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
Misty Rosier
CMHC, SUDC
- 20 years experience in mental health
- An expert in working with grief and loss, adoption and attachment issues
- Firmly believes in the importance of family work in the overall therapeutic process including teaching conflict resolution and healthy communication strategies
Kim England
MBA, MS, CMHC
- Nearly 20 years’ experience in the mental health field
- Uses a diverse approach to meet clients where they are in their therapeutic journey
- Certified in EMDR, DBT, Trauma Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (TF-EAP)
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)
Kristen Garcia, LSCW
PRIMARY THERAPIST
- Received Master’s Degree in Social Work in September 2019.
- Has experience working with adolescents who come from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, sexual orientations and socioeconomic statuses.
- Primary focus is evidence-based practices such as CBT, DBT, and ACT.
- Her therapeutic approach allows her to effectively serve people dealing with depression and anxiety, to life transitions and complex trauma.