Meet The Team
Jared Alleger BS, MFT
Intern
Pronouns: he/him
Jared is a student intern at Capella University in the Marriage and Family Therapy program. Jared is passionate about making a difference in lives by empowering people to learn and grow within their inner strengths. Jared would love the opportunity to help families, teens, children, blended families, and couples.
Jared enjoys playing video games with his children in his free time. Jared, like everyone at Healing Stone Counseling, is a big nerd who loves Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and is a lifelong LEGO enthusiast. He also dabbles in various other hobbies, such as D&D. Additionally, he enjoys watching and playing sports. He is a loyal fan of Seattle sports. He also identifies as a proud FOODIE.
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Do you enjoy gaming? Jared offers gaming sessions for all age ranges, provided they are appropriate. Please feel free to inquire.
Jared offers a trauma-informed approach via telehealth to help you understand where you are in life and why. He will gently hold your hand as he guides you through the healing journey on your terms, since you are the expert of your life.
Jared can assist with a wide range of situations and diagnoses. For example, veterans, individuals of any gender identity, families, LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples, teens, and parents. Jared has experience with depression, anxiety, neurospiciness, communication, family structures, boundaries, stress, grief, trauma, and any place that you may feel stuck.
Jared believes that you are the expert in your situation. He offers a safe space where you can feel comfortable being yourself without judgment.
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Under Supervision
Penny Stone, MS, LMFT
License #LF61447144
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Kierra "Kiki" Middleton BS, MFT Intern
Pronouns: she/we/idc
Kierra, also known as Kiki, is a student intern currently working towards her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Capella University. She received her B.S. in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Psychology from Methodist University. She loves working with families, children, couples and parent/teen dynamics.
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KiKi is available immediately for families, children, couples and parent/teen dynamics via telehealth. She is passionate about helping the LGBTQIA+, Veteran and BIPOC community, including ENM/Poly Couples. She loves helping people gain the skills they need to navigate the world in a way that works for them.
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She offers trauma-informed care with a compassionate, attachment-based approach that honors your lived experience and helps you feel safe, seen, and supported. She believes in utilizing genuine warmth and empathy to support clients as they explore and rewrite the narrative of their lives.
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She believes in utilizing genuine warmth and empathy to support clients as they explore and rewrite the narrative of their lives. Personally, Kiki is an East Coast native who moved to Spokane a few years ago and is still exploring all the natural beauty that the Inland Northwest has to offer. She enjoys a variety of crafting hobbies (any excuse to be creative, really) and loves to indulge in her family’s favorite activities which include snowboarding, exercise, video games, and binge-watching anime.
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Insurance: Molina Medicaid and Marketplace, UHC,
Amerigroup/Wellpoint and Coordinated Care
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Under Supervision
Penny Stone, MS, LMFT
License #LF61447144
Arielle "Ari" Peters, BS, MFT Intern
Pronouns: She/Her
My name is Arielle, or Ari, and I’m pursuing my master’s degree in Marriage and FamilyTherapy at Colorado University. I enjoy working with clients and families from variousmulticultural backgrounds (I am a very curious yet respectful person), but I especially enjoy
working with teenagers and emerging adults.
I am available via telehealth or in-person. I am an empathic listener who will invite you to tell the story of your life and relationships, and then help you rewrite the parts of your story that need healing. I am passionate about helping clients restore damaged relationships and supporting individuals who have experienced trauma in becoming victors over their past experiences. I have several years of experience working with children and teens in the LGBTQIA+ community. I have also worked with children and teens with trauma, psychiatric disorders, neurodiversity, adoption struggles, and boundary issues, and helped to support their
families with struggles attached to those issues. I can also work with clients experiencing religion-based trauma (“church hurt”) and infertility struggles.
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I love spending time outdoors with my family and pets: gardening, hiking, camping, fishing, and
swimming. I enjoy sports but love martial arts. I also enjoy reading, writing, and occasionally dabbling in drawing, painting, and music. I especially love The Lord of the Rings and other fantasy stories. I will happily incorporate the arts into your therapy if you desire, and I would be honored to be a part of your journey in your pursuit of an abundant life.
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Under Supervision
Penny Stone, MS, LMFT
License #LF61447144