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Nikki Napolitano, M.S., M.Ed., LMFT
Owner and Lead Therapist 725-243-6644 Nikki@Vitalmindstherapy.com
Life is a wild ride — full of chaos, beauty, growth, and the unexpected. Nikki believes that navigating those in-between moments becomes so much easier when you have someone truly listening and walking beside you.
As a therapist, Nikki takes a warm, integrative, and person-centered approach, helping clients understand the deeper roots of their patterns while building the confidence and clarity to move through life with intention. Her work centers around helping individuals identify what’s been keeping them stuck, strengthening emotional regulation, and creating change that
feels grounded, authentic, and sustainable.
In sessions, clients can expect a safe, collaborative, and encouraging space where healing feels personal rather than clinical. Nikki blends insight with practical tools, offering perspective while honoring your pace and your story. Together, you’ll explore triggers, rebuild self-trust, and learn to navigate life’s complexities with more ease and compassion.
Nikki specializes in working with ADHD, high-functioning and busy adults, professionals and business owners, and individuals struggling with anxiety, burnout, and the lingering impacts of trauma. She has a strong passion for helping both women and men develop self-esteem, self-worth, and true self-confidence, as well as unraveling attachment patterns shaped by emotionally immature parents or past relationships.
Before opening her private practice, Nikki worked in education and residential treatment settings, supporting individuals in recovery and helping them build life skills. She brings both professional expertise and lived experience into her work, offering a blend of empathy, clarity, and real-world strategies that meet clients exactly where they are.
Nikki is a fully licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Nevada. She holds a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Touro University, a Master’s in Education from Western Governors University, and a Bachelor’s in Human Services with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Deeply committed to her clients’ growth, Nikki helps people move from survival mode to stability, from overwhelm to emotional regulation, and from self-doubt to a renewed sense of confidence and alignment. Her passion lies in empowering others to reconnect with their inner strength, build healthier relationships, and create a life that feels balanced, connected, and truly fulfilling.
Randi Charbonnet LCPC, LCADC
Clinical Director and Therapist Telehealth only 702-626-0547 Randi@Vitalmindstherapy.com
Life can look “fine” on the outside while still feeling overwhelming, stressful, or unfulfilling underneath. You might take care of others, keep things together, and handle what’s in front of you—but inside, it can feel heavier than it should. Anxiety, overthinking, burnout, people-pleasing, or self-doubt can creep in. You’re ready for a space where you feel truly understood and supported. Randi offers a space for those ready to invest in themselves and prioritize their well-being.
With over 10 years of post-graduate experience, Randi specializes in anxiety, stress, life transitions, and self-esteem. She provides a warm, relatable, and compassionate space where clients feel heard and comfortable sharing the things they’ve been holding inside. Randi works alongside each client to explore challenges, highlight strengths, and develop tools to navigate life with more ease, self-trust, and confidence.
Randi is a fully licensed therapist and holds a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Randi also supervises students and MFT/CPC interns, sharing her experience and guidance with the next generation of mental health professionals.
Outside of therapy, Randi is a Pitbull lover and a TV/movie enthusiast, bringing relatability and a reminder that balance and joy are important parts of life.
Now accepting United Healthcare / Cigna/ Tricare/ Blue Coss Blue Shield and Victims of Crime/ Medicaid FFS
Holly Shank LCPC, LADC
Licensed Therapist 725-243-6644 Holly@Vitalmindstherapy.com
Holly has dedicated over a decade to the counseling field, earning dual licenses to treat mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Holly specializes in trauma-informed care, bringing extensive experience in supporting survivors and their loved ones affected by trauma. Her passion for educating others about trauma helps to validate and normalize their experiences, aiming to destigmatize trauma responses.
Holly's therapeutic approach is client-centered and empathy-driven, creating a comfortable space for clients to process their internal and external experiences while building skills for lasting resilience. She believes that therapy is most effective when it offers a safe space for wholehearted self-expression. Holly's ultimate goal as a therapist is to empower clients to reach a point where they no longer need therapy, fostering independence and self-sufficiency.
At Vital Minds Therapy, Holly is committed to providing compassionate counseling services to individuals and families struggling with mental health issues. Her dedication to her clients is evident in her holistic and empathetic approach, striving to improve their overall quality of life. By empowering clients to achieve their personal and professional goals, Holly helps them build a foundation for lasting well-being and resilience.
Now accepting Medicaid FFS / Cigna/ UHC/ Aetna and Victims of Crime/ LYRA
Heidi Burgess, LMFT- intern
Licensed Therapist Intern 725-243-6644 Heidi@Vitalmindstherapy.com
Heidi believes meaningful change is possible for everyone and views therapy as a transformational journey rooted in awareness, clarity, and understanding. She is a Marriage & Family Therapist Intern, earning her master’s degree in Marriage & Family Therapy at Touro University in 2025. Heidi supports individuals, couples, children, and families in building insight, connection, and flexibility—guiding growth in relationships, self-esteem, emotional awareness, grief, life transitions, resilience, and family communication. She has worked with clients experiencing trauma, depression, anxiety, and OCD.
