Our Team

Founder, director and clinical supervisor

Sharon has over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist specializing in treating complex trauma as well as program development, clinical supervision, and child welfare.  She is a certified EMDR Therapist, approved EMDR Consultant and Training Facilitator, trained by MAPS in MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy, Polaris Insight Center for Ketamine assisted psychotherapy and an Adoption Competent Provider.

She has areas of interest and advanced training in working with those affected by adoption, inter-racial families, members of the LGBTQ community, those living with HIV/AIDS and Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy.

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Sharon Steckler, MSW, LCSW (she/her)

Licensed Therapist

Joshua specializes in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic Therapy. He is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing). He works with both adults and youth. Joshua has special interests in how trauma affects the brain, systemic racism, family dynamics and working with veterans. He has many hobbies including anything sports and more recently ballroom dancing!

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Joshua Barnette, MSW, LSW (he/him)

Pre-licensed therapist

Agi is a bilingual Spanish/English Counselor with a background in Education and a Masters in Community Counseling. She is a compassionate counselor with experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and groups. Recognizing the pivotal role parents play in a child's development, Agi provides a non-judgmental and empathetic space for parents to express their concerns, and explore effective parenting techniques. Agi has a passion for helping those who are neuro-diverse thrive in a neuro-typical world. Utilizing a blend of evidence-based therapies including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, Agi guides comprehending and processing emotions.
She is the founder of The Balance Project, a nonprofit organization focused on bridging the gap in accessing mental health services in the community. Agi is a lifelong learner and currently training in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.

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Agi Corona Semrad, M.Ed (she/her)

Zeeshan Shabir (he/him)

Billing Associate

Zeeshan is a certified HIPPA Medical Biller with over 8 years of experience. He is committed to offering superior customer support, aiming to alleviate your concerns and provide a clear understanding of your insurance coverage. Rest assured that with Zeeshan at your side, you are navigating this sometimes complex process with an expert.

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Therapy Dog In Training

Talulah might be little shy at first but once she warms up she will win you over with her loving and playful personality. Lulah comes with a warning:  she loves to give dog kisses and thinks she is a lap dog. 

Talulah (Lulah)

We approach each client with cultural humility and believe that every human is worthy of compassionate witnessing. Our mission is to create a safe environment to co-create healing and self actualization.  

We utilize evidence based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and other modalities—all in the context of the therapeutic relationship. 

Our mission

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We hire new therapists on a rolling basis. Let’s start the conversation.