The Team
Alycen graduated from Idaho State University with her Master's of Science in Speech Language Pathology. Throughout her career she has worked with a variety of children and adults, doing everything from swallowing to utilizing alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) to help her non-verbal clients communicate more effectively. She works with individuals of all ages and functioning levels in a variety of settings. Alycen has a passion for helping people communicate and for educating clients and families.
When she is not focused on creating the best special needs clinic in Utah, Alycen loves playing volleyball and doing woodworking. She enjoys spending time with her husband, Rob, and her family.
Alycen DeCosta, M.S., CCC-SLP
Clinical Director & Speech Language Pathologist
Emily is originally from Orem, and now lives in Spanish Fork with her husband of 22 years and her 3 beautiful children. She likes to cook, read, and take her kids to their various trainings and tournaments. Emily is a pro when it comes to all things office management, and enjoys being around her co-workers.
Emily Beattie
General Manager
Tia loves Christmas and the color pink! She is super big on sweet treats and a massive animal lover! She enjoys taking walks and she tries to live in the moment everyday.
Tia Castillo
Billing Manager
Shelby is from Santaquin, Utah and has lived there for 11 years with her husband and two little boys. She loves to be outdoors and tries to be outside as much as possible.
Shelby Craig
Billing Assistant
Jessica enjoys offroading, ATVing, jetskiing, and camping. She likes being optimistic and positive, allowing people to see the best in situations and themselves. She is someone who is relaxed, easy-going, and doesn't get upset or worried easily
Jessica Manicia
Billing Assistant
Amy is from Kansas City but recently moved to Payson. She loves to be outdoors camping, wake surfing, gardening, and playing pickle ball. Amy has three chickens.
Amy Kelley
Billing Assistant
Darcy is from Koosharem, Utah and loves the outdoors, snowboarding, and anything artsy. She graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelors in Technology Systems Technical Management.
Darcy Bagley
Office Manager
Ashley is from Utah and loves any outdoor activity. She is currently working towards becoming a therapist.
Ashley Squire
Scheduling Assistant
Destiny is from Southern California but now lives in Santaquin. She gradutaed with her Bachelor's in Developmental Psychology in December of 2023 and hopes to return to school for her MSW degree with the goal of working in equine-assisted psychotherapy as a therapist. She and her fiance have 2 dogs and 1 cat. Destiny enjoys camping, paddle boarding, reading, painting, and games.
Destiny Thomas
Onboarding Specialist
Jone Lokahi Vuikadavu
Mental Health Therapist, LCSW
Lokahi is a husband and a father who values time with his beautiful wife, their beloved daughters, family, sports, learning and growing. A few quotes that he tries to adopt in his life is one shared by Henry Eyring “'I never met a man (woman/child) I couldn't learn something from"' and by Thomas S Monson “See others as they may become”. Lokahi knows that as fellow travelers in this journey of life, we all have potential, we all have something to contribute, we all have worth, and that has been his approach with the work that he does in the human service field and more importantly at home where he feels that it is important to invest our best efforts. He has been blessed with opportunities of life experiences; school opportunities where he attended BYUH for some time and then graduated from BYU Provo with a Bachelors in Family Studies including a Master’s in Social Work from UVU; work opportunities that have created environments to practice what he has learnt and to learn from others including the adoption of various interventions that he now uses to help those in need. Some of the interventions that he has used and also learnt are EMDR, concepts of CBT, DBT, ACT, strength-based focus, motivational interviewing, play therapy, Autplay therapy, sand tray therapy, attachment focused approach, solution focused, client centered, couples therapy, family therapy, group therapy. He recognizes that one of the most important things in therapy is to meet individuals where they are at and help be a guide, and support for them to where they want to go with the tools that they need. He considers the trust placed on him to help with that journey, a great blessing and a privilege.
Brittany Rich
Mental Health Therapist, AMFT
Brittany is a marriage and family therapist. She got her undergrad in Psychology at UVU and her graduate degree at Arizona State University. She is trained in the Gottman method and Emotionally Focused Therapy as well as a wide range of other methods of therapy. She loves to bake. If she wasn’t a therapist she would love to open her own bakery! She loves to watch movies with her husband and explore new places with her family.
