our team at main office - Lacey

My name is Dione (Dee-own-ee) and I was born on the beautiful island of Guam and was raised in a military family living in a variety of places throughout my childhood.  I have also served as a military wife and am lucky to now call Washington State my home.  I have lived in the Lacey/Olympia area on and off since elementary school and I am now honored to serve this community through my work.  

My passion is offering a space for clients to process, understand, and work through traumatic experiences.  I see "trauma" as a spectrum that we've all experienced at some point in our lives.  My favorite aspect of providing counseling therapy is to witness the strength of the people that come to see me.  The most rewarding aspect of my work is to share the tools and knowledge that I have gained with others while witnessing clients recognize strength and control they have yet to experience.

 Dave is a fully licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and State Approved Clinical Supervisor. Dave has master’s degrees from both St. Martin’s University where he studied counseling psychology and Hamline University (St. Paul, MN) where he studied Nonprofit Management, leadership and Public Policy. Dave has spent the last 10 years in private practice focusing on combat trauma, domestic and sexual abuse, couples work and infidelity but is currently focusing on administrative duties within the NWTG and is not currently taking clients. Additionally, Dave is a Second Degree black belt in Okinawan Karate, was a stay at home father for 7 years and did his undergraduate at St. Cloud State University ins St. Cloud Minnesota where he majored in Applied Psychology with a Multicultural Counseling emphasis and double minors in Human Relations and Women Studies. 

 My name is Athena and I have lived in the South Puget Sound area for over 30 years. I am a wife and mother to two young adults.  I am a fully licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Washington State and have provided individual, couples and family therapy for adults, teens, and children for over 25 years. I strongly believe in strengthening couples/family/individual competencies and collaborating to facilitate positive and lasting change. My approach is based on assisting families or individuals in finding their strengths and own resources to create a difference in their lives.

I am also an approved Clinical Supervisor and available to provide clinical supervision to those that are associate licensed in marriage and family therapist, mental health counselor or social work. I strive to help clinicians to become capable and competent in their practice.  I have worked in many clinical settings to include private practice, agency and crisis clinics, working with youth and young adults, couples and families.

 I am a wife and mother of three children.  My family is very active in sports and the performing arts.  My husband and I play softball competitively, playing locally and traveling around the US to compete in various tournaments.  I spend a lot of time along the soccer sidelines cheering my two younger kids on as well as in theaters and other venues cheering on my oldest daughter as she dances in competitions, local events, and recitals.  You will also find me at band and choir concerts throughout the school year.

I have an eclectic approach to therapy.  I tailor therapy to each individual, combining a variety of techniques and modalities to address each individual’s unique needs, experiences and goals. 

If you would like to resolve or more effectively manage current or past difficulties and stressors, are going through life changes, noticing a decline in your emotional and mental well-being, or desire to improve your relationships (personal, family, social, or professional), I would love to work with you on your road to positive change and a happier, more fulfilling future.

  Hello, I am Amy, and my focus is on working one-on-one with adults (25yo+). I work with: The queer community, transgender, and gender non-conforming individuals, as I feel that they are not only under served, but are often poorly served. The ethically non-monogamous and the kink community. Clients with substance use issues. Those struggling to manage mental illness such as depression or anxiety. People whose issues stem from PTSD, trauma, or grief. Giving witness and presence to pain helps facilitate a space in which people can heal. Experience has taught me that where you discover joy and passion, you also find a well to draw upon for wisdom. My focus is on calling forth your authentic self and bringing out the strengths you naturally possess. I bring an open mind to my sessions; I understand that my stories will never parallel those of every client. I have a wealth of life experience – enough to be confident that, working together, we can bring about profound personal growth. The goal is to see you not simply survive but thrive 

 My name is Brett, and I was born and raised in Seattle. I spent my childhood and adolescence in my Grandmother and Mother’s hair salon where I learned many life lessons, one of the most important being the relationships that can be built by listening to someone’s story can often be the most healing relationships we have. I have lived in the Olympia area for the last 15+ years and I am a proud husband and father. I have gone down many different career paths (delivery driver, welder, tattoo artist...just to name a few) before I became a counselor. This life experience has framed the way I approach therapy in the sense that I never want to assume where or what someone may have experienced before we sit down to talk to each other.
My approach to therapy draws from many different counseling theories and current research-based treatment methods. I have experience working with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, incarceration, substance use issues, and relationship discord. I like to look at a client’s strengths and build upon them to help develop solutions to move beyond the problems that exist and that are causing suffering in their lives or relationships and learning how to cope more flexibly to make ourselves more resilient in the future. I am currently providing both in-person and telehealth counseling for individuals. 

 My name is Caroline Flores and I was born and raised in El Paso,TX. Olympia has been my home for over 7 years. I am an Army Veteran and a mom. I am proud of my Mexican roots and speak Spanish fluently. 

I have a holistic and non-judgemental therapeutic approach and use a variety of techniques that fits best with each individual. I work with individuals, families and couples. I have experience working with trauma, addiction, domestic violence, sexual violence, foster care and have done HIV case management in the past. 

I am grateful and honored to be a part of your healing journey.