Our Clinical Supervisors
Kathy Emery, MA, LPC
Kathy is a graduate of the Naropa University’s East/West Psychology program in 1980 and has been actively working with the Windhorse approach to treatment and care of individuals since its inception in 1981 as Maitri Psychological Services. She currently is employed with Windhorse Elder Care and Windhorse Community Services as a Team Supervisor and Psychotherapist for both organizations.
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She is a Senior Teacher of the approach and feels a lifelong commitment to bringing the Contemplative view and practice of care and therapy into her work with individuals and groups as well as through her teaching and writing.
Kate Dobbertin
​Kate has been working in therapeutic and clinical settings all of her working life. She has been with Windhorse Elder Care since 2001 and is honored to work so intimately with those facing the end of their lives. She received a BA in English and creative writing from Antioch college, a BS in Psychology from Denver University and is in the process of completing her Death Doula certification.
Kate is a longtime meditation practitioner and is grateful for life work so compatible. Showing up for others in this acute phase of their life she feels is much like meditation, demanding radical wakefulness and presence.
Emily (Williams) Trevillian, MA
Emily has worked and volunteered in the mental health and elder care fields since 2006. She holds BA degrees in Sociology and Photography from Purdue University, and her MA in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University. Emily has been with Windhorse Elder Care since 2011, and cares most about supporting elders and their families through the changes that arise with traumatic brain injury and strokes, with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and end-of-life transitions.
She is a mama to two young children, and is honored beyond measure to get to work with such a wide spectrum of the human experience!
Amy Leetz
Amy comes to Windhorse Elder Care with a rich background in education and holds two graduate degrees. After more than a decade of connection to the Windhorse Community, she now holds multiple roles as the Staffing and Admissions Coordinator, Team Supervisor and Team Lead.
Amy is also a certified End-of-Life Doula, a path inspired by her personal journey supporting loved ones through serious illness. These experiences deepened her appreciation for the profound nature of life’s transitions. A mother of two, Amy is drawn to work that is relational, contemplative and grounded in compassionate presence.
Molly Myers
Molly Myers has been working with Windhorse Elder Care since 2019 as Basic Attender and Team Leader. She attended CU Boulder in the ’80s before becoming a full-time mom to four children. This work and growing up with a mom with MS fueled her desire to serve elders and those at their end of life and led her to work with Windhorse Elder Care.
Molly grew up in Nevada. Her family loved hiking in the desert and exploring ghost towns and Native American history. She loves nature and fiber arts.
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Stephanie Kindberg
Stephanie Kindberg has 25 years of experience working in various clinical settings; inpatient psychiatric, physical rehabilitation, skilled nursing facilities and home care agencies.
Currently, at Windhorse Elder Care she is the Director of Operations and the Home Care Administrator. Her clinical work consists of being a Lead Basic Attender, Team Leader and Team Supervisor.
She has been employed at WEC since 2015 prior to that she worked at our sister companies Windhorse Community Services and Mindful Works, Boulder.
Sharon Keegan
Sharon comes to Windhorse with early seeds planted after providing caregiving for her parents during their dying process when she was in her 20s. She served as Administrative Director of Gampo Abbey monastery in Nova Scotia 1997-2000, after extensive study and training. She also was the Administrative Director of a residential hospice in VT for 16 years, then moved to Colorado in 2020 and started her work with Windhorse.
Compassion and a client-centered perspective have been steadfast aspects of her caregiving and hospice work. Sharon is a practicing Buddhist for 40 years and her work is inspired by the teachings of kindness, compassion and gentleness as emphasized in this contemplative tradition. Sharon feels deeply enriched and inspired in her work with individuals and families here.
Jamie Emery
Jamie began his work with Elders when he was in graduate school at Naropa Institute. One of his classes was The Psychology of Aging where he and several classmates, along with their brilliant instructor, Vicki Howard, created a Windhorse-style team and supported an elder through their passing. Jamie has held many positions within the Windhorse model over the past 37 years including as an original community member of Windhorse Community Services, Windhorse Elder Care and The Windhorse Guild. He administrated and taught in Naropa’s Gerontology and Long-Term Care Management Program and the Contemplative Psychotherapy Program where he also served as Chair.
Jamie and his wife Kathy also supported their wonderful parents through their elder years and passing days.
Ken Schmeelk
Since completing a Masters in Contemplative Psychotherapy from Naropa Institute in ’88, Ken has worked in several Human Service Agencies in the Boulder area. Working with Windhorse has been an ideal experience because of its practice of putting the relationship between the care provider and the client at the heart of care. He appreciates how communication and mindfulness are prioritized to the clients here, as well as within our community itself.
The opportunity to be of service to Elders is especially poignant for Ken as he has begun his own journey into Elderhood, and finds there is much to learn from those with whom he works. Ken has lived in Boulder with his remarkable wife, Lissa, for many years, sharing the beauty of the surrounding mountainous terrain and trails. He enjoys working with visual imagery and has long been a student of contemplative traditions.
Pamela Lippe
Pamela arrived to the Windhorse Elder Care team nine years ago, and continues to be impressed by the community’s emotional intelligence. The Windhorse Model of Care aligns to her highest values of compassion and presence.
For over 25 years she was a Massage Therapist and taught Hatha Yoga, and she has also completed three years study and certification with The Conscious Dying Institute here in Boulder.
She is grateful for all the valuable learning that the elders have shared with her and that she continues to grow from.
Lindsay Heppner, MA
Lindsay has been working at Windhorse Elder Care since July 2021. She feels at home and natural with the elders she cares for and loves this work. As an artist, she finds ways to incorporate creativity with Windhorse clients.
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Lindsay has her masters in Art Therapy from Naropa University and enjoys painting, book binding and fiber arts. She lives in Lyons Colorado where she and her husband have raised their boys. She loves daily dips in the St Vrain River, traveling, hiking, camping and gardening. Lindsay is a student of the buddha dharma and spends much of her time volunteering and practicing in community.
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Kristina Benson, (she/her), MA, LPC
Kristina began working with Windhorse Elder Care in November of 2020. She is a graduate of Naropa’s Transpersonal Wilderness Therapy program and works as a therapist in private practice. Before joining WEC, Kristina spent 2 years in a rural Nepali community working on food security initiatives, collaborating on maternal and child health projects, and learning the unique rhythms of Nepali agriculture alongside her neighbors.
Kristina’s passion lies in connecting with people and nature through creativity and presence. Kristina finds meaning in cultivating relationships with her delightful clients, families and team members. She is consistently learning from her clients and feels honored to spend time with elders in this way. In her spare time, Kristina can be found hiking, meditating, brewing kombucha, rollerblading, and tending to her garden.
Annie Seidman
Annie has been with Windhorse Elder Care since January, 2018. Annie earned her B.A. degree in both Anthropology and Humanities from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She was certified as an End of Life Doula through the Conscious Dying Institute.
As a Windhorse Team Leader and Basic Attender, Annie is passionate about offering comfort through a caring human connection. She is honored to serve her clients and hear their stories. Annie not only enjoys offering companion care, she is also deeply committed to helping clients and their families navigate the dying process. Those who have worked with Annie remark on her calm manner and empathetic spirit.
Annie lives with her family in Boulder and enjoys hiking, camping and simply being in nature.