Ryan is from Nephi, UT and has always wanted to work with kids. He received a bachelor's degree in General Education with an emphasis in Psychology from Utah State University in 2016. He then went to Henderson, NV to complete a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy in 2019. Once graduated, Ryan worked in an acute care setting and eventually found his way into his preferred setting of pediatrics. Ryan has experience developing an occupational therapy program and worked with kids with autism, ADHD, cerebral palsy, and autoimmune disorders. Ryan enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 children, playing music, designing t-shirts, and playing video games.
Ryan Elder
Occupational Therapist
Bailey was born and raised here in Spanish Fork and loves her city! Se received her Master's of Occupational Therapy from the University of Utah in December of 2024. She loves spending time with her family, watching movies, reading, painting, and playing sports like pickleball and volleyball.
Bailey Wilson
Occupational Therapist
LaRiah Albrecht, COTA
Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
LaRiah grew up in New Mexico and Utah. She started her career with autism as an ABA therapist at Whole Child Therapy while completing her prerequisites for school. When (very sadly) moving on from WCT, she continued to gain almost 4 years of experience working with children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, and autism through job coaching, direct support, and managing a day program. She eventually graduated as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) from the OTA program at Salt Lake Community College and circled back to her roots at Whole Child Therapy. She is currently advancing her occupational therapy degree through a post-professional OTA program online while working at Whole Child Therapy and is completing courses that will expand her knowledge about working with her clients in OT. She loves her work as a COTA and loves building relationships with clients and their families. LaRiah is very passionate about advocating for neurodiversity and hopes to learn as much as she can from her coworkers, clients, and their families. In her free time, she loves to draw and paint for her art shop and see her family.
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Kenzie graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho with a bachelor’s degree in Child Development in 2018. She went straight into her Master of Occupational Therapy program at Colorado State University and graduated in August of 2021. While attending school, Kenzie had the opportunity to work with children as a preschool teacher, camp counselor, in an after-school program, and more. She is passionate about supporting children and families and is so excited to start her career as an occupational therapist with Whole Child Therapy! In her free time, Kenzie loves to spend time with her family and friends, play games, explore the outdoors, read, and bake!
Mackenzie Brown, OTR
Occupational Therapist
Shauntel is from Bay Area California and moved to Utah to attend BYU where she received her Bachelors of Sciences. She then went back to school to become a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA), graduating with her Associates Degree from Joyce University. During her COTA program, she was placed at Whole Child Therapy for fieldwork hours and loved it so much she jumped at the opportunity to come back and be a part of the amazing team here! She is passionate about helping children and families live fulfilling lives. When not at work she enjoys being outside, watching sports, baking, crafting and spending time with friends, her husband, and their three cats.
Shauntel Young
Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
Jackie grew up in Chicago, IL and recently moved to Utah from Michigan. Jackie graduated from Wayne State University with a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology in 2022. Her clinical experiences include internships in an outpatient hospital and two public schools. She loves working with children and helping them learn to communicate better. Jackie’s favorite activities include hiking, rock climbing, snowboarding, camping, and traveling.
Jacqueline Schwartz, SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Abbey grew up in Riverton Utah and attended the University of Utah for a Bachelor's degree in the Science of Communication Disorders and a Master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology. She has always known she would work with kids and started out as an RBT providing ABA therapy in Salt Lake. One of her passions is working with kids with severe and complex communication needs and she is a huge advocate for alternative and augmentative communication (AAC). The thing she loves most about being an SLP is the feeling that fills the room when a person feels like their communication is understood. Outside of work, Abbey loves spending time with her husband, nieces and nephews, and cat. She loves being outdoors, being around animals, and doing random arts and crafts.
Abbey Rasmussen, SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Haley currently going to BYU, studying Communication Disorders with a plan to eventually go to graduate school to become an SLP. She loves to hike, visit National Parks, and play her guitar. Haley is passionate about ABA because it's a wonderful thing to come to work and be around coworkers and families that are all working towards improving the lives of children with Autism in whatever way they can.
