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Sophia Waitt

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Miriam Burlakovsky Correia, LEP#4368, BCBA

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Ashley Miller, LMFT

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Tulare, CA

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Jessica Arneson, Ph.D.,LPCC, MSLC

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Aerin Riegelsberger, LCSW

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Oakland, CA

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Louise Zervas Houchin, LMFT

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Jaclyn Pease, PsyD

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Sacramento, CA

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Catherine Smith, AMFT

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San Diego, CA

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Rashawna Schumacher, LMFT

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Bakersfield, CA

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Susan Madson

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Lindsey Sauter

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