Our Team

We bring together decades of experience, specialized training, and a shared commitment to your healing.

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Briana Smith, LMFT

Founder & Clinical Director
EMDRIA Approved Consultant™
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist CA #117210
Exp 1/31/2026

With over 10 years in the mental health field, Briana founded Be Seen Therapy with a vision of creating a place where people feel truly heard, validated, and seen. As an EMDR Certified Therapist and Approved Consultant, she specializes in working with at-risk populations, survivors of trauma, and individuals navigating life's most challenging transitions. Briana provides supervision to associates gaining their hours towards licensure and leads our team's EMDR training program, guiding therapists through the certification process from initial training to full certification.

Meet Briana
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Meet Our Therapists

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    Amanda Marchak, ASW

    Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker

    Meet Amanda
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    Kate Custodio, M.A., LMFT

    Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

    Meet Kate
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    Jessalyn Scotten, AMFT, APCC

    Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
    Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor

    Meet Jessalyn
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    Julie Rabbani, AMFT

    Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

    Meet Julie
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    Claire Bell, AMFT

    Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

    Meet Claire
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    Kara Cress, AMFT

    Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

    Meet Kara
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    Jenny Ming Tu, AMFT

    Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

    Meet Jenny
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    Madeleine Olsen, AMFT, APCC

    Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
    Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor

    Meet Madeleine
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    Jodi Brekhus, M.S., M.A., AMFT

    Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

    Meet Jodi

Meet Our Admin Team

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    Morgan Hubbell, LMFT

    Clinical Supervisor
    Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist #116549

    Meet Morgan
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    Chloe Licon, M.A., LMFT

    Clinical Supervisor
    Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist #134163

    Meet Chloe
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    Bri Lipsky

    People Operations & Administrative Assistant

    Meet Bri
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    Ruby

    Therapy Support Companion

    Meet Ruby