Meet Our Clinical Staff

Sherie Mahlberg is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in first responders, their spouses, and their families. Among her areas of expertise are Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), Peer Support, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Brainspotting, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).

Gary Stanoff is a Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in first responders. Gary has provided CISD services for several different law enforcement agencies throughout the bay area. Gary has a long history in working with first responders, trauma, families and at risk teens.

Kristen Boothe is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in working with first responders, military families, individuals, and couples. She is experienced in the areas of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), relationship issues, divorce, co-parenting, blending families, infidelity, depression, anxiety, trauma, drug and alcohol related issues and is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Joshua Todt is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor who specializes in first responders, individuals, couples, and children. Among his areas of expertise are Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), mood and anxiety disorders, and grief and anger issues.

Joshua Capper is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in first responders, individuals, and couples. Among his areas of specialty is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Brain Spotting, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), trauma, attachment issues, domestic violence or abuse, neglect, and relational concerns.

Ken Walter is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in, individuals, couples, adolescents, and active and retired military. Among his areas of expertise are Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Brain Spotting, PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

Anne is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in helping first responders, veterans and medical professionals deal with trauma, anxiety, and chronic pain. She also treats sport performance anxiety in athletes of levels. Her areas of expertise include Brainspotting, EMDR and guided meditation.

Dr. Beth Siegel is Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a doctorate in
psychology who specializes in individuals and couples including first responders.
Her areas of expertise are PTSD, trauma, depression, anxiety and adults who
experienced trauma in their childhood.

Brenna Repard is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in first responders, individuals, couples, families, and children. Among her areas of expertise are Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Nurturing Parenting Programs, Postpartum Depression (PPD), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, stress, and relationship conflicts.

Kelly Haven is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in emergency medical services personnel, active and retired military, individuals, couples, adolescents, and children. Among her areas of expertise are Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), trauma, depression, anxiety, and working with parents of children who have special needs.

Sonnie Hamner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in first responders, individuals, couples, adolescents, and children. Among her areas of expertise are Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotion-focused therapy (EFT), Brainspotting, Linguistic Analysis, Clinical Trauma and a Mental Health Integrated Medicine.

Amanda Sager is an Associate Professional Counselor, she works with individuals and teens. She specializes in first responders, spouses and significant others of first responders. Among her areas of specialty is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, infertility and new families, teachers, and athletic performance.

Paget Mitchell is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who works with First Responders, Spouses of First Responders, children, and adolescents. Since 2016, Padget has volunteered with the First Responder Support Network’s West Coast Post Trauma Retreat (WCPR) and Significant Others and Spouses (SOS) programs both as peer and clinician. She has experience working with children and adolescents in the Santa Rosa school system and is trained in Brainspotting.

Stephen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, specializing in couple's, individual and First Responder work. Among his areas of focus are Emotion Focused Couple's counseling, Brainspotting, marital issues, family issues, divorce, infidelity, depression and anxiety problems.

Sherry is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with individuals and couples, including first responders, military and government agencies. She specializes in eating disorder/Body Distortion, Chronic Illness issues, conflict resolution, mind/body integration, CBT behavior modification, DBT therapy, sex addiction including expertise in porn/social media/prostitution parlors.

Kristie Hopper is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in first responders, military service members, individuals, relationship disruptions in couples and families, and those recovering from trauma. Among her areas of expertise are Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Trauma Informed Care (TIC), Attachment Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Brainspotting, stress management, and mindfulness techniques.

Ed Chicoine is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in working with first responders, individuals, couples, and children. Among his areas of expertise is Critical Incident Stress Management, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Peer Support, depression, anxiety, and relationships.

Maiko is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who works with individuals, couples,
military, and first responders. Among her areas of focus are Eye Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing (EMDR), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Family Systems therapy.

Sara Dorsey is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in individuals,
couples, and first responders counseling. Among her areas of focus are Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Critical
Incident Stress Management, anxiety, blended families, relationship conflicts, and trauma.

Tawny Chestnut is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and Credentialed School Counselor who specializes in individuals, children, couples, and families. Tawny particularly enjoys working with education and/or behavior challenges in children and teens, individuals with ADD/ADHD, life transitions (e.g divorce, moving, loss), Perinatal/Postpartum Mood Disorders, and those who suffer from any form of anxiety and/or depression. Among her areas of expertise are Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT), person-centered therapy, family systems therapy, and brain spotting.

Tom Westin is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with adult individuals and couples, including first responders. He specializes in trauma and PTSD, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and problem gambling, and uses a variety of approaches in his work with clients, including EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, CBT, Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness techniques.

Jacquline is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with individuals dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, substance abuse and relationship problems.