Haley Matthews
SLPA, Speech Technician
Jessica is from Cache Valley, Utah and loves language, music, and the great outdoors. She completed her bachelors degree at Utah State University before receiving a master's in Communication Disorders from Brigham Young University. She is passionate about all things speech and loves working as an SLP!
Jessica Martin
Speech Language Pathologist
Tiffany grew up in Northeast Ohio and came out to Utah to attend college. She attended Snow
College and SUU, graduating in 2007 with her Bachelors in Early Childhood Development.
Tiffany enjoyed working with children with disabilities as a case manager and CNA until 2010.
She then worked with low income families in Utah County who relied on information she
provided about development and resources in order to better their situations. Tiffany attended
ASU and received her Master’s in Education: Curriculum and Instruction in ABA in 2019. She
also became a BCBA and began working at Spectrum Academy in a 4-6th grade severe
classroom that same year. She earned her Utah SpEd teaching license, and after 5 years of
teaching, came to Whole Child Therapy in 2024. She resides in Spanish Fork with her husband
and 3 boys. She loves spending time with family and friends camping, playing with her dogs,
and joking and laughing with friends.
Tiffany Millar
Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Director of ABA Services
Landon Porter
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Landon has lived in many places around the world including South Africa and Ukraine, but Utah is his home. He spends a lot of time doing outdoor activities, watching movies, and spending time with his family. Landon has been married for 8 years and has a 5 year old son. He graduated in 2019 with a Bachelors of Science from Southern Utah University. In 2022, he graduated from Arizona State University with his Master's of Special Education in Applied Behavior Analysis. Before starting at WCT in December 2023, Landon spent 5 years working with adults with developmental disabilities.
Heather Delcamp
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Heather is originally from LA. She and her husband moved to Utah in 2020 after she finished her undergraduate degree in Virginia. Her first job out of college was working as an RBT and she has been an ABA fanatic since. She completed her master's degree through Ball State University. She loves all things Disney and she is a proud Swiftie. She has two dogs and a cute son.
Leigha Thorum
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Leigha grew up in New York. She has wanted to work with people with disabilities since she was in Kindergarten! She received a Bachelor's degree in Special Education and got her Master's degree in Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis. She has experience working in schools, severe behavior clinics, and performing research. Most of her research has been about employee effectiveness in ABA settings. She loves writing, trying new restaurants, and going to National Parks (Glacier and the Redwoods are her favorite)!
Brinnley Christofferson is a graduate student in an ABA program through Pepperdine. She got her undergraduate at BYU. She loves to garden, play tennis. read, ride bikes and play with her dog.
Brinnley Christofferson
Registered Behavior Technician/ BAIT
Nate loves ABA and helping the community with those services. He attended BUY to get his bachelors in SPED and is currently at BYU getting his masters in SPED. He's been married for two and half years and lives in Spanish Fork. He is an avid runner, rock climber, and he loves to collect old historic newspapers.
Nate Medsker
Registered Behavior Technician/ BAIT
Amy graduated from Southern Utah University with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology in 2020. She returned to SUU in 2021 to pursue a Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, with an emphasis in Non-profit Management and Leadership. Amy loves anything active! She threw discus for the SUU track and field team for 5 years. She is the youngest of 11 children, and LOVES spending time with her nieces and nephews. Amy's career goal is to pursue a BCBA, and work for Whole Child Therapy for the rest of her life!
Amy Pouliot
Technician Team Lead, Registered Behavior Technician
Sierra has been with Whole Child Therapy for 5 years. She grew up in Gilbert, Arizona and moved to Utah Valley for school. She loves teaching and problem solving. She has worked with kids with learning disabilities since high school and loves every minute of it. In her free time she loves to read and write and to spend time with her family. She plans to eventually go to school to become a BCBA.
Sierra Pratt
Technician Team Lead, Registered Behavior Technician
McKenzie grew up in small town Aurora, UT and moved up to Utah County to work at Whole Child Therapy. She recently graduated with her associates degree from Snow College down in Ephraim, UT and is hoping to go to Utah Valley University next fall majoring in ABA to continue this career path she is on. She enjoys being with family and friends, being in the great outdoors, traveling the country, and trying new hobbies. Kids bring her joy and love that she cannot find anywhere else! McKenzie loves seeing people change and becoming successful which is why she loves her job!
