Our Team

Discovery Counseling Center is proud of its more than 50
pre-licensed and licensed therapists, social workers and psychologists.

Hiram Licon

Golden View Elementary
Neil Armstrong Elementary

Yasamin Zadeh Jassor

Hidden Hills Elementary

E. Kuefner

Twin Creeks Elementary

Aasya Hakimi

Bella Vista Elementary
John Baldwin Elementary

Victoria Clark

Monte Vista High School

Brittany Oellrich

Windemere Ranch Middle School

Shauna Murray

Pine Valley Middle School
Neil Armstrong Elementary

Kayla Woon

Country Club Elementary
Creekside Elementary

Brianna Murray

Walt Disney Elementary

Tsianna Crooks- Backus

Rancho Romero Elementary

Elisabeth Callahan
LCSW
Training Program Manager
Winter Brown

Montair Elementary
Greenbrook Elementary

Kaeli Kundich

Green Valley Elementary

Eric Fattig

Diablo Vista Middle School

Layla Safari

Dougherty High School

Page Scott

California High School

Sheila Linares

Ironhorse Middle School

April Chan

Live Oak Elementary
Bella Vista Elementary

Christian Hanson

Montevideo Elementary

Niki Abdollahian

Quail Run Elementary
Sycamore Valley Elementary

Gia Bedell

AMFT, APCC

Mia Cruz

Bollinger Canyon Elementary

Dr. Viviane Chang

Registered Psychological Associate

Marjani Cooper

Doctoral Trainee

Charlotte Wood Middle School

Sumita Bhandari

Executive Director

Christopher Duerrmeier

LMFT

Clinical Director

Amy Dashner

Business Manager

Reed Goertler

AMFT

Creekside Elementary

Faith Ho

AMFT

Vista Grande Elementary

Richelle Leonardo

Coyote Creek Elementary

Lisa Levinthal

Los Cerros Middle School

Rosemarie Marchiano

Tassajara Hills Elementary

Eileen Morgan

MFT Trainee

Alamo Elementary

Jazmine Perkins

Administrative Assistant

Brenda Rios

Doctoral Trainee

Stone Valley Middle School

Dawn Priest

Administrative Assistant

Reese Provido

Gale Ranch Middle School

Denise Webb

Office Manager

Armaan Sharma

Doctoral Trainee

Kristine Sosine

AMFT

San Ramon Valley High School

Katie Swanson

LMFT, APCC

Halima Sweatte

AMFT, APCC

Clinic Therapists

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Elisabeth Callahan
LCSW
Training Program Manager
Gia Bedell

AMFT, APCC

Dr. Viviane Chang

Registered Psychological Associate

Marjani Cooper

Doctoral Trainee

Charlotte Wood Middle School

Christopher Duerrmeier

LMFT

Clinical Director

Reed Goertler

AMFT

Creekside Elementary

Faith Ho

AMFT

Vista Grande Elementary

Eileen Morgan

MFT Trainee

Alamo Elementary

Brenda Rios

Doctoral Trainee

Stone Valley Middle School

Armaan Sharma

Doctoral Trainee

Kristine Sosine

AMFT

San Ramon Valley High School

Katie Swanson

LMFT, APCC

Halima Sweatte

AMFT, APCC

SCIP Counselors

(School Counseling Intervention Program)

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Hiram Licon

Golden View Elementary
Neil Armstrong Elementary

Yasamin Zadeh Jassor

Hidden Hills Elementary

E. Kuefner

Twin Creeks Elementary

Aasya Hakimi

Bella Vista Elementary
John Baldwin Elementary

Victoria Clark

Monte Vista High School

Brittany Oellrich

Windemere Ranch Middle School

Shauna Murray

Pine Valley Middle School
Neil Armstrong Elementary

Kayla Woon

Country Club Elementary
Creekside Elementary

Brianna Murray

Walt Disney Elementary

Tsianna Crooks- Backus

Rancho Romero Elementary

Winter Brown

Montair Elementary
Greenbrook Elementary

Kaeli Kundich

Green Valley Elementary

Eric Fattig

Diablo Vista Middle School

Layla Safari

Dougherty High School

Page Scott

California High School

Sheila Linares

Ironhorse Middle School

April Chan

Live Oak Elementary
Bella Vista Elementary

Christian Hanson

Montevideo Elementary

Niki Abdollahian

Quail Run Elementary
Sycamore Valley Elementary

Mia Cruz

Bollinger Canyon Elementary

Marjani Cooper

Doctoral Trainee

Charlotte Wood Middle School

Faith Ho

AMFT

Vista Grande Elementary

Richelle Leonardo

Coyote Creek Elementary

Lisa Levinthal

Los Cerros Middle School

Rosemarie Marchiano

Tassajara Hills Elementary

Eileen Morgan

MFT Trainee

Alamo Elementary

Brenda Rios

Doctoral Trainee

Stone Valley Middle School

Reese Provido

Gale Ranch Middle School

Administration

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Elisabeth Callahan
LCSW
Training Program Manager
Sumita Bhandari

Executive Director

Christopher Duerrmeier

LMFT

Clinical Director

Amy Dashner

Business Manager

Jazmine Perkins

Administrative Assistant

Dawn Priest

Administrative Assistant

Denise Webb

Office Manager

N. S. LEE

Retired Program Manager, Kaiser Permanente

Affiliations:

  • Project Management Institute

MIA LEONDAKIS

Former Vice President of Transformation at ServiceNow and VMware

Affiliations:

  • Former Board of Directors, Fostering Wishes
  • Thrift Station

ROBERT COMBS

Real Estate Advisor, Compass

Affiliations:

  • Town of Danville Planning Commissioner
  • Board Member, Leadership San Ramon Valley
  • President, Danville Rotary, Town of Danville Design Review Board Member
  • Board of Directors
  • League of California Cities, California State University at Chico Alumni Board of Directors
  • Parent Advisory Council
  • CSU
  • Past President

MICHAEL COPELAND

Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield

Affiliations:

  • San Ramon Valley Thunderbirds
  • San Ramon Valley Girls’ Athletic League Softball
  • Contributor to Alive Magazine

MARK DAVIS

Tri- Counties Bank- Senior Vice-President

Affiliations:

  • American Heart Association
  • United Way
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • St. Anthony’s San Francisco
  • San Francisco and Sacramento Food Banks
  • Sacred Heart Community
  • Past Board Member California Symphony
  • Past

JENISE FALK

Retired San Ramon Valley Unified School District Principal

Affiliations:

  • President of the Friends of Discovery(Thrift Station)
  • Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumni Association
  • San Ramon Valley Mental Health Advisory Council.

NEWELL ARNERICH

Town of Danville, Town Council Member, AD Architects, Inc., President & Co-founder

Affiliations:

  • Leadership San Ramon Valley
  • Board Member & Past President
  • Danville-Sycamore Valley Rotary Club- Member & Past President
  • AIA
  • American Institute of Architects
  • NACRB
  • National Council of Architectural Registration Board
  • Danville Area Chamber of Commerce
  • San Ramon Valley Mental Health Advisory Council.

KATHY CHIVERTON

Retired Executive Director Discovery Counseling Center

Affiliations:

  • Leadership San Ramon Valley Board of Directors
  • Rotary Club of Danville
  • Contra Costa County Measure X Community Advisory Board Member

MARIE HALL

  • Licensed Social Worker; Retired Clinical Director
  • St. Anne’s Catholic Church

Affiliation:

  • Friends of Discovery

MITCHELL HOPSON

Vice-President of Finance, Zearn

Affiliations:

  • Diablo Black Men’s Group (past Treasurer)
  • San Ramon Valley Diversity Coalition (founding member)
  • Leadership San Ramon Valley
  • Board of Directors
  • Youth sports coach

DAVID KRAVITZ

Affiliations:

  • Director of Student Services
  • San Ramon Valley Unified School District

Claire Humphrey

Retired Pediatrician: Valley Community Health Center and Blackhawk Medical Group

Affiliations:

  • Marriage Mentor Community Presbyterian Church
  • Spiritual Mentor CityTeam Oakland

SCOTT LUCIA

Wealth Management at Andrews, Lucia Wealth Management LLC

Affiliation:

  • Tassajara Valley Little League

ANDY LI

Board Member, Contra Costa Community College District

Affiliations:

  • President
  • Civic Leadership USA
  • President
  • API Coalition, Board of Directors
  • Leadership San Ramon Valley
  • Steering Committee
  • San Ramon Valley Diversity Coalition
  • Rotary Club of Dougherty Valley/San Ramon

NEAL MITCHELL

Community Volunteer

Affiliations:

  • Hall of Fame Board Member Animal Rescue Foundation
  • Board Member Love for Margot Foundation
  • Past Board Member Mercator Medical Systems
  • Past Board Member Injoy Media Corporation

NISHI MOONKA

Chief of Staff/Head of Purpose and Culture at Blue Beyond Consulting

Affiliations:

  • Quail Run Learning Fund Vice President
  • PTA

SARAH NIX

Attorney, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law By the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

Affiliations:

  • Past President, Board of Diablo Valley of Estate Planning
  • Iron Horse Mother’s Club
  • AAUW, Volunteer St. Isidore’s Parish
  • East Bay Trust &amp, Estate Lawyers

JILL PURCELL

Owner Purcell International – Food Importing Business

Affiliations:

  • San Ramon Valley YMCA- Past Board Member
  • Diablo Homeowner’s Association- Past Secretary
  • Dorris-Eaton School-Past PTA President
  • Green Valley School and Monte Vista High School- Past PTSA Member

PAT WILSON

Retired San Ramon Valley Unified School District Educator

Affiliations:

  • Sons in Retirement (SIRS)
  • 100 Club of Contra Costa County
  • Community Presbyterian Church (CPC) Sponsor Program
  • San Ramon Valley Mental Health Advisory Council.

MARY VERSTRAETE

Retired from Banking

Affiliations:

  • Member of the Friends of Discovery
  • Thrift Station

GARY RIELE

Affiliations:

  • Principal
  • Riele Commercial Real Estate

ANN WILLOUGHBY

Retired Chief of Staff, University of California Office of the National Laboratories

Affiliations:

  • Treasurer Friends of Discovery Board (Thrift Station)
  • Quest Science Center Advisory Board
  • Livermore Lab Foundation
  • Expanding Your Horizons
  • Agape Village Foster Family Agency
  • American Association of University Women