Who We Are
Teton Wellness Affiliates is a group therapy practice, started by longtime community therapists Lorraine Thompson, LPC and Stephanie Kiser, LCSW. Collectively, we share many years of experience in treating trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, grief and loss, parent-child difficulties, and life transitions. The decision to join together is in response to the growing awareness and need for mental health services, and Teton Wellness Affiliates is excited to expand our services to better serve the community. In expanding services and reach, Teton Wellness Affiliates is now able to serve individuals and families throughout the lifespan, from children and adolescents to adults. Adding trusted therapists to our team allows us to build on the strong, reliable, creative, and committed care that we provide to our clients. We look forward to meeting you!
MEET OUR TEAM
We are committed to building a team that is in alignment with our values and the reputations we’ve built over the years.
Stephanie Kiser
MSW, LCSW
Stephanie Kiser has served the community as a licensed clinical social worker and mental health therapist since 2009. She was born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, and after graduating from the University of Virginia and some years in Denver, she made the Tetons her home eighteen years ago. Her only time in the flatlands was to get her Masters in Social Work from the University of Michigan in 2008. Upon her return to Jackson, she worked at the Hirschfield Center for Children for many years as a therapist, child forensic interviewer, and as a child advocate before deciding to branch out into private counseling for people of all ages.
Stephanie chose Jackson as her home largely because of the gorgeous scenery and the beautiful people, but she also recognizes that among all this beauty, people still have struggles. Stephanie loves what she does and believes that it makes a significant impact to the health of individuals and the community as a whole. She has supported clients over the years in exploring life transitions, anxiety and depression, self-esteem, self-awareness, relationship issues, grief and loss, emotional and behavioral issues, divorce, health issues, and larger life questions.
She also has extensive experience working with child and adult survivors of trauma. She has specialized training in trauma work, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Level 1 and Level II trained, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), among other techniques. Stephanie recognizes the deep responsibility in partnering alongside individuals in vulnerable and difficult places, and commits to do all she can to honor this.
Four years ago, Stephanie had the incredible opportunity to be invited into the creation of the Teton Interagency Peer Support team, the local interagency first responder peer support network. Alongside her friend and colleague Elizabeth Cheroutes, Stephanie has loved her role as a mental health support, connection, and resource for the TIPS team, and with many first responders throughout the community. Due to the rapidly increasing interest and growth of all that TIPS has built, the TIPS mental health team has recently expanded in response to this, welcoming six other providers to help support our first responders in Teton County.
In her free time, Stephanie loves to be outside jogging, cross country skiing, or hiking with her dog Ruby, though she is just as happy to curl up with a good book or hang out with friends and family.
Lorraine Thompson
LPC, NCC
Lorraine earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Georgia and Masters in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from Brenau University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia and Wyoming as well as a National Certified Counselor (NCC). She began her career as a therapist in a Child and Adolescent community mental health setting in Atlanta. In 2010, she began counseling children, adolescents, and their families in a private practice in Savannah, GA. She also taught at the collegiate level as an Adjunct Professor of Abnormal Child Psychology at South University in Savannah. Lorraine then went on to found Mountain Therapy Pediatric and Family Counseling in Jackson in 2013 and Teton Wellness Affiliates in 2020.
Lorraine’s experience and training has provided her with a strong foundation for working with individuals and families, including children, adolescents and adults. She recognizes the responsibility of partnering alongside individuals and families in vulnerable and difficult situations. She supports clients in exploring life transitions, anxiety and depression, self-esteem and relationship issues, grief and loss, emotional and behavioral issues, divorce, health concerns, and balancing work and family life.
Lorraine uses a strength based, cognitive behavioral approach to develop treatment plans, which include individual therapy, as well as educating school personnel, caregivers, and parents in the use of positive behavioral supports and the successful implementation of individualized educational and behavioral plans.
She instructs parents on the latest parenting styles using evidence-based approaches to help families and children achieve their goals. Her desire is to build on the strengths of children and their families to maximize functioning and improve relationships. Her experience and methods will help your child increase their ability to manage emotions, behaviors, anxiety, depression and problem solving. She has extensive knowledge and experience working with ADHD, Pervasive Developmental Delays, including Autism Spectrum Disorders, as well as relaxation training and grief issues related to divorce, family separation, and death, and is Level 1 and Level II certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to address trauma and anxiety.
Besides working with children and their families, some of Lorraine’s favorite things to do include biking, hiking, camping, and cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs; she also loves spending time with her husband, family, and friends.
Cheyenne Syvertson-Hagestuen (She/Her)
MSW, LCSW
I am a clinical social worker providing individual therapy to children, teens and adults. My approach is collaborative and supportive. My role is to offer what I know and to act as a guide, empowering my clients to uncover and employ the skills and knowledge they already have, while learning new things together. We will start wherever you are. Whether you are seeking help for something specific and known, or you are just feeling stuck or unsure of what you are looking for altogether, we’ll work together to move you forward in the therapeutic process—and life!
I work with clients on a broad range of issue areas including depression, anxiety, ADHD, divorce, domestic violence, sexual assault, grief, and much more. I also specialize in focused trauma work, using evidence-based treatment models to support healing and skill development. I have additional training to provide informed and affirming care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonbinary and gender expansive people of all ages.
All are welcome! All means all backgrounds, beliefs, cultures, ethnicities, religions, political affiliations, identities and beyond. All means you.
Kristina Owen
PPC
Kristina graduated from Prescott College in Arizona with a Master of Science in Counseling and a specialization in Marriage, Couples, and Families. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Washington in Seattle. As a Provisional Professional Counselor (PPC), she supports clients using a Person-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach. She is also training in the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. IFS is an evidence-based psychotherapy model that helps people heal by accessing and healing their protective and wounded inner parts. She builds on the strengths of the client(s) to maximize functioning and improve relationships. Her work is influenced by James Finley, Dr. Sue Johnson, Carl Jung, Carolyn Myss, and Esther Perel.
