Yajaira Curiel

PhD, LMFT

Yajaira S. Curiel, PhD, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California in good standing, practising in Pasadena with seventeen years of clinical experience. Dr. Curiel earned a PhD in Couple and Family Therapy from Drexel University, a master's in Marriage and Family Therapy from Syracuse University, and a bachelor's degree in child and family development from San Diego State University. The practice is bilingual and bicultural and centers on BIPOC communities, with particular attention to couples navigating life cycle transitions and to families with young children, grounded in culturally responsive, social-justice-informed care. Dr. Curiel also trains therapists in training, and doctoral research examined the experience of manhood among first-generation, college-educated Mexican-American men.

Lashauna Cutts

LCSW

Lashauna Cutts, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker with nearly 20 years of experience in trauma treatment. She spent more than a decade at the VA treating PTSD and supervising clinicians, served on the psychiatry faculty at the Yale School of Medicine, and later served as Senior Clinical Director at Nema Health, a national telehealth program for PTSD, where she continues as a Clinical Advisor. She now runs her own practice, Cutts Clinical Trauma Solutions, is a certified provider of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD (CBCT-PTSD), and has extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She holds an MSW from Smith College.

Jenn Hourani

LMFT, CLC

Jenn Hourani, LMFT, CLC, is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, licence #158060 and in good standing, and a certified life coach whose practice blends Narrative therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Somatic Experiencing. She holds postgraduate certification in the somatic and parts-based modalities she teaches. As a proud child of Lebanese immigrants, she has been fascinated by culture, memory, and landscapes from a young age. After working in higher education and then in the technology industry, she became a therapist in the years following the pandemic and now works largely with millennial and Gen Z adults navigating burnout, anxiety, and questions of identity. She also runs Somatics for Non-Somatic Therapists, a virtual training group teaching clinicians body-based tools they can bring into their own sessions. She considers herself a lifelong student, perpetually inspired by nature, ancestors, and the wisdom of the body.

Carla Smith

PhD, LCSW, LMFT

Carla Smith, PhD, LCSW, LMFT, is the Chief Clinical Officer at Motivo, where she leads clinical quality, compliance, and the standards governing supervision and continuing education across the platform. She is licensed as a clinical social worker and as a marriage and family therapist in Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, all in good standing, and is the founder of Haven Therapy and Wellness. Before joining Motivo, Dr. Smith spent eight years at Mercer University School of Medicine as Assistant Program Director and Assistant Professor, overseeing clinical training for master's students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program. She holds a PhD in Human Development and Family Science with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy and an MSW in clinical social work, both from the University of Georgia. Her research and teaching center on clinical supervision, cultural humility, and therapist development.

Morgan Stinson

PhD, LMFT, CCTP

Morgan Stinson, PhD, LMFT, CCTP, is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Georgia, licence #MFT001518 and in good standing, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Stinson serves as Director of Behavioral Health Services and Integration at Community Health Care Systems, a federally qualified health center network serving rural and underserved communities in Georgia, which is the practice context this session addresses. Before moving into that role, Stinson spent several years as an Assistant Professor at Mercer University School of Medicine, teaching in the Marriage and Family Therapy program. Stinson holds a PhD from the University of Georgia and an MS from East Carolina University, and has presented nationally on the integration of behavioral health services in school-based settings.