2023-2024 Student Mentors
Morgan Booker
Email: mbooker@wi.edu
Emily Cabral
Email: ecabral@wi.edu
Rachel Coen
Email: rcoen@wi.edu
Joanna Illing
Email: jilling@wi.edu
Jeannette Jeffrey
Email: jjeffrey@wi.edu
Steven Kitajima
Email: skitajima@wi.edu
Pronouns: he/they
Zha Maloy
Email: zmaloy@wi.edu
Pronouns: she/her
Ada Musafir
Email: amusafir@wi.edu
Myles McAroy
During practicum, I’ll be placed and training at Queer Lifespace (QLS), a low-fee, sliding-scale nonprofit counseling agency located in San Francisco whose services are heavily centered on providing affirming and supporting services to the LGBTQ+ community in the Bay Area. Outside of school or practicum, you can find me doing several different activities of mine that I like such as — playing video games, hanging out with my two dogs, Chase and Kayla, at home, listening to music, journaling, or watching anime — just to name a few. As I continue to grow professionally and personally, and learn more about myself and others — I hope to be inspired and discover new callings for my ongoing journey as a clinician in our world. Looking forward to connecting with all of you!
Email: mmcaroy@wi.edu
Pronouns: he/him/his; them/them/their
Bri Owens
Email: bowens@wi.edu
Jenny Raterman
Email: jraterman@wi.edu
Virginia Watkins
Email: vwatkins@wi.edu
2024-2025 Student Mentors
Madeline Berg
I had an amazing first year in the program and am eager to help new students adjust and get the most out of their experience, just as I did. I am always happy to offer support around career changes, becoming a student later in life, and balancing academics, work, and personal life. I also love discussing books, travel adventures, and all kinds of pets. I look forward to connecting with you and supporting you in any way I can.
Email: mberg@wi.edu
Elizabeth Carty
I am in my third year, having deferred my practicum and selected the Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) site where I will be a school counselor. Outside classes at the Wright, I have benefited from participating in the White Anti-Racism Affinity Group, the MI lab and Expressive Arts sessions facilitated by our professors, and other advising meetings with professors. I have volunteered this year with Crisis Support Services of Alameda County to put some of my counseling skills to use while I deferred my practicum. I find many of the theories very interesting and I am landing (I think!) on humanistic, feminist and attachment-based theories with a bit of CBT, DBT and psychoeducation sprinkled in. I am looking forward to supporting you as you embark on this intense, fascinating and meaningful journey.
Email: ecarty@wi.edu
Dominique Creer
I chose the Wright institute because of the supportive staff to help, as well as infinity groups, and student mentors to help support learning and growing. The supportive environment of the Wright has given me the confidence to get out of my comfort zone in my choice for practicum. I will be joining New Bridge Foundation as a trainee where they specialize in addiction treatment. During my free time I enjoy seeing my family, friends, or relaxing with my two cats and catching up on Netflix competition shows.
Email: dcreer@wi.edu
Sean Daugherty
Outside of school and work I love going for long runs, playing guitar, meditating, reading sci-fi or nonfiction, and seeing live music. I'm happy to connect on school, therapy stuff, career switching, or really just to hang :) Looking forward to meeting you!
Email: sdaugherty@wi.edu
Jim Gorham
Email: jgorham@wi.edu
Shaddai Martinez
Email: smartinezcuestas@wi.edu
A.J. Tyler
Email: atyler@wi.edu
Archana Vellasure
Email: avellasure@wi.edu
Julia Wadsworth
Email: jwadsworth@wi.edu