LEWISTON – Trish Buls, an advanced practice psychiatric nurse, has opened a counseling practice for teens and young adults. She provides cognitive behavioral therapy in individual sessions and in groups. Buls also provides consultation to families.

Buls holds a master’s degree in psychiatric nursing from the University of Southern Maine with an internship at the Tri-County Mental Health sexual abuse unit. She has been in the mental health field for more than 20 years, including being supervisor of the psychiatric nursing program at Androscoggin Home Health Services. For the past seven years she has been therapist and program manager at Western Mountains Renaissance School, a day treatment program for adolescents at risk of institutionalization because of significant behavioral problems.

Buls has lived in Lewiston for more than 25 years and is married with two adult daughters. She enjoys gardening, crafts, the outdoors and music.

Buls is at 460 Main St., Lewiston, and may be reached at (207) 782-5731.

Cote earns insurance designation

RUMFORD – Mark J. Cote of Rumford, a Modern Woodmen of America representative, has attained the fraternal insurance counselor designation.

The FIC title is an educational designation that can be earned by career life insurance representatives associated with fraternal insurance societies. Representatives devote more than one year to meet the examination and career development criteria set by the Fraternal Field Managers Association.

Founded in 1883 as a fraternal benefit society, Modern Woodmen of America offers financial services and fraternal member benefits to individuals and families throughout the United States.