Our master's level counseling interns provide reduced-fee sessions.
​You simply pay what you can afford, between $20-$60 per session.

Dylan Haas (he/him)

I come to counseling later in life. After 20 years toiling in corporate America, I realize I want to spend what little “productive” time I have left on this earth helping others find peace and stability within their lives. I have walked through tragedy; I have my own relationships to grief and trauma. I am a human, just like you. I am intimately familiar with the sense of near-crushing burdens and responsibilities we often place upon ourselves in effort to simply maintain a precarious sliver of comfort if not security in these modern times. I am here for you.

As a trauma-informed counselor, I am interested in working with people struggling with addictions as well as people experiencing depression, anxiety, low self-image and general feelings of being overwhelmed. I also have experience working with clients experiencing difficulties in their primary relationships surrounding intimacy, vulnerability and codependence. Similarly, I have experience working with people struggling with their own relationship to sex, sexuality and sexual identity. I enjoy working with people from all walks of life, with all manner of experiences and from all socioeconomic backgrounds. 

I view counseling through an existential-humanistic lens. As a counselor I approach every client with an open heart, seeking to meet them wherever they are emotionally and spiritually in effort to identify the most salient imbalance(s) they are currently experiencing in life and help them work through these issues to whatever extent desired and/or necessary to re-establish a feeling of balance and harmony within the client’s life. At our core, we are all humans walking through this brief life. We have fears and joy and trauma and anxieties and all manner of experiences that come to form and shape our approach to life, for better or worse. The sense of balance and comfort within our lives depends greatly upon the extent of our own self-awareness. Our work together will follow whatever path your experiences and personal goals suggest, always with the underlying objective of increasing your own self-awareness.

Contact Dylan:
​Email: dylanhaas@isu.edu
Call: (208) 994-4137

​Jessica Northam, MA, RDT (she/her)

*Jessica is available until August 2022*

Jessica is earning her Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master’s degree at the University of the Cumberlands.  Jessica has worked professionally as a Registered Drama Therapist since 2015, in clinical and humanitarian settings in the United States and abroad, specializing in trauma-related disorders and perinatal mental health. She is excited to continue developing her clinical skills as a counseling intern.  Her holistic approach to counseling includes seeing individuals as a whole being, with lived experiences that inform behavior and emotions. From a person-centered lens, Jessica focuses on developing a therapeutic relationship to create a safe place to explore an individual’s struggles and experience change.  Jessica has worked with clients of all ages as a Registered Drama Therapist with the North American Drama Therapy Association.  Her previous experiences include working at the Post Traumatic Stress Center in New Haven, Connecticut, as a Drama Therapist, being a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Specialist for an international NGO, and most recently, working as a Drama Therapist on staff at Boise River Birth Center. Jessica is available for telehealth counseling each week for anyone in Idaho. 
 
Contact Jessica:
Email: jnortham45856@ucumberlands.edu
Call/Text: (801) 895-4916

Kim Gattiker (she/her)

​*Kim will be available beginning June 2022*

I am most alive when connecting with others and sharing in the human experience of our individual and collective search for meaning and answers. I strive to help others find peace in their lives. This journey means different things to each of us. When we are open and curious we find answers to our deepest concerns and questions.
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I came to my counseling career later in life with humility in serving others and with reverence for the therapeutic relationship. My own experience as a counseling client informs my practice. Through a person-centered approach, we can work collaboratively to help you find your way, your hope, and the power that resides within you. I use elements of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in my approach.

My practice welcomes adults and young adults of all backgrounds and couples including non-traditional, non-heteronormative ones. I work with people in the areas of personal growth, relationships and sexuality, aging, anxiety, depression, and substance use. I am currently pursuing my Master of Arts in Counseling from Boise State University with an emphasis in addiction. I am available for in-person and telehealth visits on Tuesdays. When not counseling, I enjoy hiking, dancing/movement, practicing mindfulness and backpacking.

Contact Kim:
Email: kimgattiker@u.boisestate.edu
Phone: 208-639-2840

Lisa Simpson (she/her)

*Lisa is available until mid-June 2022*

Lisa is earning a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with Palo Alto University. Lisa is looking forward to helping individuals on their journey in healing mind, body, and spirit. She is an advocate for holistic wellness and as a certified yoga teacher and trained meditation guide, she is open to incorporating mind/body techniques that are trauma-informed for exploring innovative avenues of therapy. Lisa has experience working with people from diverse backgrounds and practices with cultural humility. She is empathetic, kind, and genuine. LIsa’s professional training includes individual, couples, families, and group counseling. Most of all, she recognizes that coming to counseling is a brave step and looks forward to the opportunity for you to discover the capacity for healing. Lisa enjoys spending time with her partner, pets, reading, listening to music, and being active outdoors.

Contact Lisa:
​Email: lisasimpsontherapy@gmail.com​