McKenzie Mason
Registered Behavior Technician
Sara is from Spanish Fork, Utah and currently attends BYU where she is studying to be a Child Life Specialist, obtaining her bachelor's degree in Family Studies with an emphasis in Human Development, as well as a minor in Psychology. She was part of the BYU Color Guard for the last four years, and has also spent the last four years teaching color guard at Maple Mountain High School. She really enjoys getting to be an RBT and is excited to continue getting to know and work with such wonderful kids! In her free time, she enjoys baking, reading, watching shows, and hanging out with her friends and husband.
Sara Newman
Registered Behavior Technician
Rebeca was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, she is currently going to Utah Valley University for a degree in psychology. She hopes to further her education and become a bcba. Rebeca loves spending time with family and friends, she's very excited to be working with amazing kids and helping them succeed!
Rebeca Cabrera
Behavior Technician
Brooke is currently attending BYU. She enjoys cooking and painting in her free time.
Brooke Hall
Behavior Technician
Caitie is from St. George. She has seven siblings and fourteen nieces and nephews. She loves to hike, camp, and do anything outdoors. She is currently studying human development at BYU.
Caitie Utley
Behavior Technician
Joseph is currently a BYU-I Psychology student! He loves anything outdoors!
Joseph Kester
Behavior Technician
Samantha is currently a student studying psychology. She loves to sing and play music. She has sung in many choirs. Samantha loves to paint and create new things. She is always up for a new adventure and challenge!
Samantha Solomon
Behavior Technician
Angelina is from Eager, Arizona but has lived here in Utah for the past year. She is currently studying Psychology at Arizona State online with the goal of getting a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling. She loves going to the lake and spending time with family and friends.
Angelina Pope
Behavior Technician
Ella is from Reno, Nevada and moved to Spanish Fork several years ago. She has five sisters. She loves to read, paint and ice skate.
Ella Hill
Behavior Technician
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Callie is currently a student at UVU, she is studying social work. She is also the girls lacrosse coach at her local high school. She speaks spanish and strives to work with the Spanish community to have more access to crucial resources. Callie loves children and is sure passionate about making a difference in her community.
Calli McDermott
Behavior Technician
Addie is from Spanish Fork and currently lives in Salem. She is in school right now to be a COTA and wants to work in pediatrics. Addie has been married for a little over a year. She loves music, thrifting, movies, playing games and going to concerts. She loves to learn new things and is currently getting into archery.
Addie Reynolds
Behavior Technician
Alaina and her husband love to go on adventures. She is currently studying communication disorders at BYU and she is super excited for this new chapter!
Alaina Dalton
Behavior Technician
Bailey went to Snow College and was on their dance team, The Badgerettes. She plans on continuing her education to become a speech pathologist.
Bailey Maughah
Behavior Technician
Valeria goes to Utah Valley University, she is 19 years old. She loves to paint and play pickleball. Valeria is originally from Arizona and she hopes to move to Oregon one day.
Valeria Montelongo
Behavior Technician
Nathan is from Austin, Texas. He came up here to go to school at BYU, he is pursing a career in Mental Health Therapy. Nathan loves to play and watch Soccer, he also loves music and video games.
Nathan Switzer
Behavior Technician
Daisy is from Mesa, Arizona and is currently living in Provo attending BYU. She is majoring in Communication Disorders and is excited to become a speech language pathologist. She loves playing tennis, spending time with friends and family, and traveling.
Daisy Driggs
Behavior Technician
Brandon has a Bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in Applied Communication and Cognitive Neuroscience. He feels working at Whole Child Therapy is a privilege as he gets to help these amazing kids reach their potential. He loves to do anything football related, go on humanitarian trips, and appreciates every art form.
Brandon Barlow
Behavior Technician
Andi is from Northern Utah and graduated with her Bachelor's from BYU in Human Development. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in ABA from Arizona State University, with plans to become a BCBA. Andi enjoys ceramics, cooking, and going on walks with her husband.
