Shannon D. Mullen completed her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2008. She is a licensed psychologist in Georgia and Florida and a PSYPACT clinician. Before her doctoral studies, Dr. Mullen completed a Master of Arts in Counseling at the University of New Orleans. Dr. Mullen established Mosaic Psychological Services in 2010, where she provides clinical and forensic services. Clinical specialty areas include trauma, attachment, sexual health/addictions, and psychological evaluation. Additionally, as a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist, Supervisor, she provides targeted interventions for individuals struggling with sexual infidelity and addiction to sexual material and behaviors. Dr. Mullen has nearly 20 years of treatment and assessment experience in sexual disorders and addiction. Treating the whole person is a hallmark of her work, and she approaches each person with attention to the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of their personhood. Dr. Mullen is trained in psychodynamic theory and currently practices through a trauma model utilizing Internal Family Systems. She is also EMDR trained. Finally, as a Catholic Christian, theology is a welcomed addition to this clinical work and forms the psychodynamic lens through which the whole person is restored to dignity and health. Dr. Mullen is also a regular speaker and consultant for religious organizations. She designs and hosts training seminars for clinicians in psychosexual assessment and treatment of clergy and clergy applicants. When not engaged in direct patient care and training, Dr. Mullen enjoys supervising emerging new mental health professionals.

Sister Mary Patrice Ahearn is a Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan and a licensed clinical psychologist. She has experience working with priests, religious and seminarians in both assessments and psychotherapy.  She has worked in her community’s Sacred Heart Mercy Health Care Center in Alma, Michigan and taught Applied Psychology and Counseling at the University of Notre Dame in Sydney Australia. After her assignment in Australia, Sister became the Director of Counseling Services at the Pontifical North American College in Rome for 3 years. Since 2021, she has worked at Divine Mercy University/Institute for the Psychological Sciences as the Training Director of the IPS Center and is an Assistant professor. She also continues a clinical practice providing psychotherapy and assessments. 

Ian Masson is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Virginia. He graduated with his masters in clinical psychology from the Institute of Psychological Sciences, now Divine Mercy University, in 2013. For the past 8 years Ian has worked in a mental health agency providing services to children, adolescents, and adults, and directed a program that taught parenting skills to parents whose children were at risk of removal from the home. During that time, Ian received certifications in Child Centered Play Therapy and Relationship Enhancement® therapy for couples and families. He returned to Divine Mercy University as director of the IPS Center in 2021.  Ian’s clinical interests include working with children and their families to address emotional regulation and behavioral concerns, addressing relationship concerns between couples, and working with individuals to better understand and respond to their internal emotional world. Ian utilizes modalities that are largely based on relationship as the healing factor, including Child Centered Play Therapy, Relationship Enhancement Therapy, and interventions from Internal Family Systems. Ian views the relationships clients have in therapy, with others in their lives, and within themselves as key to achieving healing and freedom. 

Lauren Scharmer is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Missouri. After several years of working in ministry, she received her masters in social work from The Catholic University of America in 2018. She has had experience working in home health and hospice, while most recently starting her own private counseling practice in 2022. She has a certificate in treating sexual addiction (SATP) through Mid America Nazerene University and works with adults in her clinical practice. In addition to her private practice, Lauren provides mental health training and formation to various religious groups and individuals in formation.

Patricia is a graduate of Loyola College of Maryland where she graduated with a Master’s of Science in Pastoral Counseling in 2001. She is currently licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. Her current position is a Mental Health Therapist in private practice. Previously she was a clinician at Willow Oak Therapy Center in Rockville, Md. , and the Wendt Center for Loss and Grief in Washington DC. Where she worked with clients who had experienced trauma and complicated grief. She has a background of working with mental health services for depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, grief and trauma to include adults who experienced childhood attachment trauma. She is a Certified EMDR therapist, and IFS level 3. is trained in Psychodynamic (Jungian) psychology, has a Certificate from Georgetown University in Leadership Coaching. She has been a consultant working with career transitions. Her background includes a career with Marriott and The Department of the Navy where she held executive positions in human resources.
She is married and has 6 children and 5 grandchildren and resides in Rockville, Md.

