Patricia Seitz, LPC, CADC II is the Executive Director at Youth Contact, Inc. She holds a Master of Arts in Drama Therapy from New York University and has had post-graduate training in Marriage and Family Therapy from Lewis and Clark College. Patricia has worked extensively with children and families and has worked in the field of addictions for many years in New York City to help re-unite families who have been afflicted with substance abuse. Patricia worked for years as a Youth and Family Therapist in the public school system in Oregon doing prevention work and working with “at risk” youth and their families.

Molly Neill, BS is the Director of Operations at Youth Contact, Inc. She holds a Business Management Degree. Molly has many years prior experience working with non-profits, and has worked for Youth Contact, Inc since 2015. Molly has worked extensively with youth and their families in Washington County.

Mayra Martinez-Garcia has worked for Youth Contact, Inc since 2013. She is bi-lingual in both Spanish and English.

Catherine Archibald, LCSW is the former Clinical Director at Youth Contact, Inc and currently works part-time as a clinical supervisor and has a part-time private practice. She has been licensed since 2007 and completed her Master's in Social Work at Portland State University in 2003. She has worked extensively with youth and families in both school-based and outpatient settings, providing drug and alcohol and mental health treatment and been responsible for training agency clinicians for over 10 years. She is also trained in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.

Kate Shearer, LCSW is currently a Clinical Supervisor at Youth Contact. She has worked at Youth Contact for over ten years. Kate has been licensed for five years. She completed her Master’s degree in Social Work at the University of Denver’s School of Social Work, and holds a certificate in Humanitarian Aid. She has worked extensively with youth in school-based settings and community based programming.

Josh Ziegler, LMFT worked as a family therapist at Youth Contact from 2019-2021 and returned to the agency in 2023 as a Supervisor Candidate. Josh has additional Play and Filial Therapy training and has worked extensively with parents who have young children. In 2016 he interned as a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate at the Family Matters Clinic at GFU (George Fox University). He completed his Masters in Marriage, Couple and Family Therapy at GFU in 2017 and has been a licensed marriage and family counselor in the State of Oregon since 2020. Josh has maintained a private practice and has served as the clinical director of a therapist collective in SW Portland since 2017. In addition, Josh continues to mentor and train marriage and family counseling graduate students at GFU.

Holly Rogers, LPC, LMFT has been a therapist at Youth Contact, Inc. since 2016. Before that time, she worked as an Intensive Community therapist at Catholic Community Services. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Family and Human Services at the University of Oregon in 2011 and her Master’s in Marriage, Couples and Family Therapy at George Fox University in 2015. She is dual licensed in the state of Oregon as an LPC and LMFT. She has worked extensively with youth and their families in Oregon.

Jennifer Cruikshank has worked for Youth Contact since 1999 coordinating programs and writing grants. She holds a Masters of Public Administration and Masters of Counseling Psychology.

Dianne Lamberty Rogers, LMFT CADC I has been a therapist at Youth Contact, Inc since 2015. Dianne has been licensed in the State of Oregon since 2019 and has been a CADCI since 2017. She completed her Masters in Marriage Couple and Family Therapy at Lewis and Clark College in 2015. Dianne has worked with youth and families in school based, intensive in-home and outpatient settings providing drug and alcohol and mental health treatment. Dianne has served populations including incarcerated youth, parents and DHS involved families, as well as many Spanish speaking clients. Her specialties also include the treatment of Eating Disorders and she has worked in intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization level of care of Eating disorders in the past. In addition to her training as a family therapist, Dianne is also now a Supervisor Candidate.

