Meet Our Team
Meet our team of doctoral level providers dedicated to providing you with the best quality care to help you on your journey toward improved well-being.
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Our Story
As a leader in the mental health field, Dr. Paquin left the large healthcare systems to develop a clinic dedicated to making quality psychological care available to people seeking help. Psychology Express was established in 2017 (pre-COVID) dedicated to expanding the reach of quality mental health services via the use of telehealth.
Post-COVID, as telehealth has become the norm, Psychology Express has focused on recruiting the best psychologists to provide the highest level of mental health care in MN and the U.S.
Finally, our history would be incomplete without mention of Maria Almanzar, the Director of Operations. Dr. Paquin and Maria previously spent years leading a large hospital-based system and built what was arguably the most successful psychology program at the time in the state. In 2022, Maria and Dr. Paquin partnered again with the vision of delivering the highest quality of care (using doctoral level psychologists) to care for clients throughout MN, WI, and the U.S.
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Leadership
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Our Doctors
Post-Docs Beginning in August
Dr. Kelsey Boyea
PsyD | LP Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Boyea is a licensed clinical psychologist who completed her doctoral degree from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. She completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral residency at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. She has worked in primary care clinics, residential treatment, college counseling centers, and outpatient mental health settings providing therapy and psychological testing services.
Dr. Boyea conducts psychological evaluations with children, adolescents, and adults. Evaluations include testing for ADHD, academic achievement, behavioral, emotional, and interpersonal concerns, and diagnostic clarification.
Along with providing services at Psychology Express, Dr. Boyea is an adjunct professor at Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Services. There she teaches courses on assessment and diagnosing co-occurring disorders, families and systems, evidenced-based counseling, and treatment planning for mental health and substance use disorders.
In her free time, Dr. Boyea likes spending time with her family, spending time at her cottage, training for half marathons, and cheering on the Green Bay Packers!
Dr. Bracey Dangerfield
PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow
Hello! I am delighted to introduce myself as the newest member here at Psychology Express. I have pursued my passion for understanding the human mind and behavior by obtaining a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Mid-America Christian University. Upon completion, I began working as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the community and at The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
While at The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, I decided to pursue a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Oklahoma City University and subsequently returned to The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center to complete my doctoral training. As a clinician, I believe in creating a safe and non-judgmental space for clients where they can freely express their thoughts and feelings. My primary theory is much aligned with Person-Centered Therapy with an aim to allow individuals to lead a more authentic and genuine lifestyle.
“Not everything in life can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin
Dr. Alexandra Heinle
PsyD | Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Heinle earned her Psy.D in clinical psychology from George Fox University. She completed her clinical training in multiple university counseling sites and also at Hazelden Betty Ford Newberg. Her pre-doctoral internship was at Appalachian State University Counseling Center where she specialized in the trauma and ecopsychology tracks.
Dr. Heinle enjoys working with adults from a wide array of age ranges and backgrounds. She works with many different presentations but has the most experience and interest with trauma therapy, couples therapy, substance use concerns, multicultural therapy, and spiritual integration. Regarding assessments, Dr. Heinle has the most experience with personality, ADHD, and learning disability assessments but is open to performing other assessments as well. Dr. Heinle’s therapeutic style is collaborative as she wants to meet her clients where they are and also serve as an advocate for them. She consistently uses Rogerian and trauma informed therapy but often pulls interventions from psychodynamic, interpersonal, and internal family systems therapy styles.
Outside of her clinical work, Dr. Heinle enjoys hiking, running, reading, and spending time with her dog.
Dr. Syed Rizvi
PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Syed Rizvi graduated with a doctorate in psychology from the University of Houston School. Syed received his Bachelor of Science in psychology from
UH with honors and has experience working in social processes,
cognitive, sleep-deprivation, and adolescent-focused labs.
