Meet the Team

Amelia Hopkin

LCSW, PMHC

Focus: Trauma, Paternal Depression, Maternal Mental Health

Training: Seeking Safety, EMDR, ART, Strengths Based, Trauma Intensives

Background: Hospital SW, Grief, Pregnancy and Infant Loss, Provider Training & Ed

Quoted as Saying: "Grief is not contagious, but it can be sacred. Aging isn't For Wimps."

Binge Favs: Psych, West Wing

Interests: Trying New Things, Travel, Old Houses, NOT Laundry

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Celeste Anderson

LCSW

Focus: Adolescents and Adults, Trauma, Anxiety, OCD, Depression & Anxiety

Training: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), EMDR, Strengths Based, Trauma

Background: Clinical Treatment for Individuals, Groups and Couples

Quoted as Saying:  "its okay to have bad days"

Binge Favs: NCIS, White Collar, Person of Interest

Interests: Family Time, Outdoors, Movies and a Clean House

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Marsha Nielson

LCSW

Focus: Children and Adults, Maternal Mental Health

Training: Medical Social Work, Play Therapy, EMDR and CBT

Background: Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Trauma, Maternal Mental Health

Quoted as Saying:  Trauma is the result of an overwhelming sense of danger, powerlessness and fear. Healing is a result of feeling safe, empowered, and supported. 

Binge Favs: Virgin River, Monk, Blue Bloods

Interests: Summer Days at the Lake and Pool, Gardening, Cooking, Family Time

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Natalie Sill

CSW

Training: Crisis Intervention, EMDR 

Background: adolescent addictions, grief, anxiety, depression, maternal mental health, infant loss.

Quoted as saying: “You’re imperfect and you’re wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging” - Brene Brown

Binge Favs: Gilmore Girls, the Great British Baking Show, Law & Order

Interests: Travel, outdoor adventures, musical theater, reading, thunderstorms

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Trudi Perkins

CSW

Training:  EMDR, DBT, Compassion Focused, IFS Informed

Background: Equine Therapy, Home Health & Hospice

Quoted as Saying: "To heal our inner child is to embrace the parts of ourselves we have long ignored."

Binge Favs: My family and I love to binge watch Stranger Things.

Interests: Spending time in the mountains, Spending time with family and my many fur babies, Long drives

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Amy Drake

CSW

Training: Maternal Mental Health, ART, SPACE, DBT, Strengths Based

Background: Hospital SW, Hospice, School SW, Grief, Selective Mutism.

Quoted as Saying: "It's incredibly brave the way you embrace uncertainty when your heart is longing for answers."

Interests: Gardening, hiking, weight lifting, organizing

Binge Favs: Parenthood, The Office, chocolate, and caffeine.

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Amy Johnston

Binge Favs: Harry Potter, BBC TV series, The Chosen 


Interests: Travel, Gardening, Quilting 


Quoted As Saying: "Well, that's not going to work!"


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Teresa Kearl

Quoted As Saying: "Time may be a great healer, but time is also a terrible beautician."


Favorites: Fall and Any apples: red, green, yellow. Apple pie, apple crisp, apple turnovers! Yum. 


Interests: Helping others become tech savvy. 

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Einstein

Training: - AKA K9 Good Citizen, Emotional Support and Facility Training, intermediate


Background: Havanese, Happiest Greeter Award

Quoted as saying (with his eyes): "Can we go outside now"


Interests: cuddling, babies, other puppies, meeting new people, napping, being outside


Binge Favs: Naps, laying in the sun, rides in the car, treats and being petted.



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Raphael

Training: Emotional Support and Facility Training, Intermediate


Background: Standard Poodle, re-homed to us after the first owners couldn't keep him.


Quoted as saying (with his eyes): "Want to play?"

Interests: Playing fetch, chasing balls, zoomies, working at the office, kids


Binge Favs: Would like to play fetch for 12 hrs a day.


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