Dr. Rachelle Hansen received her Doctorate of Clinical Psychology at the University of North Dakota. While there, she was actively involved in several rural health initiatives helping integrate in-home mental health services and early childhood assessments along with outpatient health and behavior services. She completed both her Doctoral Residency and Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota where she specialized in providing evaluations, behavioral interventions, and therapy to children, adolescents, parents, and families coping with medical conditions and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Dr. Hansen's training and work experience has provided her the opportunity to work with toddlers to older adults at five different hospital systems, six rural health clinics, an inpatient and residential center, four private practices, a school-based therapy program, a community mental health clinic, and a neurology practice. In her life before practicing psychology, she was a reading recovery specialist before she was a court-appointed advocate working with families with children placed in protective care. She was also involved in conducting metabolic genetic research as part of her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.

Because of her unique background in biochemistry, education, and psychology, Dr. Hansen envisioned working at a clinical setting that would consider all three. Thus, she opened an integrated mental health clinic, Stepping Stone Clinic, in 2015 and founded an executive function coaching center, LifeFx, in 2021. Her work today consists of therapy, testing, supervising, creating curriculum, and teaching.  When asked what made her choose specializing in neurodevelopmental disorders, she says that it chose her.  Her love of the brain and background in biochemistry allows her nerdiness to combine with the fulfillment she receives from making meaningful connections with people, their experiences, and their own unique superpowers.

Dr. Renee von Weiss has a Doctorate from the University of Kansas in Clinical Psychology with specialization in health psychology across the lifespan. She gained additional training in clinical child and pediatric psychology during her Predoctoral Internship at the University of Florida. From there, she completed a one-year, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology at the University of Louisville.

As a staff psychologist at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota for 8 years, Dr. von Weiss conducted psychological evaluations of children and adolescents presenting with a variety of developmental concerns, such as learning disabilities, ADHD and autism. She also provided therapy and inpatient consultation services for children, adolescents and families struggling with medical conditions. During her time at Children’s Hospital, Dr. von Weiss also supervised clinical psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows through her involvement with Children’s APA-accredited internship program.

Dr. von Weiss specializes in conducting comprehensive psychological evaluations for patients who present with a variety of developmental and learning concerns. She works with the patient, family, and other providers to try to find a plan to help patients move forward in their life. She’s most passionate about treating anxiety and executive dysfunctions, as well as adjustment to and coping with acute and chronic medical and neurodevelopmental conditions. Overall, Dr. von Weiss takes a developmental, strengths-based approach to her practice.

Dr. Deborah Fisher has a Docorate of Professional Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado. Prior to that, she earned her Master's Degree in Sociology with a Counseling License at the University of Idaho. In addition, Dr. Fisher has served for four years as a Board Member of the Minnesota Board of Psychology.

Before becoming a psychologist, Dr. Fisher spent 20 years as a Registered Nurse in critical care. She also served as a Clinic Director at Blue Cross Blue Shield/Allina, and Director of Training at Argosy University. She has travelled to the Soviet Union, Australia, and New Zealand. Her travels gave her an understanding of life experiences different from her Southern Minnesota upbringing.

Currently, Dr. Fisher works with adolescents and adults as a General and Chronic Pain Psychologist, with a focus on Medical Issues. She takes a mindfulness and whole-person approach with her patients. She applies general techniques, EMDR. hypnosis, CBT, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic therapy, in order to see and treat the whole person.

Dr. Fisher enjoys spending time with her husband, 2 step-children, and 3 grandchildren as often as she can. She belongs to Toastmasters, practices Yoga, and has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. In her spare time, she enjoys music and sings in a choir. She also enjoys spending time with her two rescue dogs, a Yorkie and a Maltese mix.

Khadijah’s core values have been greatly influenced by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, who said “be the change that you want to see in the world”. Khadijah believes that change is a decision that must come from within and her role, as a therapist, is to assist in supporting each person's desire to change. 

A native of Minneapolis, Khadijah is active in her community of origin, largely in providing mentoring and empowerment coaching.She is the owner and operator of Loving Care Minnesota, a personal care and nursing service established in honor of her grandfather. Khadijah partners with her community to provide different aspects of wellness, including nutrition, physical fitness, and entrepreneurial endeavors. 

Khadijah has three children and two cats. With experience as a model and performing artist, Khadijah loves to see movies and plays, especially Shakespeare. She claims she is not very athletic, though she has taught aerobics, kickboxing, and yoga. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and listening to books, dancing, and singing karaoke with people all over the world. 

Jan Marie Johnson received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She then served in the United States Air Force, first with the Security Police Squadron and then with base mental health clinic, where she became interested in the complex situations facing law enforcement and the impact of stress on vulnerable people within the military family.

Jan grew up in the San Joaquin Valley and spent summers Sierra Nevadas. When she was in her teens her family spent a year traveling around Europe. She most vividly recalls spending her 15th birthday on Loch Ness, hoping to see the famous Loch Ness monster known as “Nessie” who failed to show up. Jan and her sisters also spent time at a small Spanish school where no English was spoken. These experiences enhanced her perspective by showing her an outside-view of the United States, new ideas, and different cultural norms.

Jan has worked as a therapist in a variety of settings including community mental health clinics, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and the military. Most notably, she developed the first on-site social worker position in a small, 100-bed community hospital in California, and developed a program to integrate care for low-back pain and depression. During her time in the Air Force, she developed resources for military families needing special services such as learning disabilities support, medical surgery, and mental health outpatient and inpatient services. Her areas of expertise include eating disorders, trauma, caregiver stress, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and complex family stresses.

A believer in lifelong learning, Jan has continued expanding her skillset with training in DBT, Internal Family Systems, EMDR, hoarding disorders, multicultural treatment, and several other areas. She is an enthusiastic supporter of an integrated care model. In her personal time, Jan enjoys spending as much time with her kids and grandkids as frequently as she can. An avid movie buff, Jan also enjoys watching films with commentaries on. The collaborative effort of so many skilled professionals to bring a single project to life fascinates her.

Gena Gear holds a Master’s Degree in Community & Counseling Psychology from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and an Educational Specialist degree from the University of Arizona School of Psychology. She served in the US Army, including deployment during the first Gulf War.

Gena has worked as a School Psychologist for 15 years, and served as lead for special ed evaluations in two northwest suburban school districts. She has held leadership positions in evaluations, interventions, and program planning. During her career, she has also provided counseling to dozens of children facing challenges with the structured academic environment. Prior to her counseling career, Gena worked in a residential drug treatment program in Fairbanks, Alaska. Her experiences working with Native American women and children during this period sparked her interest in working primarily with young people.

A compassionate and deep listener, Gena’s primary goal is to put families at ease, facilitate their understanding, and ensure they feel heard. She is able to break down and explain technical and analytical information such as statistical testing results in an understandable way, so families and teachers are able to support the child and track their progress. Gena seeks to present information in a way that’s meaningful, helpful, and actionable. She is proficient in administering the ADOS and other autism tests as well as modifying for the ESL population. Since joining the SSC team, she has been developing her knowledge of medical conditions and neurodevelopmental assessments.

In her spare time, Gena continually seeks to expand her knowledge and understanding of psychology, including reading and listening to podcasts on a wide range of subjects in the field. She also enjoys spending time with her two sons and the family dog.