Meet Our Clinical Therapy Team
Mandala House is fortunate to host a group of highly trained professionals who all share a collective commitment to helping their clients become as healthy as possible. With each provider having unique areas of expertise, our goal is to be able to provide the best personal treatment available for each individual who seeks services with us.
Dr. Jacks Gilles
Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Gilles knows therapy is a challenging and vulnerable process and works to create a space that is both safe and reflective of the reverence they hold for their clients and the work. Dr. Gilles is strongly committed to understanding, non-judgment, respect, empowerment, and celebration of individual differences and struggles. They have been described as a "calming presence" and as someone who has a "strong ability to take others' perspectives." Perhaps this is why Couples Therapy is a favorite for Dr. Gilles.
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Colgan Tyler
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Mr. Colgan Tyler's psychotherapy treatment specializes work with young males, adult men and women and families in crisis. Using an eclectic approach, he gives the client the space and support to tell their own story, guides and witnesses them in self-discovery, and collaborates to change elements within their realm of control. Mr. Tyler is committed to the idea that young males and men, like all human beings, need to be recognized and valued as creative, powerful, and sensitive individuals within their social contexts. An important part of mental health treatment is being seen by and building a relationship with a present, empathetic and trained professional.
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Jasmine Wadkins
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Jasmine Wadkins, LCSW, CDP, BF-CMT, CCTP, CEA is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the Clinic Director for Mandala House with over 17 years of administrative experience. Jasmine is a distinguished social work practitioner, therapist, behavioral health consultant, educator and trainer, administrator, and operator with a passion for being an active, engaged participant in the lives of individuals from diverse cultures, different walks of life, and varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Optimal well-being of individuals, groups, families, communities, agencies, organizations, and institutions is important to her, and she considers it an honor and privilege to be able to help others achieve their highest levels of functioning through hands-on, evidence-based partnerships. Jasmine has worked with clients experiencing a wide array of presenting concerns including cognitive impairment, depression, anxiety, trauma, sexuality and intimacy, substance use and abuse, functional decline, geriatric identity formation, eating disorders, and grief and loss.
Michael May
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Michael May, MA, LPCC-S is a Clinical Associate and the Supervision & Training Coordinator at Mandala House. Within his clinical practice, Michael is deeply committed to providing evidence-based psychotherapy for adolescents and adults especially LGBTQIA+ individuals) presenting with anxiety-related concerns and, in particular, obsessive-compulsive disorder. In addition, Michael works with clients experiencing a wide array of presenting concerns including depression, difficulties resulting from traumatic experience, and sexual and gender identity development.
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Ariel Brooks
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Ariel Brooks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who holds master’s degrees in both Social Work and Pan-African Studies. She believes that every client is an individual living within a larger system that impacts their well-being, and that change must happen on multiple levels to truly improve someone's quality of life. Though she enjoys working with all ages and presenting issues, Ariel specializes in adolescents, the LGBTQ community, and victims of racial oppression. She believes that improving a client's confidence and sense of safety is a crucial part of the therapeutic process and meeting with a therapist they can see themselves in makes this journey even better.
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Lucie Erlebachova
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Lucie Erlebachova believes in the power of a strong therapeutic relationship. She understands, that at times, we all need to talk to someone who is non-judgmental, empowering, encouraging, and will hold our hope for change even if we feel like we are ready to give up. She meets clients where they are and supports them in finding a new path to a more fulfilling life. In 2021, Lucie became Certified Grief Counseling Specialist.
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Rachel Archer
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Rachel is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She believes that with the support of a compassionate and knowledgeable therapist, anyone is capable of taking their first step toward creating positive change. Her goal is to approach problems alongside her clients, with respect, curiosity, and care. She has had the privilege of training in racial trauma therapy and suicide prevention CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), and looks forward to broadening her knowledge base further in the near future. She enjoys working with anxiety, depression, trauma, and struggles related to gender identity and sexual orientation.
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Valerie Gholson-Day
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Valerie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, holding a Masters degree from Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, since 2012. Specializing in working with adults, couples, and teens, she has a history of working with a variety of symptoms, including depression, anxiety, anger, relationship issues, trauma, behavior issues and feeling stuck.
