Behavioral Health Provider Joins Horizon Health in Terre Haute

Welcomes Jenny Houzenga to Sycamore Pain & Wellness

Sycamore Pain & Wellness, a service of Horizon Health, welcomes Jenny Houzenga to its outpatient behavioral health team.

Jenny is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and Wabash Valley native. With specialized training in mental health and psychiatric care, she assesses, diagnoses, and manages mental health and substance abuse disorders. She provides psychiatric medication management services for adolescents to geriatric patients.

“Jenny is a great addition to the Sycamore Pain & Wellness team,” said Kim Cooper, director of Terre Haute clinic services. “She has an impressive background and has spent her entire career in the Wabash Valley.”

Jenny has more than 10 years of healthcare experience, four of those years as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She has experience in home care, hospice, and inpatient behavioral health.

“My goal is to lessen the stigma of behavioral health,” she said. “Mental illness is real, and a lot of people don’t believe that. More than likely, someone you know suffers from a mental health condition.”

Jenny has a bachelor's degree in nursing and business administration from Indiana State University. She has a master’s degree as a family nurse practitioner and a post master’s certification as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner from Purdue University.

“A lot of people say I’m easy to talk to. So, I hope people will open up to me because that’s the way to get the best care,” she said.

Jenny was born and raised in Fairbanks, Indiana. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, baking, crocheting, and reading.

The Behavioral Health Team

Jenny Houzenga is part of a comprehensive behavioral health team at Sycamore Pain & Wellness. Other team members include Deb Hills, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (pediatric specialist); Janet Ward, licensed clinical social worker; Sarah Rohder, licensed clinical social worker; Katy Low, licensed mental health counselor; Katie Sullivan, social worker; and Stephanie Wilson, social services coordinator.

Sycamore Pain & Wellness supports a holistic, “whole-person” approach that addresses mind, body, and spirit to achieve maximum health benefits. In addition to behavioral health, the team provides traditional and advanced pain management services, family medicine, weight management, and bone health and wellness services. The specialist team is led by Dr. Thomas Pendergast, well-known Terre Haute native who began his pain management practice in 2007.

For more information about Sycamore Pain & Wellness, call 812 877-3310 or visit MyHorizonHealth.org/Sycamore.