meet our team

Rachael Venezia (she/her/hers)

Rachael Venezia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has been working with adolescents and adults since 2011. She is a clinical supervisor at Greenlight. She specializes in working with survivors of sexual assault and other traumas, and utilizes a trauma informed, client centered, and strengths-based approach. She previously was the Clinical Director at Rape Trauma Services, and has experience providing therapy at the juvenile hall, high school, milieu settings, and outpatient treatment centers. One of her favorite quotes on healing is by Lisa Wilson: “If you’ve come here to help me, you are wasting your time. If you’ve come here because your liberation is bound with mine, let us work together.”

Lisa Neves (she/her/hers)

Lisa Neves is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience working in both the social service and mental health field. Lisa has years of experience supporting children, teens and families experiencing the stress and anxiety from every day issues to their experience with severe trauma. She also worked many years in crisis stabilization with children and teens struggling with suicidal ideation and with the trauma they may have experienced. Lisa is also a clinical supervisor and enjoys supporting those seeking licensure. Lisa utilizes a client centered and strength based approach, also using her experience with CBT and DBT. Outside of her work as a clinical supervisor and therapist, Lisa enjoys sports, traveling and music.

Gillian Green (she/her/hers)

Gillian is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has been providing mental health care to young people and families since 2012. She is particularly passionate about supporting individuals and families who experience or have experienced trauma, marginalization, invalidation, and chronic stress. Prior to joining Greenlight Clinic’s team in 2021, she worked for 6 years as a Behavioral Health Specialist at Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco. At Greenlight, Gillian is a clinical supervisor and intake coordinator.

Gillian is a firm believer in the wisdom and power of young people, and seeks to ensure that therapy provides them the platform they need to connect to their strengths, needs, and truest selves so that they can move from surviving to thriving. She sees relationships and partnership as central to wellness and growth, and to that end, she loves matching clients with therapists in her role as intake coordinator at Greenlight. She strives toward authenticity and curiosity, wears her heart on her sleeve, and is passionate about Greenlight’s mission to increase access to quality support and to decrease the stigma of help-seeking. For fun, Gillian enjoys exercising, baking, writing creatively, and being silly with friends and family.

Anthony Perez (he/him/his)

Anthony Perez is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who earned his master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Chapman University. He has provided support in a range of clinical settings and enjoys working with clients on relational concerns, anxiety, depression, family dynamics, and life transitions. Anthony currently serves as a Supervisor at San Francisco Suicide Prevention, where he leads a team of crisis intervention counselors offering immediate support through the hotline. This work has strengthened his capacity to remain present, empathetic, and grounded in distressing situations. He works from a client-centered lens and draws from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness-based interventions. He has experience supporting individuals, couples, and families navigating systemic and relational concerns. Anthony believes the therapeutic relationship is one of the most powerful contributors to meaningful change and strives to cultivate a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients feel seen and understood.

Born and raised in the Bay Area, Anthony grew up in a biracial household with his dad being Mexican and his mom Filipino. During his free time, he enjoys working out, trying new food places with his partner, cheering on Bay Area sports teams, attending music events, playing video games, and collecting trading cards and comic books.

Tiffany Carrara (she/her/hers)

Tiffany Carrara is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) who received her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from The Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. She completed her MFT trainee practicum at the University of California, San Francisco and has also practiced in community mental health, providing individual psychotherapy, child & family therapy, and support groups to survivors of domestic violence in San Francisco. She believes in the healing power of connection and provides a compassionate space for her clients. The heart of her therapeutic work is relational and intuitive, drawing from CBT, psychodynamic, mindfulness-based, and strength-based approaches. Tiffany is passionate about helping clients restore their well-being by providing new perspectives, guidance and support.

