Angelo, MSW, LCSW has been working in the mental health field for over 15 years and as a clinician with Centus Counseling since 2017. In 2018, she joined the Susan School Counseling: A Centus Program and has served as a clinician at Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside Elementary.
Georgia received her Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Colorado in Political Science, and her Master of Social Work degree from The University of Denver. Georgia is a certified Synergetic Play Therapist; has extensive training in Child-Centered Play Therapy; and is trained in EMDR, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. Georgia also has experience in teaching graduate level social work at Metropolitan State University and provides clinical supervision for candidate level clinicians in the Centus Residency Program.
Martha joined the Centus team in September 2024 following her move to the Denver metro area from Richmond, Virginia. She has 20 years of experience in the financial realm in various industry types. Most recently, she served as Financial Controller and Consultant for an international service provider as well as a multi-site healthcare and surgical center. She brings years of dynamic experience including GAAP and IFRS managerial accounting, reporting and budgeting.
Martha has a variety of interests outside of the finance world. When she isn’t working, she can be found outside playing with her two young children, hiking with her husband, and finding solitude through running, paddleboarding and listening to podcasts.