Meet the Team
Kate Taylor, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Kate Taylor is a clinical psychologist who works with children, adolescents and their families. She is most interested in anxiety, emotion regulation and the idea of resilience.
Dr. Kate received her PhD in clinical psychology with a focus on child development and developmental psychopathology from the University at Buffalo and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the University at Rochester Medical Center before accepting a faculty position there. She now maintains her private practice.
Given the increasing need for mental health services for children and adolescents, Dr. Kate's practice is now expanded and called Rochester Resiliency Center.
Catherine Cook, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Catherine Cook is a Mental Health Counselor. She completed her mental health counseling degree from St. Bonaventure University in August 2023. In 2005, she completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at Brigham Young University. Between undergraduate and graduate school, she stayed home with her three children.
During graduate school, she worked for Easter Seals NY as a behavior specialist and behavior technician. She specialized in children through young adulthood with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual disabilities, as well as various mental health diagnoses.
Her primary focus is on early childhood mental health intervention, with a focus on family work. She has counseling experience for ages 5 through 21 and enjoys working across the full developmental range of early childhood through adolescence. Catherine focuses on neurodivergence, OCD, anxiety and behavior management. She utilizes ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and CCPT (Child Centered Play Therapy) modalities.
Carrie Gardner, LMHC-D
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Carrie Gardner is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She completed her masters in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Rochester and has been a therapist for over 10 years.
Carrie has worked for several years with adults experiencing co-occurring substance abuse and mental health concerns. She has been trained in DBT and focused on working with adults who experienced trauma. Most recently, she specializes in working with children and youth who have experienced trauma. Carrie approaches therapy utilizing a bottom up approach as the brain develops starting with the brainstem. Once we can learn to regulate our emotions we can begin to utilize our higher level functioning. Carrie utilizes various forms of play therapy to help children and families heal from trauma and is trained in EDMR and certified in TraumaPlay. Carrie also has worked with children and youth who experience anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, and difficulty with emotion regulation. Carrie wants to partner with children and families to identify goals for therapy and ways to support caregivers during the healing process.
Ashley Rosselot, MHC-LP
Mental Health Counselor
Ashley completed her undergraduate degree at Nazareth University in 2018, double majoring in psychology and community youth development. She completed her mental health counseling degree from St. John Fisher University in May 2020. During graduate school, Ashley worked for the Society for Protection and Care of Children as an Infant and Early Childhood Therapist. She specialized in serving children and families who had been impacted by all types of trauma, providing non-directive play therapy and family counseling sessions.
Post graduation, Ashley worked for Hillside Children’s Center as a residential treatment clinician with a heavy focus on family counseling to establish, learn, and practice new skills together. During her time there, she specialized in treating children in early adolescence who suffered from Anxiety and depression disorders, Post- traumatic stress disorder, Obsessive compulsive disorder, ADHD, Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, attachment disorders, as well as those with autism spectrum disorder.
Ashley has an interest in treating children and adolescents with comorbidities that disrupt their daily lives, peer, and family relationships. She works from a strengths-based perspective and specializes in providing Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), and other attachment informed approaches. Ashley has received extensive training in the most up-to-date practices and research on Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), which incorporates play therapy and family engagement.
Marcie Schlanger, MHC-LP
Mental Health Counselor
Marcie Schlanger earned her graduate degree in School Counseling from Montclair State University in 2021 and subsequently completed the additional coursework required for licensure in New Jersey. She is a Mental Health Counselor – Limited Permit (MHC-LP)
and has been an associate counselor in NJ for the past year. Marcie has worked as a school counselor for four years and, prior to that, spent six years as a classroom teacher. She has also served as a virtual group facilitator with Charlie Health, providing support to clients in an
intensive outpatient (IOP) setting.
Marcie is passionate about helping clients navigate challenges related to anxiety, depression,
neurodivergence, emotional regulation, self-esteem, and trauma. She integrates various evidence-based modalities into her practice, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), strengths-based
approaches, and person-centered counseling.
She strives to create a space where clients feel safe, seen, understood, and empowered. Marcie believes each person brings unique strengths and resilience into the counseling process. She emphasizes collaboration with families, schools, and other supports to ensure a holistic
approach to growth and well-being. Her populations of interest include all ages, with a special passion for working with early elementary through middle school students. She believes that prevention and early intervention can make a lasting impact and that equipping children with emotional awareness and regulation skills sets them up for lifelong success.
Jessica Weghorst, MHC-LP
Mental Health Counselor
Jessica Weghorst earned her masters in Mental Health Counseling from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2023. Jessica has been practicing as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate in Indiana for the past 2 years, during which her work has primarily focused on helping justice-involved youth and their families navigate challenges, rebuild trust, and foster growth and resilience.
Jessica integrates various evidence-based therapy modalities into her practice, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Person-Centered Therapy. Her clinical expertise includes helping clients navigate PTSD/trauma recovery, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, and difficulties with emotion regulation. She believes that each young person and their family deserve to feel empowered, safe, and heard, and is dedicated to creating a therapy space that fosters those values.
She is passionate about supporting youth to strengthen relationships, improve communication, and promote emotional well-being across generations. Jessica enjoys facilitating individual, family, and group therapy to assist in fostering emotional resilience.