Andi Doucette
Behavior Technician
Lily recently graduated with her bachelor's degree in psychology. She will be working on getting her Master's in Occupational Therapy soon. She enjoys art, music, and dance.
Lily Andros
Behavior Technician
Ashley Jenson is from Sacramento California! She is studying Human Development at BYU and hopes to become a Child Life Specialist. She loves playing pickleball spending time outside and is excited to work for Whole Child Therapy!
Ashley Jensen
Behavior Technician
Jilian is from St. Louis Missouri, but is currently living in Provo while attending BYU. She is studying to eventually get her doctorate in OT. She is passionate about working with children with autism and plans to continue working with this demographic after becoming an OT. In her free time, she likes hiking, crafting, and volunteering at her local public library.
Jilian Bunderson
Behavior Technician
Kamyrn was raised in Roosevelt Utah, but has been living in Utah County for the last 4 years. She is currently attending UVU majoring in psychology and minoring in family science. Kam loves to be outdoors hiking or paddleboarding with her husband and dog. If you can't find her outside, she'll be curled up with a good book or tv show.
Kamryn Panter
Behavior Technician
Meghan is from Utah and is studying psych at UVU. She loves hiking, yoga, and her dog! She is so excited to be apart of the Whole Child Therapy Family!
Meghan Harris
Behavior Technician
Liv is from Saratoga Springs, Utah. She is currently studying Human Development & Spanish at Brigham Young University. Liv served a mission for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in West Texas & Eastern New Mexico! She loves to dance, spend time with her friends & family, & she loves fashion & anything girly! Liv hopes to become an Occupational Therapist specializing in kids with disabilities. She loves being an RBT and think it is the best job ever!
Olivia Pounder
Behavior Technician
Emma is from Nashville TN, and move to Utah around a year ago. She enjoys the outdoors, art, and pottery. She is currently studying Psychology at UVU with a minor in Autism Studies. She can't wait to help your child grow & be the best they can be!
Emma Clark
Behavior Technician
Makenzie is studying Family Science and minoring in Autism studies at Utah Valley University. Makenzie has worked at various schools and clinics pursuing work with individuals with special needs. She loves Noah Kahan music, Sharks, and Dr. Pepper.
Makenzie Gassaway
Behavior Technician
Annabelle is studying Exercise & Wellness at BYU. She hopes to eventually get into the nursing field. She is from Spanish Fork, UT. She likes to read, bake, hike, exercise, be outside, and spend time with her family.
Annabelle Colton
Behavior Technician
Sarah is from a cute town in Kentucky and is out in Utah attending BYU. She is pursuing a degree in Psychology with a minor in Family Studies. She loves trying new things and is excited to join the Whole Child Therapy team!
Sarah Craig
Behavior Technician
Grace is from Eastern Washington and she is studying Communication Science at BYU. She loves playing soccer and being outside!
Grace Truman
Behavior Technician
Samantha (Sami) Valeriano is from Ewa beach, Hawaii. She is studying Psychology at Brigham Young University and will be graduating next April of 2025. Sami is the youngest of six and loves to spend time with her family, including her nephew and nieces! She loves music and to go hiking or just being active. She hopes to become a Child Life Specialist in the future.
Samantha Valeriano
Behavior Technician
Jackson is from Copperton, Utah, a small town near the copper mine in Salt Lake. Jackson is currently studying Family Science and Psychology at UVU. He enjoys sports, board games, company, fishing, and Star Wars.
Jackson Oldham
Behavior Technician
Alyssa is currently attending UVU and is majoring in psychology. She has worked with youth for many years. In her free time she loves to spend time with her family and her dog, as well as play video games, read, hike, bake, and cook!
Alyssa Mercado
Behavior Technician
Paul is from St. Louis, Missouri but is living in Utah for school. He is studying sociology and hopes to one day become a doctor. Paul is able to speak Spanish and is a friendly and lighthearted person who loves to cook, paint, and do any sort of travelling or adventure.
Paul Larsen
Behavior Technician
Maryn is from Medford, Oregon. She has graduated from BYU with psychology degree and she hopes to eventually become a psychiatrist. Maryn loves rock climbing, knitting, playing disc golf, and going to concerts.