Meet our team
Kristen Lampros, LICSW, Founder & Clinical Director (she/her)
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Kristen is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and the Founder of Rooted Counseling Services. Kristen is an MSW graduate of Salem State University where she serves as an advisor to current social work students. At Rooted Counseling Services, Kristen meets with children and adults and has a special interest in female mental health and parent-child-relationship where she works with both parents and children to increase attunement and attachment. Outside of Rooted Counseling Services, Kristen continues to serve as an adoption social worker where she creates permanency plans for children in the foster care system. Her experience includes working in homes with families, within state residential programs for adults, and as an outpatient therapist in public high schools.
Hours: In-office appointments on Mondays & Wednesdays.
Amy Barr, LICSW (she/her)
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Amy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and an MSW graduate of Boston University. Amy has formal training in CBT. She specializes in working with children and adolescents, with a clinical focus on trauma-informed care, attachment-based therapy, pre- and post-natal maternal mental health, and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD).
Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays via telehealth only.
Haley Flaherty-Dawson, M.Ed. (she/her)
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Haley has a Master’s in School Counseling and School Adjustment Counseling from Merrimack College, and a background in both elementary education and psychology. She’s taught, led camps, and worked with neurodiverse students at the college level. She enjoys building relationships with kids and helping them grow socially and emotionally
Haley is a full-time school adjustment counselor with a deep love for working with kids and supporting their mental health and emotional well-being. She’s spent her career in classrooms, counseling offices, and camps, helping children feel seen, heard, and supported. At Lura A. White Elementary School, she provides individual and group counseling, teaches SEL lessons, supports families, and collaborates with teachers and outside providers to make sure every student has what they need to thrive.
Outside of work, Haley is mom to an amazing 11-year-old son; being with her family is the most important part of her life. Together, they enjoy staying active and being outdoors, especially at her favorite place, the beach! She’s a huge Celtics fan and loves to play basketball with her son. When she gets a quiet moment to herself, you’ll usually find Haley journaling or reading.
Hours: In-person on Tuesday evenings (Westford) and virtual on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Jillian Ketchen, LMHC, PMH-C (she/her)
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Jillian is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and is certified in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C). She received her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from UMass Boston. Jillian has 10 years of experience working in corrections, primarily supporting incarcerated women.
Jillian is passionate about women’s maternal mental health. Her clinical interests include infertility, IVF, pregnancy loss, and perinatal mood disorders. Motherhood is a complex experience; Jillian is here to help process the thoughts and behaviors that may be hard to share elsewhere.
Jillian pulls from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients acknowledge, identify and process emotions. She utilizes a solution-orientated approach to challenge thought patterns and support well-being. Her work is grounded in a strengths-based approach based on trust, empathy, and humor.
Hours: In-person on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Westford.
Caitlin LeBlanc, LMHC, Assistant Clinical Director (she/her)
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Caitlin has her Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Bay Path University and has several years of experience working in the mental health field serving children, families, and adults in a variety of settings including Early Intervention and child welfare. Her expertise includes working with children as young as three years old, adolescents, young adults, and families dealing with traumatic situations, developmental needs, and adjustment disorders.
Caitlin has experience providing services for individuals and families presenting with a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, self-esteem, ADHD, problematic behaviors, and trauma. Caitlin also has a passion working with new parents and exploring the journey into parenthood. Caitlin strives to create a safe space for clients to feel supported, safe, and free from judgement
Hours: Virtual on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. In-person on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Kaylea Robillard, MA (she/her)
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Kaylea is a mental health counselor specializing in trauma and grief. Kaylea enjoys working with individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. Her experience includes various populations and settings including children and adolescents to adults within in-patient, group home and outpatient environments.
Kaylea strives to help clients heal and collaboratively work with them to build resiliency and positivity within themselves, their life and their future. Her approach involves an empathic heart, providing a safe and nonjudgmental space for clients to feel respected, accepted and supported. She utilizes CBT, DBT, Positive Psychology and Client-Centered Psychology as the foundation but looks to cater and personalize each approach specifically and appropriately to the client and their needs.
Hours: In-person in Chelmsford Monday thru Thursday.
Grace Wexler, LCSW (they/she)
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Grace (they/them/she/her) has a Master’s in Social Work from Salem State University and is a licensed social worker. Grace has experience working with adults in group, individual and case management settings as well as clinical experience with LGBTQ+ and TGNC adolescents, adults and families.
Grace is most passionate about utilizing person-centered, narrative and humanistic therapies and enjoys working from a mindfulness, strengths and empowerment perspective. Grace finds endless value in empathic listening and brings a trauma informed and heartfelt exploration to topics of identity, religious trauma, depression, and anxiety.
