Meet Our Team
At Elite Cognition, we encourage our Mental Health Providers, Certified Counselors, and Psychotherapists to follow their passions. When you are enthusiastic about what you do, clients benefit.
Each clinician is a highly qualified skilled professional leader, ready to provide support to individuals and families in the Madison, Wisconsin area and Dane County community.
Select a profile below to learn more about each of us!
Lynn Gilpin-Parks
MS, CRC, LPC
Agency Owner
Chief Clinical Officer (CCO)
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
Psychotherapist
Mental Health Provider
Bryenne Alesch
M.ED, DOI
Director of Operations
Teacher & Training Facilitator
Mental Health Provider
Sadie Spooner
MS, LPC, NCC
Psychotherapist
National Certified Counselor
Mental Health Provider
Ryan Yates
MS, CRC
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Supervisor
Mental Health Provider
Britt McGonagle
MS, LPC, NCC
Licensed Professional Counselor
National Certified Counselor
Mental Health Provider
Anna Maunu
MSW, APSW
Advanced Practice Social Worker
Psychotherapist
Mental Health Provider
Heather Wende
MSW, APSW
Advanced Practice Social Worker
Psychotherapist- Children
Mental Health Provider
Ashley Bostwick
MS, Art Therapist, ATR, LPC-IT
Registered Art Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselor – Training
Mental Health Provider
Katharine McArthur
MS, LPC-IT
Licensed Professional Counselor – Training
Mental Health Provider
Eric Polacek
BS
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Mental Health Provider
Brock Knautz
BS
Mental Health Provider
Rosa Daneshvar
MS, CRC, LPC-IT
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
Mental Health Provider
Hlee Tina Xiong
BS
MSW Candidate 2024
Emily Stockbridge
MSW, APSW
Advanced Practice Social Worker
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
Mental Health Provider
Danielle Dicentio
MSW, APSW
Advanced Practice Social Worker
Psychotherapist
Mental Health Provider
Mercedes Spicer
MSW, CSSW, APSW
Advanced Practice Social Worker
Certified School Social Worker
Child, Adolescent and Family Psychotherapist
Maeve Nicoll
MSW, APSW
Advanced Practice Social Worker
Mental Health Professional
Psychotherapist
Emma Hoiby
BA
BA Psychology
2nd year MSW Intern
Mental Health Provider
UW Social Work MSW (Candidate, May 2024)
Elena Watson
BA
BA Psychology and Spanish & Portuguese
MSW year 1 Intern
Mental Health Provider
UW Social Work MSW (Candidate, May 2025)
Contact Us
For general inquiries and information, send us a message. We will reply to your inquiry within 2 business days.