President
Darlene Davis, MFT
Darlene is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working in the mental health field as a supervisor, consultant, and trainer. She has a private practice in Roseville where she invites individuals, couples, children, and families to live the life they desire. She has ongoing consultation groups for trainees and interns who want to improve their skills, consult with other interns, and avoid burnout. She’s worked in the mental health field for over 12 years and comes from a strength based, experiential, solution focused orientation of therapy. Visit her website at www.darlenedavismft.com. You can also contact her at 916-332-1753 or dardav2@earthlink.net.
President-Elect
Jay Tinsman, MFT
Jay retired from the public schools a couple years ago after many years of working with high school kids. He began his MFT private practice in Sacramento in 1982 where he practices Ericksonian clinical hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive therapy. He also teaches adult classes, open to the public, at the Learning Exchange on therapy-related self improvement topics . His office is on Cottage Way. You can find further details about Jay and read his musings on various topics at www.JayTinsmanMA.com
Email him at jayt.mft@comcast.net or call at (916) 203-5310.
Treasurer
Maggie Hollinbeck, MFT
Maggie Hollinbeck, MFT, is in private practice in midtown Sacramento, where she enjoys helping adults work through a variety of issues, from job dissatisfaction to anxiety to childhood abuse. She specializes in Energy Psychology, a holistic way of working that heals mind, body and spirit. In her spare time, Maggie enjoys performing in theatre, camping in redwood groves, and fixing up her Land Park bungalow. She can be reached through her website www.holisticpsych.net or by email at maggielmft@yahoo.com
or at (916) 444-2170.
Secretary
Kami Storck, MFTI
Kami Storck is an MFT Intern at The Place Within in Davis where she offers affordable therapy to individuals, couples and families on a sliding fee scale basis. She enjoys providing therapy and it is her passion to assist in guiding an individual, couple or child to meeting their needs and goals. She often integrates cognitive/behavioral techniques to assist in helping a person make the connections between their thoughts and feelings. Kami is married to a firefighter and is actively involved in the public safety community providing education and support. She believes the strength and resilience of individuals is often amazing and looks forward to helping them find it within themselves. She can be reached at (916) 837-0197 or at kamistorck@gmail.com.
Past President
Lisa Mitchell, MFT, ATR
Lisa Mitchell runs The Art Therapy Studio in Fair Oaks Village. She is both licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Registered Art Therapist. Her passion for creativity and relationships lends itself perfectly to her work with teens and adults. She encourages clients to discover and understand parts of themselves through art and creative expression. She offers exciting groups and trainings to therapists and organizations who share her enthusiasm for non-verbal expression. Her regular presentations on art therapy and mindful creativity are well received by many organizations and agencies in Northern California. She can be reached through her website at www.thearttherapystudio.com, her direct email at trustart@sbcglobal.net or her phone at (916) 276-0455.
Program Chair
Anita Kincaid, MFT
Anita has a private practice in Roseville. She helps children who are fearful and hurting to feel good about themselves, and helps parents to feel that their challenges are listened to and that change is possible. She has many years of experience working with children and families in private practice, in school counseling, and as an elementary schol teacher. She is easy to talk to and uses art and play therapy to help children communicate. She also enjoys working with adolescents and couples. She can be reached at (916) 784-7532.
Pre-License Chair
Krysta Dancy-Cabeal, MFTI
Krysta Dancy-Cabeal is an MFT Intern at The Place Within in Roseville where she offers affordable family therapy on a sliding fee scale. She works with all populations but particularly enjoys couples and adolescent girls. She teaches in local marriage seminars, and lay-counselor workshops and hopes to teach at the college level soon. Krysta is a new homeowner and lives with her husband of 5 years (Lucas)in Placer County. She can be reached at (916) 772-6158.
Membership Chair
Eva Tak, MFTI
In addition to the love of her grandchildren, golf, skiing, and LIFE, Eva enjoys her new (and second) career as a Therapist. A recent graduate of University of San Francisco, she is looking forward to specializing in Geriatric/Aging and Law Enforcement Mental Health Issues. She is currently working as a Case Manager for Sutter Center for Psychiatry. You may contact Eva at evamich@comcast.net or (510) 410-7667.
Hospitality Co-Chair
Gail Eve, MFT
Gail Eve has been a licensed MFT since 1989. Prior to that she was an RN for 12 years and spent 5 years as an Air Force nurse. She has worked in substance abuse treatment, in- home programs, and with children/adults at River Oak Center for Children for 16 1/2 years. She started in private practice in 2003 in midtown, and is currently practicing at 2180 Harvard St, near Arden Way and Interstate 80 and Hwy 160, where she is in a group practice with 2 psychiatrists. She prefers working with all adults, especially those dealing with issues related to life transitions, self empowerment, and women's issues. She also works with children 12 yrs or older, and assists parents in effectively parenting adolescents. She has been a CAMFT Certified Clinical supervisor since 2003.She can be contacted at (916) 397-0714 or gernlmft-licensing@yahoo.com.
Hospitality Co-Chair
Amy Collins, MFT
Amy is a Licensed Marriage Family therapist with a private practice in Roseville. She comes from a teaching background and enjoys the educational piece of therapy. Her areas of specialty are parenting, divorce and blended families, grief and loss, as well as anxiety and depression. As a therapist, Amy empowers her clients to move past roadblocks to finding peace. She uses strength-based, solution focused and cognitive behavioral orientations of therapy. Visit her website, www.FindYourPath2Peace.com or email her at path2peace@surewest.net or call at 916-759-1133.
Member At Large
Edye Swidler, MFT
Edye Swidler, MFT has been licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 1992. During her 25 years in the mental health field she has had the good fortune to work with many individuals and families from a wide variety of backgrounds and with diverse mental health challenges. She has served as a clinical director for a non-profit agency, where she has had the opportunity to provide clinical supervision and training to marriage and family interns and trainees. Edye presently has a private practice in the Elk Grove area where she uses a solution focused and family systems approach in her clinical practice. Her specialties include, working with newly created and changing families. She can also be reached at (916) 683-3700 ext. 4 or by e-mail at esmft2000@yahoo.com.
Member At Large
Andrea Orr, MFT
Andrea Orr, MFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Roseville where she enjoys working with children, teens, adults, couples and families. Her clinical areas of emphasis include: Grief, Trauma and Loss; Anxiety and Depression; and Family and Relationship Issues. Andrea is also a Level II trained EMDR practitioner and Disaster Mental Health volunteer for the Sac Sierra Chapter of the American Red Cross. She is grateful for having the opportunity to contribute to the profession and serve as Member-At-Large for the Sacramento Valley Chapter of CAMFT and its vision for the future. Andrea can be reached through her website at www.AndreaOrrMFT.com or by email aorr@surewest.net or by phone (916) 803-3781.
Newsletter Editor
Steve McCready, MFT
Steve has been a licensed MFT since 2006. He worked at Cross Creek Counseling for 4 1/2 years before opening his private practice, and has offices in Sacramento and Roseville. He works with individuals and couples, with a focus on communication, boundaries, empowerment, and alcoholic family systems. Prior to becoming a therapist, he worked in technology for a number of years and still has a fondness for electronic gadgets. He can be reached at (916) 781-0606, steve@counselingsacramento.com, or through his website: www.counselingsacramento.com. In addition to his private practice, he is a partner in Ask! Believe! Achieve! where he helps newly licensed clinicians to get established in private practice.
