Meet the Team

Kate Tedeschi
MA, ATR-BC, LPC
Kate is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered, Board Certified Art Therapist. Her specialties include chronic medical illness, trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions and relationship challenges. Kate is a mother and understands the unique challenges of raising a family and parenthood. She specializes in supporting women (and their partners) through experiences around motherhood, including pregnancy, postpartum, grief and loss. Kate received her M.A. in Art Therapy from The George Washington University in 2011. Prior to founding Sage House, Kate spent several years providing care to pediatric hematology-oncology patients and their families at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington DC and New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell in New York City. She understands deeply the experience of living with

Lauren Campbell
MA, ATR-BC, LPC
Lauren is a Licensed Professional Counseling and a Registered, Board Certified Art Therapist. She provides individual adolescent and adult therapy. Her areas of expertise include anxiety disorders, depression, grief & loss, self-esteem issues, relational conflict, sleep disturbances, active duty military, veterans, medically fragile clients and chemical dependency. Additionally, Lauren has experience and enjoys supporting clients in the LGBTQ+ community, specifically transgender clients and those in transition. Lauren earned her M.A in Art Therapy from The George Washington University. She brings a creative and nurturing atmosphere to her work to allow clients to feel supported in their journey to wellness. Her trauma-focused master’s program and previous work in a variety of mental health settings have provided her with a well-rounded clinical

Kelley Kuchinov
MA, ATR-BC
Kelley is a Registered, Board Certified Art Therapist who specializes in adults, children, and adolescents. Kelley earned her M.A. in Art Therapy from Drexel University in Philadelphia and has worked for 15 years in behavioral and mental health, providing care to adults and children of all ages. Throughout her art therapy career, she has acquired training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Psychodrama and has presented at National Conferences on topics of Art Therapy and Mindfulness. She is passionate about women’s issues and conducts community workshops focused on Prenatal/Perinatal/Postnatal Anxiety and Depression, Traumatic Labor Experiences, Infertility, and Miscarriage/Infant Loss. Processing these issues allows women to improve

Alanna Betts
MA, LPC, ATR
Alanna is Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Art Therapist who enjoys working with children, adolescents, adults and families. Her areas of specialization and professional focus include eating disorders, body image struggles, trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, grief and loss, adjustment disorders, LGBTQ+, life transitions, and family therapy. Alanna uses a person-centered, trauma informed, and somatically integrative approach to art therapy and counseling. She incorporates the use of metaphor, psychodynamic theories, play, and mind-body connection to deepen the work. Alanna brings a warmth and flexibility into therapy that allows plenty of space for connection and self- expression.
Alanna earned her M.A in Art Therapy and Mental Health Counseling from The George Washington University. Prior to joining the team at Sage House, her previous clinical experience includes work at the inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and outpatient levels of care in the treatment of trauma, eating disorders, and other psychiatric concerns. Her past experience brings a grounded sense to Alanna’s work.
Alanna offers daytime, evening and weekend appointments. She is currently seeing all clients on our secure online telehealth system.

Emily Liberto
MA
Emily is in her third and final year of graduate school for Art Therapy at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She earned her B.A. from the University of Virginia in Studio Art and Art History and her Master's in Teaching for Art Education from the Maryland Institute College of Art. For the past nine years, Emily has taught art in public schools to students ages 2-19 in Baltimore City and Arlington County. Through her time working with students from all backgrounds and ability levels, Emily’s interest shifted from education to the need for additional mental health services to help children and teenagers struggling with a variety of issues, including trauma, ADHD, autism, and anxiety. She found that art therapy offers a unique approach to therapy through its use of art media to encourage expression. As a result, Emily believes art therapy can be a catalyst for emotional healing for people of all ages.

Momina Arshad
Administrative Assistant
Momina is currently pursuing a BA in Clinical Psychology at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She has worked as a healthcare professional for over two years, including the peak of COVID-19. Her experience includes working with clients of all ages, coordinating care plans, and assisting clients according to their needs. Working during these difficult times of uncertainty has helped Momina understand the equal importance of mental and emotional wellness. In her own time, Momina finds it delightful to learn music and to engage in creative writing.
Navigation
Navigation
Latest Blogs
How Infertility Can Affect Your Mental Health
April 18-24 is National Infertility Awareness Week. Did you know…Teaching Kids about Consent
Even though sex seems to be everywhere in our culture,…What to do if your child is diagnosed with autism
Many parents are not sure what to do after their…
Latest Blogs
Latest Blogs
How Infertility Can Affect Your Mental Health
Teaching Kids about Consent
What to do if your child is diagnosed with autism
Our Values

Advocacy
We care deeply about the needs of our community and strive to advocate for those needs through our services, resources, and partnerships.

Authenticity
We’re not perfect. And neither are you. And that’s okay. We celebrate what your version of wellbeing looks like instead of fitting you into a predetermined box.

Joy
Therapy doesn’t always have to be heavy and serious. It can be light and playful and funny, and we take pride in cultivating an atmosphere of joy amidst transformative healing.