Sara Little, PhD, President

Dr. Sara Little became a psychologist after years as an educator, working with child and adult learners from preschool through graduate school. She earned an M.Ed. in Special Education from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island. Prior to moving to Texas in 2019, Dr. Little worked as a teacher and school psychologist with diverse populations, in New York and Rhode Island, including 15 years as School Psychologist and Program Evaluator at the RI Training School for Youth, a juvenile detention center. In addition, she has been in private practice part-time, since 1996. Dr. Little is a licensed as a Psychologist in both RI and TX, and is currently seeing clients from both states via teletherapy. Her current professional interests include the practical application of evidence-based practices in day-to-day practice and teletherapy. Her current personal interests involve travel and grandchildren. Dr. Little notes, "I am fortunate to be able to continue to do work that I love in 'semi-retirement,' as I split my time between winters in Texas and summers in New England."

Kaitlyn Stein, PhD, President Elect

Dr. Kaitlyn Stein is a licensed psychologist who obtained her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Texas A&M University. Dr. Stein completed all three of her degrees at TAMU, and is a passionate member of the Aggie network! She owns and operates a virtual private practice, Thrive Psychological Services, where she provides counseling services to couples and individuals across the lifespan. She specializes in working with clients presenting with anxiety, depression, stress-management, and relationship distress. Dr. Stein completed her internship year at the Oklahoma Health Consortium, with a focus in the areas of couples therapy and assessment. Her postdoctoral fellowship was completed at Telebehavioral Care at Texas A&M University in the Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) program, where she was able to provide brief counseling services to children. Dr. Stein’s research interests include therapeutic outcomes, counselor well-being, and counselor training.

 Assistant President  - Open

Laura Osborne, PhD, Past President

Laura is a clinical assistant professor at A&M and sees clients in private practice. She has served on the BVPA board for 4 years, with a victory lap as past-president this year. This has included facilitating board elections - in addition to moving out of state and having a baby!

Vacant, Past President Ex-Officio

Brian Williams, PhD, Treasurer

Brian Williams is a licensed psychologist and is board certified in African Centered/Black Psychology by the Association of Black Psychologists. He received his doctorate in counseling psychology from Texas A&M University, and worked for more than twenty six years as a staff psychologist at the Student Counseling Service at Texas A&M University. At the university, Dr. Williams was very active in mentoring activities, and served as the advisor to several student organizations. He was also dedicated to assisting graduate students in completing their research projects through the Thesis/Dissertation Support Groups that he facilitated for twenty five years at the center. He continues to offer these support groups through his private practice. He is now semi-retired, and works part-time in private practice with Associates for Applied Psychology (AAP).

Craig Henderson, PhD, Assistant Treasurer 

Ted Stachowiak, PhD, ABPP, Secretary

Ted Stachowiak received his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University.  He is Board Certified in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology, Past President of the American Board of Counseling Psychology, the American Academy of Counseling Psychology, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Professional Psychology Foundation; His career has been primarily in college counseling with clinical and administration responsibilities, from which he retired in 2016 as Associate Director. Student Counseling Service, Texas A&M University.

Cheyenne Fryar, Assistant Secretary

Cheyenne Fryar (she/her) is BVPA’s newly appointed Assistant Secretary! Cheyenne received her BA in Psychology, with a minor in American Sign Language, from Baylor University in 2019. She is now a first-year doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at Texas A&M University. She works as a graduate assistant for TAMU's University Health Services Prevention & Population Health Team, where she assists with outreach and holistic health programming. Her research interests include stress, resiliency, and identity salience as a protective factor. In her free time, Cheyenne enjoys gardening, listening to true-crime podcasts, and hanging out with her two cats.

Rebecca Robles-Pina, PhD, Director of Legislation and Advocacy

My name is Rebecca Robles-Piña, PhD and I am a licensed clinical psychologist, licensed specialist in school psychology, school counselor, and certified teacher in Texas. I retired as a professor after 23 years at Sam Houston State University teaching counseling and psychology courses and supervising clinical work. At the same time, I managed a small clinical practice.

Since retirement two years ago, I have supervised doctoral level psychologists at Texas A&M University Behavioral Healthcare in their clinical work. Further, I have been an adjunct professor in the Health Psychology Program at Texas A&M University Kingsville (TAMUK), RELLIS campus in College Station, Texas. Additionally, I am affiliated with Associates for Applied Psychology in College Station, TX.  There, my practice includes children, adolescents, and adults and I conduct therapy in Spanish and English. In January, I was nominated and approved by the Brazos Valley Psychology Association (BVPA) to serve as Director of Legislation and Advocacy. I look forward to serving you in this capacity.  

Megan Bond, M.A., Director of Membership

Megan Bond is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who obtained her B.S. in Psychology from Texas A&M University and her M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Sam Houston State University. She is a referral coordinator and LPC at Texas A&M University in University Health Services' Counseling & Mental Health Care. In this role, she works to assist students in evaluating and identifying their counseling, psychiatric, medical, and social service needs in order to support their mental health and wellness. Megan additionally guides students on how to connect with these services inside and outside of Bryan/College Station. Advocacy, education, and identification of service resources are some of the common components of her role. In her free time, Megan enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, and watching Friends and The Office reruns.

Lizette Vela Turrubiartes, Assistant Director of Membership

Lizette Vela (she/her) is a full-time graduate student at Sam Houston State University in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. She obtained her B.A. in Psychology with an emphasis on Health Psychology from the RELLIS System. Lizette is excited to have this opportunity at BVPA and looks forward to learning from other professionals and networking with other students.

In her free time, she loves watching Disney Movies, creating videos, spending time with family, talking with friends, listening and dancing to music.

Priscilla Khademi Kalantari, MA, LMFT, Director of  Communications & Publicity 

Priscilla Khademi Kalantari is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who obtained her B.A. in Sociology from University of Hawaii and her M.A. in Psychology, with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Counseling from Chapman University, California. She recently opened a counseling practice Encouraged Hearts Counseling. In this role, she works to with individuals, couples, and adolescents. Prior to working in private practice Priscilla worked for the Brazos Valley Juvenile Detention Center where she conducted DBT groups, crisis management, PREA Assessments, and counseling to adolescents and families. In her free time, Priscilla enjoys bike riding, traveling, fooding, and trying new coffee shops.

Katrina Velasquez, M.Ed., Assistant Director of  Communications 

Katrina is a second-year doctoral student in Counseling Psychology at Texas A&M. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and a B.S. in Human Development, with a minor in Biology, from the University at Albany. She also earned her M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology from Temple University. Currently, Katrina works as a graduate assistant at the Texas A&M Counseling and Assessment Clinic, where she serves as the clinic's service coordinator.

BOARD MEMBERS 2023 - 2024

Sara Little, Ph.D., President

Vacant - President Elect

Laura Osborne, Ph.D., Past President

Sophia Tani, Ph.D., Past President Ex-Officio

Patrick Stanford-Galloway, NCSP, Assistant President

Brian Williams, Ph.D., Treasurer

Ted Stachowiak, Ph.D., ABPP, Secretary

Darya Vitus, M.S., Assistant Secretary

Jacob Walla, M.S., Director of Legislation

Kaitlyn Stein, Ph.D., Director of Membership

Anne-Stuart Bell, M.Ed., Assistant Director of Membership

Sydney Stevens, M. Ed., Director of Communications

Vacant - Assistant Director of Communications