Dr. Syed was
previously the training director at the Mindfulness, Well-Being &
Spirituality lab at UH and his research work centers on positive
psychology, the Dual-Factor model, and multicultural approaches to treatment. He works with adolescents and adults. Dr. Syed enjoys reading, exercising, drawing, and watching
movies during his time off.
Dr. Victoria Peterson-Hilleque
PsyD | Postdoctoral Fellow
Victoria graduated with a doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of St. Thomas. She enjoys working with teens and adults offering trauma-informed therapy, psychological testing, and group counseling to help improve her clients’ lives. She has experience treating a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, OCD, life transitions, identity development, and grief and loss. Victoria strives to support the well-being of clients by fostering their strengths and motivation for change. Victoria seeks to walk alongside her clients with compassion, to see the world as they do, and help them discern where they want to go. She works from the belief that we are the authors of our lives; and when we change our stories, we can change our lives
Victoria has an interest in working with clients from many backgrounds and strives to be sensitive to how her identities and client identities affect the therapeutic process. She invites examining the way race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexuality, class, ability-level, religion, size, and other identities affect therapy and life. When it makes sense for her clients, she is open to utilizing literature and writing to support wellbeing. Victoria’s research interests include using poetic inquiry to foster identity development. Prior to entering the field of psychology, she worked as an educator and writer.
Victoria lives in Minneapolis with her family. She loves traveling, walking in the woods, reading poetry and novels, and writing.
Dr. Anthony Tamborello
PsyD l Postdoctoral Fellow
Seeking out therapy is often an intimidating undertaking. Whether you are new to therapy or coming back after a break, sharing your history with a new person can be emotionally difficult. It is common for people to be uncomfortable talking about challenges in their lives, and even having experience with therapy previously, hesitant to invite new people to help them with these difficulties. I want to commend you for making it this far and caring enough about your well-being to seek out some assistance. The more people we can enlist to be with us, and the better we get at enlisting people the easier these challenges become.
If I work with you, I hope to do two things. First, I want to provide a safe, non-judgmental space for you. Harsh criticism or judgment is rarely beneficial, especially in our world where there is no shortage of people telling you what you are doing wrong. Second, to make sure the space is safe and understanding, I want to get to know you as well as possible. This means understanding what brings you into therapy now, and getting to know how relationships, traumas, or experiences within society might influence their mental health. Understanding these things is only the beginning. The work in therapy is done when we can meet on a regular basis and understand how these previous experiences might be driving some of your daily difficulties.
For this reason, I usually like to see people once per week for a 50-minute session. I feel like this level of frequency is necessary to build rapport and help me get to know you better. In my experience, monthly or bi-monthly meetings often become “catch-up” sessions. Their infrequency can make it difficult to build on what might have been discussed in the last session.
I am originally from Houston, but I earned my PhD from the University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan, and completed my internship at the Indian Health Care Resource Center in Tulsa, OK.
I have experience working with teens and adults of all ages with general anxiety, social anxiety, school and work difficulties, and depression. I am happy to work with people from all economic, racial, sexual, and gender backgrounds, and I always try to keep in mind that people with similar backgrounds can have vastly different experiences.
Matti Martin
PsyD | Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Martin earned her PsyD in Clinical Psychology from Adler University in Chicago. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Hazelden Betty Ford’s Center for Teens, Young adults, and Families where she worked with teens and young adults struggling with cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders. Dr. Martin has previously worked in a community mental center, a research hospital, and private practice specializing in neuropsychological work.
Dr. Martin has experience in providing therapy to children, adolescents, and adults with diverse backgrounds and mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and OCD. Dr. Martin has a special interest and expertise in working with LGBTQIA+ individuals and their families. Dr. Martin utilizes a strengths-based approach with an emphasis on neurodiversity, helping her clients to understand and work with their brains instead of against them. Dr. Martin incorporates multiple evidence-based interventions from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), existential therapy, liberation therapy, and Parent Management Training (PMT) into her work. Dr. Martin’s warmth, compassion, and genuine care for the people she works with are present in every therapy session, testing appointment, and phone call.
