Meet Our Team-Feel Think and Live Well - Mental Health Therapy_Mainspring Wellness

We’re dedicated to providing effective psychotherapeutic services in a warm and collaborative space. The staff at Mainspring conduct assessments and treatment with openness, curiosity, and trust.

Utilizing empirically-based therapeutic modalities, we’ll work confidentially and collaboratively identify goals and work toward a life worth living.

LEADERSHIP

Chris Morandi, LPCC-S

Chris Morandi, LPCC-S

Co-Founder
Executive Director

Matt Arnzen, LCSW-S

Co-Founder
Director of Practice Strategy

ADMIN STAFF

Felicia Valero LMFT

Felicia Valero, LMFT

Clinical Director
Senior Clinician

Allie Zani

Allie Zani

Office Manager
Outpatient Services

Janice Wilkerson PhD

Janice Wilkerson, PhD

Community Liaison
School-based Services

COVINGTON THERAPISTS

Kristen Bjerke LPCC

Kristen Bjerke, LPCC

Senior Clinician
Outpatient Services

About Kristen

Kristen Bjerke, LPCC is a compassionate therapist specializing in CBT, person-centered therapy, and eco-therapy. She helps clients navigate life’s challenges by fostering self-awareness, empowerment, and connection.

Kristen integrates cognitive strategies with body-based and nature-focused approaches, recognizing the impact of both personal and social systems. She creates a judgment-free space where clients can heal, grow, and build meaningful coping skills in individual therapy and LGBTQ support groups.

Kylie Meyer LPAT-S

Kylie Meyer, LPAT-S, ATR-BC

Senior Clinician
Outpatient Services

About Kylie

Kylie, LPAT, ATR-BC, is a licensed and board-certified art therapist with a Master’s in Counseling and Art Therapy from the University of Louisville.

She takes a person-centered, humanistic approach, fostering empathy and creative expression to help clients of all ages navigate life’s challenges, gain clarity, and build confidence in a supportive space.

Emma Hoganfurr LPCC

Emma Hoganfurr, LPCC, PMH-C

Senior Clinician
Outpatient Services

About Emma

Emma Hoganfurr, LPCC provides person-centered therapy tailored to each client’s unique needs and preferences. With advanced training in CBT, DBT, and perinatal mental health, she works with adults navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, bipolar disorder, and more.

Emma creates a safe, inclusive space, especially for women and LGBTQ+ clients, drawing from feminist theory and a deep understanding of how societal pressures and identity impact emotional well-being, growth, and healing.

Maggie Mcglone LPCA

Maggie McGlone, LPCA

Clinician
Outpatient Services

About Maggie

Maggie McGlone, LPCA, graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She aims to create a safe, non-judgmental environment for all clients to learn, process, and grow on their journey. Maggie has experience working with children and adolescents managing anxiety, depression, and adjustment disorders.

Maggie primarily uses person centered and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approaches to work collaboratively with clients in building confidence, developing healthier coping strategies, and navigating life’s challenges.

Brieh Walker CSW

Brieh Walker, CSW

Clinician
Outpatient Services

About Brieh

Brieh Walker, CSW, is a therapist and social worker providing therapy for teens and adults. Brieh offers LGBTQ+ affirming and neurodivergent affirming, trauma informed care for those navigating anxiety, trauma, burnout, identity exploration, and major life transitions.

Brieh specializes in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness, using a collaborative approach tailored to your brain and nervous system. If you have felt misunderstood, overwhelmed, or stuck, therapy can be a space where you build coping skills, reconnect with your resilience, and show up as your full self without needing to shrink or explain who you are.

Madelyn Luptowski LCSW

Madelyn Luptowski, LCSW

Senior Clinician
Outpatient Services

About Madelyn

Madelyn Luptowski, CSW, specializes in working with adults facing anxiety, depression, and trauma. Her approach is rooted in empathy, nonjudgment, and meeting clients where they are in their journey. She prioritizes helping clients build resilience, foster self-awareness, and create meaningful, lasting change.

Madelyn works collaboratively with clients to understand and challenge unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, develop healthier coping strategies, and process past experiences that may be holding them back. She utilizes evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), to support progress and healing.

FT. MITCHELL THERAPISTS

Joseph Dennis LCSW

Joseph Dennis, LCSW

Senior Clinician
Outpatient Services

About Joseph

Joseph Dennis, LCSW, specializes in trauma recovery, anxiety, and depression. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, he provides compassionate, tailored support in a safe space.

His dog, Annabelle, often joins sessions, adding extra comfort and joy.

Maddie Punch, LPCC

Senior Clinician
Outpatient Services

About Maddie

Maddie Punch, LPCC believes therapy is a deeply personal experience, and she tailors her approach to each client’s unique needs, life circumstances, and goals. She works collaboratively to help individuals, couples, and families evaluate whether their current patterns align with their aspirations, guiding them toward greater fulfillment and well-being.

Maddie provides a compassionate, non-judgmental space where clients can gain insight, strengthen relationships, and become the best version of themselves.

