Meet Our Therapists
Marci Ramsay, LSCSW, RPT-S, Therapy Services, Therapist
Marci’s advanced degree is a Master of Social Work degree earned in 2006 from The University of Kansas. She holds licensure in the state of Kansas as a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker. In addition, she is a Registered Play Therapist/Supervisor and is currently pursuing certification in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics through the Child Trauma Academy.
Marci has been employed at Positive Bright Start as an Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician and Positive Behavior Support Administrator since 2007. Marci’s primary practice is the assessment and treatment of children, birth through age 6, with social and emotional difficulties, specializing in treating children with trauma-related conditions, including child maltreatment, posttraumatic stress disorder, and attachment or adjustment disorders. Marci is trained to use a variety of developmentally-based, play therapies to assist children with self-expression and problem resolution including child-centered play therapy, directive play therapy, Theraplay®, and EMDR.
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Marci is passionate about building solid relationships with her clients and approaches each unique situation using a child-centered, attachment based framework. It is through a solid foundation of strong relational connections that Marci believes children can thrive.
Karla Flores Hernandez, Therapist
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Karla has a Bachelor's in Psychology from Universidad Centro Americana Jose Simeon Canas-UCA (El Salvador). She attended and then received her Master's in Clinical Psychology from Universidad Dr. Jose Matias Delgado (El Salvador). While developing her private practice, she began her career with Salvadoran community residents (children and adolescents) at her college Psychological Assistance Clinic. She enhanced the skill of treating various clinical issues, focusing on behavioral and emotional problems. She currently holds a temporary licensure in the State of Kansas as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC-T) and works under the supervision of Marci Ramsay, who is an LSCSW (#4179)and Registered Play Therapist/Supervisor (#S1960).
Karla has been working in the mental health field for over 17 years. Although she is originally from El Salvador, and her native language is Spanish, she is fluently bilingual.
Karla likes to help families implement interventions with compassion and efficacy. Families, especially parents, must have adequate and suitable techniques to work with their children to help create a healthy emotional environment.
Karla treats children through play therapy and other psychodynamic techniques and interventions to help them express their feelings, solve problems, and build skills. That way, they can bring to light negative communication patterns in their families. Moreover, this will guide her to discover problem-solving techniques and strategies to meet their psychological needs.
Riley Rossetti, LMSW, Therapist
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Riley is a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) with a Master's Degree from The University of Kansas which she earned in 2023. Riley also graduated from The University of Kansas in 2022 with two Bachelor's degrees, one being in Social Work and the second in General Studies Psychology with a minor in Applied Behavioral Sciences.
In addition to working part-time at Positive Bright Start, Riley is also employed full-time with Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center as a School Based Therapist. Riley has specialized in working with children for over 10 years and 5 of those years have been dedicated to mental health services. Riley has experience in intervening during crisis, providing therapy in a nontraditional setting and navigating systems to advocate for the needs of clients. Riley utilizes therapy through play with younger children and will eventually be working to obtain her registered play therapy licensure.
Riley specializes in anger, anxiety, depression and trauma focusing on children and adolescents. She believes building a strong therapeutic relationship through rapport is crucial in being able to provide adequate services to children and their families. Riley utilizes a holistic lens to ensure all aspects with clients and their families are being addressed. Riley believes in utilizing strengths based and person centered interventions to allow clients to thrive and flourish.
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