We are a team of licensed clinicians committed to providing outstanding psychotherapy services. We specialize in working with children, teens and adults with anxiety and/or depression. At Juniper, we believe in using evidence-based treatments to help you or your child target the challenges in your life.
Dr. Eckel has been specializing in the evaluation and treatment of preschoolers, children and teens with selective mutism since 2004. She also has extensive experience working with children and adolescents with anxiety disorders, depression, ADHD, social difficulties, relationship and communication problems, learning and attention prob
Dr. Eckel has been specializing in the evaluation and treatment of preschoolers, children and teens with selective mutism since 2004. She also has extensive experience working with children and adolescents with anxiety disorders, depression, ADHD, social difficulties, relationship and communication problems, learning and attention problems, and managing stress. She provides evidence-based treatment methods in her work with children and families. Dr. Eckel has presented at conferences as well as parent, school and professional organizations on the topics of selective mutism and child mental health. She attended and received training at the University of Wisconsin Madison, Boston College, the University of Oregon, Boston Medical Center, and the Boston Veteran's Affairs hospital.
Dr. Kuhn has extensive experience working with preschoolers, school-age children, teens and their parents. She believes in tailoring research-supported interventions to clients and using a nurturing, non-judgmental relational approach and a sense of humor. She received her education and training at Harvard, the University of Massachuset
Dr. Kuhn has extensive experience working with preschoolers, school-age children, teens and their parents. She believes in tailoring research-supported interventions to clients and using a nurturing, non-judgmental relational approach and a sense of humor. She received her education and training at Harvard, the University of Massachusetts Boston, Stanford and the Children’s Health Council. Dr. Kuhn has worked with individuals with a variety of challenges including anxiety, attention, depression, behavior difficulties, developmental delays and autism. She is certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy by PCIT International. She believes in partnering with parents and teachers to help support clients.
Psychologist
Dr. Siena Whitham is a licensed psychologist who specializes in working with neurodiverse families. She earned her Ph.D. from UCLA, training in the Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART). Dr. Whitham provides telehealth treatment to families in California and Michigan. Dr. Whitham is passionate about neurodiversity, u
Psychologist
Dr. Siena Whitham is a licensed psychologist who specializes in working with neurodiverse families. She earned her Ph.D. from UCLA, training in the Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART). Dr. Whitham provides telehealth treatment to families in California and Michigan. Dr. Whitham is passionate about neurodiversity, upholding the value of all humans, and helping families embrace difference while finding solutions that meet their family’s unique needs. Dr. Whitham works primarily with families who have one or more family members who are autistic, have ADHD, or have other neurodevelopmental differences. She also provides neurodiversity affirming, virtual adult assessments.
Services offered:
1. Parent consultation to parents of neurodiverse children. Helping parents better understand their children’s unique brains, build positive relationships, reduce tension, and create plans to help all family members get their needs met, feel valued, and understood.
2. Individual support for neurodiverse adults (often parents) along their own journey of self-understanding and acceptance.
3. SPACE treatment to reduce childhood anxiety. Dr. Whitham has found SPACE treatment to be a highly effective and respectful treatment to help reduce anxiety in neurodiverse children. Dr. Whitham is currently receiving advanced training to become a certified SPACE provider.
4. Virtual neurodiversity-affirming assessments. Dr. Whitham is passionate about helping neurodiverse adults explore their unique identities and understand how their specific strengths and challenges may be linked to a diagnosis of autism, ADHD, and/or anxiety or depression.
Dr. Whitman provides online psychotherapy to school-age children, teens, adults and parents. She is passionate about working with neurodiverse individuals and their families.
Psychologist
Dr. Gooding works with adolescents and emerging adults as well as with their parents. Dr. Gooding’s practice with youth focuses on supporting them in cultivating self-understanding as well as skills as they unfold into their expanding roles
in the world.
She also works with adults who are navigating challenging parenting circu
Psychologist
Dr. Gooding works with adolescents and emerging adults as well as with their parents. Dr. Gooding’s practice with youth focuses on supporting them in cultivating self-understanding as well as skills as they unfold into their expanding roles
in the world.
She also works with adults who are navigating challenging parenting circumstances, working through significant transitions, integrating personal history, and building authentic social support systems.
Her style is warm, active and collaborative. She has been trained in several modalities and integrates both a developmental and a systems level perspectives into her work. She received her degrees and training from Reed College, California Institute of Integral Studies, The CG Jung Institute of San Francisco, and The Wright Institute’s School Based Collaboration.
Dr. Gooding works with teens, emerging adults and parents.
She also administers IQ testing for private school admission.
Marriage and Family Therapist
Ms. Deshmukh works with children, teens, adults, parents, and families. She believes in providing an individualized, culturally sensitive, and tailored treatment approach to every client she meets using evidence-based practices. Ms. Deshmukh’s areas of experience and practice includes anxiety (generalized a
Marriage and Family Therapist
Ms. Deshmukh works with children, teens, adults, parents, and families. She believes in providing an individualized, culturally sensitive, and tailored treatment approach to every client she meets using evidence-based practices. Ms. Deshmukh’s areas of experience and practice includes anxiety (generalized anxiety, OCD, Panic disorder, and phobias), depression, ADHD, emotion regulation, relationship and parenting challenges, learning and communication difficulties, and cultural identity. Ms. Deshmukh has extensive experience working with clients who have experienced trauma (PTSD), loss, and are adapting to changes in their lives including separations, moves, immigration, and acculturation challenges. She has been effectively using creative approaches to join the clients and meet them at their current level of readiness to change in order to foster engagement. Ms. Deshmukh is trained in using approaches such as motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, Trauma Focused-CBT, SPACE (a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems) and play therapy. Her work is informed by attachment, behavioral activation, psychodynamic, and systems theories.
