Meet our Clinical Team
Dr. Douglas Carpenter, PhD
Symptoms Specialization:
Personality Disorders
Anxiety
Depressed Mood
Elevated or expansive mood
Irritable mood
Panic Attacks
Self-injury or Self-mutilation
Sexual disfunction of a male or female
Suicidal Ideation or behavior
Trauma or psychosocial stressors involved in Etiology
Affairs
Communication Problems
Population Specialization:
Adult couples
Psychotherapy Modalities:
Humanistic
Existentialism
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Enneagram
Education:
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science
Masters in IT Project Management and Leadership
Masters in Psychology
Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Counseling Psychology
Certifications and Credentials:
Supervision of Psychologists
Supervision of Marriage and Family Therapists
Supervision of Social Workers
ICEEFT Advanced Training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
AASECT Sex Therapy Completed Training
Douglas is a licensed Psychologist. He received his BS in Computer Science from American Sentinel University. Later he completed his first Masters through Capella University in Information Technology. His second Masters was also from Capella University in Counseling Psychology. He finished with his Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Walden University.
Douglas received his Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Externship from Dr. Sue Johnson. He later completed his EFT core skills training from Jeff Hickey through the Minnesota Emotionally Focused Community.
Douglas has had a passion to help couples become connected since he was 10 years old. He is dedicated to helping others understand and integrate EFT into their lives so their own families can benefit as his has. He and his wife, Shawnmarie, founded Alaska Marriage & Family Therapy Associates in 2013.
Shawnmarie Carpenter, LMFT Supervisor
Symptoms Specialization:
Somatic Complaints or Illness
Anxiety
Depressed Mood
Elevated or expansive mood
Irritable mood
Panic Attacks
Self-injury or Self-mutilation
Sexual disfunction of a male or female
Suicidal Ideation or behavior
Trauma or psychosocial stressors involved in Etiology
Affairs
Communication Problems
Female Sexual Dysfunction
Population Specialization:
Adult couples
Adult Individuals
Adult Families
Adolescence Families
Psychotherapy Modalities:
Humanistic
Existentialism
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Somatic Experiencing
Enneagram
Education:
Masters in Marriage & Family Therapy
Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction
Bachelors in General Science (Physics, Chemistry, & Biology)
Minors: Geology, Paleontology, and Astronomy
Certifications and Credentials:
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Supervision of Marriage and Family Therapists
ICEEFT Supervisor and Therapist
AAMFT Supervisor
AASECT Sex Therapy Trained
Shawnmarie is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapy Supervisor, and a retired high school teacher. She taught high school health and medical terminology as well as girls conditioning. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a Master’s in Education and also received a Highly Qualified Certification from Emporia University in Kansas. After completing 20 years of teaching she earned her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Capella University.
Shawnmarie has had the honor of receiving her Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Externship from Dr. Sue Johnson, the creator of EFT. She completed her five Core Skills trainings with Dr. Lisa Palmer, and Jim Thomas through the Colorado Center of Emotionally Focused Therapy. She was supervised by Dr. Alison Lee, co-creator of the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Dr. Nancy Aikin to become a certified supervisor in EFT. She was the first Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist and Supervisor in the state of Alaska. She is a certified Spiritual Director and a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.
Shawnmarie and her husband, Douglas, founded Alaska Marriage & Family Therapy Associates in 2013.
Dr. Johnathan Wright, PsyD
Symptoms Specialization:
Anxiety
Depressed Mood
Elevated or expansive mood
Irritable mood
Panic Attacks
Suicidal Ideation or behavior
Trauma
Affairs
Communication Problems
Personality Disorders
ADHD
Population Specialization:
Adult couples
Adult Individuals
Psychological Testing
Psychotherapy Modalities:
Humanistic
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Education:
Doctorate in Psychology
Bachelors of Arts in Psychology
John is a licensed Psychologist. He graduated from Rivier College as a Doctor of Psychology with a focus on combined counseling and school psychology. He completed his postdoctoral residency at Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center, and performed his internship at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
John has a passion to help clients discover what their specific needs are using Psychological Testing. John can help client tease out if they struggle with diagnosis or another by creating a battery of tests to find the exact diagnosis that is most appropriate. An example would be if a client thinks they may have ADHD but is unsure. John would be able to guide the client through several tests to effectively know if ADHD was in fact what the client was experiencing.
John also enjoys working with adult couples and individuals. He joined Alaska Marriage & Family Therapy associates when the company turned 10 years old.
John specializes in Psychological Testing and treating couples and individuals where more severe influences such as a personality disorder or ADHD is also present.
K'hala Hamilton, LMFT
Symptoms Specialization:
Somatic Complaints or Illness
Anxiety
Depressed Mood
Elevated or expansive mood
Irritable mood
Panic Attacks
Trauma or psychosocial stressors involved in Etiology
Population Specialization:
Adult Individuals
Psychotherapy Modalities:
Humanistic
Existentialism
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Emotion Focused Therapy
Somatic Experiencing
Enneagram
Education:
Masters in Marriage & Family Therapy
Bachelors in Psychology
Certifications and Credentials:
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Certified
Advanced Somatic Experiencing Touch and Table work trained
ICEEFT Emotionally Focused Advanced Training
Emotion Focused Therapy Trained
K'hala is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. She earned a BA in Psychology at Northwest Christian University. She graduated from Northcentral University with a Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy. She is currently working towards earning the credentials necessary to become licensed as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, so she can provide more services to her clients.
