Jesse Kilow-Nieto
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, South Lake Tahoe Office. CA #136708 I’m an integrative therapist educated on and trained utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic techniques. I utilize a holistic approach whether I’m working with individuals, couples, or families, and am constantly adapting to meet the specific wishes and needs of each client I encounter. I operate from a non-judgmental, non-pathologizing stance, and conceptualize my clients’ situations in the context of larger social and cultural systems. My areas of specialty include anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and trauma and stress-related disorders. I also implement animal and nature-assisted psychotherapy in my practice. |
Susie Stich
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor II, South Lake Tahoe Office CA #A020340815 & Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor Intern, Gardnerville Office. NV #06890-1 I am originally from Sierra Madre, California and moved to Mexico when I was 8 years old. My dad was an Agricultural Engineer, we moved all over Mexico for the next 10 years. I returned to California to live with friends of the family during my Senior year of High School in Davis California where I was considered a Foreign Exchange Student. They thought I spoke no English, had signed me up for English as a Second Language, well, they soon found out I spoke English and I needed to sign up for a Foreign Language, so I picked Spanish.! I have spent the last 30 years in Tahoe and l love calling it home. I became a Drug and Alcohol Counselor in 2015. I am excited to start my journey with Tahoe Youth and Family Service and be able to provide my services to our community to English and Spanish Speakers. In my spare time I like to do crafts and spend time with my grandkids. |
KaLynn Payne
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, Gardnerville Office. NV# MI4359 Húŋa mehé:ši, my name is KaLynn. I am an enrolled member of the local Washoe Tribe. I am also a Marriage and Family Therapy, Intern for the state of Nevada. I have always gravitated towards people and discovered an application for my passion to help others over 12 years ago when I took my first psychology class. Some of my previous experiences as a teacher, a substance abuse counseling intern, and tribal crisis counselor have influenced my current work with clients. I have experience working with individuals, couples, families, and groups. I tend to approach my work with my clients with the idea that we are all unique and my role is to help clients navigate through some of life’s toughest challenges. I look forward to working together to help create positive change and bring balance to live a healthier life. |
Katie Emm
Clinical Professional Counselor-Intern Gardnerville Office. (NV) I am Katie Emm, and I am so excited for this journey of merging the last 16 years of my professional life as an educator and school counselor to now becoming a licensed clinical professional counselor. I have worked, specifically, with youth and adolescents and their family systems; I have a passion for meeting my clients where they are while offering a non-judgmental lens in an open-minded, person-centered counseling relationship. Growing up overseas, I was afforded the opportunity to see a vast array of people, cultures, and ways of life, and I use that idea that not one size fits all in my counseling. I am genuinely curious and interested in allowing my clients' autonomy in navigating life based on who they are as individuals. I am an advocate and co-pilot on this journey for understanding, and I am excited about this opportunity to work on my clients' goals and plans for themselves! |