With over eight years of experience as a music educator, Heidi brings creativity, warmth, and attunement to therapy. She works from an integrative, strengths-based framework informed by systemic and existential perspectives, drawing from narrative, solution-focused, CBT, psychodynamic, somatic, and creative approaches to meet client needs.
Heidi believes therapy is a collaborative experience in which she guides clients to explore patterns and stories that no longer serve them, while reconnecting with existing strengths and values to create meaningful change. She offers a warm, inclusive, and affirming space where all people, including LGBTQIA+ clients, feel respected and supported as they transform and grow at their own pace.
Now accepting Cigna/ Aetna and Victims of Crime/ Blue Cross Blue Shield
Jordin Hodson , LMFT- intern
Licensed Therapist Intern 725-243-6644 Jordin@Vitalmindstherapy.com
With a deep belief in each person’s capacity for growth, healing, and change, Jordin is passionate about walking alongside individuals as they navigate life’s challenges. She strives to create a warm, nonjudgmental, and transformative space where clients feel empowered, seen, and supported.
Jordin is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Intern, earning her master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University in 2026. Her therapeutic approach integrates cognitive-behavioral and person-centered frameworks, allowing clients to set meaningful goals and remain at the heart of the healing process.
She brings a background in social-emotional education and community work, with a primary focus on youth. Having grown up internationally, Jordin values cultural humility, emphasizes community connection, and is committed to collaborative, strengths-based care.
Understanding how overwhelming life can be, Jordin seeks to be a calm and grounding presence for her clients. She tailors her work to meet the unique needs of each individual and currently has experience working with children and adolescents. However, she welcomes clients of all ages and looks forward to supporting you wherever you are on your journey.
Flexible scheduling is available — Jordin would be honored to connect with you.
Now accepting Cigna/ Aetna and Victims of Crime/ Blue Cross Blue Shield
Student Therapists
Amber Mahoney Amber@vitalmindstherapy.com 725-243-6644
Amber is a dedicated Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) graduate student committed to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life's challenges with compassion and evidence-based care. She is passionate about creating a supportive, culturally responsive therapeutic environment where clients feel empowered to build resilience, strengthen relationships, and achieve meaningful personal growth.
Amber has a professional background in education and student support services, where she has developed strong skills in communication, advocacy, crisis intervention, and working with diverse populations. These experiences have strengthened her commitment to promoting mental health and supporting individuals through life's transitions.
Her clinical interests include trauma-informed care, family systems, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and cultural identity and multicultural counseling . She values a collaborative approach to therapy and integrates evidence-based interventions while recognizing each client's unique experiences, strengths, and goals.
Amber is committed to lifelong learning, professional integrity, and providing ethical, client-centered care that fosters healing and lasting change.
Cheryl Barnes Cheryl@vitalmindstherapy.com 725-243-6644
Cheryl is a Clinical Mental Health Counseling student who works with adults who are seeking support through life's challenges. She offers a compassionate, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space where clients can feel heard, respected, and empowered.
Cheryl believes that therapy is a partnership—one that helps clients uncover what no longer serves them while discovering the values and strengths that can guide them toward a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Together, she and her clients explore unhelpful patterns, clarify personal values, and identify the "North Stars" that can provide direction and purpose throughout life's journey.
Before pursuing a career in counseling, Cheryl built two successful careers in higher education and corporate finance. These experiences gave her a deep appreciation for the complexities of balancing personal and professional responsibilities, navigating life transitions, and finding purpose through change. She now brings that real-world perspective, along with her clinical training, into her work with clients.
Cheryl's therapeutic approach is grounded in evidence-based practices, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Person-Centered Therapy. Additionally, she supplements these theories with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy focused skills. She works with adults experiencing:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Grief
- Life transitions
- Relationship concerns
- Self-esteem
- Stress
- Trauma
Cheryl is passionate about creating a therapeutic relationship built on trust, authenticity, and compassion. She strives to meet each client where they are, helping them build resilience, develop practical coping strategies, and create meaningful, lasting change at a pace that feels right for them.
Gianna Yokoe gianna@vitalmindstherapy.com 725-243-6644
Gianna is a Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), completing her practicum and internship under clinical supervision. She believes every person has the capacity for growth and approaches therapy with the understanding that people are doing the best they can with the tools they have. Her goal is to provide a warm, person-centered, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel heard, supported, and empowered to create meaningful change.
Gianna works with adults and couples experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence, substance use concerns, relationship challenges, and severe and persistent mental illnesses (SPMI). She values meeting clients where they are and tailoring treatment to each individual's unique strengths, experiences, and goals.
Originally from the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, Gianna is passionate about serving the diverse communities of Las Vegas, including those who have made the "Ninth Island" their home. She is committed to providing culturally responsive, compassionate care that honors each client's background and lived experiences.