Valerie is committed to providing a safe and welcoming space for clients on their journey, guiding them through challenges toward understanding, learning, confidence, and the utilization of their strengths for lasting resolve and peace.
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Kimmie Paul
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Kimmie Paul is a dedicated Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with a passion for helping individuals navigate their mental health journeys. Holding a Master's degree in Education with a specialization in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Louisville, she embarked on her mission to make a positive impact in the lives of those she serves.
Throughout her career, Kimmie has honed her skills in providing compassionate support to individuals and families grappling with a diverse range of mental health challenges. Her particular expertise lies in trauma-informed care and helping clients process the adverse experiences they have endured throughout their lives.
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Clairemarie Locicero
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Blaine Parker
Temporary Licensed Psychologist
Blaine Parker, Psy.D., TLP is thrilled to join the compassionate and collaborative team at Mandala House as a Supervised Clinical Associate, where he feels supported in his lifelong development as a psychologist whose work is invigorated by the prospects of growth and learning, and who honors the humanity of everyone. Central to Dr. Parker’s psychological services are his convictions that our species’ greatest asset is each other when working in harmony, and that everyone deserves to feel heard, understood, and not alone in their hardships.
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Abbey Stone
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate
Abbey is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate with a master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Abbey approaches therapy with intersecting identities in mind and the client-therapist relationship at the center of the work. Abbey aims to cultivate a comfortable, and safe therapeutic space from which to work collaboratively. She enjoys working with young adults and adolescents, LGBTQ+ folx, as well as adults through the lifespan. She is experienced with issues of anxiety, depression, mood disorders, interpersonal trauma, PTSD, identity and personal growth, as well as relationships.
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Jonathan MacDonald
Certified Social Worker &
Marriage and Family Therapy Associate
Jonathan understands that everyone faces challenges and difficulties in life, and that there are times we might need a helping hand. In his work, he highlights each person's strengths, and approaches each person with empathy and curiosity to help transform challenges into opportunities for growth. He uses an integrative treatment approach to support and guide his patients toward their goals.
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Randall Cole
Certified Social Worker
Randall Cole is a Certified Social Worker under the capable supervision of Ariel Brooks, LCSW. Randall graduated with honors, receiving a Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Louisville’s Kent School of Social Work and Family Sciences. During his time at the Kent School, he completed a two-year practicum at the Council on Developmental Disabilties. While at the Council, Randall created and managed the organization’s first-ever direct service program for neurodiverse youth – namely a social skills and communication-building after school program for young people on the autism spectrum, with a particular focus on serving Black children and families in the West End. Randall believes that families come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and each individual, family and community possesses inherent dignity and right to self-determination. Randall sees his role as a therapist as an ally and resource in accompanying his clients on their unique journey to happiness, peace and fulfillment as they define it.
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Steven Phelps
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Steven graduated from the Kent School of Social Work and Behavioral Science at the University of Louisville with a master’s degree in Couples and Family Therapy. Steven is a client-focused therapist who believes that collaborative change in therapy stems from building an awareness of the connection between people's thoughts, emotions, and actions. With a warm and disarming approach that utilizes humor and imagery to make therapy more appealing and approachable, Steven promotes self-compassion and self-understanding, creating a safe space for deepening awareness, emotional vulnerability, and healing.
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Victoria Cooper
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Tori graduated with a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Campbellsville University. She enjoys working with children, teens, and members of the LGBTIA+ community. She also has experience working in the field of addiction from her time at Addiction Recovery Care.
The frameworks that have most shaped Tori’s therapeutic approach are the collaborative models through solution focused therapy and Bowenian, which is a transgenerational model emphasizes the correlation of past and current dynamics in a family or system. Tori has also begun the process of becoming certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).
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Brenda Morris-Huntoon
Licensed Psychological Associate
Brenda is a Licensed Psychological Associate who received her master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Spalding University in 2014. After 30 years of practice as a dentist, Brenda pursued her passion for clinical work through psychology. Brenda’s special interest is working with individuals who are questioning gender, transgender, or gender non-conforming. She is a member of WPATH and follows WPATH standards of care in her practice. Brenda advocates for her clients by providing assessment/evaluation of readiness for Gender Affirming Surgeries.
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