Ms. Deshmukh works collaboratively with parents and teachers to bring positive changes to the client’s and their family’s lives. She uses multiple assessment tools to diagnose and conceptualize her client’s and family’s needs to collaboratively formulate goals to decide the direction of the treatment and track the progress. Ms. Deshmukh also provides school observations and effectively works with school staff to support her client’s needs at the school. Ms. Deshmukh has 4 years of experience of working in wrap-around model teams and working with very high needs clients. She has led a team of professionals and has provided training to her team, teachers, and parents to effectively support her clients in their natural environment such as school, home, and in the community. Ms. Deshmukh has also led group therapy for children and teens who have experienced trauma to support healing.
Ms. Deshmukh works with school-age children, teens, and adults.
Psychologist
Dr. Woerner is a licensed psychologist. She has experience working with children, adolescents, and families. Her approach is collaborative, trauma informed, and strengths-based, utilizing a variety of evidence-based practices. She utilizes cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, as well as play therapy, and is certified i
Psychologist
Dr. Woerner is a licensed psychologist. She has experience working with children, adolescents, and families. Her approach is collaborative, trauma informed, and strengths-based, utilizing a variety of evidence-based practices. She utilizes cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, as well as play therapy, and is certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy by PCIT International. Her areas of practice include disruptive behaviors, trauma, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), anxiety, adjustment disorder, and ADHD.
Dr. Woerner obtained her B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She earned her Ph.D. at Alliant International University, San Diego. During her clinical training in community mental health settings, Dr. Woerner obtained extensive experience working with children who have experienced traumatic events. She is trained in TF- CBT and has utilized this evidence-based therapy with a number of children and their families. Additionally, she has five years of experience providing ABA therapy to children with ASD and two years of experience utilizing PCIT techniques to treat disruptive behavior problems in children. Dr. Woerner has provided consultation to elementary teachers on the impact of trauma on children and learning, utilizing the Neurosequential Model. She also administers IQ and emotional assessments.
Dr. Woerner works with preschool and school-age children, teens, and adults.
Psychological Associate
Dr. Thompson has experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families in school and community settings. She works from a holistic and developmental approach, striving to include relevant social, educational and developmental systems to support clients. She is passionate about supporting children and te
Psychological Associate
Dr. Thompson has experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families in school and community settings. She works from a holistic and developmental approach, striving to include relevant social, educational and developmental systems to support clients. She is passionate about supporting children and teens in various challenges related to their growth and development. She values collaboration with other professionals involved in the treatment of children and teens, and has worked with clients with a variety of presenting issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, autism, ADHD, family separation and social challenges. She uses a strengths-based approach including socially and culturally relevant evidence-based interventions to meet the unique needs o individuals. She incorporates aspects of psychodynamic, attachments, cognitive behavioral (CBT), play therapy, and dialectal behavior therapy (DBT) in her work.
Dr. Thompson obtained her B.A. in Psychology from Claremont McKenna College and earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University in San Francisco. She completed her internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Bay Area Psychological Services Center. Dr. Thompson is at the last step of preparing for the licensing examination and has fulfilled all other training requirements.
Dr. Thompson works with preschool and school-age children, teens, and adults.
Psychologist, Behavior Analyst
Dr. Singh has specialized in working with young children with autism
and their families since 2004. She is a licensed psychologist, a
doctoral-level board certified behavior analyst (BCBA-D), and is also
trained in Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT). Dr. Singh’s primary
clinical interests include developmentall
Psychologist, Behavior Analyst
Dr. Singh has specialized in working with young children with autism
and their families since 2004. She is a licensed psychologist, a
doctoral-level board certified behavior analyst (BCBA-D), and is also
trained in Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT). Dr. Singh’s primary
clinical interests include developmentally appropriate, behavioral
interventions and diagnostic assessments for infants, children, and
adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Her work is
focused on empowering parents to facilitate improvement in the lives
of their children at home, in school, and in community settings.
Dr. Singh earned her B.A. in psychology from the University of
California, Berkeley. As an undergraduate she interned at Oakland
Children’s Hospital’s Autism Intervention (CHAI) program. She earned
her M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of California, Santa Barbara
where she received extensive training in Pivotal Response Treatment
(PRT) at the Koegel Autism Center. Dr. Singh’s professional activities
include numerous conference presentations and several training
workshops, lectures, and research publications in the field of autism.
Dr. Singh provides behavioral treatment services and intervention to
young children diagnosed with autism and their families. She also
provides comprehensive developmental and psychological evaluations.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Ms. Rapp is a licensed speech-language pathologist providing evaluations, individual therapy and group therapy sessions. She specializes in treatment and evaluation for selective mutism and social cognitive therapy for children, teens and young adults with social learning challenges. Ms. Rapp has experience work
Speech-Language Pathologist
Ms. Rapp is a licensed speech-language pathologist providing evaluations, individual therapy and group therapy sessions. She specializes in treatment and evaluation for selective mutism and social cognitive therapy for children, teens and young adults with social learning challenges. Ms. Rapp has experience working across various clinical settings including private clinics, preschools, pediatric acute care and rehabilitation centers. She completed her clinical training in speech-language pathology at UCSF and her fellowship at Social Thinking® - Stevens Creek. Having experienced selective mutism herself growing up, she brings empathy and passion for helping clients who are struggling with communication. She utilizes evidence-based treatment methods and values collaborating with families, teachers and other care providers to affect meaningful change outside the therapy room.
Prior to becoming a speech-language pathologist, Ms. Rapp worked in financial communications in New York City. After volunteering at the NYU Child Study Center's intensive treatment program for children with SM, she knew this was the field for her. She earned her Master’s Degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Oregon and her undergraduate degree from Indiana University at Bloomington.
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