Tony Rousmaniere, Psy.D. is President of Sentio University and Executive Director of the Sentio Counseling Center. He is incoming President of Division 29 of the American Psychological Association, and the author of over 20 books on Deliberate Practice and psychotherapy training. He is co-editor of two book series: The Essentials of Deliberate Practice (APA Books) and Advanced Therapeutics, Clinical and Interpersonal Skills (Elsevier). In 2017, he published the widely-cited article in The Atlantic Monthly, “What your therapist doesn’t know”. He is a licensed psychologist in California and Washington.

Alexandre Vaz, Ph.D. is the Director of Training at the Sentio Counseling Center. He is co-editor of two book series: The Essentials of Deliberate Practice (APA Books) and Advanced Therapeutics, Clinical and Interpersonal Skills (Elsevier). He has held multiple committee roles for the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) and the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR). Dr. Vaz is founder and host of Psychotherapy Expert Talks, an acclaimed interview series with distinguished psychotherapists and therapy researchers. He is a licensed clinical psychologist in Portugal.

Jordan Harris, Ph.D., LMFT-S, LPC-S runs the Sentio Deliberate Practice Coaching program. He is the lead author of the book Deliberate Practice in Multicultural Therapy. Dr. Harris is also co-developer of the Numerapy Model, a coaching program teaching therapists how to leave community based work and start their own solo counseling practices. Dr. Harris runs a solo counseling practice (Harris Couples Counseling, Marriage Therapy, & Private Practice Coaching) in Northwest Arkansas where he specializes in working with couples.

Sheena Dhillon is the Director of Internships at Sentio University. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Golden Gate University. Sheena received the Phansteil Fellowship Award in 2022 and is now dedicating her life to being a South Asian psychotherapist striving to educate, empower, and support the mental wellness of "Brown Girls" worldwide. She worked previously in the childcare industry for over 15 years as the Director of Genius Kids. Sheena comes to you as a first-generation American, a woman of color, and the founder of the popular social media platform The Brown Girl Therapist.

MacKenzie Stuart, LMFT, is a Senior Deliberate Practice Trainer and Faculty at Sentio. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with adults, couples, partners, and families. She specializes in nontraditional relationship structures, including polyamory and other forms of consensual nonmonogamy, as well as chronic depression and suicidality. Her other clinical interests include psychosis, psychopharmacology and drugs, LGBTQIA2-S and GNC/non-binary communities, kink and BDSM practices, and sex work. MacKenzie enjoys psychodynamic case conceptualization, the enneagram, biofeedback, narrative and solution-focused interventions, and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) skills. She is a member of core faculty at The Wright Institute in Berkeley and leads a private practice in Alameda.

Jason Brand, LCSW is a Senior Deliberate Practice Trainer at Sentio. He is a podcaster, husband and father who works primarily with couples and men. He is certified in PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy) and hosts The Human Nurture Podcast that explores the learning process of becoming a couples therapist. He also facilitates Fathers’ Forum, a men's group for fathers of young children (birth to 5 years old). Jason lives in Berkeley with his wife of twenty years, his teenage daughters and their two dogs.

Mikaela Abundez is the Director of Student Services for Sentio University and Clinic Director for Sentio Counseling Washington. She holds a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Touro University Worldwide. She is trained in a diverse range of therapeutic modalities, including Emotionally Focused Therapy, Schema Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, among others. Mikaela has prior experience with mental health start-ups, including her work with Foresight Mental Health, where she managed several clinics throughout California.