Children’s Therapeutic Services and Supports – David Hoy and Associates

Leona Anderson, MA

Bonnie Theis — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:00:47 +0000

Leona is one of our interns, currently pursuing her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Adler Graduate School. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2022.

Leona is extremely passionate about mental health because of her own journey with anxiety and depression. Her personal story of growth and empowerment is a motivator to show others that they can do the same. Her approach involves promoting mindfulness, emphasizing strengths, and fostering a healthy support system among other things. Her goal is to empower, validate, and encourage clients to promote their self-efficacy. She believes every client has the power to take control of their lives and create the best version of themselves. When it comes to her therapeutic style, she loves to incorporate humor and sarcasm because sometimes laughter is the best medicine! Leona looks forward to working with every client she gets and appreciates the opportunity to help them.

Ashley Bauman Burr, MA, LPCC

David Hoy & Associates — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 05:16:13 +0000

Taking the step to pursue therapy can be overwhelming and intimidating. Ashley’s number one goal is to create a supportive, comforting, and validating environment for the individuals she is privileged to work with. Ashley has been working with David Hoy and Associates since the summer of 2017. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, both from the University of St. Thomas. Her strengths and experience include working with children, teens, individuals, and families with diverse ethnicity and a variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Ashley’s understanding and care add to positive outcomes when working with topics such as ADHD, anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, depression, divorce, eating disorders, family conflict, gender identity struggles, navigating life transitions, relationship issues, parenting struggles, sleep difficulties, trauma processing, and integrating coping skills into daily life. Ashley believes a therapist’s role is to support individuals through processing how past events, personal characteristics, and relational dynamics bring insight into current challenges. Additionally, Ashley utilizes holistic methods of therapy that helps guide her clients to learn to cope and adapt through varying life circumstances. Her goal is to support her clients to live life to the fullest and navigate whatever life has to offer.

Ashley is an EMDR trained therapist through Midwest Center for EMDR training endorsed by EMDRIA.

Cassidy Beeskow, MA

Bonnie Theis — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 21:14:56 +0000

My goal is to create a compassionate space dedicated to helping you navigate life’s challenges and work towards emotional well-being. Whether you’re facing anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, or simply seeking personal growth, my hope is to create a space that is safe, non-judgmental that allows you to explore your feelings, goals, and values to work towards a more fulfilling life. I offer a personalized client-centered approach and work with individuals, couples, and families. Together, we will work towards healing and empowerment.

I earned my Bachelors of Psychology through North Central University and my Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy through Abilene Christian University. I am currently working towards becoming a LMFT. I specialize in supporting individuals and families through a variety of challenges, including anxiety, depression, ASD, ADHD, and phase of life transitions. Through my degree, I have also developed a deep understanding of the unique stressors that come with military life and impact military families on a daily basis.

Taking the first step towards therapy can feel difficult, but it is also a powerful act of self-care and courage. If you are ready to explore how therapy can help you build a path towards healing and growth, I invite you to reach out and get started with me. Together, we can create a safe space for you to heal and grow.

Rachael Blais-Ortiz, MA

Bonnie Theis — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 17:19:16 +0000

Rachael works collaboratively with her clients, fostering a safe and supportive space for growth. Therapy focuses on:

Instilling Hope: Cultivating a belief in the possibility of healing and positive change.
Building Self-Worth: Strengthening self-esteem, self-compassion, and a strong sense of self.
Empowering Change: Equipping clients with the tools and strategies to navigate challenges and make conscious choices.

Through compassionate guidance, clients learn and practice effective coping mechanisms for navigating difficult emotions and life transitions. Together, we explore underlying behaviors and motivations to gain deeper self-understanding.

Areas of Focus:

Anxiety & Depression
ADHD & Stress Management
Identity Exploration & Development
Cultural Considerations: Rachael has a particular interest in supporting bicultural adolescents and young adults as they navigate their unique cultural identities.

