Our TherapyWorks team consists of some of the most professional and compassionate therapists around. Each having doctorate and or advanced masters level education, specialized training, and an individualized touch to better meet the broad needs of those we serve in our community. Together we provide a distinct blend of expertise and passion that is unique to TherapyWorks.
Maaliea Wilbur, LMFT
Executive Director, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Maaliea has a friendly, straightforward, and approachable style when helping create effective solutions for positive change. With expert training and over 10 years of experience, Maaliea’s clinical confidence and broad-level expertise allows her to successfully support kids, teens, adults, couples and families alike. As the Founder and Director of TherapyWorks, Maaliea has developed a strong relationship with local schools, organizations and businesses and enjoys giving back to the community through outreach and service. Maaliea is whole-heartedly committed to providing top-notch care with an individualized focus and a personal touch.
Yamile Bowman
Intake and Operations Coordinator
As the Intake and Operations Coordinator, Yamile understands the importance of the initial counseling experience and strives to provide a smooth introduction to TherapyWorks. With a strong interest and education in psychology, and years of working in advertising, marketing, public speaking and career coaching, Yamile brings a strong professional and interpersonal skill-set along with compassion, commitment and desire to serve.
Michelle Arzaga Kooy
Client Care Coordinator
As the Client Care Coordinator, Michelle understands the importance of your initial counseling experience and strives to provide a smooth introduction to TherapyWorks. With a combined 30 years of experience in mental health and high-quality customer care, Michelle truly understands the value of feeling welcomed and connected when taking the first step in seeking support.
Elizabeth Thompson, LMFT, PsyD
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Elizabeth utilizes an integrative approach to therapy, which promotes personal growth through a collaborative therapist-client relationship. Elizabeth’s work is generally process oriented and has been described as a refreshing, warm, and compassionate experience. Her objective is to support teens, adults, couples, and families in developing insight to identify personal strengths as well as uncover unhealthy patterns and themes preventing those from achieving their goals. With over 5 years of experience, she strives to develop a strong therapeutic alliance, centered on connection, trust, and safety. Elizabeth employs a variety of tools to enact change and promote individuals in cultivating meaning in their struggles.
Faith Reyes, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Faith’s approach to therapy is open, collaborative, and non-judgmental. She supports clients by using a strengths-based approach, building on their natural resources, internal resiliencies and innate wisdom. She honors each client as the expert in their own experience, and believes that they have within them, all the tools they need to heal and grow. Informed by creativity and the natural world, sessions with Faith may invite Art Therapy or outdoor walking therapy sessions if this feels right for the client. Faith’s intention with every individual, couple, and family she meets is to bring her grounded presence, open mind and compassionate heart to create a safe space for affirming layers of identity, facilitating meaningful connections, and awakening purpose.
Sara Miller, LMFT, ATR
Clinical Director, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Sara uses a thoughtful, compassionate and motivating approach. Her warm and welcoming style supports clients where they are at in life and helps to focus on individualized strengths (even when it might feel hard!). Sara has over 10 years of professional experience in the field of counseling and psychology and has worked with various populations ranging from children to seniors. As a Registered Art Therapist, Sara has found this to be a helpful and clinically effective intervention when working to process and express emotions. She recognizes the amount of trust and strength it takes to begin therapy and feels very fortunate and honored to be part of each client’s journey.
Ashley Basanese, MA
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
Ashley strongly believes that a healthy and happy lifestyle is attainable for everyone. Her approach to therapy is tailored and compassionate, offering an environment where you can strive for the life you desire. She understands that the right fit between client and therapist can be empowering and helpful as you create positive change. Focusing on building a trusting and confidential relationship, Ashley will help you to acquire practical problem solving skills, promote healthy communication, as well as develop ways to improve your mood and enhance your emotional connections. Ashley will provide the toolkit you need to shift your life and start down a more satisfying path.
Ashley Youngblood, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Clinical Supervisor
Ashley is passionate about building a strong and supportive relationship with each and every one of her clients. With over 10 years of specialized training and expertise, Ashley thoughtfully develops goals, while highlighting strengths and facilitating a healing experience. She uses a friendly, compassionate, and relaxed style with a touch of humor and silliness. When working with children, parents and families alike, Ashley implements the many benefits of mindfulness to address negative thought patterns, traumatic experiences and confusing feelings. Ashley truly believes in therapeutic success and enjoys creating an effective approach to positive change.
Lisa Haney, MA
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
Lisa uses a personable, empathic, and down-to-earth approach to create safety and comfort in the therapeutic setting. Lisa believes that with unconditional support, a person can thrive. In her experience working in the community with children, adolescents, and families, Lisa’s expertise and passion lies in exploring each person’s unique strengths. Using tenets of mindfulness, art, and play therapy and by creating a warm therapeutic environment, individuals can feel comfortable to express themselves and create positive change.
Danielle Gomez, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Danielle is empathetic, genuine and sincere. She strives to provide a calm and welcoming space for all her clients. She believes creating a strong, supportive and non-judgmental therapeutic relationship is a vital part of effective therapy. In her experience working with children, teens, and adults, Danielle has learned the importance of meeting a client where they’re at and to collaborate in developing goals and creating desired outcomes. As a therapist, she utilizes a variety of interventions and tools based on presenting needs and what may work best. Danielle views therapy as a journey and aims to join her clients by assisting, supporting, guiding, and instilling hope for effective and meaningful growth.
Whitney Heier, MA
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
Whitney views the therapy process as an opportunity to empower clients in every aspect of their lives. She believes that situations can change and that our experiences can be a reflection of something internally. Whitney sees therapy as an opportunity to cultivate awareness with her role as a therapist being to act as a mirror for clients to see themselves more clearly. Whitney enjoys supporting children, teens and adults from a depth therapy approach creating self-connection through body awareness and mindfulness. She believes that you, as the client, have wisdom for yourself to uncover, and she will hold space for the process to unfold.
Kaila Hattis, MA
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
Kaila offers a welcoming, empathic, and thoughtful approach to her practice. She aims to create a collaborative and safe space to heal and process. Kaila believes that providing education and skill building is important to help clients feel knowledgeable and empowered while in therapy. She recognizes that each person has struggles and experiences unique to them and she tailors therapy based on the needs of each individual. Kaila specializes in evidence-based practices such as CBT and DBT, while also integrating creativity and humor throughout the therapeutic journey. Kaila supports children, teens and adults in connecting to their emotional experience and identifying areas of growth. Kaila honors the depth of trust within the therapeutic relationship, and meets each client with understanding and acceptance.
Kristen Stuhlmueller, MA
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
Kristen brings a warm, empathic and integrative approach to therapy, understanding the importance of trust and collaboration. By developing awareness and compassion for ourselves and others, we can begin to untangle our stories and view them through new lenses. Kristen believes that within each person there is strength, resilience and joy waiting to be rediscovered. She understands that childhood experiences and relationship conflicts can shape our subconscious beliefs about ourselves and get in the way of living life with intention and purpose. She works to empower her clients to find meaning and reconnect to their authentic selves. By reintegrating all parts of ourselves, we can experience incredible transformation.