Meet Our EAP Team
The Methodist Healthcare Employee Assistance Program (EAP) staff are Doctorate and Master's prepared, licensed professional counselors, clinical social workers and clinical pastoral therapists.
All eligible counseling staff are Certified Employee Assistance Professionals (CEAP). The CEAP credential was created in 1986 to identify those individuals who have met established standards for EAP care and service delivery. The credential is recognized by employers, human resource professionals and accrediting agencies as the standard in employee assistance. We believe it is critical that our staff maintain the highest level of credentialing to ensure that businesses and employees receive quality EAP services.
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Donna Tosches, LCSW, CEAP
Donna Tosches is the Director of the Methodist Healthcare Employee Assistance Program. She has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over twenty years and a Certified Employee Assistance Professional for ten years. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the Employee Assistance Professional Association and the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Psychology from Fordham University in the Bronx, NY and a Master’s in Social Work from New York University in New York City. As Director of the Methodist Healthcare EAP, Donna manages more than twenty contracts covering 40,000 lives in the Mid-South. She has an extensive crisis response background, having developed crisis programs for hospital emergency departments in Connecticut and in New Jersey and hospital-based critical incident stress management teams. Prior to her current position, Donna managed a successful private practice in New Jersey and Connecticut, worked as a hospital-based psychiatric and medical social worker, managed other hospital- based EAP’s and was an Associate Professor of Human Services at a community college. She enjoys time with family and friends, reading, cooking, cultural events and outdoor activities. |
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Colleen Bonadio, LPC, CEAP, NBCC
Colleen Bonadio has been in the field of behavioral health at Methodist Healthcare for over 20 years, and has been with the Methodist Healthcare EAP as a counselor since 1997. Previously, she worked as the Intake Coordinator at both Methodist Outreach, a chemical dependency residential facility, and at the Methodist Family Counseling Center for Children and Adolescents. She is a National Board Certified Counselor, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Employee Assistance Professional, and a member of the Employee Assistance Professional Association. She received her B.A. degree from Thiel College in PA, and completed graduate work at Penn State University in Pennsylvania before moving to Tennessee. She got her Masters in Counseling from Memphis State University in 1996. She enjoys spending time with her family and playing with her dogs. She likes reading, taking walks, and doing jigsaw puzzles. |
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Wayne Hyatt, LPC, CEAP Wayne Hyatt currently serves as a counselor for the Methodist Healthcare Employee Assistance Program, Memphis, Tennessee. He received his Master’s Degree in Counseling from Memphis State University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP) and a Certified Substance Abuse Professional. He has over twenty-five years experience in both clinical and administrative positions in the behavioral health field. Wayne has been active on the local, state and national level in consultation and training in substance abuse disorders treatment. In his spare time, he enjoys trout fishing in Arkansas and photography. |
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Karole Shorter, LCSW Karole Shorter is a counselor with Methodist Healthcare Employee Assistance Program. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and joined the EAP staff in 2006. She earned her Bachelor of Social Work Degree from Florida A&M University and her Master's of Social Work Degree from Florida State University. Karole has over fourteen years of experience as a counselor with children and adults in various settings. She has served as an independently contracted therapist for adults with persistent mental illness in group homes, a mental health specialist with a local outpatient mental health center for children and adults, and Social Services Director of a nursing home in Florida. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, attending sporting events, and traveling. |
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Myra Bennett, D. Min, LCPT, CEAP Myra Bennett holds both the Doctor of Ministry Degree and a Master’s Degree from Memphis Theological Seminary. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Memphis. She is a Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapist in the State of Tennessee and is nationally certified as an Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP). Myra has worked as an EAP counselor with Methodist Healthcare for the past 18 years. She is also a board-certified chaplain by the American Association of Professional Chaplains. Prior to her work in the EAP, she served 4 years as Chaplain Supervisor at Methodist Outreach, Inc., a residential treatment facility for chemical dependency with a holistic approach to recovery. She is ordained as an Elder in the United Methodist Church and has served as pastor to churches in the West Tennessee area. Myra enjoys spending time with her family, reading books on her Kindle, attending concerts and musical theater, and camping with her husband in their RV. |
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Brian Long, LPC, CEAP Brian Long is a counselor for the Methodist Healthcare Employee Assistance Program, Memphis, Tennessee. He received a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Memphis State University. He is a licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP) and a Certified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP). He has worked in the behavioral health field as a clinician and administrator since 1976. He holds the position of Treasurer in the local Employee Assistance Professional Association Chapter. He enjoys golf, traveling and baseball. |
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Susan Erdman, LCSW, CEAP Susan Erdman currently serves as a counselor for the Methodist Healthcare Employee Assistance Program, Memphis, Tennessee. She has a Master's Degree in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University in New Orleans and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Tennessee – Memphis. She has worked as an EAP counselor for the past 17 years. Before her work in the EAP, she worked as a Mental Health Specialist at Methodist University Hospital in the eating disorder and dual diagnosis programs. Previously, she worked as a Catholic sister in a retreat center and as a personnel manager in a department store in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is an avid reader, yoga and fitness fan and loves to travel in the Mid-South and beyond. |
Ann Spragins
Ann Spragins is the Administrative Assistant for Methodist Healthcare Employee Assistance Program. She has been employed with Methodist Healthcare for 12 years in various capacities. Ann graduated from The University of Mississippi with a BSE Degree in Elementary Education. She taught schools for several years in Mississippi, Florida and Tennessee.
Ann enjoys reading, playing bridge and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Tim Faris, M.A., Ph.D.
Dr. Faris completed M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in psychology at the University of Arkansas and Mississippi State University. He has extensive experience in residential and out-patient treatment substance abuse and addiction, psychological assessment and individual psychotherapy with children, adolescents and adults. He is a licensed psychologist and ran a successful out-patient practice for more than 25 years. He has been a part-time consultant with the Methodist Healthcare Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for 22 years, aiding counseling staff with case review and disposition.
He enjoys spending time with his family, writing, golf and trout fishing in his spare time.