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Meet Our Interns
Interns Studying Mental Health Counseling
Anthony Thompson, Intern
Anthony is a counseling intern and former Oklahoma State Trooper of 20 years, specializing in supporting first responders using CBT, ACT, somatic therapy, and mindfulness.
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Caryn Vaughan, Intern
Caryn is a counseling intern with a background in education and pastoral care, specializing in trauma, grief, and life transitions with adolescents, couples, and families, and integrating faith into sessions when desired.
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Cindy Barker, Intern
Cindy is a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern with a background in in-home family therapy, Guardian Ad Litem advocacy, and over 20 years of youth mentoring, bringing a trauma-informed, faith-integrated approach to working with children, adolescents, and families.
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Andrea Montero-Vasquez, Intern
Andrea is a bilingual Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern fluent in English and Spanish, bringing nearly a decade of social services experience and a practical, client-centered approach to working with adolescents and adults through life's challenges.
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Jensen Petersen, Intern
Jensen is a U.S. Navy Chaplain and Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern with combat deployment experience, specializing in trauma, moral injury, and meaning-centered care for military members, veterans, first responders, and clergy.
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Heidi Bullen, Intern
Heidi Bullen is a Clinical Mental Health Counseling intern with more than 20 years of experience in public schools, alternative education, juvenile justice programs, and community counseling. She works with adolescents, individuals, couples, and families using a trauma-informed, integrative approach to support clients navigating trauma, grief, life transitions, substance use, relationship dynamics, and a wide range of emotional and interpersonal challenges.
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Crissy Gaskins, Intern
Crissy is a Marriage and Family Therapy intern pursuing her Master's degree at Liberty University. She is passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families find hope and healing through thoughtful, compassionate, and evidence-based care.
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Analiese Axelson, Intern
Analiese is a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern at Olive Tree Family Counseling, bringing crisis counseling experience and advanced training in Somatic Experiencing® to her person-centered, trauma-informed work. She passionately supports clients in building a greater sense of self, living more fully embodied lives, and developing the resilience and capacity to engage with life with greater confidence, connection, and ease.
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Minorka Miranda, Intern
Minorka is a bilingual Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern fluent in English and Spanish, bringing a culturally responsive, strengths-based approach to working with individuals across the lifespan, with a background in behavioral health and athletic coaching.
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