Meet Our Interns

Reduced Fee Services

Are you looking for an affordable counseling option? Maybe you have a high deductible, you’re in between jobs or you don’t have insurance. We believe therapy should be accessible to all! As an internship training site, we offer low cost, self-pay services with our master’s level interns. Our interns are highly skilled and supervised by fully-licensed clinicians. You’ll find them motivated, engaging and great to work with! Meet our interns below!

Meet Our Interns

You can still receive excellent therapy services with a master’s level intern for a reduced fee of $20-$25 per session. Offering individual and couples therapy when available.

Zack Wilkins

Hello, my name is Zack and I'm an intern at A Simple Therapy. My wife and I just recently landed in Portland after traveling the country for three years, all while working towards my masters degree in clinical mental health counseling through Capella University.

My main focus during our time together will be listening for how I can best support you. It is my belief that the expression of empathy, compassion, and radical acceptance are at the heart of what is needed amongst the issues that you are facing. Empathy being the understanding of your lived experience, compassion meaning the repeated practice of empathy leading to meaningful relationship, and radical acceptance as the understanding that you are doing the very best that you can with the resources that you have. Together through conversation we will walk through the peaks and the valleys, with you leading the way and me as your guide.

I work with 18+ individuals whose trauma has left them feeling depressed, anxious, angry, struggling with relationships, struggling with addictions, and those who are looking for more. Please reach out and contact me, as I am available in person and through telehealth, if you feel inclined to do so. Afternoon and early evening appointments available. If not, I do hope that you find the compassionate witnesses you deserve to hear and believe your story.

Ready to get started? Please contact us or email Zack.

Zack Wilkins

Available now until March 2025.

Kristina Tubin

Now accepting new clients.

Hi there, my name is Kristina and I am currently finishing my graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Southern Maine.

As a psychotherapist, I provide a safe and supportive space for adults and couples to feel seen, heard and validated through their internal process and growth. Therapy is a collaborative experience that can offer a doorway towards a healthier and more meaningful life. I see my role as one where I walk beside you through that doorway.

I spent many years traveling around the world, working with children and as an artist. After finishing my undergraduate degree in psychology at Lehman College in New York, I moved to Maine to work as a wilderness therapy guide, which led me down the path of psychotherapy. A combination of personal and professional experiences of grief and meaning making through life, I connect closely to an existential-humanistic approach. I have been a hospice volunteer and completed an end of life doula training. In my practice, I utilize a person-centered lens while understanding the significance of family and interpersonal relationships. I find emotional freedom techniques such as tapping to be a helpful tool for some clients.

When I am not working, I love to surf, swim, run and spend time with family and friends.

Ready to get started? Please contact us or email Kristina.

Kristina Tubin

Not accepting new clients.

Erica Munro

Hello! My name is Erica and I am a practicum student studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Antioch University.

I wholeheartedly believe that our most important relationship in life is the one we have with ourselves, and thus my goal in counseling is to support you on your journey of self-exploration, healing, and growth. It is important to me that while working together you feel truly heard, validated, and supported.

A bit about my background: I am bi-cultural Franco-American, and grew up in South Florida. I received my undergraduate degree from UCF (University of Central Florida) in psychology, and then moved to rural Japan for a few years to teach English. After my time in Japan I moved to Scotland, and received a Master’s in Science in Counseling Studies at the University of Edinburgh. My dissertation was on the impact of person centered theory on women’s healthcare, and how without empathy, non-judgment, and congruence from our physicians it leaves us feeling unheard. I then worked for Scottish Women’s Aid for a number of years at Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Crisis Helpline. I finally returned to the United States in 2019 and have been working in the mental health tech startup world since, as a care navigator, provider specialist, and clinical educator. In my current program of study I have taken a focus on trauma and LGBTQ+/Trans inclusion and am pursuing certificates in both subjects.

I currently work with individuals (18+) and groups predominantly, though I hope to start working with couples as well sometime in mid to late 2024. My areas of specialization are particularly around anxiety, depression, ADHD, domestic abuse/violence, trauma, LGBTQ+ support/exploration, experiences of marginalization, life transitions (such as quarter/mid life crisis), career exploration, culture shock, relationship issues, sexual issues, women’s health, and more.

