Counselors-in-Residence

Counselors-in-Residence are pre-licensed mental health providers who are in advanced clinical training at The Relational Center.

Please contact them directly to find out more about how they work and what they offer. Rates vary, starting at $60 per hour.

While actively working with one of our Counselors-in-Residence, you will receive complimentary access to most groups and classes.

For lower rates, you can request an intake & be matched with one of our income-based sliding scale therapists-in-training.

All associates are ordered by the issuance date of their registration with the Board of Behavioral Sciences — newest at the top.

  • Haley Winer, ASW

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes
    Rate: $150
    Specialties: Family systems, self-esteem, body image, relationship difficulties, trauma, anxiety, substance use, and navigating transitions.

  • Carrie Smolen, AMFT

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes
    Rate: $150
    Specialties: eating orders/disordered eating, body image struggles, sex and relationships, entertainment industry professionals, new parents, challenging family dynamics, and teens

  • Jessica Hyatt, AMFT, APCC

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/They
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes
    Rate: $125 individual, $150 couple/relationship
    Specialties: LGBTQ+, inner child work, Jungian, neurodivergent-affirming, trauma, embodiment, sex workers, nonmonogamy

  • Malcolm Jay, APCC

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: He/Him
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes
    Rate: $125
    Specialties: BIPOC, queer, trans, non-binary people, gender exploration, neurodivergence, disability, trauma, health care professions, life transitions, systemic oppression, entertainment industry, life transitions, grief, teens, couples

  • Nicholas van Bremen, PsyD, AMFT

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: He/Him
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes
    Rate: $150
    Specialties: Individuals: Adult survivors of peer abuse (bullying); gay men; people with learning disabilities; people who experience racial trauma and systemic oppression; people experiencing minority stress and stigmatization; people struggling with identity and belonging. Couples: Issues with trust, accountability, fairness, and perspective taking; relational ethics.

  • Anya Gallardo, AMFT

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes
    Rate: $150
    Specialties: depression, anxiety, multiracial and multicultural identities + relationships, immigration, young folks (ages 12+), couples, body image, life transitions, tech industry, religious trauma

  • Ayesha Yorba, AMFT, APCC

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes
    Individuals Rate: $150
    Specialties: trauma, anxiety, difficult family dynamics, relationships, identity exploration, self-esteem, cultural diversity, BIPOC, South Asian, Muslim

  • Leah Turano, AMFT, APCC

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes (but full)
    Individuals Rate: $145
    Couples Rate: $165
    Specialties: perinatal (pre + postpartum), parenting, attachment, intimate partnerships (couples), relationships, life transitions, separation + divorce, trauma, anxiety, challenging family dynamics, identity

  • Natasha Zeller, AMFT

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes (but full)
    Individuals Rate: $150
    Couples Rate: $150
    Specialties: anxiety, grief/loss, life transitions, family systems, identity exploration, relationships, stress, trauma, harm reduction, sports psychology & performance pressure

  • Chase Bishov, AMFT

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: He/Him
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes (but full)
    Rate: $150
    Specialties: embodiment, masculinity, relationships, trauma, self-care, mindfulness, depression, anxiety, spirituality, psychedelic integration, breathwork, attachment, nature connection, food relationship

  • Kimberly Gill Morales, AMFT

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes (but full)
    Rate: $120
    Specialties: grief & loss, life transitions, parenting support, mindfulness

  • Quinn Knox, AMFT

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: He/Him
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes
    Individual Counseling Rate: $125
    Couples Counseling Rate: $150
    Specialties: depression, anxiety, trauma, sexual trauma, entertainment industry, adoption, boundaries, self-care, identity issues, sexual health/intimacy, harm reduction, youth, sports psychology

  • Ruby M Hwang, ASW

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Accepting New Clients: Yes (limited slots)
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes (but full)
    Rate: $175 for Individuals / $200 for Couples
    Specialties: somatic & holistic, Jungian/archetypal, women's spirituality, sexual trauma, BIPOC, Asian-American, 1st & 2nd gen immigration, post-traumatic growth, generational & epigenetic memory, transpersonal psychology

  • Gabriel Aviera, AMFT

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: He/Him
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes
    Individuals Rate: $125
    Specialties: intimate partnerships (couples), adolescents, individuals, depression, stress, anxiety, relationships, grief and loss, life transitions, boundaries, embodiment, mindfulness, self-compassion, systemic oppression, POC

  • Nelda Fox, AMFT

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes
    Rate: $150
    Specialties: ADHD, anxiety/depression, trauma, harm reduction, expressive arts, creatives, depth psychology, neurodivergence, couples/ relationships

  • Briana Renae McGee, AMFT, APCC

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Accepting New Clients: Yes (couples only)
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes (but full)
    Rate: $175 for Individuals / $225 for Couples
    Specialties: People of Color, trauma, chronic pain, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, spirituality, mindfulness, intergenerational and transgenerational challenges, individuals, couples

  • Renee Shanee Tate, AMFT, RYT-200

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Accepting New Clients: No
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes (but full)
    Rate: $150
    Specialties: healing trauma, grief and loss/black male grief, job/workplace stress, PACT couples modality, attachment, (alumni) foster care processing, PTSD, life transitions

  • Erin Wigger, AMFT

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes
    Rate: $150 Individuals / $175 Couples
    Specialties: relationship counseling, family conflict, codependency, life transitions, anxiety, depression, intergenerational trauma

  • Hannah Warner, AMFT

    Counselor-in-Residence
    Pronouns: She/Her
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes
    Rate: $115
    Specialties: anger, grief, loss, life transitions, anxiety, codependency, relational healing

  • lo story moon, LMFT

    Counselor-in-Residence (Licensed)
    Pronouns: they/them
    Accepting New Clients: Yes
    Sliding Scale Available: Yes
    Rate: $175
    Specialties: lgbtqia+, tgnc folx, trans youth, young people (ages 6+), indigenous folx, addiction, identity, artists, activists and southern identity + upbringing