Jeff M. Vance earned his M.S. in psychology and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the
University of North Texas. He completed his pre-doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship with and Immaculate Heart of Mary Counseling Center of Southern Nebraska through the Nebraska Internship Consortium and Professional Psychology. This consortium is the largest in the country provides the only APA accredited internship site that integrates Catholic spirituality into therapy. There Dr. Vance conducted assessments for seminarians and candidates for religious life. He also earned degrees in business and theatre. He is a licensed psychologist in the states of Texas and Nebraska as well as PSYPACT authorized. Dr. Vance practices with the Lakewood Group in Rockwall, Texas. He is trained in the Therapeutic Assessment model of collaborative assessment. In addition to collaborative therapeutic assessments and seminarians/religious assessments, he provides clinical, diagnostic, and personality assessments as well as faith integrated psychotherapy. In addition to the Catholic Psychotherapy Association, Dr. Vance is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Personality Assessment, and the Therapeutic Assessment Institute. Dr. has presented to all these groups on a variety of psychological testing topics.

Sister Elena Marie is a Dominican Sister of St. Cecilia, Nashville Tennessee and holds a Ph.D in Psychology from the University of Adelaide, Australia. Prior to entering the Dominican Sisters in 2011, she worked on research projects specifically examining the effects of diet and sleep on cognitive, language, social, and emotional development in children and adolescents as well as the impacts on mental health. Since entering the religious community, Sister has continued her studies in Education by earning an MAT at Aquinas College in Nashville Tennessee and taught in high schools in the United States. In the years following, she taught Applied Psychology and Research Methods courses at the University of Notre Dame in Sydney Australia and has continued research in the area of child and adolescent mental health, social and emotional development. Sister currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Aquinas College, Nashville Tennessee and is the Director of the Quality Enhancement Plan, which focuses on preparing educators to foster social emotional learning using a Catholic Christian model.

Born in Philadelphia and raised in Southern Maryland, Jeff lived in the Bronx and the lower
Hudson Valley area of New York for 18 years before relocating to Fredericksburg in 2022. Jeff
previously pursued the Catholic priesthood from 2002 to 2006 as a college seminarian for the
Archdiocese of Washington, and then as a temporarily professed friar from 2006 to 2010 with
the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Jeff later met and married his wife who is born of
immigrant parents from Dominican Republic. They have four children.
Jeff earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University in
2021. He received the Ronald E. Hawkins Distinguished Counseling Student Legacy Award, the
highest honor Liberty bestows upon a counseling student. Jeff also earned a Master of Arts in
Theology from St. Joseph’s Seminary in 2015. He is EMDR Trained through CPA past
president and EMDRIA approved consultant and trainer Jennifer Madere, LPC-S. Jeff completed
his clinical internship with licensed psychologist and CPA member Timothy G. Lock, PhD at the
Goretti Center for Healing and Forgiveness in Brookfield, CT. He completed residency at
Revelations Counseling and Consulting in Fredericksburg, VA where he currently works. Jeff’s
approach to counseling incorporates psychodynamic, person-centered, and existential modalities,
along with cognitive-behavioral methods from exposure therapy and dialectical behavior therapy
each integrated with the theories of Anna Terruwe and Conrad Baars.

Daniel Roberson brings a blend of professional business expertise and commitment to integrating Catholic values with mental health practice. Daniel transitioned from a career in engineering and data science, where he held senior leadership roles at Boeing, to fulfill a calling to serve the wounded and marginalized through Catholic psychotherapy. He is a founder of Zeteo Ministries, Edify Mental Health, a non-profit Catholic organization dedicated to fostering healing and spiritual growth through evidence-based practices rooted in Catholic anthropology. In addition to his clinical work, Daniel has contributed to advancing Catholic psychotherapy by presenting on topics such as research ethics and clinician-based research, as well as supporting the launch and promotion of Integratus, CPA’s journal. Daniel holds a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Bellevue University and advanced degrees in Aeronautics, Astronautics, and Operations Management from MIT. His academic background and professional experience uniquely position him to blend rigorous data-driven methodologies with compassionate mental health care. Based in the Seattle area, Daniel is committed to mentoring others in the field and advocating for Catholic-informed mental health practices.