She was raised in a rural town south of Seattle and found herself drawn to the ski culture of the Tetons in the Fall of 2008. Before becoming a counselor, she worked in the service industry, the non-profit sector, and finally in sales at a large Chicago-based hedge fund. Many lessons were learned from working in a fast-paced, high-pressure corporate environment. One core lesson was learning that the avenue to inner peace is not via relationships, success, or orderliness, it is something that must come from within. She believes all people can access inner peace and considers it an honor to assist clients in self-discovery and healing. The words of poet David Whyte inspire her work, especially this portion of a poem called, “The Journey” which says,
Sometimes with
the bones of the black
sticks left when the fire
has gone out
Someone has written
Something new
In the ashes of your life.
You are not leaving.
Even as the light fades quickly now,
You are arriving.
She can be found skiing, sledding, or biking with her husband and two daughters in her free time. She also loves to write and read and is attempting to become more like Alice Waters in the kitchen, at ease, while joyfully feeding those she loves.
Charlotte DiPrisco
LPC
Charlotte earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Colorado State University and her Master of Science in Counseling from the University of Wyoming. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Wyoming and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Idaho. She began her career as an elementary school counselor for 8 years until transitioning into private practice.
Charlotte is a dedicated and passionate Emotionally Focused Trained therapist specializing in working with individuals, including adolescents and teenagers, couples and families. She values a safe, non-judgemental, person centered approach to therapy. As an Emotionally Focused Therapist, she utilizes a powerful approach rooted in attachment theory. This approach recognizes the fundamental human need for secure emotional bonds and focuses on strengthening these connections to foster personal growth. She supports her clients in understanding their emotional blocks to connection and communication and how to reshape these into the creation of positive cycles in their lives and relationships. In addition to Emotionally Focused Training, she also has training in Polyvagal Theory. This approach helps clients gain a better understanding of their emotional experiences and assists them in managing and regulating their emotions more effectively.
She is a Jackson Hole native who now lives in Victor Idaho with her husband and dog. When she is not working she is enjoying the outdoors, mostly on her mountain bike. She appreciates the values of close connections and hopes to provide empowerment and personal growth in her clients.
Griffin Richards
PPC
Griffin was born and raised in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania and had visited Jackson every summer since she was 2. After graduating from Villanova University, Griffin attended the University of Denver for a Master’s in Sport and Performance Psychology. During her summer and winter breaks, Griffin would escape the city to rejuvenate her spirit at the base of the Teton Mountains. After graduating, Griffin returned to Jackson and is here to stay.
In Denver, Griffin worked as a mental skills consultant with youth athletes, performers, and teams to build healthier relationships with sports and educate coaches, parents, and players in mental skill training. She built a Coach-Athlete relationship program for youth soccer clubs, emphasizing the connection between athletes’ relationships with their coaches to their performance, happiness, and self-concept.
Griffin is passionate about helping clients find and create a secure place to celebrate themselves and all parts of their identities. She has experience with motivational interviewing and animal-assisted interventions. She works with clients to uncover the strengths within themselves. Griffin’s theoretical orientation stems from a person-centered, feminist, and multicultural lens, with a specific emphasis on the complexity of understanding and addressing emotions.
Griffin’s favorite things to do in Jackson are reading books from the Teton County Library, skiing and snowboarding, hiking in the Gros Ventre, and baking delicious treats with family and friends. Her dog is never too far away from her feet.
Sheila Moore
CPC
Sheila has been a Certified Professional Coder since 2002. After spending 20 years in a supervisory position for a large hospital in Indianapolis she started her own billing/coding company in 2015 to assist mental health therapists navigate the ever-changing era of healthcare.
She currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri and is available to our clients for billing questions or concerns at any time by email or by telephone at (317) 979-6509. Sheila can assist you with setting up payment plans, determining whether or not your healthcare coverage is considered in or out of network, and with any insurance or billing questions you may have.
When Sheila is not at home in front of her computer you can find her visiting her daughter, at a campsite with a good novel, in a canoe, or cooking multi-course meals for her friends and family.
Tara Lipscomb
Lead Billing Specialist
Tara Lipscomb is a Certified Professional Coder through AAPC. She has over 19 year’s experience in medical billing, and 9 year’s experience as a coder. She is familiar with every aspect of the revenue cycle, familiar with all insurance companies yet has the most experience with Medicare Appeals and Medicaid. The specialties she is familiar with are Neurology, Sleep Medicine, Ophthalmology, Anesthesia, Independent Laboratory, and Mental/Behavioral Health coding, including IOP Billing. She enjoys traveling, music, and spending time with her dog. She is located in Illinois.
Rachel Long
Social Work Intern
Rachel graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor in Science in Pyschology. From there, she began teaching in New York City and earned her Master of Arts in Teaching. After New York, Rachel taught in her homestate of Vermont before she found herself in Jackson. Rachel worked at Red Top Meadows Treatment Center as a teacher for 1 year before eventually working as a Middle School History teacher at Jackson Hole Middle School for 4 years.
Rachel is currently finishing up her Master of Social Work degree from Boise State University. She joins the Teton Wellness Affliates team with an interest in working with adolescents. She believes in creating a safe space for kids as a foundation of therapy and relationship building. Rachel is looking forward to widening her skills and techniques throughout her internship.
When Rachel is not studying or working, she can be found running and riding her bike on the trails and roads around Teton County or cuddling her two cats at home.
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