The Aspen Center Team
Our Clinical Staff
Alisa Matteson Mundt, PsyD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Center Director
Dr. Matteson Mundt's Approach
The Aspen Center's Founder and Director, Alisa Matteson Mundt, PsyD, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of experience in the field of mental health. She holds a Doctor of Psychology degree and a Masters in Clinical Psychology.
Prior to pursuing her doctorate, Dr. Matteson Mundt studied Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of South Florida and trained to work with people with disabilities and chronic illnesses.
Dr. Matteson Mundt's clinical experiences span a variety of settings, including forensic, community mental health, inner city, non-profit, university counseling, and hospital. She is well versed in short-term interventions, crisis management, and longer-term treatments for individuals, couples, and families.
Dr. Matteson Mundt works with patients with a variety of presenting concerns, including relationships, family of origin, adjustment to disability, sleep, mood, ambivalence, grief and loss, substance use, and oppression / discrimination. Throughout her experiences, Dr. Matteson Mundt has worked with people who are diverse across a number of areas. She has been involved with LGBT advocacy and the Independent Living Movement. Her commitment to culturally sensitive treatment and social justice continues through clinical practice, teaching, and publications.
Dr. Matteson Mundt practices from a perspective that appreciates phenomenological experience and is hermeneutic in nature. She believes that the patient's individual experience and his/her interpretation of these experiences is the appropriate place from which to work. She approaches intervention with flexibility and consideration for the context each patient brings.
Dr. Matteson Mundt maintains an attitude of openness and flexibility in which the treatment process actively involves the patient.
Theoretically, she pulls from object-relations, self-psychology, existential, and Buddhist perspectives. An ongoing area of interest for her is the development of personality organization and the impact of culture and media on the development of the self.
Dr. Matteson Mundt’s Focus Areas:
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Anxiety & Depression
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Substance Abuse
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Divorce, Separation, Relationship Complexity
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Autoimmune Diseases
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Chronic Illness
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Grief & Loss
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Ambivalence
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Family of Origin Issues
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Midlife Transition
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Oppression/Discrimination
Click here to learn more about Dr. Matteson Mundt's training and experience.
Pam Kranyak, MA, LPC
Staff Psychotherapist
Pam's Approach
Pam works to create both a supportive and collaborative atmosphere to foster patient growth. She understands that the journey toward greater insight is non-linear, taking its own timeline and shape. Telling our stories takes time and can be challenging, and Pam strives to encourage patients through each step of the journey.
Pam believes curiosity is an asset. She believes that each person contains multitudes--that we are complex and intricate, often many things at once. Pam works with patients to develop both insight and self-compassion into these different parts of the self.
Because of this, Pam uses a systems-based approach in order to understand more about how patients interact with various factors in their lives, such as family, work, and life history. She values patients’ intersecting identities, knowing that each is a layer in their life experiences that informs how they see the world.
Pam’s Focus Areas:
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Anxiety
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Depression
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LGBTQIA+ Identity
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Life and Role Transitions
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Family Conflict
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Relationship Issues
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Somatic Symptoms
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Grief and Loss
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Lindsey Drummond, MA, LPC, NCC
Staff Psychotherapist
Lindsey's Approach
Lindsey focuses on developing a safe and genuine therapeutic relationship which allows for collaborative work towards meaningful change. She invites patients to be curious and compassionate in exploring the issues they face.
Lindsey works from a psychodynamic framework to understand the role of past experiences in shaping one’s present, while incorporating elements of dialectical-behavioral therapy (DBT) and existential considerations. She also emphasizes the importance of using a multicultural lens and providing trauma-informed care. Lindsey believes each person has their own story and unique needs, and each person requires individualized, holistic care.
Lindsey holds therapeutic work in a sacred place and feels honored to guide others on their journeys of growth.
Lindsey's Focus Areas:
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Depression
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Anxiety & Panic
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Relationship Issues
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Life Transitions / Life Stressors
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Grief and Loss
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Perfectionism
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Trauma and PTSD
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Self-Esteem Issues
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Family Conflict
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Existential Concerns
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Erin T. Patel, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Staff Psychotherapist
Erin's Approach
Erin provides a compassionate, empathetic, and supportive environment to promote healing and growth. She is positive and appoachable, and builds a strong therapeutic relationship with each patient.
