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Dusti Huddleston
Staff Bio
LCSW
Clinical Director
Dusti Huddleston, LCSW is the clinical director at Avery’s House Boise, where she oversees and coordinates the therapeutic treatment of adolescents at our residential treatment facility. Dusti supervises our therapy team, ensuring that each client receives the highest level of therapeutic support and programming.
Dusti received a master’s in social work from Portland State University in 2017. Experienced in crisis response and adolescent and family therapy, she specializes in helping others overcome traumatic experiences. Previously the clinical director at a crisis center for survivors of violence, Dusti brings great skill in crisis management and trauma-informed therapy. She is a certified clinical trauma professional (CCTP) and provides a person-centered approach that utilizes multiple modalities, including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), and attachment theory.
Dusti was born and raised in Idaho and loves spending time hiking, backpacking, and mountain biking with her partner and dog.