Current Openings:

Tuesdays: 2-4pm
Wednesdays: 10am-3pm
Fridays 11am

Armani Cartlidge, MA, LPCC

David Hoy & Associates — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:43:15 +0000

Armani is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. She started at David Hoy & Associates as an intern, and now works as an In-Home Mental Health Practitioner. She has experience working with clients from ages 5 to 18 providing services to individuals and their families. She focuses on strengthening interpersonal relationships along with working through past emotional trauma. Armani uses culturally-sensitive, client-centered approaches to create a strong rapport with her clients. Armani seeks to empower children through therapy and promoting growth within the self and the family system as a whole. As an empathy driven practitioner, she works to create a calm and safe environment for her clients at all stages.

Shannon Cepeda, BA

David Hoy & Associates — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 05:28:16 +0000

Shannon holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Psychology from the University of Minnesota. In her career, she has worked with children of many ages and in many settings.

For over ten years, Shannon has provided individual life-skills training/coaching, family life-skills training, psychoeducation, crisis intervention, community liaison and referral. Her philosophy is to meet children where they are at and help them grow from there.

Current Availability:

Monday-Thursday 2-5pm
Fridays: 9am-5pm

Matthew Dang, MA, LPCC

David Hoy & Associates — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 20:00:08 +0000

Matthew obtained his Master’s Degree in Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy from Adler Graduate School and is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. His approach is collaborative, strengths-based, and aims to offer practical information and specific strategies in response to each client’s challenges and problems. He believes that by having satisfying connections with family, friends, and one’s community, improved health, happiness, and longevity often follow. He strives to bring compassion, empathy, and understanding to all those whom he works with.

Matthew specializes in working with adults, teenagers, and couples and is experienced in working with issues such as relationship distress, anxiety, life transition, grief and loss, depression, emotional and behavior concerns, ADHD, and trauma. He is trained in psychodynamic and attachment theory which he combines with the evidenced based support of cognitive behavioral therapy. Matthew was honorably discharged from the Minnesota Army National Guard, and his love for his fellow service members remains. In his spare time, he enjoys playing chess, attending social events, exercising, and spending time with loved ones.

Current Availability:

Mondays: 8am-11am
Tuesdays: 10am-noon
Wednesdays: 9am & 12pm
Thursdays: 8am, 9am & 3pm
Fridays: 2pm

Scott Egleston, BA

David Hoy & Associates — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 04:00:21 +0000

Scott Egleston BA, CASOS is an In-Home Mental Health Practitioner for David Hoy and Associates, providing community-based mental health services. Scott has over 35 years of experience working with children, adolescents and their families who struggle with significant mental health issues, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and other behavioral challenges. He is well known in the Human Service, Addiction and Correctional systems for his work with diverse clientele who have been labeled difficult, challenging or resistant with positive results.

Scott is a Certified Criminal Justice Specialist, a Certified Adolescent Sex Offender Specialist, and a Certified Divorce/Custody Mediator.

Mary Emmeck, MA, LMFT

David Hoy & Associates — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 04:07:21 +0000

Therapy is a safe place to discover who you are, your vulnerabilities, and your strengths. Mary is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who is trained in working with trauma, OCD, anxiety, and depression. She works with children as young as age three, couples, individuals and families.

Mary uses a variety of therapy models including DBT, CBT, Trauma Informed Therapy, and Play Therapy techniques with children. She challenges her clients to work on understanding their unique talents, and to realize their true potential by utilizing their inherent strengths. Mary believes that everyone has a story that needs to be heard and validated.

Zachary Gagnon, MA, LMFT

Bonnie Theis — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:59:24 +0000

Zachary is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Bethel Seminary. While challenges and difficulties are an unavoidable part of life, what matters most is how we navigate and work through our troubles. The most important factor for successful therapy is the therapeutic relationship, and Zachary believes this is best done through warmth, sincerity, and compassion. He has experience with children and adolescents who have autism, ADHD, anger, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Zachary believes in collaborative work that helps clients grow in their ability to cope, regulate, and communicate as well as develop healthy relationships with family and peers. He desires to see others experience change in their lives which moves them toward health and contentment.