Hours: in-person Tuesdays & Wednesdays in Chelmsford. Virtual Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
Jennifer Fox Williams, MPH, LCSW (she/her)
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Jennifer is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) who holds Master’s degrees in Social Work (MSW) and Public Health (MPH) from Boston University. Jennifer works with children, adolescents, and adults, with clinical focus on anxiety, life transitions, maternal mental health, and parent coaching.
She utilizes evidence-based practices tailored to each individual’s needs and has specialized training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Her public health background informs a holistic approach to care, and she believes that nutrition, mindfulness, and movement can play meaningful roles in mental health and overall well-being.
Jennifer is passionate about supporting parents and children. She holds a certificate in Centering Parenting from the Centering Healthcare Institute and completed training in SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) with Dr. Eli Lebowitz of the Yale Child Study Center.
Hours: In-person on Tuesdays in Chelmsford and virtual on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
Christine Creegan, LMHC, PMH-C (she/her)
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Christine is a Licensed Mental Health Clinician in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. She received her Masters in Counseling from Salem State University She is certified in Perinatal Mental Health through Postpartum Support International. She has worked in settings including residential group homes, adult day treatment centers, community mental health centers and private practice. She has experience working with a variety of different issues including Anger Management, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Grief, OCD, and PTSD, Pregnancy + Postpartum.
Christine has specialized in working with individuals with perinatal mood disorders in group and individual treatment. Christine works to provide clients a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental atmosphere in which to explore their path to healing. She offers a strength based and person centered approach to treatment. She likes to work with clients to meet them where they're at and to help them reach their therapeutic goals.
Hours: In-person on Tuesdays in Westford, and virtual on Wednesdays & Thursdays.
Angelina Chabvonga, MA (she/her)
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Angelina is a graduate of Lesley University with a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling. Her clinical experience includes providing individual therapy in the outpatient setting at a larger community agency. She specializes in meeting with adolescents and adults with a clinical focus on anxiety, depression, ADHD and trauma.
Hours: In-office or virtual appointments Tuesday through Thursday
Amanda Sklut, LICSW, Clinical Supervisor (she/her)
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Amanda is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and is an MSW graduate of the University of Denver. Her clinical experience includes working with all age groups in multiple settings, including in-home, school, and as an outpatient therapist. She specializes in working with children and adolescents with anxiety and depression, and enjoys working with female-identified clients and mothers. Amanda has extensive training in Trauma-focused CBT, EMDR, and assisting clients through life transitions.
Hours: In-office appointments on Mondays and Fridays, and virtual appointments on Wednesdays.
Allison Cognetti, LCSW (she/her)
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Allison graduated from Salem State University with a Master's Degree in Social Work. Her clinical experience includes working with adolescents, teens and adults in a community-based health organization providing case management, intakes and assessments. At Rooted, Allison specializes in supporting couples, adults, and young adults through life transitions in an outpatient setting. Her clinical interests include anxiety, depression, grief, and family relationships.
Hours: Virtual and in-person sessions available.
Catherine Chasse, MA, SAC (she/her)
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Catherine holds a Master’s degree in School Adjustment Counseling from Assumption University. She works with children, adolescents, and adults and brings experience supporting clients across school, home, and community settings.
She has special interests in anxiety, ADHD, stress, grief, and life transitions. Catherine supports children and adolescents in building emotional awareness, self-regulation, and confidence. She also works with adults navigating stress, burnout, and transitions, helping them develop practical coping strategies while gaining insight into patterns that impact their well-being.
Her approach is strengths-based and person-centered. Catherine incorporates humor into her work and strives to create a therapeutic space that clients genuinely value showing up to.
Hours: Virtual on Mondays. In-person Tuesday through Thursday in Westford.
Paige Marler, LCSW (she/her)
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Paige is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker holding a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from Simmons University. She has a clinical background in community mental health programming, in-home therapy, and outpatient counseling, and was a preschool teacher before entering the field of social work.
Utilizing a client-centered approach in her work with children, teens, and families, Paige tailors therapy to meet each individual’s unique needs and goals. She values creating a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard, supported, and empowered to grow. Paige honors the perspectives and strengths each individual brings to a session and enjoys utilizing creative expression to facilitate deeper processing of personal experiences.
Paige has experience working with depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, behavior modification, OCD, trauma histories, and parent coaching. She also holds additional certifications to assess for and work with psychosis-spectrum disorders and is trained in providing trauma-informed care.
Outside of the office, Paige enjoys painting, reading, and taking her dog on walks and hikes.
Hours: In-person on Mondays and Fridays in Chelmsford, and virtual on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
Annie Ferrara, LMHC (she/her)
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Annie has her Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Merrimack College. Annie has five-plus years of working in the mental health field serving youth, families, and adults in a variety of settings. Including partial hospitalization programs, in-home therapy, and individual therapy. Her expertise includes working with people who suffer from anxiety, trauma, grief, and chronic health conditions.