Christina Dilley LPAT-S

Christina Dilley, LPAT-S, ATR-BC

Senior Clinician
Outpatient Services

About Christina

Christina Dilley, LPAT-S, ATR-BC, is a licensed and board-certified Art Therapist. Christina has been practicing in NKY since graduating from University of Louisville in 2019. 
 
Christina uses a person-centered approach while also incorporating DBT and play techniques. Christina is passionate about using creative expression in therapy, and she works to maintain a therapeutic space that allows a wide variety of art mediums to be incorporated.
 
Outside of therapy, Christina enjoys painting, reading, video and board games, and spending time with her two cats.
Katt Miller, LPCA

Katt Miller, LPCA

Clinician
Outpatient Services

About Katt

Katt Miller, LPCA, provides counseling services to children, adolescents, and adults from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences. She uses an integrative and client-centered approach to therapy, incorporating evidence-based modalities such as Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Katt is dedicated to creating a safe, supportive, and welcoming therapeutic environment where clients feel respected, understood, and empowered to explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences.

She values collaboration as a central part of the counseling process and works alongside clients to develop individualized treatment plans tailored to their unique strengths, needs, and goals. Sessions may include a combination of therapeutic techniques, practical coping skills, emotional regulation strategies, and insight-building interventions designed to promote growth, resilience, and meaningful change. Katt strives to help clients build self-awareness, enhance coping abilities, and navigate life’s challenges with increased confidence and clarity.

Carly Ketron, LPATA

Carly Ketron, LPATA

Clinician
Outpatient Services

About Carly

Carly Ketron, LPATA, has her associate license in art therapy, under the supervision of Sarah Hayden (M.Ed, ATR-BC, LPAT-S). Carly received her Masters of Education in Counseling and Personnel Services from the University of Louisville in 2023.

She takes a person centered approach and works with ages 13+ and specializes in anxiety, depression, PTSD, and ADHD. Art therapy allows clients a safe space to learn and explore emotions, process events and feelings and helps clients get to know themselves on a deeper level.

Courtney Wootton, LPCA

Clinician
Outpatient Services

About Courtney

Courtney is a graduate from the University of Kentucky where she earned her Master’s of Counseling Degree. Courtney is interested in collaborating with adolescents and adults with a variety of diagnoses including but not limited to anxiety, depression, ADHD and interpersonal issues.
 
Courtney takes a client-centered approach tailoring her therapeutic techniques to meet each client’s unique needs. Courtney also utilizes elements of DBT and CBT in her approach to help clients grow and work on their set goals. Courtney is committed to creating a nonjudgmental, safe space where clients can work towards growth and healing.
Atalie Brown

Atalie Brown

Counseling Intern
Outpatient Services

About Atalie

Atalie Brown, LSW, is a graduate social work student at the University of Kentucky who approaches therapy with compassion, curiosity, and deep respect for each client’s lived experience. Her work is informed by trauma-responsive, person-centered care, and strengths-based perspectives, with experience supporting individuals navigating grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation.
 
Atalie values the role of empathy, self-understanding, and systemic context in healing, and strives to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients feel seen, empowered, and capable of growth centered approach tailoring her therapeutic techniques to meet each client’s unique needs. 
BreAnn Stevens

BreAnn Stevens

Counseling Intern
Outpatient Services

About BreAnn

BreAnn  is a Master of Social Work (MSW) graduate student at the University of Kentucky and is on track to graduate in May 2026 to become a clinical social worker. As an MSW intern, she is passionate about helping individuals navigate life’s challenges and achieve their mental health goals through a compassionate, client-centered approach. She is trained in evidence-based methods including CBT, DBT, trauma narrative, and person-centered therapy. 
 
BreAnn tailors her clinical approach to meet the unique needs of each client while emphasizing collaboration, empathy, and client autonomy. She practices under the clinical supervision of Matt Arnzen, LCSW-S.

NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED THERAPISTS

Tasha Ross CSW

Tasha Ross, LCSW

Senior Clinician
School-Based Services

Katie Prasnal CSW

Katie Prasnal, CSW

Clinician
School-Based Services
Sarah Cobble LPATA

Sarah Cobble, LPAT

Senior Clinician
School-Based Services

Alexandra Rice CSW

Alexandra Rice, CSW

Clinician
School-Based Services
Bethany Outland CSW

Bethany Outland, CSW

Clinician
School-Based Services
Vickie Kennedy LCSW

Vickie Kennedy, LPCC-S

Senior Clinician
Brighton Recovery Center

CASE MANAGERS

Lauren Sand TCM

Lauren Sand

TCM Lead
Outpatient Services

Beth Dusing TCM

Beth Dusing

Targeted Case Manager
School-Based Services
Allie Sander TCM

Allie Sander

Targeted Case Manager
School-Based Services

Charla Oien TCM

Charla Oien

Targeted Case Manager
School-Based Services

Holly Withrow TCM

Holly Withrow

Targeted Case Manager
School-Based Services