In her free time, Dr. Martin enjoys painting, nature photography, exploring state parks, dancing, and gardening. She has a deep love of learning and is always open to recommendations for great podcasts, documentaries, or books!
Josh Pearl
Postdoctoral Fellow | University of St. Thomas
I believe that an authentic, honest relationship is foundational to making therapy and assessment a meaningful experience. I strive to take an affirming, holistic, and collaborative approach in my work and to provide a safe, empowering experience in which being seen and accepted provides the foundation for growth and change. My work is grounded in emotion-focused and feminist/multicultural perspectives, and I integrate a variety of other approaches including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), as well as exposure and response prevention (ERP). I work with adults facing a variety of experiences and challenges, including mood and anxiety concerns, obsessive compulsive disorder, overcoming the impacts of trauma, relational conflicts, family of origin issues, life transitions, grief, and shame. I also provide a range of psychological assessment services. Holding space for identity development, resilience, wellbeing, and agency in the face of oppression, marginalization, and othering is also central to my work as a therapist.
I received my Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN, and completed my Predoctoral internship at The University of Idaho Counseling and Testing Center in Moscow, Idaho. My professional interests include identity development, therapeutic assessment, and training and supervision, as well as culturally responsive emotion focused therapy.
In my free time, I am a devoted cat dad, I enjoy making coffee, cooking, and outdoor adventures like fishing, hiking, and canoeing. I also love movies, photography, and spending time with my friends and family.
Melissa Schill
PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Melissa Schill earned her Ph.D. in School Psychology from University of Wisconsin in Madison. She has experience in a variety of settings including inpatient treatment programs for substance abuse and mental health, day treatment, and community mental health programs.
Prior to joining Psychology Express, Dr. Schill worked for over 20 years in the public school system with children/adolescents and their teachers and parents, providing assistance for a wide range of challenges including depression, anxiety disorders, trauma, grief, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, learning disabilities, and school underachievement. Dr. Schill joined Psychology Express in 2023 to provide clinical psychotherapy for adolescent and young adult clients. Her priority is to create a safe, compassionate, and nonjudgmental place for clients of all backgrounds and identities in order to promote growth and healing. Dr. Schill uses a client-centered approach and incorporates a range of evidence-based therapies, including CBT, ACT, mindfulness, and interpersonal psychotherapy.
In her spare time, Dr. Schill enjoys spending time with her family and her rescue dog, Carly. (Watch for future opportunities to incorporate Carly into therapy sessions upon request!)
Her favorite activities include hiking, lake life, reading, yoga, and playing games.
Dr. Sierra Paup
PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Paup received her PhD in clinical psychology from Washington State University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the University of Minnesota’s Student Counseling Center, where she worked with students from all areas of the University of Minnesota community. Dr. Paup is also experienced in working with adult clients of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds, specializing in those experiencing identity concerns, anxiety and depression, trauma, and interpersonal difficulties. She is also highly skilled in various research supported therapy techniques (CBT, ACT, DBT, Mindfulness, & more) and is trained in ERP for anxiety and OCD.
Dr. Paup emphasizes relational connection, transparency, and understanding how our complex social world interacts with our mental health. She has developed a flexible therapeutic style with the goal of customizing effective and collaborative treatments for every client’s unique needs. Dr. Paup identifies as a queer, transgender woman and holds a strong passion for supporting the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as neurodiverse and culturally varied backgrounds.
Outside of her work with clients, Dr. Paup enjoys exploring restaurants with her wife, spending time with her two Siberian cats, and playing increasingly complex board games.
Kate Van Pay
PHD | LP Clinical Psychologist
My goal as a therapist is to genuinely connect with and support clients in their journey. It is a privilege to walk with others on their path towards healing and knowing themselves. I strive to make sure my clients feel seen and heard as their true selves, experience warmth and security in the counseling room, and know that I unconditionally accept them. I believe therapy should be a true partnership between myself and my client; we are a team working toward your desired healing, growth, and change. I am committed to providing a safe and inviting atmosphere for all people, identities, and needs.
