YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

Erika Holmes MA, MFT

Ryan Rogers LCMHC Intern

Erin Fox Bishop MFT Intern
Erin was inspired to become a therapist through her own struggles with depression and anxiety and specializes in working with individuals suffering from major depression (including suicidal thoughts), chronic anxiety and/or emotionally abusive relationships. She is based in Los Angeles.

Merritt Stewart LCSW
Merritt has 18 years experience practicing psychotherapy, with an emphasis on trauma, especially those who have been affected by sexual abuse (past or present) and/or intimate partner violence, sometimes advocating for clients in the criminal justice system. She is based in NYC.

Valerie Groth MSW, MA
With degrees in psychology, social work, and educational leadership, Valerie is a former therapist who currently runs a life coaching and career coaching practice where she helps her clients increase confidence, get clarity, dream big, and take massive action. She is based in Chicago.

Karen R. Swanay, MS LMHC CAAP
I believe in the power of CBT. In my practice I see people across the lifespan with numerous issues but my interest lies in adults and teens with anxiety-based issues. I am also well versed with adoption and attachment issues. Additionally I am certified in Animal Assisted Psychotherapy.

Stacey Fuller LMFT
Stacey has 15 years of experience working with people with chronic illness such as HIV disease and cancer. Stacey specializes in working with people impacted by cancer (patients, caregivers, spouses, etc.) and is a breast cancer survivor herself. Her private practice is located in Pasadena, CA.

Erin Taylor LMFT ATR
Experience in locked residential facilities for youth offenders and the juvenile justice system. I have "seen it all"..... I specialize in teens/young people with various issues (Drug &Alcohol, LGBTQ, self-harm, sex/physical abuse, early psychosis) with a psychoanalytic leaning... I also run the Adult and Teen DBT group at my organization and in charge of crisis situations at the clinic (suicide, self-harm, harm to others). In addition, I am a licensed art therapist and use art therapy as a way to process internal stimuli that is blocked by trauma. I'm based in Portland

Grace Pacheco LMFT
Grace Pacheco, MFT is a licensed bilingual psychotherapist with years of experience working in east Oakland, CA with victims of violent crime, adults with severe and chronic mental illness, children with open CPS cases, sexual offenders, those with drug/alcohol addiction, and with people of color in the queer community with conservative Christian upbringings. She runs a private practice in Pinole, CA where she sees highly conflicted couples, individuals, and performs psychological evaluations for undocumented Latino immigrants in collaboration with local immigration attorneys. She is is well-versed in EMDR (level 1 and 2) and is a trained pre-marital counselor.