Catamount Community Clinic

Catamount Clinic Supervisors

Dr. Anna Elliott, LCMHC (VT)

Pronouns: She/her. Anna is an associate professor at the University of Vermont and current clinical supervisor for the Catamount Community Clinic. She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and clinical supervisor, with twenty years of experience working in mental health, and 12 years working as a counselor educator and clinical supervisor. She specializes in working with families, adolescents, and trauma recovery from a relational-cultural psychodynamic approach.

Hannah McKinney, LCPC (MT)

Pronouns: She/her. Hannah is a licensed clinical professional counselor and current doctoral student of Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of Vermont. She has experience as a counselor, program manager, and clinical director working with eating disorders and other complex presentations at higher levels of care. She currently provides counseling to individual adults through a feminist psychodynamic lens. Hannah also holds a PhD in neuroscience and is a certified yoga instructor.

Catamount Clinic Interns

All clinical interns are current graduate students at the University of Vermont’s Counseling Program.

Shelby Thornton

Pronouns: She/they. Shelby has a background working with children and adolescents in clinical and in-home settings. They achieved their Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of North Texas and moved to Vermont in 2025. Shelby has spent the previous six years dedicating themself to their work with children and adolescents with autism and has a deep passion for working with the youth in their community. Shelby enjoys sailing on Lake Champlain, hiking with their dog, crocheting, watching movies, and exploring Vermont with their friends!

Jake Vincel

Pronouns: He/him. Jake earned a B.A. in Physics at the University of Iowa in 2023 and immediately pivoted to the Mental health field following graduation. He worked as a direct-care supervisor at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for adolescents in 2024 and hopes to do more work in addictions in the future. With 5 years of sobriety as a recovering addict, he has been active in the NA and AA communities and has served as a sponsor for recovering addicts in early sobriety. All these work, education, and life experiences lend Jake a unique perspective to help clients along their journeys. In his free time, he tends to a forest of house plants and has been enjoying the Vermont winter season by snowboarding every chance he gets.

Gaby Brinck

Pronouns: She/her. Gaby holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Vermont, which is what led her to pursue counseling. In the past, she has worked with neurodiverse youth, to help provide equitable education environments. Gaby worked in a Spanish immersion preschool for two years, as a lead teacher. She is especially drawn to Internal Family Systems (IFS) and is interested in working from a part-based framework. Gaby is bilingual in English and Spanish and finds it important to create spaces where clients can express themselves authentically. In her free time she loves to craft, mostly crocheting and knitting, and she loves nature photography.

Julia Burnham

Pronouns: She/they. Jules holds degrees in English-Writing and Sociology from Montana State University. Before pursuing a Counseling degree, Jules lived in WA, MT, and Europe, where they worked: to create resources for cancer survivors in rural communities, to improve outdoor equity and access to leadership, to create access to resources for marginalized populations, to pass abortion and voting access legislation through community organizing, as a podcast host, as a construction company owner, and at a literary agency. Jules is passionate about creating spaces where people can explore their lived experiences through curiosity. She is interested in helping folks process trauma, grief, eating disorders, and anything that keeps people disconnected from their authentic Self. They approach the work through a Feminist and Relational Cultural lens, integrating elements of Internal Family Systems (IFS). In their spare time, Jules enjoys slow mornings with a good book, playing in the mountains via bike, ski, or foot, exploring ways to dismantle the patriarchy, and spending time connecting with people.

Sariah Lehman

Pronouns: She/her. Sariah earning a B.S. in psychology and a minor in Child, Youth, and Family Studies in Portland, Oregon. Sariah has been working with young children through childcare settings for over five years and hopes to continue fostering individualized support for children, adolescents, families, and underserved populations through counseling. Sariah is committed to providing accessibility to safe spaces for every individual’s unique lived experience and intersecting identities. In her free time, Sariah enjoys reading, crafting, and spending healing time with loved ones and her senior dog.

Lila Sonia

Pronouns: She/her. Lila is from Seattle Washington and has a BA in psychology with a special focus on counseling and developmental psychology. She is passionate about working with kids and adolescents. She has a background in early education and the child care industry with children of all ages and backgrounds! She loves working with children because they have the most amazing perspective on the world and it is incredible to see people experience things for the first time. She finds fulfillment getting to help children and their families learn and grow together as we all move towards a more hopeful future!