Vantage Point Staff
Cassie Helferich, LCSW has worked with youth and families for over 20 years. She attended the University of Utah and graduated with a master’s in social work. Since 2005, she has worked extensively in child welfare and family preservation, in schools, and in crisis intervention. She believes in the power of families and communities. Cassie loves the wit, energy, creativity, and resilience of adolescents. She is trauma informed and takes a family systems approach. She is trained in ASAM, 7 Challenges and Brief 7 Challenges, the Why Try program, the Strengthening Families Program, DBT, and is TBRI informed. She has expertise in juvenile public service systems and client centered care. In her free time, Cassie likes to camp, bake, read, watch her daughters grow too quickly, and spend time with her husband.
Kathleen Howard, LCSW is the Supervisor of Vantage Point. She has been working as a clinician since 1992. She began working as a therapist at Vantage Point in 1999 and then became the supervisor. She has been intensively involved in developing the Vantage Point program. She is proficient in dealing with crisis situations and has been a member of the WBH crisis team for the past several years and has participated in trainings to help in community disasters. Her desire is to help youth who have experienced trauma realize the power they have to make choices for their future.
Kathleen is an explorer. She loves to see and experience new things around the world, and in her “own backyard”.
Michael Stevenson is a ACMHC who specializes in working with teens and families. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Marriage and Family Studies from BYU–Idaho and his master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Michael frequently draws on his knowledge of family dynamics to support and strengthen the clients he works with. Over the past decade, he has worked with teens in a variety of roles and settings, and continues to be inspired by their resilience, growth, and capacity for change. He often reflects on a quote by Alexander Den Heijer that captures his philosophy of therapy: “When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.”
Michael provides a wide range of services, including crisis intervention, ongoing individual and family therapy, and anger management counseling.
Outside of the therapy room, Michael enjoys spending time with his wife and children, as well as camping, hiking, swimming, biking, and running. He is also a devoted Star Wars fan (and may own more Star Wars books than therapy books). These passions bring balance, joy, and perspective to his life and his work.
Vantage Point North Staff
Shannon Easley, CSW earned her bachelor’s degree from Utah Valley University and her master’s in Social Work from Boise State University. Her clinical approach centers on relationship-based principles, highlighting the importance of building rapport and fostering a strong therapeutic alliance. She incorporates person-centered and strengths-based principles to support her clients. Shannon is experienced in providing trauma-sensitive care and has training in MI, CBT, DBT, ACT, and solution-focused modalities.
Her work includes supporting adolescents and adults through life’s challenges, mental health issues, and substance misuse. She is passionate about creating a warm, welcoming, and supportive environment for everyone she works with.
In her free time, Shannon loves spending time with her grandson. She also enjoys attending concerts, musicals, and plays, as well as going on easy hikes.
Crystalyn Hunt, CSW, is a therapist at Vantage Point North. She earned her undergraduate degree in Family Science from Utah Valley University and went on to receive a Master of Social Work from Temple University. Crysta has experience helping individuals and families with a variety of mental health and relationship issues. She particularly enjoys utilizing client-centered and solution-focused approaches when helping adolescents and their families find balance in an ever-changing world. Crysta is trained in several therapeutic modalities, including Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, all of which she strives to implement through a trauma-focused lens.
Crysta enjoys watching old movies, playing board games with her family, reading, oil painting, traveling to other countries, and all things horror. She acknowledges that last one isn’t everyone’s cup of tea—and that’s okay.
Isabella Marrott, CSW is a therapist at Vantage Point North. She graduated with her Bachelor’s degrees in Art and Psychology from Utah State University, and her Master’s degree in Social Work from Brigham Young University. She has worked for WBH since 2022. She has spent many years working with children and teens and is passionate about the importance of healthy relationships and attachments within the family of origin and the family of choice. She has a passion for trauma-informed care, and is certified in Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice and Adoption-Informed Clinical Practice. She utilizes expressive therapies such as art and music, and enjoys seeing youth and families be creative and connect with each other. Her desire is to help youth, parents, and families who have experienced trauma recognize their strengths and their ability to move forward together after times of crisis.
Isabella loves to walk with her dog, Luna, read, and she plays the cello. She loves to travel and see the world, eat good food, and spend time with family and friends.