Terry L. Braciszewski began his academic training at Michigan State University achieving degrees in Music Therapy and Music Education. He went on to receive graduate degrees from Eastern Michigan University, The University of Michigan and Farleigh Dickinson University. Dr. Braciszewski completed the Masters of Science degree in Clinical Psychopharmacology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. In 2008 he successfully passed the Psychopharmacology Examination for Psychologists (PEP) as approved by the American Psychology Association’s College of Professional Psychology. He completed his supervised clinical experience in psychopharmacology under a board certified, medical physician trained in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Dr. Braciszewski has clinical training and experience in rehabilitation psychology and neuropsychology. He has close to 40 years’ experience working with neurologically challenged people and coordinating interdisciplinary teams. He is active in Michigan in the Diocese of Lansing and Gaylord, evaluating candidates for the diaconate and seminary, as well as in evaluating those involved in pursuing deliverance.

Dr. Terry was the Director of Clinical Services at Ann Arbor Rehabilitation Centers for over 20 years, providing direct patient care, clinical assessments, training staff and coordinating interdisciplinary rehabilitation teams. Currently, he serves people through his practice, Momentum Rehab LLC. And since 2018, he has been involved in treating people at the Beaver Island Rural Health Clinic. He is a member of several professional organizations, most noteworthy is the Catholic Psychotherapy Association and related Special Interest Groups. He is a member of APA’s divisions of Rehabilitation Psychology (22), Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (40), the Society for Prescribing Psychology (55) and the National Academy of Neuropsychology.

Shane Gomes earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego, CA.  He is a North Carolina licensed clinical psychologist in private practice, and he is the chair and associate professor of psychology at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, NC.  Dr. Gomes has worked for over 20 years in private practice both in CA and NC conducting individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy with various populations, especially individuals who struggle with pornography addiction, other sexual addictions, alcohol and drug addictions and gambling addictions.  Dr. Gomes has taught both undergraduate and graduate psychology courses, including courses in human sexuality, psychology of gender, addictions, child sexual abuse and violence in relation to pornography and other addictions.  Dr. Gomes had spent several years treating children and adolescents diagnosed with bipolar disorder and other mental disorders in an outpatient mental health clinic.  He has given several trainings and workshops to mental health professionals on assessing and treating children and adolescents with bipolar disorder, attachment disorders with foster/adoptive children, and on law and ethics.  In addition to professional experience,  Dr. Gomes has taught religious education, confirmation classes, adult faith formation classes, and served as lector, sacristan, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion and choir member at his parish in CA and currently in NC.  He has a small private practice in Gastonia, NC, and he has an extensive work history in inpatient psychiatric care, outpatient psychotherapy and day treatment with adults, children, adolescents, couples, families and groups.  Dr. Gomes, his wife and two sons live in North Carolina.

Fr. Schu grew up on a small farm in southwestern Minnesota, the second of seven children. He entered the congregation of the Legionaries of Christ in 1982 and was ordained a priest in 1994. From 1997 to 2017, he was a teacher at the Novitiate and College of Humanities of the Legionaries of Christ in Cheshire, CT. From 1993 to 1996, he taught in Rome at the International Center for Higher Studies, giving courses in logic, epistemology, metaphysics, and fundamental moral theology. From 1986 to 1989, he served as director of studies at the Immaculate Conception Apostolic School in Center Harbor, New Hampshire (a junior and senior high school for young men who desire to become priests).His research interests include philosophical and theological anthropology and their relationship with the psychological sciences, moral theology, and sexual morality, especially as seen through the lens of St. John Paul II’s theology of the body and marriage, and family. Fr. Schu is the author of “The Splendor of Love,” on Saint John Paul II’s theology of the body. This work has been translated into two volumes in Spanish: “Matrimonio y familia: un nuevo horizonte,” and “La sexualidad en el amor.” Fr. Schu has given a number of conferences in the United States, Canada, Rome, Mexico, and Fiji on the theology of the body and has written numerous articles on this topic. He speaks both Spanish and Italian.

After majoring in Risk Management and Insurance at Georgia State University, Nick had a 22-year career in insurance regulation and insurance company management.  At Senior Life Insurance Company, he grew the company’s infrastructure from six to 40 states of operation.  He left after 16 years there as Senior Vice President, CFO, and Treasurer and also held two related designations and served on two association Boards.  Nick answered the call to be closer to his family when they started Grateful Hill Farm, a family-run goat dairy and creamery, in 2017.  Soon after, he converted to Catholicism and was confirmed in 2021.  He currently manages the farm, consults in all aspects of business finances and administration, and serves on the Board of Directors of Senior Life Insurance Company and the finance council of his parish.