Meet Our Vacaville 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).

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.

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.

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.

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 a Licensed 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.

Alessandra is an Associate Clinical Social Worker who works with individuals, children, and couples. Alessandra received a Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Alessandra is currently pursuing her license as a clinical social worker.

Nataly is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Board Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist in Critical Care/Trauma practicing in the state of California. Her passion is to support First Responders and Healthcare workers’ mental health. This population faces unique challenges and has a unique culture, which can only be understood by being a part of it. Nataly has been a part of that culture for over 13 years, working in various hospitals, being part of a 911 system, and responding to disasters both nationally and internationally.

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.

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.