Edgar Quiroz Sanchez (he/him)
Licensed Mental Health Therapist Associate (LMHCA).

Anxiety, depression, parenting, life transitions, peer and family relationships, transition to adulthood, distress tolerance, coping strategies, attachment work, ADHD, identity exploration, bilingual therapy (English & Spanish), isolation, and first-generation and immigrant experiences.
I draw from evidence-based treatments, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, CBT-ARFID, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Parent Behavior Management Training (PBMT), Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), Behavioral Activation (BA), Family Therapy (FT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
Latino/Hispanic, queer, first-gen, immigrant.

Kathryn Ouke (they/she)
Associate Clinical Director
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

Trauma, 2SLGBTQ+, Life Transitions, Coping Strategies, Anxiety, Depression, Caregiver Coaching
Trained in EMDR and TF-CBT, Utilization of Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) framework. Incorporates components of Relational Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills (DBT).
Queer, Genderqueer, White, Living w/a chronic health condition

Aleen Adams (she/her)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (MA, MAT, LMHC)

Anxiety, OCD, ADHD, emotion regulation, executive functioning, life/school/family transitions, transitioning to adulthood, parenting
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), Motivational Interviewing, Somatic Therapy
Individual Therapy Sessions for teens and adults; Caregiver Coaching Services

Amanda Watson (she/they)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Anxiety, Depression, Gender identity and transition, LGBTQ+, Trauma, Life transitions, Neurodiversity affirming therapy, Persistent Drive for Autonomy (PDA), and Parenting
Person-centered therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Multisystemic therapy, components of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
white, queer, gender non-conforming, ADHDer

Justine Yahnke (she/her)
Intern Supervisor
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

LGBTQ+, Perfectionism, Life transitions, Relationships, Identity Exploration, Highly Sensitive
EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Somatic Therapy
Non-indigenous, White, Queer, Woman, Currently Able-bodied

Alaina Boyle (she/they)
Founding Director
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

Robin Hall (she/her)
Practice Manager

Bachelor of Arts
Hello, my name is Robin, and I’m Sequoia Teen Counseling’s Practice Manager. My background is in sociology and facilitation, with a degree in the prior from Western Washington University (2023). I have worked extensively with Young Women Empowered in facilitation and group leadership since 2016, as both a young person and mentor.
mixed race, cis-gender woman

Autism, LGBTQ+, “Gifted,” Executive functioning, Perfectionism, Transition to adulthood, Relationships and sexuality
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, incorporate some components of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Somatic Therapy, and Attachment-based Therapy
white, queer, gender non-conforming

Ella Simon (she/her)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate (LMHCA)

Anxiety, depression, BPD, neurodiversity
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation (BA), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Mixed race: black/white, queer

Our Team