I often work from a relational lens as I believe that our past and current interpersonal experiences have a significant influence in shaping how we see ourselves and the world, and are often at the root of a lot of our pain and distress. I believe that there is no “one size fits all” approach to therapy and enjoy being flexible and adaptable in my work. The experience of providing clients with a meaningful connection where they feel secure, heard, and accepted for their true selves is the aspect of this work that I find most fulfilling. Being able to give a client with past interpersonal hurts a corrective emotional experience and show them that they can be cared for unconditionally is a privilege, as is helping them to better understand the impact of their current/past experiences on their current challenges, sense of self, symptoms, and overall mental well-being. I also find it important to help clients build a toolbox of coping strategies to help them navigate their daily challenges, and so I incorporate breathing strategies, mindfulness, self-compassion, grounding, and EMDR emotion regulation strategies into my therapy work. Throughout all my work I remain aware of the context of each client’s unique experience as well as our diverse identities and how they may play out in sessions and within the client’s life, and work to foster open discussion, transparency, and exploration.
I hope to empower my clients by co-creating a therapeutic path that feels most meaningful for them. I feel especially capable to work with trauma, anxiety, relationship concerns, perfectionism, and disordered eating and body image concerns. If you feel that I would be a good fit for you as a therapist, I look forward to the opportunity to work with you.
Amelia (Mia) Paquin
PHD, LP | CEO, Psychologist
Dr. Paquin is the CEO and a licensed psychologist. She enjoys helping children, teens, adults and families with life transitions, mental health challenges (OCD, anxiety, depression), addictions, trauma, and more. Dr. Paquin uses research based treatments to help clients (Motivational Interviewing, CBT, DBT, ACT). Dr. Paquin also does consulting for Social Security Disability and training in Psychological First Aid and Trauma Informed Services.
Dr. Paquin received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Bowling Green State University in 2006. Prior to opening Psychology Express in 2017, Dr. Paquin served as Chief Psychologist from 2011-2016 at Hennepin Healthcare (formerly HCMC). During her tenure, she led implementation of new psychological programming including primary care behavioral health, integrated health psychology, integrated addiction treatment, dialectical behavior therapy, first episode psychosis programming, and “CARES” (a preventative response for first responders and healthcare providers coping with stress/violence). Dr. Paquin also served on the MN Board of Psychology from 2014-2017. Currently, she is a doctoral practicum supervisor for St. Mary’s University and Augsburg.
In her free time, Dr. Paquin enjoys time with family, reading, exercise, and fostering rescue dogs (check out Betty and Odie on our team page).
Maria Almanzar
Director of Operations
Ms. Almanzar has a Law degree from the Dominican Republic and management training from both the Dominican Republic and New York. She has extensive experience in business management and operations, team building, strategic planning and implementation, and project and budget management. Ms. Almanzar worked at Hennepin Healthcare (formerly HCMC) from 2011-2019 where she was led operations in the Psychology Division including Child Adolescent Psychiatry and Neuropsychology. More recently, she worked at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health from 2020-2022 as the Administrator of Pediatrics and Psychology.
In her free time, Ms. Almanzar enjoys reading, listening to music, dancing, yoga, gardening, traveling and spending time with friends and family.
Gabriella
Marketing & Business Coordinator
Gabriella graduated from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, IA with a degree in Biology and Secondary Education.
She can be found reading non-fiction biology books in her free time (especially by Sam Kean) or playing the piano. Gabriella is a Chopin and Jane Austen fan. She usually plays the Pride & Prejudice soundtrack, Chopin’s nocturnes, or Studio Ghibli music while working.
Kenneth (Ken) Abrams
PhD, LP | Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Abrams completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota and internship at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Prior to joining Psychology Express, he worked for many years at community health centers in central Minnesota.
