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Hannah Horner (she/her) is an Art Therapist and Counselor who specializes in treating Anxiety, Eating Disorders (EDs), OCD, Phobias, and Trichotillomania. Using a trauma-informed and attachment-based approach with a humanistic-existential lens, she strives to establish a safe and supportive environment that encourages self-reflection and personal growth. She offers highly effective coping strategies that are tailored to address triggers and unhelpful core beliefs. Her ultimate objective is to help the family function as a whole where authenticity is celebrated and members each hold a sense of belonging.
Fun fact: She enjoys throwing large vessels on the pottery wheel and running trails with her dog (best dog in the world).
Current favorite book: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
She has a diverse background including working at multiple levels of care (OP, IOP, PHP, RES, IP). She studied Fine Arts/Analog Photography and Psychology in Boston before earning my masters in Chicago at Adler University for Counseling and Art Therapy. During that time she also pursued training as an EMT to gain a wider perspective of mental health emergency care. Having served as medical advocate for sexual assault survivors, volunteered at crisis hotlines, worked with children in the foster care system, and provided crisis care to those grappling with suicidality and self-harm, she brings an understanding of intersectionality to her practice. Regardless of the challenges her families may be facing, her role is to be with you at each step and offer empathy and guidance as you embark on a path towards positive change.
Training and work experience include multiple levels of care such as: Institute for Therapy Through the Arts, Boston Children’s Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, University of Chicago Comer.
Catharine was born and raised in southern California, and has spent the last 7 years calling San Diego home. She has always had a passion for helping others and knew that a career in the helping field would fulfill her career aspirations. Catharine pursued her Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from Cal Poly Pomona, and ultimately completed her degree at the University of Maryland University College while living overseas. Over the last 3 years, Catharine has worked with young adults in transitional housing, while also completing her Master’s in Social Work degree through Boston University. She is currently pursuing her LCSW.
Catharine believes that relationships are at the heart of all therapeutic work and progress. She has had the opportunity to work with adolescents and young adults across different settings, and truly enjoys connecting with clients and being a safe place for them. Catharine is an advocate for her clients, and often goes above and beyond to make sure that her clients are always felt seen and heard. Compassion and integrity are two of her leading values as she continues to move her work forward.
In her free time, Catharine enjoys spending time with her children, family, and friends, as well as exercising, traveling, and taking naps!
Kayvon grew up an athlete in the Midwest until he moved out to the West coast to finish his education. While Kayvon competed at the highest level as a Division I college soccer player, he followed his passion for helping others learn to maximize their potential in life. Kayvon finished his masters in Marriage and Family Therapy at Pepperdine University. He has experience utilizing DBT; mindfulness-based skills to help people develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships.
Kayvon is currently enrolled in a doctoral program for clinical psychology and enjoys working with adolescents and their families to create meaningful interactions based on trust and respect. He has worked with people who experience a broad range of emotional problems including anxiety and depression.
His clinical experience has been with substance use disorder clients at both the residential and outpatient levels of care. Kayvon recently spent the last year working with children and families in the Oakland area as a mental health clinician at Brighter-Beginnings. Kayvon knows the best methods for creating the connection and motivation necessary to generate lasting changes in people’s psychology.
