Meet the Team

Every clinician at NWMHA is trained specifically in trauma-focused EMDR — not as one service among many, but as the discipline we've built everything around. Our licensed therapists are EMDRIA-approved consultants-in-training. Our supervised graduate therapists are carefully selected from competitive programs and work under active clinical oversight every week.

This is not a practice where therapists work in isolation. At least two sets of eyes on every case. That's the standard we hold ourselves to.

Our Team

Kevin St-Jacques, PsyD, LMHC

  • Clinical Director

  • EMDRIA Certified Therapist

  • EMDRIA CIT

One of the most experienced EMDR clinicians in the region. Direct, structured, and focused on real change.

Works with adults and older teens navigating trauma, anxiety, OCD, and high-stress roles.

Linda Smith, MA, LMHC

  • Director of Operations

  • EMDRIA Certified Therapist

  • EMDRIA CIT

Warm, grounded, and direct.

Linda works with adults carrying trauma, anxiety, and the patterns that feel impossible to change — especially those who feel like traditional therapy hasn't quite fit.

Kevin St Jacques

Paulina Butler

Paulina Butler, MA Candidate Supervised Graduate Therapist

Fifteen years in biotech before therapy.

Specializes in EMDR for children, teens, and families.

Neurodivergent-affirming.

Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Sammy Chu

Sammy Chu, BA

Supervised Graduate Therapist

Came to counseling through years of genuinely listening to people.

Specializes in childhood trauma and its effects in adult life and in supporting first responders and veterans.

Works with adults, teens, and children.

Linda Smith

Dominiqua Byers

Dominiqua Byers, BA Supervised Graduate Therapist

Curious, grounded, and attuned to what's underneath.

Works with adults and teens on trauma, emotional regulation, and the relationship patterns that feel automatic and hard to change.

Joanna Bugden

Joanna Bugden, BA

Supervised Graduate Therapist

Integrative, holistic, and deeply curious about the whole person.

Specializes in trauma alongside medical and neurological conditions, and in supporting first responders and healthcare workers.

Fluent in Bulgarian and English.