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Miriam Hunt (Director of Family Counseling), received her M.S.W. from Hunter College of Social Work, NY and is a certified Ecosystemic Family Therapist (Philadelphia Child & Therapy Training Center).  Miriam joins our team in late September 2010, from Philadelphia, PA.  She comes to us with almost thirty years of clinical experience, which includes and is not limited to work to address the effects of abuse, neglect, traumatic events, and other challenges to early childhood development, and collaborative work around providing optimal clinical care and case management for youth and adults needing care around sexual assault.  Miriam will guide a team of culturally diverse and focused staff, with advanced degrees, in their work with families.

Jerry Evergreen (Director of Family Counseling), received his MA in Psychology from Seattle University and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and a Child Mental Health Specialist in Washington State. With more than 18 years of experience as a therapist and case manager, with the last 9 years as a director, Jerry is a member of the Washington Mental Health Counselors' Association and the American Mental Health Counselors' Association. His established staff are culturally diverse and focused on working with families. Jerry is interested in continuing to develop programs that address the Mental Health needs of the community.

Lindsay Bagley (Therapist) - Bio coming soon.

Jennifer Boyce-McNeil (Therapist) - Bio coming soon.

Emily Bennett (Therapist) has earned an MA in Clinical Psychology from Seattle University with experience including working with older adults, leading support groups and providing day treatment services. She has provided crisis management and training, and has also worked with behaviorally-challenged children suffering from severe traumatic events in a preschool setting. Although Emily works with clients of all ages, she primarily sees children and adolescents, with interests in infant mental health, grief and loss issues, and family dynamics.   

Linda Fieldhouse (Intake Therapist) - Bio coming soon.

Virginia Gonzalez (Licensed Mental Health Professional) received her MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, Seattle and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Virginia has studied couple and family therapy and has experience working with street youth, HIV/AIDS patients and immigrants. She uses an array of different styles of therapy with her clients, including play therapy, music therapy, cognitive behavioral, family systems theory, and solution focused therapy. Virginia is bilingual and provides therapy in both English and Spanish. Her interests include working with families, couples, adolescents and young children, while also enjoying work with Latino populations. She is a strong advocate for helping clients to improve their communication and problem solving skills.

Karin Hoggard (Mental Health Therapist) has a Masters degree in Psychology from Seattle University. Her experience includes crisis prevention and intervention with children, adolescents and young adults with severe trauma histories.  Her interests include helping clients find their voice in advocating for themselves, often within chaotic family systems, and doing dyadic work with babies and their caregivers to promote healthy attachment. Karin works with clients of all ages guiding them in learning how to effectively regulate themselves (using cognitive-behavioral and object relations theories), while creating meaningful lives. She incorporates mindfulness and meditation when appropriate, and practices from a person-centered and psychodynamic approach. Karin also has interest working with individuals suffering from chronic physical illness and guiding them toward personal empowerment.

Anne Maurer (Therapist) has an MA in Existential Phenomenological Therapeutic Psychology from Seattle University. Anne's experience includes working with low income and homeless youth, as a medical assistant in a women's health clinic and in a behavioral health hospital for children and adolescents. In addition, Anne is also an experienced photographer who is interested in exploring the non-verbal ways in which people communicate. Working with clients of all ages and co-facilitating groups for youth including emotion awareness, teen issues, and art therapy groups, Anne is also interested in human development, experiential therapy and gender issues, often using a mix of art, play, sand-tray, focusing, and psycho-education in therapy.

Lauren Pollard (Therapist) works with children, adolescents, and adults. She earned an MA in Psychology from Seattle University, and an MA in Art History from Tufts University. Lauren's approach to therapy is collaborative and client centered, and is grounded in the belief that our early relationships and experiences influence how we see ourselves and relate to others. Her work incorporates psychodynamic and attachment theories, and art and play therapy. Lauren is particularly interested in prenatal psychological health, postpartum depression, and infant mental health..

Malyn White (Program Coordinator) - Bio coming soon.