Our Team

Steve Sawyer Bio

Steve Sawyer is a dually licensed psychotherapist filled with passion and knowledge surrounding the intervention and change process. His experience comes from two decades of intervention with tough to reach client populations in therapy settings ranging from residential, community based, outpatient and wilderness therapy. He is a senior Brainspotting trainer and consultant since 2013.

Jeff Ryan

Jeff Ryan is a dually licensed psychotherapist passionate helping other especially those with complex struggles including addiction, trauma and dissociation.  His experience comes from working within the field of trauma and addiction at all the levels of care but especially in Wilderness, Residential and Outpatient settings. He is a senior Brainspotting trainer and consultant since 2013.

Erica Hough

Erica is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with extensive experience working with adolescents in children’s residential treatment facilities. She has held diverse positions throughout her career in these settings, including direct care staff, case manager, special education teacher, therapist, and clinical director. Erica’s introduction of brainspotting to her program revolutionized treatment for the students, fostering remarkable outcomes. Her unwavering commitment coupled with the efficacy of brainspotting has yielded transformative results for countless youth. Her passion for her work is fueled by the profound impact she witnesses in the lives of the young individuals she supports.

David White

I have a long, varied, and sporadic history working with high acuity populations.

  • 1970 to 1974 work in a residential summer camp for severely emotionally disturbed pre-adolescents under the supervision of the BU School of Education Special Education Department and the BU hospital department of psychiatry.
  • 1974 to 1976 my first full time job was with the BU Mini School, an alternative day school for the same population, and still under the supervision of the BU Hospital Psychiatry Department.
  • 1981 to 1984 Provide crises intervention, individual/ group counseling to students with severe adaptive behavior problems and supervised/consulted with the teaching staff
  • 2001 to 2003 Headmaster of Community Academy an alternative school for middle and high school students whose behavior was too disruptive to keep in the “regular” school population
  • 2004 – 2007 PT counselor and interpersonal dynamics instructor for Villages Without Walls a non-profit agency working with 10 young men and women identified by the Boston Police Department as among the 100 most gang involved youth in the city
  • 2015 Counselor at Cushing House a residential drug treatment program for individuals 16 – 20 years old
  • 2022 Clinical supervisor for drug counselors at a GA State Prison

David White, Ph.D., LADC-I, CADC II, CCTP II, BSP Consultant, FF Health and Wellness Consultant, HeartMath Trauma Certified

Savannah

Savannah graduated from South Dakota State University with a master’s degree in human resource management with an emphasis in clinical mental health in 2021. She started her career as an intern at a residential treatment facility where she became passionate about working with adolescents. Savannah’s start in Brainspotting changed her perspective in how she views the treatment of her clients due to the life changing results this therapeutic modality produces. Her passion continues while utilizing Brainspotting in her work with young people, adolescents, athletes, survivors, and those involved in the agriculture industry.