Clinicians / Staff
What brings me joy?
What brings me joy?
Water and laughter. I love spending time near and in the water. I also love to laugh, so even the corniest jokes will crake me up.
Jaima Owen, MFT
MFT Intern & Doula
My name is Jaima and I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. I was born and raised in the Bay Area and attended schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. I chose to earn my masters in clinical psychology after years of working with children and families as a teacher in the Bay Area. I now love working with children, families and leading groups and I use a range of theoretical approaches. I’ve found that evidence-based techniques such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy help children and families to reach their highest potential. As a therapist I am always learning something new and gain a sense of connectedness with the community.
What brings me joy?
Along with being a therapist I have been a birth worker for a number of years. Being a doula, paired with exercise and traveling with my family bring me great joy!
Danielle Kolen, Psy.D.
Psychological Assistant
What brings me joy?
Engaging in things that ground me such as spending time with loved ones, listening to music, cooking plant-based meals, and anything else I can do to enhance my practice of self-care and self-love.
Ashley DeStefano, Psy.D.
Psychological Assistant
My name is Ashley DeStefano and I’m a Registered Psychological Assistant. I have lived in the bay area for most of my life. Early in my career I worked with at risk teens and foster children and decided to pursue my doctorate in clinical and forensic psychology. I have worked in an array of settings with various clients from families, couples, students, IVF surrogates and egg donors, sex offenders, alcohol/substance users, and adult male inmates at San Quentin State Prison. My mission is to help those feel more empowered through a range of empirically valid therapeutic modalities including CBT, DBT, mindfulness, solution focused therapy, person centered therapy, and relapse prevention.
What brings me joy?
Spending time with my family, traveling and being in nature.
Mounir Tyler, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker/Certified Anger Management Specialist
Hi, my name is Mounir Tyler, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I’ve called the Bay Area home for over 30 years. My career has focused on serving the underserved, in particular communities of color, for a variety of non-profit organizations. I became a therapist after working with foster care youth and identifying with clients experiencing severe trauma. While working in a variety of social service settings, I recognized there was a gap, with very few licensed clinicians of color, in particular black males. Within my practice, I incorporate traditional therapeutic interventions such as CBT, while always coming from a trauma-informed approach. I am certified in anger management and provide a variety of services including mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, co-parenting, and individual and family therapeutic services. From each client I work with, I gain valuable insight on how resilient they are which keeps me motivated to support them in reaching their wellness goals.
What brings me joy?
I am a sports enthusiast. I love music, traveling, and laughing with family and friends.
Brandi Plumley, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist
My name is Brandi Plumley and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have called the Bay area my home for the last 20 years! I decided to pursue a Masters in Counseling with an emphasis in Depth Psychology after several role models in my youth guided me towards learning about psychology and the healing power of relationships. I am eclectic in my approach but I find mostly that genuine curiosity and empathetic listening go a long way to facilitate growth and positive change. I specialize in providing therapy to young adults and I treat depression, anxiety, PTSD and phase of life problems. I also enjoy working with parents who are committed to learning effective co-parenting skills and couples who are seeking further intimacy . I gain a strong sense of hope and excitement when I work with young adults, parents and couples who are able to move forward in life with more clarity and resilience.
What brings me joy?
I love to dance, listen to music and marvel at nature in its many forms!
Saba Omidvar, MFT
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
My name is Saba Omidvar and I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. I was born and raised in the Bay Area and am proud to call the East Bay home. Prior to pursuing a career as a therapist, I held a number of different roles including providing direct services to incarcerated people, as well as education and teaching. I am trained in a number of evidence-based therapeutic modalities and lean most heavily on CBT, DBT, and mindfulness-based interventions.
What brings me joy?
I am so grateful for the opportunity to help families navigate through difficult times in their lives.
Dean Jones, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker/EMDR Consultant
I am a Bay Area native. The Bay Area is where I mostly grew up and attended college, SF State University. I began my journey in the mental health profession nearly twenty years ago. Prior to that I worked for over twenty years in the tech field. My journey in the healing profession started nearly twenty years ago in San Francisco where I worked for community based programs, engaging families, child and adolescent in mental health. I’ve worked in school-based setting, foster care, county adult services with severely and persistently mental ill as well as in juvenile detention. I was trained in Trauma Therapy, EMDR, in 2014. I became EMDRIA Certified in 2016 and then an EMDRIA Approved Consultant in 2021. I have used EMDR to treat a wide range of emotional and traumatic life experiences from physical and sexual abuse to treating children that are emotionally affected by the un/expected divorce of their parents. My approach is integrative. This means that I may use multiple approaches throughout the therapeutic process. Depending on any given moment, issue or obstacle(s), different techniques are used to move the healing process forward gently, patiently and safely. Regardless of theory or technique, the client-therapist relation is the foundation of what I do. This process is organically collaborative. I find this therapeutic approach often allows for moving through the process of healing, in most cases faster than with traditional forms for therapy. My therapeutic perspective is not what’s wrong with you, but what happened to you.
Nikki Tyler, MBA
Business Operations & Strategy Consultant
What brings me joy?
Life brings me joy. This is the greatest gift and all that it brings. Always live it to the fullest.
Sierra Bradley, MBA – Intake Coordinator/Assistant Business Operations
My name is Sierra and I am the Intake Coordinator. I have an Undergraduate Degree in Accounting and an MBA from Mills College. While I did move to LA for a few years after earning my MBA, I have always considered the Bay Area my home. I love to support others and make them feel happy, safe, and welcome. I enjoy meeting new people and learning about different perspectives and experiences. It gives me the opportunity to learn and grow as well as feel connected with others.
What brings me joy?
Family and traveling are things that bring me joy. I love spending time with my family which includes my two cats and two dogs. I fell in love with traveling because it allows me to see the world and experience new things with the ones I love.
Zephyra Franklin, Administrative Assistant
My name is Zephyra and I am a Bay Area native. I hold a Communications degree from Fordham University in New York, and I enjoy using my data management and organizational skills to help Three Bridges and our clients.
The variety of work in our office keeps me engaged and learning something new every day. When I’m not working, I volunteer at a community non-profit providing books to prisoners; I believe reading and movies are great escapes! I also enjoy succulent gardening, art, and nature walks.
What brings me joy?
Nothing beats a nice hike through the forested hills of the East Bay.
Naomi Johnson,
Associate Clinical Social Worker
Denise Banks-Williams,
Family Mediator
What brings me joy?