K'hala completed both the training for Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy created by Dr. Sue Johnson and Emotion Focused Therapy created by Dr. Less Greenberg. She is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and has completed advanced touch training skills for SE table work.
K'hala has also studied the Enneagram since she was only 10 years old. She has received formal training from Russ Hudson at the Enneagram Institute and is passionate about helping individuals heal by moving up the levels of development.
K'hala specializes individual therapy for people who have experienced trauma. She uses SE table touch, the Enneagram and EFT to create a unique treatment plan for each person working with her.
K'hala has been working for Alaska Marriage & Family Therapy Associates since the company was only 2 years old.
Kyria Chrisp-Stashak, LPC
Symptoms Specialization:
Anxiety
Depressed Mood
Elevated or expansive mood
Irritable mood
Panic Attacks
Suicidal Ideation or behavior
Trauma
Affairs
Communication Problems
Prior Domestic Violence
Population Specialization:
Adult couples
Adult Individuals
Adult Families
Adolescent Individuals
Adolescent Families
Psychotherapy Modalities:
Humanistic
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Emotion Focused Therapy
Education:
Bachelors of Arts in Psychology
Masters of Psychology in Counseling
Certifications and Credentials:
Licensed Professional Counselor
ICEEFT Emotionally Focused Advanced Training
Emotion Focused Trained
Kyria is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She has years of experience working with adults, adolescents, and families.
Kyria competed both her Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Externship as well as the advanced Core Skills training. Kyria then added the specialized training of working with couples using EFT who have experienced domestic violence.
Kyria then went on to complete Emotion Focused Therapy training created by Dr. Less Greenberg.
Kyria started working for Alaska Marriage & Family Therapy Associates when the company was only 5 years old. She specializes in couples and families who are working on improving their relationships.
Lety Monrroy, MFT-A
Symptoms Specialization:
PTSD
Couples where one or both are adult survivors of childhood harm
Communication issues including Bilingual Couples
Strengthening relationships
Depression and/or anxiety
Preventing divorce
Couple and family conflict
Personal self-growth
Parenting Issues
ADHD in families
Adolescent developmental changes
Stress management
Children with Autism Spectrum
Families with children with developmental disabilities
Infertility
Affairs
Population Specialization:
Adult Couples
Adult Individuals
Adult Families
Adolescent Individuals
Adolescent Families
Preadolescent Individuals
Preadolescent Families
Child (as young as 3 years old) Individuals
Child and infant Families
Languages can provide in:
Spanish and English
Psychotherapy Modalities:
Humanistic
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Education:
Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature
Certifications and Credentials:
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Associate
Training in Emotionally Focused Therapy
Lety is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associate. She graduated from Phillips Graduate University with a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Lety has a rich history of working with developmentally delayed children. She spent her first 10 years of employment working in direct care of this population before completing her Master's degree.
Lety has advanced training in using Emotionally Focused Family Therapy with both minor children and their parents as well as adult children and their parents. She specializes in both couples and families who want to have a better connection.
Lety is bilingual in English and Spanish and can conduct treatment in both languages.
Vangie Mercado-Smith, MFT-A
Symptoms Specialization:
Anxiety
Depressed Mood
Communication Problems
Emotions Affected by Military Obligations
Emotional and Behavioral Issues with Children
Preventing Divorce
Strengthening Relationships
Parenting Issues
Cultural Differences
Blended Family issues
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Population Specialization:
Adult Couples
Adult Individuals
Adult Families
Adolescent Individuals
Adolescent Families
Preadolescent Individuals
Preadolescent Families
Child Individuals
Child Families
Psychotherapy Modalities:
Humanistic
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Education:
Associates of Liberal Arts Bachelor's of Science with a specialization in Family and Children
Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
Certifications and Credentials:
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Associate
ICEEFT Emotionally Focused Couples Externship
Languages can provide in: Pohnpeian and English
Vangie is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associate. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Services from the University of Phoenix, and graduated from Ashford University with a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling.
Vangie brings a history of experience being both an active duty military professional as well as a spouse of an active duty military professional prior to becoming a Marriage and Family Therapy Associate.
Vangie completed her Emotionally Focused Therapy Externship and enjoys working with couples and individuals from this perspective.
Vangie is bilingual in both English and Pohnpeian and can conduct treatment in both languages.
Jacob Snell, MFT-A
Symptoms Specialization:
Anxiety
Depressed Mood
Communication Problems
Affairs
Trauma
Population Specialization:
Adult couples
Adult Individuals
Adult Families
Adolescent Individuals
Adolescent Families
Psychotherapy Modalities:
Humanistic
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Family Systems Therapy Couples
Collaborative Therapy
Education:
Bachelors of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (Math 4-8)
Masters in Religious Education for Chaplain Candidates
Masters of Counseling in Marriage and Family Therapy
Certifications and Credentials:
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Associate
ICEEFT Emotionally Focused Externship
Jacob is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associate. Jacob completed his Masters while also working as an active duty Army Chaplin.
Jacob completed his Emotionally Focused Therapy Externship while also working as an active duty serviceman.
Jacob has the ability to bring a strong spiritual background into working with his clients if they would like to add spirituality to their treatment.
Meet our Administrative Team
Front Desk
Jaiden Brewster
Front Desk Associate
Hechiel Sablas
Front Desk Associate
Back Desk
Mark Hamilton, MBA
Business Manager
Michelle Dunn
Biller
Information Technology
Miguel Monrroy, MBA
IT Associate
Concierge Team
Doug Inga
Elder/Facilities
Qii Inga
Elder/Peer Support Specialist
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