Before pursuing counseling, Gianna gained extensive experience supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and other physical disabilities. She currently works in neuropsychological psychometrics, assisting with evaluations involving dementia, Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), stroke, and other neurocognitive conditions. These experiences have strengthened her understanding of the complex ways mental, physical, and neurological health impact individuals and their families.
Whether you are navigating a difficult life transition, coping with emotional challenges, or seeking greater self-understanding, Gianna is dedicated to helping you build on your strengths, develop effective coping skills, and move toward a more fulfilling and balanced life.
Amanda Guernsey-Cipili Amanda@vitalmindstherapy.com 725-243-6644
I believe therapy should be a space where people feel genuinely seen, heard, and understood as human beings first, not reduced to labels, diagnoses, or assumptions. While diagnoses can sometimes help us make sense of our experiences, I do not believe in over-pathologizing natural responses to trauma, grief, chronic stress, oppression, disconnection, or the overwhelming sociopolitical climate we are all trying to navigate. I believe healing begins by meeting people where they are with curiosity, compassion, honesty, and care.
As a CPC Student Intern and Art Therapist in Training, my approach is trauma-informed, relational, existential, humanistic, and person-centered. I am especially passionate about art therapy and the role creativity can play in emotional processing, identity development, healing, and self-discovery. Art therapy is not about being “good at art,” but about creating space for nonverbal expression and helping people process emotions and experiences that can feel difficult to put into words. Sometimes our bodies, emotions, and artwork speak long before we fully understand what we are carrying consciously.
I work with clients navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, emotional overwhelm, identity exploration, life transitions, self-esteem challenges, relationship difficulties, and feelings of disconnection from themselves or the world around them. I am LGBTQ+ affirming and deeply drawn to feminist, multicultural, and decolonizing approaches to therapy that recognize how culture, systems, politics, identity, and lived experiences shape our mental health and the ways we move through the world.
My background includes several years of experience working with children and adolescents with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and other neurodivergent experiences, as well as volunteering in hospice care supporting individuals and families navigating grief, illness, death, and end-of-life transitions. These experiences have deeply shaped my understanding of resilience, humanity, vulnerability, and the importance of creating spaces where people feel emotionally safe enough to simply exist as they are.
I often think that many of us move through life feeling as though we are trapped inside a dream, watching things happen around us while feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, powerless, or uncertain of who we are beneath survival mode. Part of my role as a therapist is helping people slow down, reconnect with themselves, process their experiences piece by piece, and begin reclaiming agency over their emotions, choices, relationships, and life story. I do not believe therapy is about “fixing” people. I believe it is about helping people come home to themselves in a more honest, grounded, compassionate, and empowered way.
Amy Bailey Amy@vitalmindstherapy.com 725-243-6644
Amy is a Clinical Professional Counselor (CPC) student therapist who works with children, adolescents, and adults, supporting individuals and families as they navigate life’s challenges with empathy, patience, and care.
Amy brings a background in educational settings within the Las Vegas community, where she has worked closely with diverse families and supported children in developing emotional awareness, social skills, and effective coping strategies. Through this work, she has gained a deep appreciation for the impact of early support, consistency, and strong relationships in helping children and families thrive.
Amy is especially interested in working with youth, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and substance use. She also values supporting parents and caregivers in creating more connected, consistent, and supportive home environments.
Her therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed, with a foundation in person-centered care. She integrates solution-focused and family systems perspectives to help clients better understand their emotions, improve communication, and build practical tools that support meaningful, lasting change.
Amy believes that therapy should be a safe and supportive space where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered. She is passionate about meeting clients where they are and walking alongside them as they build confidence, resilience, and a stronger sense of self.
Kerry Courtney 725-243-6644 Kerry@Vitalmindstherapy.com
Kerry Courtney is a Marriage and Family Therapy and Clinical Professional Counseling student who works with individuals seeking support through healing, growth, and self-understanding. Her style is warm, conversational, and collaborative, fostering a space where clients can show up authentically and explore what truly matters to them. Kerry believes therapy should feel like a supportive dialogue that encourages curiosity, insight, and meaningful change.
Kerry is especially passionate about working with eating disorders, ADHD, and trauma-related concerns. Her work is informed by both academic training and lived experience, allowing her to meet clients with authenticity and empathy. She strives to help clients build self-compassion, strengthen emotional awareness, and develop tools for lasting balance and resilience.
Before pursuing a career in therapy, Kerry worked in political fundraising, nonprofit development, and solar sales management. These experiences shaped her understanding of motivation, connection, and the importance of creating meaningful impact—perspectives she now brings into her clinical work.
Outside of school and work, Kerry enjoys spending time with her family and friends, as well as her three dogs. She’s passionate about dancing, yoga, reading, traveling, and—of course—binge-watching her favorite shows. She also loves audiobooks and counts Taylor Jenkins Reid, B.B. Alston, and Tia Williams among her favorite authors.
