ASWC's Interns & Supervisees

Aspen Summit works with local universities to provide qualified master’s level counselors opportunities to engage in counseling in a supervised fashion while obtaining their required internship and practicum hours. All of our interns are from CACREP (Counsel for Accreditation or Counseling and Related Educational Programs) accredited universities and come to Aspen Summit well trained, and working to fine tune their counseling skill set. They each meet with the owner of Aspen Summit, Daniel Lechleiter, MA, LPC, ACS, weekly for supervision to ensure they are effectively meeting client needs.

Our current counselors-in-training (CIT) are:

Sam Johnson, BS (They/Them)

Counselor-in-Training

Sam grew up all over the northwest, from rural southern Idaho to the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains. Sam obtained his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Western Washington University in 2016. In 2019, they moved to Greeley, Colorado to be closer to family and to pursue a career in mental health. Sam is currently studying clinical mental health counseling at the University of Northern Colorado and hopes to graduate with their master’s degree in the next year or so.

Recognizing the less than perfect history of mental health treatment, Sam is committed to building a practice that engages in advocacy, client empowerment, and ongoing discussions of justice. Sam values approaches to wellness that are collaborative and respectful to each client’s life experience. As such, they work from an integrative approach that is rooted in client-centered practice and which utilizes techniques from other modalities where beneficial and appropriate.

Mel Babion, BS (She/Her)

Counselor-in-Training

Mel is a Colorado native that enjoys being around good company and playing board games. She discovered her passion for mental health and wanted to be a LPC since Pscyh 101 while pursuing her Associate's degree. She is motivated to work with the LGBTQIA+ population. 

Mel approaches therapy from an integrative humanistic and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach. She graduated with her Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health from University of Northern Colorado in December, 2023.

Katie Holland (She/Her)

Counselor-in-Training

Katie has always felt drawn towards helping people and animals. She earned her BA in English Writing from the University of Colorado Denver and is pursuing her MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University. Katie has compassion for unique and severely challenging experiences. She is especially interested in approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and existential therapy. 

In her spare time, Katie enjoys reading thriller and suspense novels, being outdoors, and spending time with her husband, young daughter, and two dogs.

New Intern Coming Soon