Meet Our Team
Grown in Community. Committed to Liberation.
Our Roots
We are a team, gathered by choice and commitment. Each of us brings our own story, lineage, and embodied knowing. At Velvet & Vine, we honor the multiplicity of becoming, and we believe that healing happens in relationship.
Dr. Leesa Contorino, PsyD, ACS
she/her
Dr. Contorino centers a trauma-informed and relational approach rooted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She creates a space where queer and marginalized identities are affirmed, and where the body is welcomed as a source of wisdom rather than shame.
Dr. Kristin Kazyaka, PhD
she/they
Dr. Kazyaka believes that healing is relational. As a queer and gender fluid therapist, their work centers trauma-informed care, somatic practices, and joy as resistance. They hold space with softness and fierceness alike.
Anthony Lopez, MA, LPC
he/they
Anthony is a bilingual, queer therapist who provides trauma-informed, relational, and somatic therapy grounded in safety and authenticity. He supports clients in reconnecting with their bodies, values, and communities as sources of healing. His work centers liberation, intersectionality, and the belief that change grows through curiosity, compassion, and collaboration.