Annie enjoys working with young adults and adults helping them gain the skills needed to better themselves, utilizing multiple approaches, such as motivational interviewing, mindfulness, strength-based, and cognitive behavioral techniques.
Hours: Monday through Friday, with in-person availability on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Cassandra Colon, LCSW (she/her)
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Cassandra is a Licensed Social Worker who earned her Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from Regis College. She works with adolescents and young adults, while also supporting clients across the lifespan. Cassandra brings experience working in crisis settings, where she has supported individuals navigating acute stress, emotional overwhelm, and challenging life circumstances. This work has shaped her ability to meet clients where they are, especially during moments that feel uncertain or difficult to manage.
Cassandra has a special interest in working with anxiety, stress, and life transitions. She helps clients build emotional awareness, strengthen coping skills, and feel more confident navigating both everyday stressors and larger life changes.
Her approach is strengths-based, person-centered, and collaborative. Cassandra incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and Solution-Focused techniques, tailoring her work to align with each client’s unique goals and needs. She values creating a supportive and grounded therapeutic space where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered.
Hours: In-person Mondays & Tuesdays in Chelmsford. Virtual Fridays.
Jennifer Leonardo, PhD, LCSW (she/her)
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Jennifer uses collaborative and strength-based approaches to support each person in their journey to achieve their goals and to live a life that is meaningful to them. She has a practice interest in acceptance and commitment therapy and her approach is humanistic and trauma-informed. Depending on each person, she will also draw upon CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing strategies. She specializes in treating life adjustments, anxiety, and depression with young adults and adults in outpatient settings. She is a certified QPR gatekeeper instructor and has facilitated groups for domestic violence survivors. Jennifer received her PhD and MSW from Boston College and AB in biology from Harvard University. She is bicultural and bilingual in Portuguese.
Hours: In-person on Fridays in Westford.
Ellen Olson-Brown, LCSW, M. Ed (she/her)
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Ellen is a Licensed Certified Social Worker and an MSW graduate of Simmons University. She also holds an M.Ed. in early childhood education from Lesley University, and teaches yoga and mindfulness to children and adults. At Rooted, Ellen especially enjoys working with children, adolescents, parents/caretakers, and families of all kinds as they navigate anxiety, attachment and relational issues, friendships, challenges at school, screen dependence, identity development, and life transitions.
Her warm, collaborative, strengths-based approach emphasizes the development of practical strategies that clients can begin using immediately while fostering the understanding, growth, and healing that supports long-term intra- and interpersonal flourishing. Ellen draws from approaches such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness, the ARC framework, narrative therapy, and IFS and enjoys weaving movement, play, and creativity into sessions.
Hours: Virtual Mondays, and in-person on Tuesday-Thursday.
Beth Graves, MA (she/her)
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Beth received her MA in Counseling Psychology from Lesley University. She has experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and those navigating life transitions. Beth works with clients collaboratively, and she strives to provide the space for each client to feel fully heard and understood without judgement.
Beth is passionate about working with a wide range of clients around generational trauma, finding resiliency within themselves, fertility, postpartum and familial relationship challenges. Beth has an appreciation for the complexity of parenting. She believes in empowering her clients to reach their goals using their own expertise, intuition and insight. Beth values meeting the clients where they are by providing a safe and accepting environment and presenting her authentic and genuine self as a resource. Her hope is for each client to gain a better understanding of their personal strengths and abilities to help increase their confidence by using healthy and effective coping skills.
Hours: in-person Fridays in Westford, virtual Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
Sara Diamond, LCSW (she/her)
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Sara is a Licensed Certified Social Worker with a Master’s in Social Work from the University of New Hampshire and more than five years of experience in the field. She specializes in working with children, adolescents, families, and adults, with a clinical focus on trauma-informed care.
Her diverse background includes work in early intervention, ABA services, individual therapy, and hospital-based settings, which allows her to bring a well-rounded and flexible approach to her clinical practice.
Sara especially enjoys supporting children and adolescents through play therapy, helping them express themselves and build the skills they need to thrive. She is dedicated to creating a safe, compassionate, and collaborative environment where clients and families feel supported and empowered on their journey toward healing and growth.
Hours: In-person on Mondays and Thursdays in Chelmsford, and virtual Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Sarah Castiglia, LMHC, ATR, Clinical Supervisor (she/her)
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Sarah is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Registered Art Therapist. She graduated from Lesley University’s Art Therapy program and has experience in adolescent group programming, as well as high risk populations in both residential and forensic settings. Sarah enjoys utilizing art materials, visuals, or creative thinking and writing, to help depict and process the wonders in our everyday lives. She believes having an imaginative approach to the therapeutic space allows clients to recognize their own strengths and seek strength from inside themselves.
