








Element Q Healing Center
Element Q Healing Center
Element Q Healing Center
About Element Q Healing Center
Recovery is deeply personal, and for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, it often requires care that truly affirms identity and lived experience. At Element Q Healing Center, every therapist and case manager identifies as LGBTQIA+, bringing a shared understanding into the care they provide. Through an inclusive, trauma-informed approach, clients receive individualized support for mental health, trauma, and substance use—creating a foundation for meaningful, lasting healing.
Strengthen Inner Alignment and Resilience
Element Q Healing Center blends evidence-based therapies with holistic practices, supporting the full complexity of each individual. Trauma-focused modalities like eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and somatic therapy help clients process deeply held experiences, while cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) address thought and behavioral patterns. Acupuncture, reiki, and trauma-informed yoga further enhance healing by engaging the mind, body, and spirit as interconnected parts of recovery.
Sustain Progress With Steady, Ongoing Support
For clients stepping down from day treatment (PHP) or intensive outpatient care (IOP), Element Q Healing Center offers structured outpatient support to maintain progress and stability. Through continued therapy and personalized care, clients strengthen the tools needed for long-term recovery while staying grounded in an approach that affirms their identity and lived experience.

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Meet Your Care Team

Dr. Max Doshay
CEO, EMDR Practitioner

Nicole Simpson
Chief Development Officer

Molly Maddocks
Chief Operations Officer

Kat Grassetti
Chief Clinical Officer, EMDR Practitioner
LCSW

TJ Woodward
Chief Wellness Officer

Dr. Sarita Shah
Psychiatrist

Jill Sexton
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
NP

Dr. Shannon Franklin
Director of Clinical Training, EMDR Practitioner

Tay Richardson
Clinical Director, EMDR Practitioner, CIIS Certified Sex Therapist
LPCC

Keoni Carthen
Director of Operations
ASW

Dr. Mae Casanova
Clinician, EMDR Practitioner
MS, MA, PsyD

Dr. Olivia Ratcliff-Totty
Clinician

Faith Abercrombie
Community Outreach Coordinator

Dr. Kirstyn Perry
Director of Neuropsych Assessment, EMDR Practitioner
MA, PsyD

Katie Noder
Admissions Coordinator

Dr. Lucy Love
Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine

Dr. RB Robles
Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
DAOM, L.AC

Dr. Rose Schlaff
Doctor of Physical Therapy
PT, DPT, WHC, IF

Ariane Porras
Somatic Healing Practitioner

Julia Balto
Clinical Hypnotist
MSc, NBC-HWC

Alexis Smith
Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor
LCSW

Remy Heise
Mental Health Technician
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