Cy-Hope Staff

Amy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Texas A&M University and a Master’s degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from Southern Methodist University. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Counselor Education with a focus in counseling children and adolescents at Texas A&M University Commerce. She is licensed as a Professional Counselor, Licensed Specialist in School Psychology, and Psychological Associate. Amy has experience in AD/HD coaching, play therapy, and counseling children, adolescents, and adults. Amy’s training includes working with children and adults with special needs where she focuses on maximizing strengths, increasing coping skills, and working on emotional and behavioral regulation. Additionally, Amy has extensive experience in Neuropsychological, AD/HD and Autism Spectrum Disorder Evaluations. Amy’s previous work experience includes extensive training in Neuropsychological Assessment while in private practice with neuropsychologists. During her time in private practice, Amy performed neuropsychological evaluations for individuals that include clients with traumatic brain injuries, stroke victims, clients with learning disabilities, as well as psychiatric disorders. She later specialized in assessment and diagnosis of learning disorders while at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital in the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Other Learning Disorders. While at the Scottish Rite Hospital, Amy collaborated with medical doctors and psychologists, as well as worked in the research lab that helped design a curriculum used across the world for children with dyslexia. Amy later served at the Shelton School and Evaluation Center, the largest private school for children with learning differences in the world, where she was the Administrative Research Coordinator on the CAARTE Research study. Amy helped lead the efforts working hand in hand with the UT Dallas Center For Brain Health and UT Southwestern where the team examined non-medication interventions for AD/HD. Amy was then promoted to Specialist in School Psychology and Professional Counselor in the Shelton Evaluation Center where she provided Neuropsychological, AD/HD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Evaluations, as well as initiated the counseling services at their center. Amy is thrilled to be the Clinical Director of the Center for Children and Families where she can serve the children and families in our community and offer variety of services to meet their needs.

Tiffany graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Master of Arts in Counseling and a specialization in play therapy. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor as well as a Registered Play Therapist. She has worked with children and families with a variety of different presenting issues. She strives to work with clients to help them reach a more positive place in their lives. Tiffany has a great passion for working with children, and works with the hope and belief that she will make as much of a positive impact in the lives of children as they have made in hers. She is excited to be on the team at The Center, and looks forward to meeting with you soon.​

Linda holds a Bachelor’s in Business/Marketing from the University of Texas at Austin. She started her career working for Andersen Consulting, eventually moving into a marketing and training role for two technology companies. Linda helped run her husband’s IT consulting company while staying home with their two young children. She also held many volunteer roles in their Cy-Fair ISD schools, at Foundry United Methodist Church, and in the community. She continues to volunteer with her kids for Cy-Hope, but has also taken on the role of expanding Cy-Hope’s voice and impact on making life better for kids in Cy-Fair as part of the community outreach team and as a grant writer.

Sheri has held a career in  various positions in the hair industry for 29 years. She started as a hairstylist, then worked her way up from a single store manager to a multi-store area manager. She then became an advanced educator for a large franchise. It was then that she met her husband and went on to have 4 kids. She decided 3 years ago to own her own business where she could work part-time and spend the other time being the Program Director for Dierker's Champs. Because she has a son that has a love for the game, she got involved with the program. She fell in love with the idea of being part of an organization where their mission is to transform the lives of kids by providing the best baseball instruction possible in a positive and encouraging environment. Sheri is an active member of Foundry United Methodist Church and volunteers a great amount of her time with Foundry, Cy-Hope functions, donating her services to help people in need, and helping in her kids’ activities. She is very passionate about what Cy-Hope is doing in the community to help make a difference and feels blessed to be a part of it!

Nancy is a licensed professional counselor who will strive to provide a safe environment to discover new perspectives on the same situations and the same destructive relationship cycles. She believes in working together in counseling to foster a positive sense of self with a goal-oriented focus. Nancy seeks to offer a safe, compassionate and empathetic connection through listening and encouragement. Life is overwhelming at times; therapy is a first step in making positive life changes. Nancy has a particular interest in working through relationship conflict. This includes marital issues, parent/child and blended families. Nancy will work to resolve painful conflicts and move toward resolution and peace of mind.