Dr. Abrams conducts psychological evaluations and therapy with adults with panic disorder / agoraphobia, OCD, Hoarding, Social Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
Beyond his work at Psychology Express, Dr. Abrams is a professor of psychology at Carleton College (Northfield, MN). There he teaches courses in psychopathology, cross-cultural psychopathology, and health psychology, and conducts research on the prevention of panic disorder and PTSD.
In his free time, Dr. Abrams enjoys long-distance biking, cross-country skiing, spending time with his family, and visiting the local dog park with his mutt.
Joan Chemarum
PsyD | Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Chemarum earned her Psy.D in counseling psychology from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. She completed her clinical training at the University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and her pre-doctoral internship at Allina Health where she trained in the Child and Adolescent department. She also completed a one-year post-doctoral fellowship at Nexus Family Healing. She has worked in primary care clinic, hospital, residential treatment, school, and outpatient mental health settings providing therapy and psychological testing services.
Dr. Chemarum has experience in providing therapy to children, adolescents, and adults from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of mental health presentations including depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, disruptive behaviors, psychosis, substance abuse, immigration stress/life transitions, and SPMI. She has a special interest and expertise in first episode psychosis psychological testing and working with youth with disruptive behaviors, trauma, and acting out behaviors. Dr. Chemarum is also passionate about making a difference and advocating for clients’ treatment and emotional well-being through comprehensive psychological evaluations. Psychological evaluation provides clients with a better understanding of their internal strength and areas in need of more support. Her evaluations and treatments are influenced by a client-centered/relational approach that empowers, acknowledges clients’ strengths and multifaceted experiences, and reflects their values, needs, and culture. Dr. Chemarum incorporates evidenced based interventions of acceptance commitment therapy (ACT), existential, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), trauma informed, and multi-cultural therapy in her work with clients.
In her free time, Dr. Chemarum enjoys spending time with her family, listening to music, singing in church choir, and walking in nature.
Amber Ehrlich
PhD | Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Ehrlich is a licensed clinical psychologist who earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The University of South Dakota. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota in St. Paul. She then completed her post-doctoral fellowship at Hennepin Health in Minneapolis, receiving specialty training in outpatient child mental health, inpatient consultation/liaison for health-related concerns, parenting support, and perinatal depression and anxiety.
Dr. Ehrlich has experience in a wide range of settings, providing therapy to children, adolescents, and adults from diverse backgrounds, including Native American populations, and with a wide range of mental health presentations including depression, anxiety, OCD, ASD, trauma, ODD, ADHD, perinatal anxiety and depression, and health-related issues.
Dr. Ehrlich believes that clients and parents are experts in their own care and comes along side with compassion to build upon existing strengths and empower you to reach your goals and improve your quality of life using evidence-based strategies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Exposure with Response Prevention (E/RP), Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).
In her free time, Dr. Ehrlich enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She loves the outdoors, yoga, reading, and playing games.
Ashley Orchard
MFT, LMFT | Marriage and Family Therapist
Ashley Orchard received her MA in Marriage and Family Therapy. She is also passionate about Psychology and is currently completing a Doctoral Counseling Psychology program at Saint Mary’s University.
Ashley provides therapy for children, adolescents, adults and families. Ashley provides integrative therapy relying on a variety of approaches including narrative, emotionally focused, experiential, play, attachment focused, mindfulness, and collaborative language.
In her free time, Ashley enjoys time with family, playing games teaching dance, and playing with her many pets.
Emily Sander
PsyD, LP | Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Emily P. Sander is a licensed clinical psychologist dedicated to providing compassionate, person-centered mental health care to individuals of all ages. Dr. Sander utilizes an integrative approach to psychotherapy, pulling from a variety of therapeutic styles to meet the individual needs of each client, couple, or family. While she employs evidence-based treatments including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), cognitive behavioral (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and dialectical behavioral (DBT) therapies, approaches are not limited to these alone. Dr. Sander strongly believes that treatment must be tailored to each client’s needs and with a respect for the diverse backgrounds and life experiences of each individual.
