What WPP Utah can offer therapists
What we do
Women in Private Practice Utah connects fully and provisionally licensed therapists across the state of Utah. We provide a list serve where members can share messages looking for referrals, advertising office space, or sharing information about their own practices. We also offer three virtual CEU presentations per year that are included in the cost of an annual membership. We offer social events in Washington, Utah, Salt Lake and Davis counties and once a year we host a conference which is held in Salt Lake City. Members can attend in person or virtually. We bring in a key note speaker who can address issues relevant to running a private practice in Utah, we have speakers on a range of clinical topics, and we wrap up our day with an ethics panel.
— OUR TEAM
Meet Our Leadership Team
Amy Fehlberg, PhD
Coordinator
Amy Fehlberg is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has been in private practice since 2009. She completed her undergraduate work at the University of Michigan and her graduate work at DePaul University in Chicago. Amy has worked in a variety of community mental health and school settings and has directed both a residential and private school during the course of her career. Currently, Amy runs a small group practice (https://shorelinepsychslc.com). Amy is a long time member of WPP, she values the support of the community and feels incredibly fortunate to work with the exceptional women who comprise the leadership of WPP. When not at work, Amy spends her time with family and friends. She enjoys reading, time with her dogs, cooking, gardening and is always up for an opportunity to be in the water.
Lyndy Barnard, LCSW
Secretary
Lyndy is the Founder & Owner of Mind & Strength Counseling. Her motto "My Mind, My Strength" was born from the understanding that your mind is at the center of building lasting physical and mental strength. She has worked in mental health in a variety of settings for almost 15 years. Her expertise includes anxiety, depression, trauma, shame, body image, eating disorders, self-esteem issues, and improving resilience. Lyndy helps her clients through these issues by focusing on increased self-awareness and resiliency, building coping skills, and addressing thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that get in the way of how they want to live. Lyndy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Utah (LCSW) and can only provide mental health therapy in Utah.
Amy Edwards, CMHC
Treasurer
Amy comes to us from Massachusetts with a brief stop over in Colorado, just long enough to pick up an undergraduate degree and a life partner. She enjoys German Shorthair Pointers, good food, a brisk walking pace, and getting things done.
Amy’s professional life started in museum administration, but lucky she is now a licensed clinical mental health counselor with a passion for community mental health. Amy worked for Jewish Family Service for over 10 years providing individual and group therapy, psychoeducational workshops, and providing community outreach, She is now the Associate CMHC Program Director at University of Utah in the Department of Educational Psychology, and has a solo private practice where she provides individual therapy.
Brie Gonzalez, CMHC
Programming
Brie joined the Women in Private Practice (WPP) board in Fall 2022 and currently serves as the Programming Chair. Brie is a relational therapist and founder of Still Within Therapy, where she helps adults navigate anxiety, trauma, and the pressures of people-pleasing to reconnect with their sense of self. She is trained in EMDR and is completing certification in the Neuro-Affective Relational Model (NARM). With a background in adolescent mental health and wilderness therapy, Brie brings a holistic and compassionate approach to her work. She is especially passionate about supporting BIPOC clients and creating space for healing within the context of identity and belonging. Outside of her practice, she loves biking, skiing, and spending time outdoors in Utah.
Risse Hancock, CMHC
Membership
Risse has been providing therapy to teenagers and their families for 10 years, and started her private practice in July 2021. Prior to that, Risse spent several years as a substance abuse counselor working with individuals struggling with addiction. Through both of these career paths, Risse found a passion for helping people through any challenges they are facing. Risse specializes in trauma recovery, PTSD, addiction recovery and relapse prevention, depression, grief and loss, and anxiety. Risse's focused interventions include CBT, DBT, and EMDR. Risse has the goal of creating a safe space for her clients that allows them to heal, while also holding people accountable for their choices and actions.
Katherine Parnell, LCSW
Emeritus Coordinator
Kathrine has been a member of WPP since 2019. She opened her private practice in 2013 and has grown the practice to a thriving clinical group of practitioners. Kathrine specializes in working with individuals and families managing the autism spectrum, adoption-related issues and couples therapy. She is a clinical supervisor of new therapists and enjoys helping other therapists develop their careers and businesses.