Jasper is a native Houstonian. He received his Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. He is currently a doctoral candidate at Sam Houston State University. Jasper is a Licensed Professional Counselor Intern who enjoys working with individuals and adolescents dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and life stressors. Jasper has worked with populations in a community counseling clinic and a maximum security all male prison facility known as Alfred Hughes Unit. Jasper is currently a member of Texas Counseling Association (TCA).

Yarely holds a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Sam Houston State University and a Bachelor’s in Sociology from Stephen F. Austin State University. She is currently in the process of becoming a Licensed Professional Counseling Intern. Fluent in both English and Spanish, Yarely is comfortable conducting sessions in both languages. Her training includes play therapy, family counseling, and individual counseling, and enjoys working with a wide range of ages including children, adolescents, and older adults. Yarely wishes to help the Hispanic community in Cypress by addressing personal, familial, and systematic issues to help the individuals and families reach personal, educational, and emotional goals. Yarely also has a passion for art therapy, and when appropriate, will often incorporate expressive arts activities into her counseling sessions. Yarely obtuo su Licenciatura de Sociología en la Universidad de Stephen F. Austin y termino sus estudios con una Maestría de Consejería en la Universidad de Sam Houston. Yarely esta en proceso de obtener su licensia de consejería profesional. Ella conduce sesiones en Español y en Inglés. Su entrenamiento incluye terapia de juego, terapia familiar y terapia individual, y disfruta trabajando con una amplia gama de edades, incluyendo niños, adolescentes y adultos mayores. Yarely desea ayudar a la comunidad Hispana en Cypress a superar obstáculos personales, familiares, y sistemático para que ellos puedan alcanzar sus metas. Yarely también se especializa en terapia de arte, y cuando sea apropiado, incorporará actividades de artes expresivas en sus sesiones de consejería.

Rachel Ealy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Family and Child Development from Texas State University. During her undergraduate career she completed a mentorship/internship at a low income elementary school where she mentored a 5th grade student. She also worked closely with the Licensed Professional Counselor at the school conducting enrichment groups and social skills learning groups. She is currently completing her Master’s in Counseling at the University of Houston. She is involved in many organizations such as the Houston Licensed Professional Counselor Association, the Houston Counseling Association, and the College of Education Graduate Student Organization.

Jeanne as a BS in Nursing from the University of Louisiana. She spent her career a Registered Nurse working in the Operating Room before taking a little time off, that turned into a few years off. As a resident of CFISD as well as a mother of 2 children in the district, she has worked as a volunteer in the school system as well as in her community and church. Jeanne has been volunteering with the Cy-Hope Backpack Program for many years and is happy to join the staff as program director!

Valerie earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Texas A&M University in Business Marketing. She began her career in the classroom as a special education teacher. She later earned a Masters of Arts degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Houston. She has worked as a speech language pathologist for a large school district, as well as worked in Home Health settings as a Speech Language Pathologist, Supervisor, and Clinical Coordinator. In addition, Valerie is very involved with organizations such as the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo where she is active in the Special Children’s Committee and Gatekeeper Committee. Valerie's specialties include working with receptive/expressive language delays, fluency disorders, and pragmatic and social language difficulties. She also has expertise in articulation and phonological processes disorders, where someone may be pronouncing words incorrectly or omitting consonants leading to a reduced intelligibility. Over the years, Valerie has worked with a variety of diagnoses and feeding disorders in children and adults of all ages. In addition, Valerie is able to work with individuals with reading comprehension difficulties. Valerie also has experience working with children and families on the autism spectrum disorder. Valerie has a passion for working with children, adolescents and families. She is excited to partner with Cy-Hope to provide speech and language services. Valerie is eager to work with a child's counselor, when applicable, in order to provide a consistent treatment plan and collaborate with sessions.

Katherine Mitchell holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Hendrix College in Arkansas. She is currently completing her master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Sam Houston State University. Katherine has previous experience working with serious mental illness, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. She also has experience working with clients in a community counseling center and working with children in a day treatment facility. Katherine is also a Certified Sex Therapist-Candidate through the Texas Sex Therapy Institute. She enjoys working with a variety of clientele, such as individuals, couples, and families. Katherine utilizes a solution focused approach with clients. She understands that many times clients seek counseling because they are out of solutions and think they are unequipped to solve their own problems, but she disagrees. Katherine aims to empower clients so that they can discover more effective solutions to their problems; helping clients to move from a problem-focused to a solution-focused way of thinking. She also incorporates cognitive-behavioral approaches with clients when appropriate.