David Rodriguez, MSW, QMHP-R, is a Bilingual (English and Spanish) outpatient family and youth therapist at Youth Contact. He has completed his Master’s in Social Work at Portland State University in 2019, and completed his Bachelor’s in Psychology at Portland State University in 2015. David has been trained in ASIST and CALM training. Prior to Youth Contact, David worked at Lines for Life as a Military Crisis Intervention Specialist, answering the National Military and Veterans Crisis Line from 2019-2022, offering crisis intervention and support to Veterans, Active-Duty members, National Guard and Reserves, families and friends of servicemen. David has also offered crisis intervention and clinical support across different age groups and populations answering multiple local, state, and national-level crisis and warmlines. Prior to Lines for Life, David has worked as a caregiver at Avamere At Park Place Assisted Living from 2018-2019, supporting and caring elderly people. David has experience working as a Residential Counselor at CODA between 2015-2017, serving people with a dual-diagnosis who were under the supervision of the Oregon Psychiatric Security Review Board.

Alaina Rodriguez is a graduate student working on obtaining her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy at Lewis and Clark College and is anticipating completing the program in Summer 2024. She has been interning at Youth Contact, Inc since May, 2023. Alaina takes a systems approach by including the family system in therapy and being aware of the larger systems that each individual client is a part of.

Emily Sullivan completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at California State University San Marcos in 2019 and is currently completing her Masters in Professional Mental Health Counseling at Lewis and Clark College. She brings a client-centered approach to her practice and believes that every client has the capacity for positive change.

Grace Bezek completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of Wisconsin in 2021 and is currently completing her Masters in Marriage Couple and Family Therapy at Lewis and Clark Graduate School. Grace believes that every person is capable of growth and is dedicated to meeting you where you are at. She works from a culturally-affirming practice and recognizes the impact of oppressive systems on those holding underprivileged identities.

Alexandra Basauri Spiess, MFT, received a Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Hope International University in 2021. She joined Youth Contact in 2023 as a School-Based Therapist at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, OR. Alexandra has experience working with Children, Families, and the houseless population. She strives to have a client centered working environment to empower youth and families to solve the problems that brought them into therapy.

Ariel Jai, CSWA, has been a part of Youth Contact since 2021. She interned in the outpatient program during her final year of graduate school and became an official member of the School-based YC team in Spring 2022 after receiving her Master’s of Social Work degree from George Fox University. Ariel’s prior experience includes work with at-risk transitional age youth (TAY), restorative justice work for those seeking affordable housing, and prior experience with teens and families. She brings a systems approach to her practice as she finds it integral to understand the client as both an individual and a participant in their surrounding communities.

Chelsea Pogue, CSWA, was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She moved to Oregon in December 2021. She has a Master of Social Work and a Master of Public Administration from Arizona State University. She joined Youth Contact in 2023 as a School-Based Therapist at Glencoe High School in Hillsboro, OR. Chelsea’s background includes providing substance abuse and mental health treatment in an intensive outpatient setting and advocating for child safety and family permeance options. Chelsea operates on the assumption that families are the expert and strives to practice culturally humility and remain client centered when working with families.

Dani Drake received their Master's in Counseling Psychology degree from the California Institute of Integral Studies' Community Mental Health Program in 2022 and joined the Youth Contact Team that same Summer. With one full year of school-based therapy under their belt, Dani feels grateful and honored to continue to work with Hillsboro middle schoolers and their families. Dani brings an extensive background in social justice work and community organizing as well as their lived experience as a member of LGBTQIA2S+ and working-class communities to their therapeutic work which is trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and framed within the larger social and political systems we all must navigate.

Priscilla Lenorud, MFT, has worked for Youth Contact since 2018. She obtained her Masters of Arts in International Counseling of Psychology from Alliant International University in Mexico City, Mexico. Priscilla has been working as a School Based Therapist with Aloha High School Students and Families since 2018 and also runs a “Grupo de Padres” with the Migrant Family Programs in Beaverton School District and Hillsboro School District. Priscilla is bicultural (Mexican-American) and bilingual in Spanish and English

Taylor Elliott, LMFT has worked for Youth Contact since 2019. She obtained her Masters of Science in Couples and Family Therapy from the University of Oregon. Taylor started with Youth Contact as a Youth and Family Therapist in the Outpatient Program, and transitioned to a School-Based Position in 2021. In December of 2022, Taylor obtained licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with the state of Oregon. She speaks English and Spanish.