Our Team

We are a group of nerds that want to bring our passion to everybody around us.

Shayna Gurvitz

President / Founder

Shayna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has spent over 7 years delivering therapy services to clients of all ages. She is certified in Superhero Therapy, Geek Therapy, and Cinema Therapy. She loves bringing creativity into the therapy space — blending art, music, shows, games, and experiential activities with evidence-based practices like Narrative Therapy and CBT.

Olivia Gwaltney

Vice President

Olivia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people sort through a variety of stressors, life transitions, and disorders using a combination of evidence-based practices and things we actually connect to – like pop culture, games, and art. She plays Dungeons and Dragons, enjoys anime, reading, crafts and playing board games, and use all of these in her practice!

Kathy Dickson

Secretary

Kathy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked in mental health since the 90's, specializing in trauma. She has worked with people as young as 3 to adults- using pop culture references and interventions with every one of them. She's a wife, a dance mom and her cat tolerates her.

Kathy Dickson

Ryan Merrill

Treasurer

While not a therapist, Ryan has a passion for all things board games and RPGs. He loves to share the joy he experiences with everyone he meets, and is always eager to see the look on someone’s face when they play a new game for the first time!

Secretary

Matt Gwaltney

Matt is a graphic designer and a huge nerd. He loves to spend his free time building Gundam models, playing Dungeons & Dragons, and reading Manga. As an artist, he combines his creative skills with his love of all things nerdy to create art people can enjoy together!

Director

Kathy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked in mental health since the 90's, specializing in trauma. She has worked with people of all ages - using pop culture references and interventions with every one of them. She's a wife, a dance mom and her cat tolerates her.