Jon G. Caldwell, DO, PhD, is a board-certified psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of adults who have experienced relational trauma and addictive behaviors.  Currently, he is Chief Medical Officer at Meadows Behavioral Healthcare.  His approach to healing was heavily influenced by his PhD training at the University of California at Davis, where he began studying how early childhood maltreatment and insecure attachment relationships affect cognitive, emotional and social functioning. His clinical approach continues to be shaped by contemplative psychology and by the practice of mindfulness and self-compassion. Dr. Caldwell has published a number of articles on child maltreatment, attachment theory, emotion regulation and mindfulness and he is a noted international speaker and trainer on these and other topics.

Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, with added qualification in Addiction Psychiatry, Dr. Joel Holiner has actively served as leader in the psychiatric community for over four decades. He is a graduate of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and completed his psychiatric residency, where he was selected Chief Resident, at The University of California San Diego. Dr Holiner has been a professor on the Clinical faculty of. both Texas A&M Health Science Center and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He served as Executive Medical Director of Medical City Dallas Green Oaks Psychiatric Hospital and Chief of Psychiatry at Medical City Dallas Hospital. Dr Holiner currently serves as Medical Director of The Holiner Psychiatric Group and Texas Medical Director of Beacon Behavioral Partners. He is frequently consulted by the news media for information and insight into sensitive psychiatric issues and regularly selected by his peers for over 25 years as one of the top psychiatrists as published in D magazine.

EMDRIA Approved Consultant & EMDR Certified Therapist

Kathryn Dietzway is the co-founder and owner of The Therapy Garden, a group psychotherapy and wellness practice located in Lafayette, Louisiana. As an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and EMDR Certified therapist, Kathryn specializes in providing EMDR therapy to adult clients navigating complex trauma and dissociation.

Kathryn is also the founder of Eco-Somatic EMDR Training, where she integrates a mind, body, and Earth-informed approach to EMDR therapy. This approach is rooted in the belief that nature is a powerful, yet often overlooked, coregulatory force in the healing process. She brings this philosophy to both her therapy sessions and the training she provides for others in the field.

In her work, Kathryn focuses on using intensive EMDR formats that incorporate nervous system practices, Earth-inspired methods, and movement. She has been leading trainings on Ecotherapy-Informed Practices since 2021 and recently presented at the EMDRIA National Conference on Eco-Somatic EMDR.

Kathryn's mission is to empower therapists to bring nature into their EMDR practice, using it as an essential tool for healing. She says, “Beneath our feet, outside our windows, and within ourselves is the largest, most accessible, and forgotten of coregulators—nature. Join me to learn how to bring nature into your EMDR work.”

Olivia Mason, MS, LMFT, CSAT, CPTT, Brainspotting practitioner, and working towards my AAMFT Supervisor credential

Olivia received her Bachelors degree from Louisiana Tech University in psychology. She went on to receive her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern Mississippi. While there, she received an internship with the Gratitude Program at Pine Grove in Hattiesburg, MS- one of the original treatment facilities in the nation for sexual addiction. Upon graduation, she went on to work for the Gratitude Program full time as a primary therapist. Olivia decided to move home to Louisiana and pursued a career in private practice, working primarily with couples and individuals impacted by sexual addiction, infidelity, and betrayal trauma. While working private practice, Olivia became connected with the Carpenter Shed and has since become the Clinical Director for The Carpenter Shed and Triumph Clinical Services.

She is trained as a Certified Sex Addiction therapist, Certified Partner Trauma therapist, a Brainspotting 1 and 2 Practitioner, and is currently pursuing her credentials to become an AAMFT approved supervisor.

Apryl Vines graduated Summa Cum Laude with both her Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Nutritional Science from California State University, Los Angeles. After graduation, she completed one year of supervised dietetic practice at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with a focus on oncology research as well as the emerging application of nutrition to modulate the gut-brain axis and its connection to mental health outcomes.

Apryl is a current Cal State LA lecturer in the Nutrition and Food Science Department and the Nutritional Science Lab Coordinator at the University. Apryl has worked as a registered dietitian for Reasons at the residential level of care for the last year and a half. She is passionate about helping others on their journey to recovery with a compassionate and trauma-informed lens. When not working, Apryl enjoys spending quality time with her daughter, being outdoors, cooking, snowboarding, and reading!

Melissa Watson, MD currently serves as the Medical Director of Psychiatry at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Dr. Watson earned her medical degree and completed her internship, general psychiatry residency, and child and adolescent psychiatric Fellowship from the University of Texas Heath Science Center in San Antonio. She is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Board Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Watson also serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry with LSU Health Sciences Center, Department of Psychiatry, and  as faculty member in the LSU- OLOL Psychiatry residency program.

Morgan Lamandre, Esq. (she/her) is the CEO of Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response (STAR), a non-profit sexual assault center with three locations in Louisiana. Morgan obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with minors in Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies from Louisiana State University and later received her Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center in 2012, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Race, Gender, and Poverty.

Morgan has served on various task forces to address sexual assault in Louisiana and has drafted and testified in support of several bills that address sexual violence before the Louisiana Legislature. In 2021, Morgan was honored with the Legal Service Excellence in Advocacy Award from the Louisiana State Bar Association. In 2022, Morgan received national recognition by receiving the Visionary Voice award from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center after being nominated by the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault. Also, in 2022,

Morgan was recognized by the Southern University Law Center as a “Distinguished Alum” for “outstanding accomplishments and achievement in the field of law.”

Morgan has been married since 2009 to her high school sweetheart, Jeremy. Together, they have three children: two sons and a daughter.

Amanda “Mandy” Roberts, LPC, NCC, (she/her) received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Louisiana State University of Alexandria and a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Mandy completed her clinical internships working with survivors of sexual violence at Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response Center and went on to join them as a full-time clinician following graduation. Mandy has now been working with child and adult survivors of sexual violence for 4 years and is trained in EMDR, TF-CBT, and Brainspotting Phase 1.

Mandy also serves as a board member for the Louisiana division of the Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE) in an effort to advance awareness and rights of LGBTQIA+ persons. Mandy is passionate about empowering survivors of sexual violence, LGBTQIA+ issues, and creating a more sex positive culture.