Our Team

Clinicians Who Show Up Fully

Our team brings diverse training, lived experience, and deep commitment to trauma-informed, affirming care.

Our Philosophy

At Open Minds Therapy, we believe healing is not a destination - it's a return. A return to safety, to self, to connection.

We take a regulation-first approach, prioritizing nervous system stabilization before depth work. We don't follow rigid protocols - we follow the person in front of us. Our care is individualized, affirming, and grounded in evidence-based practice.

Meet the Clinicians

The People Behind the Practice

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Kevin Daniels, LCSW

Clinical Director & Owner

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Kevin works with clients who have already done therapy or personal work - people who understand their patterns, can explain their experiences, and have real insight into what happened to them. These are clients who know intellectually that certain beliefs are not true, but still feel them as true in their body. They notice that understanding has not changed how they respond emotionally or physically. If you feel stuck despite insight, this work may be a fit. Kevin specializes in childhood trauma, developmental trauma, and single-incident trauma. His approach integrates somatic work, Internal Family Systems (parts work), and depth-oriented therapy. The focus is not on gaining more insight, but on working with the nervous system and the parts of self that hold old beliefs and protective patterns. Beliefs are not just thoughts - they are experienced and reinforced in the body. Kevin works to help clients shift how their system responds at a felt level, not just how they think about their experiences. This involves identifying the parts that carry trauma, building internal awareness, and supporting regulation from the inside out. As Clinical Director, Kevin oversees the clinical vision and culture of the practice.

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Dennis Daniels, LMSW, CADC

Practice Director

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Dennis Daniels, LMSW, CADC, brings a direct, grounded approach to his work. He uses Motivational Interviewing, somatic awareness, and regulation-based techniques to help clients examine patterns and clarify what they want to change. As Practice Director, Dennis oversees intake coordination, scheduling, and practice operations.

Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Informed CareSomatic RegulationPractice Operations
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Jillian Wiggins, LPCMH, NCC

Clinician

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Jillian brings a steady, relational presence grounded in her ability to witness others without judgment or the need to immediately fix. She is deeply attuned to her clients' need to feel validated in their experience while also being gently held in moments of grief. She strives to create a space that feels safe, kind, and calming, where individuals can show up as they are and feel genuinely seen, heard, and supported. Jillian understands that this kind of connection is not secondary to the work - it is the work. Through warmth, compassion, and authentic engagement, she fosters an environment that allows people to explore their inner world, process what they carry, and move toward growth in a way that feels grounded and sustainable.

Trauma & AnxietyDepression & GriefCBT & TF-CBTMindfulness-Based Approaches
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Elizabeth Scheer, LPCMH, NCC

Clinician

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Elizabeth works with children and adults, with a focus on adults addressing trauma and childhood experiences. Her approach integrates somatic therapy, nervous system regulation, narrative work, and depth-oriented care. She helps clients notice how survival patterns appear in the body, emotions, daily life, and relationships while working at a pace that supports safety and regulation.

Trauma & GriefLife TransitionsPolyvagal-Informed CareNarrative Therapy
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Jeremy Gardner, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Collaborating Clinician

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Contact the practice to verify current insurance participation for medication management.

Jeremy Gardner is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who provides virtual medication management for adolescents and adults across Delaware. His path into psychiatric care began after watching a documentary about mental health among people of his own generation, and that has shaped how he practices ever since.

Jeremy built his clinical foundation over a career that moved from LPN to RN to Nurse Practitioner. That progression gave him direct experience across pediatric and adult mental health settings, and it informs the way he approaches assessment, prescribing, and follow-up care.

He believes in meeting people where they are. Diagnosis is information, not identity, and Jeremy works collaboratively with clients to build medication plans that fit their lives, their goals, and their own understanding of what they need.

Virtual Medication ManagementAdolescents & AdultsCollaborative Prescribing
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Lisa Dickinson, LPCMH

Clinician

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Lisa Dickinson, LPCMH, brings a grounded, relational approach to therapy, with particular attention to trauma, attachment, emotional regulation, and the ways people adapt to survive difficult experiences. She works collaboratively with clients to understand what is happening beneath the surface while building practical ways to respond differently in daily life.

Lisa is also engaging in education in parts-informed therapy, deepening her ability to help clients approach internal conflict, protective responses, and wounded parts of self with greater curiosity, compassion, and understanding.

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Affirming. Individualized. Evidence-Based.

We provide welcoming, affirming care for LGBTQIA2S+ clients, military members, first responders, and all who seek support.