our leadership team
Emelie A. Douglas, MA, LPC
(she/her)
Chief Executive Officer, VP of Finance
Emelie is our founder! She is a licensed therapist and clinical supervisor by training, and returned to school for an MBA to better support Sprout. Emelie spends most of her time leading our business and supervising our leadership team, as well as overseeing our Finance department. You’ll find her dealing with all the big picture issues that we face, being an idea faucet, as well as building community relationships and engaging in advocacy for our profession.
Emelie is on maternity leave from September 2024 through January 2025, please contact
leadership@sprouttherapypdx.com while she is out!
Shannon Macminn, MA, LMFT
(they/she)
VP of Clinical Operations, Clinical Director
In addition to practicing as a therapist and supervisor, Shannon oversees clinical training and continuing education, compliance, supervision of supervision, and client care.
Shannon is not accepting new clients.
Contact Shannon:
shannon@sprouttherapypdx.com
Sarah Poulisse, MSW, LCSW
(she/they)
VP of Compliance, Director of Client Care, Intake Coordinator
In addition to practicing as a therapist and supervisor, Sarah supports our team with data, reporting, compliance and audit preparedness, credentialing, and staff training. Sarah is also temporarily holding our Intake Coordination seat.
Sarah is not accepting new clients.
Contact Sarah:
sarah@sprouttherapypdx.com
Lynds Wilson, PHR
(she/they)
VP of Human Resources
Lyndsi is our people person! Lyndsi firmly believes that the heart beat of any business is it's employees and that the key to success is loving what you do and putting your a little piece of your heart into your work. She spends her time recruiting, hiring and retaining talent, employee engagement, performance management, compensation and benefits, development and training, risk management, and legal compliance.
Contact Lyndsi:
lyndsi@sprouttherapypdx.com
Val Barlow-Carroll
(she/her)
Billing and Administration
Val is our human of all trades - she works on billing and claims, insurance navigation, project management, and a wide variety of other administrative duties at Sprout that help our practice to function smoothy.
Contact Val:
hello@sprouttherapypdx.com
503.793.1020
our support staff
Tara Rose, MSW, LCSW
(she/they)
Intake Coordinator
Tara is your first point of contact when beginning services with Sprout. Tara conducts most of our screening appointments and answers our intakes email and our main phone line.
Tara has worked as a social worker with youth and adults in a variety of capacities since 2013. I have largely worked as a therapist in private practice and community mental health settings with a focus on LGBTQ youth and adults who have experienced marginalization, homelessness, and substance use.
Outside of being a social worker, Tara can be found exploring all over the PNW, tending to their chickens and yard, or simply cuddling with their three cats.
Contact Tara:
intakes@sprouttherapypdx.com
Katya Ludwig, MSW, LCSW
(she/they)
Clinical Supervisor
Katya supervises many of our unlicensed associates of both social work and counseling in addition to keeping a caseload of their own.
Katya is not accepting new clients.
Contact Katya:
katya@sprouttherapypdx.com
Sam Mandel, MA, LPC
(she/they)
Clinical Supervisor
Sam serves as a clinical supervisor for our licensed staff in addition to keeping a caseload of their own.
Sam is not accepting new clients.
Contact Sam:
sam@sprouttherapypdx.com
Brianna Yadon, MSW, LCSW
(she/her)
Clinical Supervisor
Bri supervises many of our unlicensed associates of both social work and counseling in addition to keeping a caseload of their own.
Bri is not accepting new clients.
Contact Bri:
bri@sprouttherapypdx.com
Scott Douglas
(he/him)
Facilities Supervisor
Scott is responsible for facilities management at all our locations - he’s the one keeping the plants happy and making sure the office is fully stocked with anything our staff or clients might need. Scott also supports our staff and clients with any technical or IT issues that may arise.
Contact Scott:
facilities@sprouttherapypdx.com