In addition to being a VHC team member, Caroline (she/her) teaches and mentors NMU students to prepare them to be mental health practitioners. With extensive experience in social work and related disciplines since 2011, Caroline focuses on child advocacy, refugee resettlement, hospice care, and community outreach. Here at VHC, Caroline concentrates on couples work with our Mindful Mates program and serves those seeking general counseling.  

She leads NMU's "Grief Support Specialist Course" Certificate Program and provides child welfare in-service training for Michigan State University. Her research spans the U.K., U.S., India, and Hong Kong, exploring well-being constructs, coping mechanisms, and pathways to subjective well-being. Drawing from her wealth of experience in the field, she has authored over ten publications.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Caroline's scholarly interests include spirituality's impact on mental health and the quest for life's meaning. Her intervention approach emphasizes collaboration, interdisciplinary methods, and holistic care.

Ray (they/them) is a compassionate master' s-level social worker who specializes in gender-affirming care, complex trauma, and dissociation, particularly for adolescents and young adults. They strive to help individuals discover their path and live authentically. In addition to their role at Vibrant Health Company, Ray volunteers by leading support groups for people with dissociative identity disorder and advocates for destigmatizing dissociative experiences.

With a visual and performing arts background, Ray enjoys integrating creative elements into therapy. They are deeply committed to equity, accessibility, and decolonization in mental health practice, influenced by their own experiences as transgender, neurodivergent, and disabled. Ray's personal interests include environmental sustainability, various arts and crafts, writing, and PC gaming.

Kim (she/her) is a dedicated trauma therapist with a holistic approach who integrates mindfulness and somatic movement into her therapeutic practice. With a strong belief in the mind-body connection, Kim helps clients navigate and heal from trauma through personalized, embodied experiences.

Her Buddhist principles deeply inform Kim’s therapeutic methods. They promote emotional balance, self-awareness, and resilience. Her practice is inclusive and welcoming to individuals of all ages and backgrounds.

Outside the therapy room, Kim is an avid hiker and kayaker, finding joy and inspiration in nature. She brings this sense of adventure and mindfulness into her work, encouraging clients to explore their paths to healing and well-being.

Rachael (she/her) is an enthusiastic psychology and social work student at Northern Michigan University. Dedicated to community service, she brings hands-on experience in behavior therapy, particularly with children with disabilities, which has fueled her passion for the mental health field. Rachael aims to further her education and practical experience through her current role as an Enrollment Specialist in Vibrant Health Company’s business office. 

Outside of her professional and academic pursuits, Rachael enjoys reading, collecting rocks, and exploring the natural beauty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She is an avid hiker who finds relaxation in hammocking and is drawn to the tranquility of waterfalls.

Passionate about integrating intentional healing with the power of nature, Audrey (she/her) is pursuing her master's degree in clinical social work at Northern Michigan University. Her professional experience includes working with teens and their families in wilderness settings and providing therapy in office and online environments. Audrey has dedicated herself to assisting adults and teens facing challenges such as trauma, substance use, anxiety, and depression.

She values continual learning and personal improvement, believing these efforts enhance her abilities to support herself and those she serves in her therapeutic practice.

Rob (he/him) is Vibrant Health Company’s Business and Operations Manager. He has been involved with VHC since its inception in 2005 and has helped Traci achieve her dream of establishing a unique, multi-modal trauma clinic. Along with Rachael in our office, Rob attends to clients' needs on the business side. He assures that our new patients will be set up for success during the enrollment process and throughout their time with VHC. Whether explaining the ins and outs of insurance to clients, figuring out a tech solution around the office, or performing accounting duties, Rob supports our team and clients as they work to achieve their goals.

William Sharp (he/him/his) is an artist, place tender, and justice advocate living on Anishinaabe ancestral homelands. Wonder, curiosity, and imagination are always close at hand as he moves throughout the seasons. Born to the slow creeks and sycamore trees of Ohio, he was taught reverence from an early age. He studied rural sociology at Ohio State, which was followed by a fellowship archiving the lasting impact of coal mining on both the land & the people of Southeastern Ohio.

Following the sweet waters north, he now calls the Upper Great Lakes home. He is currently working on his Master of Social Work at Northern Michigan University. He will be following a clinical route, and hopes to specialize in areas of complex trauma, grief, & chronic pain. Most days, his hands are in the soil, as he imagines a new poem, threads a handmade book, sews an old garment back together, or gently moves through nearby nature. He also works as a photographer and bookmaker for hire.

He can be reached at willwipersharp@gmail.com & more work can be viewed at willwsharp.com