State disciplines psychotherapist Nikole Ahner Brown for involvement with client

August 11, 2012

On October 6, 2011, the Idaho Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage & Family Therapists placed licensed marriage & family therapist Nikole Ahner Brown on two years supervised probation with terms and conditions.

The Board’s document states that Brown established a relationship with a former client which was not in the client’s best interest. This relationship included co-ownership of a vehicle, payment of the former client’s phone bill, a landlord-tenant relationship and a personal relationship.

The terms of Brown’s probation also include a $1,000 fine and reimbursement to the Board of $3,643 for its investigative costs and attorney fees.

Source: Stipulation and Consent Order in the Matter of the License of Nikole Ahner Brown, License No. LMFT-3085, Case No. COU-2010-18.