Nichole Rammell
Member at Large
Nichole Rammell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She did her undergraduate work at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and an Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice in 2002. She worked as a social worker for a few years, then decided to return to school for a master’s degree. In 2010 she graduated from Boise State University with a Master of Social Work.
She has worked in several different settings as a social worker. She is trained in EMDR, ART, and Neurofeedback. She currently owns a therapy agency in St. George, UT, Sunrise Mental Health Services. (sunrisemhs.com)
Nichole has a side business, ElevateU Professional Training, where she and her business partner provide supervision training for other upcoming supervisors. She loves to teach and train interns, associates, and fully licensed therapists. Presenting to others in this profession has been a newfound joy for her.
She grew up in Idaho and moved to St. George, UT in 2012. She and her husband have three beautiful kids. She loves the outdoors and animals. She has two dogs (Boston Terrier and Carlin Pinscher). Hummingbirds are her favorite to just sit and watch. Traveling is a huge part of her life. She enjoys going places with family, friends, and by herself.
Helping others has always been a part of her life for as long as she can remember, so having the opportunity to work as a therapist, supervisor, provide trainings, and support other women, is a dream come true for her!
Tera Lensegrav Benson, PhD
Assistant Coordinator
Dr. Tera Lensegrav-Benson, licensed psychologist, holds a combined doctoral degree from Utah State University in Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology (2006). Following the completion of her graduate work, Dr. Tera has been engaged in the eating disorder treatment industry at the residential level of care. She also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Utah State University’s Department of Psychology. Dr. Tera is also board certified in Neurofeedback.
In 2000, Dr. Tera was credentialed through the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) to provide telehealth-based psychological services in 40+ states. Soon thereafter, she founded her private practice, Mindful Path Psychological Services, and specializes in anxiety, working with women’s health issues including motherhood, perimenopause, chronic health issues, OCD, parenting concerns, and grief/loss. She joined the WPP board in 2024. When not at work, she loves being with her family, cheering on her travel hockey player, hiking/skiing in the beautiful mountains of northern Utah, gardening, spending time on the water, and being a cat & dog mom.
Toni Mazzaglia, CMHC
Member at Large
Toni Mazzaglia is a licensed mental health counselor with over twenty years of experience working with clients in many capacities. She has a background in residential and recreational therapy working with complex trauma and family systems. She currently runs her own private practice and supports clients healing from trauma, coping with the stresses of life and building healthy relationships with themselves and others. She is also a meditation practitioner and guide and mindfulness is part of her life and practice.
Toni is originally from New England and moved to Utah in 2000 to ski the Wasatch and explore the west. She continues to enjoy all things outdoors, art and travel and spending time with friends and family.
Sarah McCormick, PhD
Member at Large
Sarah completed her doctoral training at the California School of Professional Psychology, her internship at the Iowa City VA, and her fellowship in Primary Care Psychology at the San Francisco VA. Prior to opening her practice in 2022, she worked for 5 years as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Family Medicine at the University of Utah. Sarah specializes in guiding adults struggling with transitions, relationships/communication issues, depression, and anxiety. Her primary goal as a therapist is to support clients and help them feel as if they are living their lives to the fullest: worrying less about the past/future and becoming more present in the moment. Most importantly, her practice helps clients communicate with and be more connected to the people who matter most in their lives. When she isn’t seeing clients, she enjoys spending time with her family, running, exploring the mountains, and cooking.
Sharon Walls, LMFT
Member at Large
Sharon Walls is a licensed marriage family therapist who has been in private practice since 2004. She completed her masters in counseling graduate work at California State University, Long Beach in 2001. Sharon has worked in a variety of outpatient and inpatient mental health settings including substance treatment, eating disorder residential treatment, high school and hospital communities. Sharon practices both in Wyoming and Utah and currently is an owner at
Mountain Lotus Counseling in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has appreciated being a member of WPP since 2018 and its honored to work with the leadership team. She regards her three adult children as the mentors in her life. She enjoys running, pickleball and new adventures with her rescue dog Maddie.