In my free time I love to travel to new places, read, watch movies and shows, make quirky cross stitches for friends, and hangout with my cat.

I speak French, but am not up to date on relevant vocabulary for counseling, and so can offer sessions in a mixture of French/English if needed.

I am available in person or through tele-health.

Ready to get started? Please contact us or email Erica.

Erica Munro

Not accepting new clients.

Gretchen Reynolds

Now accepting new clients, both individuals and couples!

Hi, my name is Gretchen and I’m excited to follow alongside you with your journey in counseling. I know how daunting the process can be and taking the first step is a step closer to reaching a new level of comfort and peace within yourself. I am currently in my last chapter of graduate school at University of Southern Maine studying Clinical Mental Health and Family Systems. I work with individuals and couples and am a big believer in everyone has their own story to tell and life experiences to share. My goal is to be with you and share the space in an

authentic, genuine and non-judgmental way, allowing the natural process of awareness to unfold in our sessions and providing tools and coping skills that aid in healing.

My areas of interest and focus are psychotherapeutic in nature with Emotion-focused techniques, person-centered therapy as well as some work in somatic body awareness to help

identify physical symptoms and body sensations that help with symptom relief, working through areas of being stuck and stagnated grief. I also practice the Rogerian approach of utilizing unconditional positive regard, honesty with the client to help you discover your own strengths and how resilience and purpose continue to nourish our path in emotional growth.

My previous experience in working in the school system as a behavioral health professional with children and young adults led me to this passion I hold for working with young adults and their continued levels of development in their life. This experience and previous work is grounding in my relation to better understanding their evolving mature growth and discovery of themselves and their future.

When I am away from engaging with clients I love to be outdoors; at the beach (lake or ocean), biking through the woods, walking my dog, exploring the coast of Maine, reading nonfiction and quality time spent with my family and friends.

I am excited and open to meeting you and would love to connect. I can see you in person or telehealth. Please feel free to reach out!

Ready to get started? Please contact us or email Gretchen.

Gretchen Reynolds

Not accepting new clients.

Joe Arel

Now accepting new clients.

Hello! My name is Joe, and I am currently finishing up my graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Southern Maine.

I provide psychotherapy to adolescents, couples, and adults, aiming to foster a safe and non-judgmental environment. Therapy is a collaborative process that can help us to overcome blocks, process challenging emotional experiences, and find new ways of relating to ourselves and others in the service of a flourishing life. We all deserve the opportunity to live healthier and more meaningful lives.

I come to psychotherapy after working as a philosophy professor for over a decade, teaching a variety of courses on topics like existentialism, philosophy of art, and ethics.

As a result of my background, I come to therapy from an existential-humanistic approach that is rooted in a philosophical understanding of and sincere appreciation for basic concerns that motivate us all as people. Additionally, I draw from a number of approaches, including a psychodynamic understanding of the person, a focus on the significance of family (and other) systems, as well as emotionally-focused approaches to therapy.

Ready to get started? Please contact us or email Joe.

Joe Arel

Not accepting new clients.

Alexandra Hood

Now accepting couples for couple’s therapy!

Hello! My name is Alexandra, and I am a counseling intern studying clinical mental health with an area of expertise in family systems through the University of Southern Maine’s Counselor Education program. I am currently offering couple’s therapy.

I believe in meeting couples where they are at with compassion, and I offer a safe space to feel seen and heard. I hope to help couples strengthen their relationship, feel increased connection, develop security, and deepen emotional intimacy. In my work with couples, I focus on providing thoughtful treatment using modalities such as Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT). I am intentional in adapting my chosen modalities and interventions to the needs of my clients. My style is collaborative, curious, supportive, authentic, and non-judgmental. I welcome couples of all backgrounds and beliefs.

My clinical work is often informed by person-centered and systemic approaches, and I integrate a strengths-based and trauma-informed focus. I am interested in attachment, life transitions, and codependency. I believe that our individual relationships, behavior patterns, and life choices are interconnected, and that better understanding the systems we live within can make room for empowered action.

When I am not counseling, I enjoy quiet moments in nature, long walks, a great cup of coffee, puzzles, cooking, and spending quality time with my partner and our dog, Piper.

Ready to get started? Please contact us or email Alexandra.

Alexandra Hood

Available now until August 2023.

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