Kaila Fearey (she/her/hers)

Kaila is a registered Associate Clinical Social Worker in California with an MSW from Smith College School for Social Work. Kaila comes to this work with a passion for supporting the lives of young people and has a breadth of experience doing so. She has worked as a high school social worker/counselor, group therapy facilitator for transition-aged youth, family therapist for teenagers, and social-emotional coach for third graders. Standing alongside her clients in their life journeys, she creates space for authenticity and vulnerability. She seeks to uncover the dynamics and patterns that are often unseen or historical in our lives. By tapping into her clients’ inner strengths, wisdom, and values, Kaila instills a sense of agency and possibility in the people she works with.

Samantha Taketa (she/her/hers)

Julie Beck (she/her/hers)

Julie Beck is a registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who received her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of San Francisco. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings, most recently at an Intensive Outpatient Program at Mind Therapy Clinic (MTC). There, she is an admissions coordinator, facilitates DBT and CBT groups, and provides individual and family therapy to individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, substance abuse and trauma. Julie’s other recent clinical experiences include facilitating mindful parenting groups and practicing as a counselor at Mission High School (in San Francisco), in both experiences working with diverse student backgrounds, including the Latinx and Spanish-speaking populations.

In her practice, Julie uses an integrative approach to wellness, understanding clients’ presenting concern(s) through the lens of their early life experiences and teaching practical coping skills with Mindfulness, somatic tools, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Julie enjoys practicing parts work, which is a non-pathologizing, non-judgmental lens, creating a relationship with the inner child parts that live within us. When working with clients, she is committed to a person-centered approach, practicing empathy and humor, fostering a caring and meaningful relationship with the client to facilitate healing further. She believes in honoring the inner wisdom of each individual, and empowering them to make the impactful changes in their lives that are right for them at the moment.

Mattie Brown (she/her/hers)

Mattie comes to the world of therapy after over a decade of teaching piano lessons to students of all ages. She holds both an M.A. in Music Theory and an M.S. in Counseling Psychology from Cal State East Bay, and is a licensed school counselor and AMFT. She currently works as a high school college and career counselor and wellness center therapist.

Mattie enjoys working with teens and young adults during transitional times in life, including figuring out career interests, identity exploration, navigating romantic relationships, and exploring how upbringing and family dynamics can impact mental health. She believes that the therapeutic relationship is the most important part of serving clients, and provides a safe, nonjudgmental, and openly collaborative space. Mattie has experience working with clients with anxiety, depression, OCD, addiction, and eating disorders, and utilizes trauma-informed, narrative, and cognitive behavioral methodologies in her work. She enjoys working with a diverse range of clients, including the LGBTQIA+ community, those on the autism spectrum, and differently-abled clients.

Mattie believes every human has the ability to evolve to have the life they wish to live, regardless of past circumstances. She is always excited to see young people advocating for their own mental health by seeking out therapy, and wants to help each client live their story in an authentic, healthy way.

Lyn Rivera (she/her/hers)

Lyn is a bilingual Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who is passionate about supporting individuals and couples as they navigate significant life chapters. Her clinical work encompasses a wide range of experiences designed to help clients explore their identity and cultivate a true sense of belonging. She provides a warm and inviting space for processing trauma and managing the stress associated with major life adjustments. Utilizing a relational and attachment-based approach, Lyn works collaboratively with her clients to understand the core patterns within their personal histories.

Lyn earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Sonoma State University. Outside of the therapy room, she serves as a Graduate Student Advisor at a major university. This role provides her with a unique perspective on wayfinding, academic navigation, and the various life changes that supplement her clinical work. This background naturally informs her dedication to supporting young adults through significant transitions, including couples’ issues. Lyn offers services in both English and Tagalog to provide culturally responsive care for her community, and she looks forward to walking alongside her clients on a meaningful journey of healing and growth.

