Get to know our team! Learn their backgrounds, specialties, and the reasons they love the work they do.
Leadership Team
Charlie Falatea
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Clinical Team
Jane Peterson
MSW, LCSW (Clinical Director)
- Joined Solstice in 2019
- Over 30 years experience working with children, adolescents, and families
- Specializes in DBT, EMDR, CBT, and Mindfulness
- Has worked in residential, day treatment, outpatient and IOP settings
- Enjoys the relational nature of residential treatment
Blake Taylor
MCoun, CMHC
- Over 30 years experience in therapeutic treatment
- Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Brainspotting
- Has worked in a variety of settings including residential treatment, juvenile detention centers, county mental health, and college counseling
TJ Rowden
PhD, CMHC
- 20 years’ experience in various residential settings
- Certified in CBT and Discernment Counseling
- Certified Arbinger Facilitator
- Therapeutic style is informed by Contextual Family Therapy (CFT) and Family Systems and Ecology training
Rod Russell
MS, SUDC
- Over 20 years’ experience in mental health
- Certified Addictions Counselor
- Runs Substance Use Addictions groups and non-substance related addictions groups (such as Internet Addiction & Co-Dependency, Vaping, Smartphone Addiction)