Vannessa has always had a passion for the medical field. With nearly 20 years of experience, she is a leader in her field. Her extreme diligence and attention to detail makes her a cut above the rest. Vannessa keeps current on the ever-changing world of Medical Billing and Credentialing to ensure all the latest regulations are implemented. Vannessa enjoys medical billing/credentialing because of the vast variety of situations she finds herself in; whether with patients, insurance companies, or just helping clients. She prides herself in her work and it shows in her success.

Ashley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of New Mexico. She earned her master’s degree from New Mexico Highlands University. While attending New Mexico Highlands University, Ashley focused on researching how adverse childhood experiences affect the health and development of a child. She completed multiple internships along with a fellowship under the Maternal Child Health Bureau at the University of New Mexico Pediatric Pulmonary Center. Here
Ashley worked on improving the health status of infants, children, and adolescents with chronic respiratory conditions. This work encouraged her to research the correlation between early childhood adversity and pediatric asthma.

Ashley’s uses her knowledge in interdisciplinary leadership, and family-centered practices to support diverse and underrepresented communities who are facing multiple heath disparities. Ashley is certified in CPP (Child-Parent Psychotherapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) as well as Circle of Security. Ashley plans to continue expanding her knowledge in early childhood adversity. She has a strong passion for working with children and their families who have been affected by trauma.

Jennifer Failla is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in the state of New Mexico. She is a 2001 graduate of Webster University with a Master of Arts in Counseling and a 1998 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from NMSU. Jennifer has 18 years of experience providing services to individuals (children, adults), couples, and families, including family reunification. She treats families and individuals through use of Mindfulness, Guided Imagery, Theraplay, Sand Tray, Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral techniques among others, always being mindful of the needs of each individual and how to best address their trauma. Jenny is currently certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and is rostered in CPP (Child-Parent Psychotherapy

Jennifer reports that her greatest passion is helping her clients develop the tools they will need throughout their lifespan and then being told by the clients in later years that they continue to find success from utilizing those tools on their own.

Stephen is a fresh graduate from the Masters of Social Work Program at New Mexico State University. He has extensive experience working with children in the Treatment Foster Care system through his first internship and subsequent employment at High Desert Family Services. His responsibilities included: treatment coordination, crisis support and intervention, and treatment evaluation.

Stephen is familiar with trauma informed approaches to treatment and has had training in TBRI as well as DBT. Stephen is also a graduate of Waves first Internship Program, where he received guidance and weekly supervision by the experienced Waves Clinical Team. Stephen plans to continue expanding his knowledge in various modalities of therapy and will continue to receive supervision and guidance from the leadership. We are very excited for this new addition to the Waves team!