WCBEE Staff

Doctor of Behavioral Health, Arizona State University
Vermont Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Certified Eating Disorder Specialist

Having struggled with binge eating and weight stigma herself, Kari’s professional career has a personal passion driving it. She has been working with eating disorders for 25 years, with particular emphasis on Binge Eating Disorder. Kari has the unique ability to lead organizational teams and at the same time connect with individuals on a very real and compassionate level. Often referred to as someone who “gets it” by participants, she creates a safe environment.

Prior to coming to Green Mountain, she positioned herself as a respected clinician and leader in the field of eating disorders. Having worked for treatment centers such as Remuda Ranch and The Rader Institute, she had the opportunity to help thousands of patients and their families. She earned her Doctorate of Behavioral Health with her research project The Mindful Eating Cycle: Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder at Arizona State University in 2012. Co-creator of the Am I Hungry?® Mindful Eating for Binge Eating Program, Kari also co-authored the acclaimed book, Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat for Binge Eating: A Mindful Eating Program for Healing Your Relationship with Food and Your Body. Kari leads Green Mountain at Fox Run and the Women’s Center for Binge and Emotional Eating.

MA, Counseling Psychology, Vermont College of the Union Institute & University
BA, Psychology, University of California at San Diego
Vermont Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Shiri is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor in practice since 2005. Always passionate about her work, she takes a holistic approach to support clients in moving to emotional health. Shiri complements the philosophy of Green Mountain with her extensive background in working with mindfulness-based approaches to anxiety, binge & emotional eating, and post-traumatic stress. Her professional experiences have included providing clinical counseling within a community mental health agency, in private practice, and as part of a wellness program with Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital. Shiri is the clinical director at the Women’s Center for Binge & Emotional Eating at Green Mountain at Fox Run.

MSW, Hunter College School of Social Work, NY
BA, Vassar College, NY

A licensed social worker in New York and a rostered non-licensed psychotherapist in Vermont, Jin has a Masters of Social Work degree awarded in 2004 from Hunter College of Social Work in New York. She has been working with women and their families for over 10 years and specializes in helping them find balance, health and mental well-being through a number of mindfulness based approaches and has an extensive background in working with anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress. Her professional experiences have included working within community mental health agencies both in Vermont and New York.

Doctor of Psychology, Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University

Specialized in eating disorders, Haica is a Clinical Psychologist who has devoted the past 10 years to her practice. Now, at the Women’s Center for Binge & Emotional Eating as a Therapist, Haica shares her passion alongside the exceptional group of professionals who are leading experts in the field of Binge Eating Disorder and Emotional Eating.

Prior to coming to Green Mountain, Haica did her post-doctoral residency at the Renfrew Center in Florida and later worked in private practice helping patients and their families struggling with Eating Disorders. For three years, Haica was hand-selected for Eating Disorders Treatment Peer Supervision led by  Eliot Erlichman, Ph.D. She earned her Master’s and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University in Pennsylvania. 

Haica is a native of Venezuela, where she is also a Psychologist. Being bilingual, she can provide all services in English and Spanish. In addition to her extensive knowledge in the field, Haica also brings her therapy dog – Kuma.

As a Master of Social Work, Lesley Wayler is passionate about helping individuals struggling with disordered eating and body image. She is the granddaughter of our founder Thelma Wayler and has been fortunate enough to grow up with the philosophies taught at Green Mountain at Fox Run. Before pursuing her Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California, Lesley received a Bachelors of Arts in media communications from Austin College in 2011. She works to combat weight stigma and wants to learn about and contribute to furthering the treatment of binge eating to help individuals suffering from the disorder. She has extensive training in mindfulness, including workshops in mindful eating, self-compassion and stress management.