Our Team
Kate Bowman, Owner
MA, LPC, EMDR Trained
Kate Bowman founded Wildly Rooted Counseling in November 2021. She is a local who graduated from Roanoke College with her degree in Psychology (concentration in health care) and then from EMU with her master's in counseling. She has a passion for serving others and this community. She has background experience with children and families, and has previous experience with children in foster care. as she was a foster care social worker for nearly seven years. She also worked in the schools for several years as a Therapeutic Day Treatment counselor. During her practicum, internship and part of her residency she worked as an outpatient counselor as well as an intensive in-home worker. Kate is an expert in trauma and trained in EMDR. She is passionate about helping others in their journey to healing and learning to find healthy coping skills to manage the chaos of life.
Kate accepts insurance and self-pay. She is not accepting new clients at this time.
Our Support Staff
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Sarah Morris
Office Manager
Sarah Morris is the office manager at Wildly Rooted Counseling. She has past experience in billing and coordination of care. She is the billing expert at the office and handles all new client referrals, billing and insurance needs as well as a myriad of other tasks. Sarah is a born and raised local but thoroughly enjoys her time at the beach. Sarah has two kids and occasionally they make appearances in the office!
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Yvette Auville
Front Desk
Meet our new Front Desk Support Staff, Yvette Auville! Yvette has a myriad of experience and has already started part-time at Wildly Rooted Counseling! She has worked in insurance and has previous experience as an administrative assistant for years for a local small business. She will be helping with administrative tasks among other duties here at WRC. We are so glad to have her on our team! Yvette enjoys traveling to the beach and camping with her husband. She has been married for 39 years and has two adult sons.
Our Residents In Counseling
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Ravyn Mongold
Resident in Counseling
Ravyn graduated from Eastern Mennonite University with her MA in Counseling in May 2024. After starting at Wildly Rooted Counseling as an intern in June of 2023, she is now a Resident in Counseling at the practice. A local of Harrisonburg, Ravyn is drawn to continuing to serve this tight-knit community and committed to fostering an environment of growth and authenticity at WRC. She enjoys working with various populations, but is particularly interested in working with adolescents/young adults, couples/families, depression/anxiety, trauma, and LGBTQ+ communities. Ravyn takes a person-centered approach to counseling and is excited to get to know all the unique aspects of your story! In her spare time she loves to cook, get into tv shows, podcasts, and books, and go on walks with her dog, Fitz!
Ravyn is a LPC-R (resident in counseling). She accepts insurance and self-pay.
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Karen Botkin
Resident In Counseling
Karen is joining the Wildly Rooted Counseling team as an intern; she just finished her second year at EMU in the Master of Arts in Counseling Program. Karen is passionate about working with children, adolescents and adults, especially dealing with anxiety, depression, grief and both planned and unplanned transitions in life. She has experience in using mindfulness, play and sand therapy as well as expressive arts. Karen grew up in rural PA enjoying farm life, fishing and the outdoors. She moved here in 1987 and has enjoyed making the Shenandoah Valley her home. She looks forward to working with you through a compassion-focused and person-centered lens.
Karen is a LPC-R (resident in counseling). She accepts insurance and self-pay.
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John Leonard
Resident in Counseling
John Leonard (he/him) received a Masters of Counseling degree in May of 2024 from Eastern Mennonite University. John has experience with clients of all ages, from children to retirement. He has worked with a myriad of issues, including transitions, depression, anger management, trauma, and anxiety. He has specific interests and experience in adoption issues and the LGBTQIA+ community. He uses a person-centered approach in his sessions and is committed to creating a welcoming, positive, empathetic, and safe space to walk alongside clients in their journey of life. John believes that everyone can make positive changes given the right environment. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, writing, walking his dog Utley, and watching way too much baseball.
John is a LPC-R (resident in counseling). He accepts insurance and self-pay.
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Tony Robertson
Resident in Counseling
Tony Robertson is a recent graduate of the Master of Arts in Counseling program at Eastern Mennonite University. Tony is looking forward to working with all ages, helping people tackle and process any difficulties that life has placed in their path. Using an integrated approach to counseling, he believes that whatever has happened in your life, something inside you gave you the courage and strength to find this website, read these words, and click “Email Tony”. He believes that this counseling space is a chance for you to slow things down and get curious about the various parts of your personality so that your wisdom and strength can emerge and guide you forward. He would be honored to be a part of that journey with you. In his spare time, Tony enjoys playing games of all kinds with friends: board games, video games, card games, and games on courts and fields!
Tony is a LPC-R (resident in counseling). He accepts insurance and self-pay.
Our Interns
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Kayla Papotnik
Kayla received her B.S. in Psychology from Bridgewater College and is currently in her last year of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at Marymount University. Kayla is dedicated to creating an environment that is collaborative and warm, where clients feel heard. Rooted in a person-centered approach, she is passionate about meeting her clients where they are with empathy, curiosity, and open-mindedness. She has experience working with children and adolescents, but is excited to work with clients of all ages to meet their goals. In her free time, she enjoys getting lost in a good book, writing, and crocheting something cozy.
Kayla is an intern and does not accept insurance at this time. She is self-pay only at $40/session.