Meet the LCI Team

David L. Ragsdale, M.A., LPC Vice President for Counseling and Team Training David L. Ragsdale is the Vice President for Counseling and Team Training for QuietWaters Ministries. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Colorado and for the last 30 years he has helped individuals, couples, and families strengthen their lives and relationships. Ragsdale received his MA in Counseling from Denver Seminary. His post-graduate work has included Marriage and Family Therapy certifications with the Menninger School of Psychiatry. He is a member in good standing with associations such as the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, the American Association of Christian Counselors and the International Board of Christian Counselors. Ragsdale has advanced training in treating anxiety, depression and trauma with treatment modalities such as Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). He has certifications in Sexual Addiction, Sex Therapy and Life Coaching. For the last 20 years he has provided ministry coaching to Christian leaders across the country promoting marriage and family wellness, leadership excellence and organizational effectiveness. His consulting services and training foster sustainable change, culture shifts and redemptive outcomes for the organizations his clients serve.

Werner K. Boos PsyD, STM, MDiv An ordained pastor for almost thirty-nine years, Werner K. Boos is a Diplomate (supervisor) in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the state of Colorado. Having graduated in 1982 from the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver, he currently is Clinical Director of Pastoral Counseling for Denver and an Associate Pastor. Boos has broad experience as a parish pastor, as director of a parish-based pastoral counseling ministry, and as mentor and coach of pastors, pastoral counselors, psychologists, and other mental health therapists. His active clinical practice includes work with individuals, couples, families, and groups with a focus on those who have survived major trauma. He has special training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Guided Imagery, and Self-Hypnosis. Boos frequently facilitates groups such as lay-ministry training, anger management, couple communication, grief-support, family-life, men’s issues, and parent-teen relationships. He also consults with congregations who find themselves in conflict, grief, or other life-transitions.
Christine Denlinger, MA, LPC Christine Denlinger has worked for over twenty years in the area of human development. She is a licensed professional counselor and currently maintains a counseling practice in the Denver area. Prior to moving to Denver, Denlinger worked in international missions along with her husband and continues to be involved in missions through counseling, consulting and pastoral care for missionaries. She is passionate about facilitating growth and reconciliation in relationships. She believes that all people can gain insight and learn skills that will help them live a balanced and fulfilled life as they allow themselves to be transformed by the power of God. Denlinger received her Masters in Counseling from Denver Seminary. She is a National Certified Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor. Christine is a member of the American Counseling Association. Due to her cross-cultural experience she is also fluent in Spanish.
Victoria Johnson, MSW, LCSW Victoria Johnson received her Masters in Social Work from the University of Connecticut in 1990 and has worked in a variety of clinical settings including Community Mental Health, Psychiatric Hospitals and currently is in Private Practice. This experience provides her with a unique way of helping clients via the aid of a multi-disciplinarian focus.

Johnson is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, National Association of Christian Social Workers and was past president of the Denver chapter of the National Federation of Clinical Social Workers. She is active in leadership roles in the churches she a member of.

Clinically Johnson is passionate about helping people who are struggling in their lives around emotional issues. She is especially interested in couples, women’s issues and leadership dynamics as they effect the emotions related to anxiety, depression, sexual acting out and other addictions. Johnson specializes in Trauma, sexual abuse, grief work, and family of origin dysfunction related to adult functioning, emotions and marriage. She does extensive work with infidelity as well. Johnson is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), conflict management and communication skills.

Johnson is a speaker at Women’s groups and Mops on various topics.

Hud McWilliams M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D. Dr. Hud McWilliams received his M. A. and Ed. S degrees from the University of Northern Colorado and his Ed. D. in counseling from North Texas State University. McWilliams served for nine years as a professor of Psychology at Texas Wesleyan University and for six years was Academic Dean and professor at the Center for Advanced Biblical Studies in California and Dallas. McWilliams is currently the Senior Resource Pastor for Christian Associates, a church planting organization focused on Europe. He is a pastor to the pastors of 60 church plants/missional initiatives, providing resources, training, seminary counseling and teaching resources. In 1999, he moved to his present position from Fellowship Bible Church in Richardson, Texas, where he was on the pastoral staff for five years and the lead pastor for four. Prior to his time in Richardson, McWilliams was on the pastoral staff of Fellowship Bible Church in Dallas, Texas. Serving on the pastoral staff for 10 years, he was the founder and Director of the Counseling Ministry and a member of the Elder Board. He has been a licensed psychologist in Texas since 1975, and in Colorado since 2000. McWillimas has been in private practice for over 40 years. While in the Dallas area, he was a professional counseling resource for local evangelical pastors.

Tom Varney, Th.M, D.Phil Dr. Tom Varney received his Th.M. in Counseling from Grace Theological Seminary and his D. Phil. in Religion and Society from Oxford Graduate School (major: behavioral science). He has over 20 years of experience in teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in both Counseling and Bible/Theology. Varney served as Dean of the Graduate Counseling Program and Professor of Counseling and Spiritual Theology at Colorado Christian University. Currently, he continues his ministry as a Licensed Professional Counselor (20 years), an Affiliate Professor at CCU, and as a half-time Pastor of a small, historic church in Morrison, Colorado. Varney’s rare combination of counseling, teaching, administrative, and pastoral experience has given him the ability to effectively address and process a broad range of personal and professional issues that impact spiritual life and ministry, which makes him a great fit for the quality spiritual direction Quiet Waters seeks to provide.