Dr. Sander is particularly passionate about the treatment of trauma and helping those who have faced traumatic experiences restore a sense of safety and wellbeing in their lives. This includes treatment of PTSD, complex PTSD, and attachment trauma using EMDR therapy as the foundation for healing. Additionally, EMDR therapy can be a powerful tool in addressing other mental health concerns that have roots in painful past experiences, such as symptoms of anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, phobias, and chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia. Dr. Sander is also trained in animal assisted psychotherapy and is in the process of developing a novel animal assisted trauma therapy intervention where animal co-therapists work alongside the provider as supports for healing.
For those seeking more rapid resolution to traumatic experiences Dr. Sander provides EMDR Intensive Treatment. EMDR Intensive Treatment is ideal for those who want to make a significant amount of progress in a much shorter timeframe. While EMDR therapy delivered in a traditional, weekly therapy format is highly effective, it may require several treatment sessions over weeks or months to achieve treatment goals. Intensive treatment offers the chance for more rapid resolution of trauma on a condensed schedule. Visit our EMDR Intensive Treatment page for more information.
In addition to therapy work, Dr. Sander is skilled in the completion of psychological and psycho-educational assessment. In particular, Dr. Sander specializes in neurodiversity focused psychological evaluations including the assessment of autism in adolescents and adults, ADHD across the age spectrum, and learning disabilities. Dr. Sander also provides neurodiversity-affirming psychotherapy for adolescents and adults. In this work she supports autistic individuals, people with ADHD, and other neurodiverse individuals in embracing their diversity and finding the tools and supports to live their best lives.
Dr. Sander earned her masters and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Talbert House and Affiliates in Cincinnati, OH and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Cincinnati Health Service. Dr. Sander has worked in a variety of settings throughout her training and career, including outpatient medical clinics, hospitals, private practice, residential treatment, and the public school system. Dr. Sander was first licensed and practiced psychology in the state of Kentucky before to moving to Minnesota to be closer to family in 2016. Prior to joining Psychology Express in 2023 Dr. Sander served as a psychology provider in the Mayo Clinic system.
In her free time, Dr. Sander enjoys spending time in nature, coaching youth sports, gardening, and “making things” of all kinds. When not in the office she can often be found planning future travels and making memories with her spouse, children, and fur-family members.
Margit Swanson
PsyD | Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Margit Swanson earned her Psy.D in clinical psychology from Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL. She trained at several correctional facilities and a Veteran’s Affairs hospital while in Chicago. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Miami Veteran’s Affairs Hospital where she trained in primarily the substance use disorders and PTSD units. She then completed a one-year post-doctoral fellowship at Hazelden-Betty Ford. Dr. Swanson has worked in a wide array of settings, providing individual and group therapy and psychological testing services.
Dr. Swanson has experience in providing therapy to adolescents and adults from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of mental health presentations including depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, personality disorders, and serious mental illness.
Dr. Swanson believes that growth and change are always possible and she is here to help guide clients in their unique journey. She uses evidence-based therapies and takes a client-centered approach that empowers her clients to heal and learn to reclaim their life in a safe, non-judgmental, supportive therapy environment.
In her free time, Dr. Swanson enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She loves watching sports and traveling.
Betty
Therapy Support Dog
Betty is a very friendly Wheaton Terrier emotional support dog. She was rescued from a puppy mill (thank you Coco’s Heart Dog Rescue) where she lived outside in deplorable conditions. Betty exemplifies resiliency from trauma as she has become quite fond of “her pack of people” in the clinic. She is especially talented at picking up on emotional cues and comforting others! In her free time, Betty enjoys playing with anyone. She also loves a good massage!
Odie
Therapy Support Dog
Bio coming soon!
Celly
Therapy Support Dog
Celly, whose name is short for celebrate, is a longhaired miniature dachshund who is honing her skills as an animal co-therapist. Celly’s special talents include helping children learn self-regulation skills and assisting people in working through painful past experiences during the EMDR process with Dr. Sander.
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