Erin has a collaborative approach to help her patients explore their own strengths, set goals, and take practical action towards those goals. By providing a judgment-free space, Erin meets patients where they are and works with them at their own pace. She believes that every patient’s experiences are unique, and their therapeutic experience should reflect this. Erin wants her patients to feel heard and accepted, so they can have a safe place to explore and process.
Erin provides therapeutic services to adults, young adults, and adolescents. She also sees couples and families.
Erin's Focus Areas:
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Depression
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Anxiety & Panic
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Life transitions / Life stressors
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Self Esteem Issues
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Relationship Issues / Divorce
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Interracial and Interfaith Relationship Challenges
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Trauma and PTSD
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Family Conflict
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Grief and Loss
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Behavioral Issues
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Anger Management
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Sexual Dysfunction
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Teen & Young Adult Issues
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Transition into Older Adulthood
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Bipolar Disorder
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Schizophrenia
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Lindsey A. Remegi, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Staff Psychotherapist
Lindsey's Approach
Lindsey Remegi, LCSW, uses a laid back and empathetic approach in therapy to create a safe and inviting space for patients to feel secure and heard during their sessions.
By providing a supportive and judgment-free space, Lindsey works from an individualistic approach tailored specially to each patient. Lindsey understands that each patient is unique and has different needs, goals, and desires for their therapy.
The Therapist/Patient relationship is at the center of Lindsey’s work. Lindsey’s most important responsibility as a
psychotherapist is for her patients to feel secure and heard during their sessions and to see her patients make lasting improvements to live their best life.
Lindsey is trained and certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which she uses to help her patients increase motivation and develop a happier and more balanced life. Lindsey is also a Certified Clinical Trauma Therapist (CCTP) and has been trained and certified to work with patients who have undergone significant trauma.
Lindsey’s areas of expertise include helping people through difficult life transitions, finding strategies to improve anxious and/or depressed feelings, work through traumatic experiences, interpersonal relationship work, and the exploration of sex and relationship issues.
Lindsey’s Focus Areas:
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Depression and anxiety
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Life transitions / Life stressors
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Relationship issues / Divorce
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Trauma and PTSD
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Family conflict
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Grief and loss
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Behavioral issues
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Anger management
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Sexual dysfunction
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Teen & young adult issues
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Transition into older adulthood
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Jillian Cruz, LCPC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Staff Psychotherapist
Jillian Cruz, LCPC, believes that the relationship between the patient and therapist is the central component of the therapeutic process. To cultivate this relationship, Jillian provides her clients with empathy, support, encouragement, awareness, collaboration, compassion, and unconditional positive regard.
Jillian understands that it is not always easy to speak about our issues, but she believes that through careful listening and gentle inquiry, it is possible to gain insight into our feelings and behaviors. Jillian respects the needs of each individual and conducts treatment in a way that recognizes that each individual has different means of expression. She believes it is critical to give people an opportunity to tell their story in their own way, in their own time. Jillian’s treatment approach draws from cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques, psychodynamic theory, EMDR,
mindfulness-based stress reduction practices, and family-systems models. Jillian offers her patients an empathic and nonjudgmental perspective, with warmth and a down-to-earth style.
Jillian’s areas of interest include helping people improve their relationships, cultivating self-awareness, overcoming impulsive behaviors, and navigating life transitions and the complexities of adulthood. Jillian works well with patients who tend to ruminate, finding themselves in patterns of self-critical or perfectionistic thinking. Jillian’s clients describe her as genuine, active, flexible, and attentive to their needs.
Jillian’s Focus Areas:
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Anxiety
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Panic
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Depression
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Trauma
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Obsessive Compulsive Behavior
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Self Esteem Issues
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Body Image Concerns
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Substance Use
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Stuttering
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Communication Difficulties
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Adjustment to Change
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Life Transitions
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Family Conflict/Concerns
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Parenting Difficulties/Stressors
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Relationship Issues
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Break-ups
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Infidelity
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Interracial and Interfaith Relationship Challenges
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LGBTQ Relationship Challenges
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Gender Identity
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Identity Issues
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Difficulty Coming Out to Family and Friends
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Questioning of Faith and Spirituality
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Faith-Based Challenges
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