Kelli Korn, Counseling for Children, Teens, & Families, LLC

Stella Hirsch, LSW (Parker Office)

Therapist

Stella is a Colorado State Licensed Social Worker who obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Maryland at College Park and her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Silberman School of Social Work.  As part of her Master’s studies, Stella trained in trauma focused therapies through the National Center for Social Work Trauma Education and Workforce Development. 

She has worked with clients across the life course, including children, adolescents, teens, adults, and seniors.  She integrates evidence based approaches, mindfulness and somatic awareness to therapeutic work to meet each client’s unique experience. 

In addition to her therapeutic training, Stella is a trained yoga and meditation teacher who enjoys her own practice as well as skiing, hiking with her three dogs, playing video and board games with friends, trying to keep up with her young nephews and spending time in a hammock with a good book. 

Stephanie Wachter, LPCC (Parker Office)

Therapist

Stephanie is a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate. She graduated from Colorado State University in Human Development and Family Studies, and further pursued her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Colorado Christian University. She approaches therapy with a client-centered focus, encouraging clients to reach their goals and grow their self-efficacy. Stephanie is trained in EMDR and utilizes Prepare & Enrich with couples.

Stephanie works with many populations and enjoys the connections she makes with her clients. Stephanie has participated in theatre in a variety of ways and has found many skills that correlate to counseling. This has encouraged her levels of empathy, creativeness, and connection. Stephanie enjoys spending time with her husband, son, and dog, along with other family and friends in her free time!

Becky Crowe, LPCC (Parker Office)

Therapist

Meghan Olson, LSW (Telehealth only)

Licensed Therapist

Meghan is a Licensed Social Worker in the state of Colorado with a specialization in health and wellness. Meghan graduated from Colorado State University in 2014 with her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Criminology and later furthered her education at the University of New England where she obtained her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work in 2017. As a mental health practitioner Meghan has worked as a family and children’s therapist, crisis clinician and neurofeedback technician and she maintains a person-centered, solution-focused approach to treatment.

Meghan is a Colorado native who enjoys living an active lifestyle (whether it be in the gym or the outdoors). When she is not with clients Meghan spends most of her time with family and friends.

Stephanie De Jesus Ayala, LPCC (Parker Office)

Therapist

Dori Bonner, LPCC (Colorado Springs Office)

Therapist

Dori (she/her) has experienced her own suffering and challenges which lead her to the counseling profession. Experiencing the power of counseling herself as a client, Dori was inspired to return to school at Lindsey Wilson College and obtained a graduate degree in Master of Education in Counseling. Dori knows first hand just how difficult it can be not only to first admit that a problem exists AND to take the steps necessary in seeking help. Dori is a strong believer in that our thoughts, feelings, and actions are intertwined and thereby how we think affects how we feel which in turn has an impact on how we act. 

Perhaps it is through her experience as a first generation immigrant, Dori takes pride in being a thoughtful multicultural counselor who wishes to help the immigrant population with the many challenges that the families experience while settling in and learning a new culture. In addition, Dori is impassioned with motivating the youth to appreciate the many opportunities and freedoms unique to those blessed enough to call the United States of America home. Further, Dori considers it an honor to help fellow mothers not only to find balance, but to re-discover themselves. Lastly, growing up in a war-torn-country, Dori understands issues that arise from deployments such as PTSD, separation, adjustment, anxiety etc and would consider it a privilege to work with veterans, active duty military officers, and their families. 

Dori’s approach to counseling is to first take the time not only to build a therapeutic alliance with each client by learning their story, but also to understand their approach to challenges, tap into their strengths, challenge them to address their limitations and customize therapeutic interventions. Dori has been known to hold the client’s hand, cry with them, and have meaningful connections with each client with a deep desire to help each client experience hope and happiness.

Rachel Schneider, MFTC (Colorado Springs Office)

Therapist

Rachel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate in Colorado.  Rachel has a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Regis University in Colorado Springs/Denver. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.

Josh Timmons, LMFTC (Colorado Springs)

Therapist

Josh is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate in Colorado. He received his Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Nebraska and his undergraduate degree in Family Studies from Brigham Young University.

Depending on the needs of the person, Josh utilizes a combination of EMDR, Gottman Couples Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, TF-CBT, Medical Family Therapy, and Attachment-Based Family Therapy. Along with working with children, adolescents, and their families, Josh enjoys working with couples and individuals who have experienced trauma and other difficult life experiences. Josh believes that by first guiding family members toward healing broken relationships, families can become the source of strength and healing that each individual needs.

Josh spent a couple years living in Brazil and is fluent in Portuguese. He grew up in Colorado, and in his free time enjoys playing music, exploring the beautiful outdoors, and playing games with his wife and two boys.

Jessica Smith, LCSW (Colorado Springs Office)

Licensed Therapist

Jessica is a Licensed Social Worker in Colorado and earned a Master’s in Social Work from Newman University of Colorado Springs in 2019. During her graduate work Jessica’s focus of study was trauma-informed therapy for children/teens and their family systems. Through work with clients ages 4-40 experiencing, emotional dysregulation, relational barriers, and crisis, Jessica has developed the belief that therapy is not a fix, but rather a relationship designed for people to learn about themselves, build skills, and become more adaptable in life. 

Jessica uses an array of concepts in her work with individual clients and groups including: Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment Based Family Therapy. 

A transplant from Philadelphia to Colorado Springs, Jessica still finds herself in awe of this beautiful landscape. When she is not cooking, dancing or talking with her amazing clients, you can find her exploring the wilderness with her partners, Ryan and Cam-Bam the boxer.

Anna Nordstrom

Intake Coordinator & Administrative Assistant

Anna received her bachelor’s degree in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience from Colorado State University, with a minor in biomedical sciences. During undergrad, she was a resident assistant and worked in a research lab studying Parkinson's Disease. Since graduating, Anna has worked as a certified nursing assistant in hospitals and rehabilitation centers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Anna is now looking into becoming a therapist, and that is how she found her way to us.

In her free time, Anna enjoys hanging out with her chameleon named Todd, gecko named Princess, cat named April, and husband named Dylan. She also enjoys escape rooms, being with family, and doing flips at trampoline parks."

Katherine Smith

Administrative Assistant

Originally from Southern California, Katherine has lived in Colorado since for over 23 years, and can’t imagine ever calling anywhere else home again. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with an emphasis on Child Development from California State University, and prior to joining the CFCC team spent many years raising her children as an at home mom, and then jumped into the commercial property management industry where she spent nearly 15 years.  She is the mother of 3 children and one granddaughter, all of whom are the pride and joy of her world. When not spending time with her family, Katherine’s hobbies include sewing and learning new skills to create projects for her home and to share, and looking for opportunities to meet new people. She believes that you can usually find something in common with anyone, and with each new person you meet you discover connections that bind us as people together more than tear us apart, so makes a goal to meet a new person every day. She and her husband like to spend their down time watching nature documentaries, traveling to visit their children in other states and spoiling their granddaughter, as well as spending time in the warm waters of the Caribbean scuba diving.

Sara Holmes

Billing

Sara has been working in the medical field her entire career. As a teenager, she was a Physical Therapy Technician in her father's clinic, Taos Physical Therapy. From there she moved into reception and billing roles, managed front and billing offices, worked her way up to corporate management and most recently was a Practice Administrator and COO for a private practice.