Moriah Agoustari (she/her/hers)

Moriah is a registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist. She provides young adults a non-judgmental space to work through challenging and “messy” experiences such as anxiety, panic, depression, relationship issues, and disordered eating. Rather than grabbing the Clorox and trying to “fix” things, Moriah helps clients explore how and why their symptoms came to be. As clients better understand themselves, they often feel profoundly relieved and have greater capacity to try out new ways of managing challenges. Ultimately, Moriah hopes to help clients make peace with their complexities so they can feel and act more wholly themselves. Moriah began this type of self-work in her early 20s, giving her unshakable empathy for young adults doing the same. Important parts of Moriah’s identity that may resonate with clients include being second-generation, creative, socially conscious, sassy, and dog-obsessed.  

Victoria Lai (she/her/hers)

Victoria is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) who earned her Master’s degree from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). (Despite the title, MFTs are trained to work with individuals, couples, and families alike!)

As a therapist, Victoria has a passion for working with youth and the young at heart. Clients often come to her for support with anxiety, depression, and coping behaviors that have gotten out of hand. She also creates space for clients to explore their identities, family and relationship patterns, life satisfaction, and the complexities of emerging adulthood.

Victoria brings a curious, playful, and firm-but-gentle approach to her work. She strives to foster a greater sense of self-awareness, well-being, resilience and connectedness to oneself and others through deep reflective work and emotional exploration. Besides enjoying seeing clients grow, Victoria has found herself inadvertently learning about pop culture, which then leads to her own “research.” Her latest research topic includes the excitement of opening Labubu and Smiski blind boxes.

Yael Martinez Johansson (she/her/hers)

Yael is a registered Associate Clinical Social Worker who earned her Master of Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley. She brings a multidisciplinary background in Public Health, Sociology and Social Work, allowing her to approach care with both clinical expertise and a deep understanding of the broader social factors that impact well-being.

Yael is bilingual (Spanish/English) and has experience supporting individuals navigating anxiety, depression, and life challenges. She is particularly skillful in supporting members of LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities. Her work is grounded in a trauma-informed approach and integrates mindfulness, somatics, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Yael is committed to creating inclusive, culturally responsive spaces where individuals feel seen, respected, and supported. She strives to help clients connect with their inner wisdom while exploring their identities, relationships, family dynamics, and various life paths.

Outside of her professional work, Yael enjoys spending time with her family—both blood and chosen—alongside her Chiweenie, Pancho. She loves dancing Cuban salsa, creating art, and traveling, and she is currently learning how to knit and crochet.

Asher Styrsky (he/him/his)

Asher is a Registered Marriage and Family Associate who received his Master of Arts in Integral Counseling Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies. He enjoys working with people from all backgrounds, including those who feel anxious, depressed, or cut off from others. Asher helps his clients with boundaries, connection, and finding their voice.

His therapeutic style integrates relationship-centered Gestalt Therapy with elements of Internal Family Systems (IFS). Asher considers himself to be an active therapist, meaning he engages directly with clients on multiple levels, rather than simply holding space and reflecting—unless that is exactly what the client wants or needs.

In addition to his clinical work, Asher has over two decades of successful small-business ownership in the risk-management field. He is also a father and a gamer.

Sharon Lee Song (she/her/hers)

Sharon is a registered Associate Clinical Social Worker who received her Master of Social Work from California State University, Long Beach. She brings experience working with diverse, low-socioeconomic, urban, historically marginalized communities through community-based agencies, and school-based services.

Her passion includes creating a warm, compassionate, non-judgmental therapeutic space for clients, especially those exploring the intersection of multiple marginalized identities and navigating oppressive dynamics in the world. Her goal is to help clients feel empowered to discover and become their resilient, authentic selves.  She enjoys working with clients on intergenerational family dynamics and communication, life transitions, trauma recovery, grief work, boundary setting, life skills, sexuality, sexual orientation and gender expression, and neurodivergence.  She has experience providing trauma-informed, embodied, strengths-based therapy; and utilizing coping skills through mindfulness, somatic tools, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

Outside of her professional work, Sharon enjoys playing the ukulele, going to stand-up comedy shows, teaching yoga, hiking and being in nature, reading books, and spending time with her favorite people and animals.