Lyle Labardee
Chief Executive Officer
Lyle brings 25+ years of experience developing and delivering innovative behavioral health resources and solutions to EAPs, employers and organizations throughout the US.
Email: lyle@amplife.us
Our Owners
Susan Labardee
Director of Operations
Susan brings 20+ years of experience including organizational leadership, direct services and operations support to nationwide behavioral health and wellness services.
Email: susan@amplife.us
Our History and Mission
Founded in 2012 by Lyle and Susan Labardee, Amplified Life Network brings wellbeing to work and life. Our mission is to reduce human suffering and enhance wellness and productivity by using our clinical, creative and technical expertise to deliver a full spectrum of behavioral health resources including print, digital and clinical care to consumers, employers, EAPs and other distributors of behavioral healthcare.
Amplified Life Network is dedicated to delivering excellence in behavioral health services and resources to people of all beliefs, backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities and walks of life. Founded on Christian principles, Amplified Life seeks to demonstrate these Golden Rule principles and standards in all of its relationships with its employees, contractors, partners, vendors, corporate accounts and counseling clients alike.
Our Leadership Team
Dean Ferris
Healhcare Business Advisor
Dean brings 15 years of CEO-level, healthcare executive experience, and provides Amplified Life with strategic guidance and leadership in healthcare business and product development.
Hannah Moore
Executive Assistant
Hannah brings expertise in health care administration. In addition to supervising Amplified Life's Care Team, she also serves Amplified Life as a bilingual, Limited License Professional Counselor (LLPC).
Allyse Host
Clinical Director
Allyse brings 9 years of clinical experience to her role as Clinical Director. A Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Allyse, supports Amplifed Life's therapists and the application of best practices.
Amanda Maher
Employee Assistance Manager
Amanda brings 15 years of clinical, LMSW / CEAP experience serving national-level EAP accounts, and supports the delivery of Amplified Life's services to EAPs and Employers.
Our Care Team
Lauren Graven
Care Coordinator
Lauren answers the phone and helps our individual and corporate clients access services.
Email: lauren@amplife.us
Phone: 616-499-4711
Emily Bronson
Care Coordinator
Emily answers the phone and helps our individual and corporate clients access services.
Email: emilyb@amplife.us
Phone: 616-499-4711
Brooklyn Bruin
Care Coordinator
Brooklyn answwers the phone and helps our individual and corporate clients access services.
Email: brooklynb@amplife.us
Phone: 616-499-4711
Our Therapists
Katie Minks, LMSW, CCTP
Lyle Labardee, LPC
MIke Wiersma, LPC
Cathy Young, LMSW
Rebekah Karel, LMSW
Allyse Host, LPC, CCTP
Susan Labardee, Wellness Coach
Sabreen Polavin, LMSW, CCTP
Katie Reichard, LMSW, CCTP
Kimberly Smith, LMSW, CAADC
Amy Harbison, LMSW
Jennifer Hunter, LLPC, CCTP
Cassie Bueker, LPC, CAADC, CCTP
Our Digital Health Writers
Nicole Papaioannou, PhD
Instructional Designer & Digital Health Writer
Nicole Papaioannou Lugara is an instructional design consultant and founder of both Your Instructional Designer and its learning network, the Upskill Experience. She has her PhD in English from St. John's University, where she focused her research on student engagement, transfer of learning, and writing across contexts.
Renae Brumbaugh, MFA
Digital Health Health Writer - Wellbeing & WorkLife Issues
Renae Green, MFA, is an ECPA bestselling author and award-winning journalist. She teaches English at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, where she lives with her handsome, country-boy husband, two dogs, a bunch of chickens and a duck. Her four grown children live nearby, and she anxiously awaits grandchildren so she can spoil them and send them home.
Jessica Ball, MS, RD
Digital Health Writer - Wellbeing & Nutrition
Jessica Ball is a Registered Dietitian and nutrition professional specializing in communications, editing, recipe development and sustainable food systems. She is a graduate of MSU and the UnIversity of Vermont, and she also serves as Assistant Digital Editor of Nutrition for EatingWell Media Group.