Sarah's clinical interest include working with clients through the lifespan, particularly with those who are navigating life transitions and are working to understand more of their own identity. Sarah also has a fondness for working with individuals in a group setting as well as families.
Hours: In-person in Westford Monday thru Wednesday, Remote on Thursdays.
Travis Karas, MS, M.Ed (they/them)
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Travis holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from UMass Boston and a Master's in Higher Education from Merrimack College. Travis is passionate about helping people navigate life’s challenges, and uses an intersectional approach influenced by person-centered, narrative, and humanistic techniques. They strive to help you build skills and cope with challenges in a way that feels approachable and real.
With experience working with a diverse range of clients from middle schoolers to adults, Travis welcomes individuals of all backgrounds into the session room and has a special fondness for working with members of the LGBTQ+ community. Along with trauma work, Travis also specializes in working with those who have depression, anxiety, and mood disorders.
Travis also has a Bachelor's in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Connecticut and brings several years of experience in family therapy to Rooted. They have worked with both families and individuals within the family system, including families involved with the foster care system. Travis is committed to creating a safe, supportive environment where you can explore your thoughts and feelings.Hours: In-person in Chelmsford on Mondays and Fridays, virtual Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Heather Whitney, LCSW (she/her)
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Heather is a Licensed Certified Social Worker and holds a Master’s of Social Work (MSW) from Boston University and a Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) from Suffolk University. Her clinical experience includes supporting a diverse group of clients in community mental health and providing case management for patients after hospital visits. Previously, Heather worked in higher education and facilitated leadership development opportunities for students.
At Rooted Counseling Services, Heather works with adolescents (12+) and adults struggling with issues including depression, anxiety, ADHD, and trauma. She uses a diverse range of evidence-based approaches, including CBT, behavioral, solution-focused, and attachment therapies, as well as mindfulness techniques. Drawing from her background in higher education, she applies a strengths-based framework to help clients cultivate their internal resources, build a strong sense of self, and effectively manage emotional distress.
Hours: In person appointments on Mondays and Thursdays in Westford, and virtual on Tuesdays.
Laila Perez, LICSW (she/her)
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Laila is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and an MSW graduate of Simmons College. Her past clinical experience includes trauma informed care, working in homes with children and families who are struggling with mental health challenges to increase attachment and attunement, and outpatient therapy.
At Rooted Counseling Services Laila meets with adults, with a clinical focus on post-partum mental health, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and working with parents who are either neurodivergent or caring for neurodivergent children.
Hours: In-person sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Westford location.
Kelly Bilodeau, LICSW (she/her)
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Kelly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and an MSW graduate of Regis College. Her clinical experience includes working with children, teens, and adults in community-based mental health services (CBHI), case management, inpatient substance use treatment programs, and outpatient counseling. She specializes in meeting with adolescents ages 15+ and adults, with a clinical focus on anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, and substance use. Additionally, Kelly has special interest in working with parents of neurodivergent children.
Hours: In-office or virtual daytime appointments Monday through Friday
Erin Murray, MA, R-DMT (she/her)
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Erin Murray is a graduate of Lesley University with a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Dance Movement Therapy. She is a Registered Dance Movement Therapist (R-DMT) and has three years of clinical experience working with children and adolescents. She specializes in supporting young clients with anxiety, autism, ADHD, behavioral disabilities, and depression. Erin uses play therapy and expressive therapy in her work, taking a creative approach to help clients build coping skills through movement, play, and talk therapy.
Hours: In-office appointments Monday and Friday; virtual appointments Tuesday through Thursday
Erin Lauten, LICSW, PMH-C, Clinical Supervisor (she/her)
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Erin is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and is certified in Perinatal Mental Health. Erin specializes in working with adults, with a clinical focus on trauma-informed care, especially for those with childhood trauma or complex PTSD. Erin also works with couples and has formal training in the Gottman Method.
Hours: in-person Mondays & Fridays in Chelmsford, virtual Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
Lyndis Clarke, LCSW (she/her)
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Lyndis is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) in Massachusetts and earned her Master of Social Work (MSW) from Salem State University. She has extensive experience working with adolescents (12+), young adults, and women navigating midlife transitions, as well as supporting individuals experiencing grief and bereavement. Her background includes clinical work with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Department of Youth Services (DYS), providing her with expertise in trauma, family systems, adoption, and the juvenile justice system.
Lyndis utilizes evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She believes therapy should be collaborative, practical, and tailored to each client’s unique needs, helping clients build on their strengths while developing the skills and confidence to navigate life’s challenges.
Lyndis believes healing happens through connection, curiosity, and practical tools that clients can use long after each session ends. She strives to create a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to create meaningful change.