The Healing Haven Team

Jamie McGillivary founded Healing Haven in 2010 to support parents of children with autism and other special needs. Before Healing Haven, Jamie helped pioneer The HOPE Center at Beaumont Hospital and served as Clinical Manager for nearly 13 years. Jamie is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University with a Master of Science in Clinical Behavioral Psychology. She’s a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with more than 25 years in the field of ABA Therapy. Even with the increasing demand for ABA Therapy over the years, Jamie continues to meet with all the new families reaching out for therapy for their child.

Kristen Gann serves as Healing Haven’s Vice President of Operations. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management from Ashford University. Kristen started with Healing Haven in February 2014 as Registered Behavior Technician and Training Supervisor. Prior to Healing Haven, she worked as a Human Resources Manager for a company that owns a chain of markets. As the Vice President of Operations for Healing Haven, Kristen’s responsibilities include formulation and revision of company policies, performance management of departmental managers, oversight of all Human Resources functions and clinical productivity, employment decisions, compliance, regular evaluation of daily operations and application of improvements, and strategic planning. Before she became Vice President of Operations, she held the Director of Operations and Human Resources Manager positions.

Peter Mitchell serves as Healing Haven’s Chief Financial Officer. He graduated from Western Michigan University with a major in Finance in 2011. Pete joined the Healing Haven team in January 2018. Prior to Healing Haven, he worked as a Finance Director for an insurance company. As the Director of Finance for Healing Haven, Pete’s responsibilities include accounting and financial reporting, accounts payable, payroll processing, vendor management, corporate insurance and 401K plan sponsorship. Before he became Chief Financial Officer, he held the Finance and Administration Vice President, Director and Manager positions.

Dr. Thomas serves as Healing Haven’s Chief Clinical Officer.  She graduated from the University of Nevada with a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology in 2008. Dr. Thomas is also a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Behavior Analyst in the state of Michigan. Dr. Thomas joined Healing Haven in November 2019. Prior to Healing Haven, she worked as a Behavior Analyst, Psychological Consultant, and taught at several universities. As Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Thomas’ responsibilities include curriculum development, providing continuing education opportunities for Board Certified Behavior Analysts, establishing standards for and monitoring clinical implementation, overseeing interdisciplinary collaboration with Speech and Occupational Therapy, and introducing new research and methodologies to the clinical team.

Jocelyn Cook serves as Healing Haven’s Vice President of Marketing and Client Services. She graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. Jocelyn joined the Healing Haven team in March 2018. Prior to Healing Haven, she worked as a Director of Marketing and Client Services for an employment branding and recruitment marketing agency. In her role at Healing Haven, Jocelyn’s responsibilities include developing and coordinating all marketing outreach, client and employee communications, company website design, content writing, and managing company presence on all social platforms. Additionally, Jocelyn manages the Client Services team supporting new client onboarding for ABA, Speech, Occupational Therapy, Testing and Assessments and Counseling services.

Kate Fritz joined Healing Haven in March 2017 as an ABA Therapist and Practicum Student. Kate received her Master of Arts in Behavioral Psychology from Western Michigan University where she also completed her undergrad in Behavioral Psychology. Before joining Healing Haven Kate worked for two other ABA providers, one of which was an inpatient provider. Kate served as our Early Intervention Clinical Director and Senior Clinical Director before assuming the role of  Vice President of ABA Operations. Her focus now is ensuring quality clinical expansion to make Healing Haven’s therapy services more accessible to families impacted by autism. Kate utilizes her years of experience as a Clinical Director to train new Clinical Directors who share in Healing Haven’s mission to provide high-quality and compassionate behavior health and autism therapy services.

Sarah Biviano joined the Healing Haven team in January 2020 as one of our Board Certified Behavior Analysts. She later moved into her current role managing our Young Learners Clinic. Sarah received her Master of Science in Clinical Behavioral Psychology from Eastern Michigan University. Before joining Healing Have Sarah worked as a BCBA serving clients up to age 21. As Clinical Director of the Young Learners clinic, Sarah supervises a team of BCBAs, provides support and guidance to middle managers and ABA Therapists and oversees building operations and development.

John Leither joined the Healing Haven team in July of 2018 as a Behavioral Technician, having already earned his master’s degree from Ball State University. He previously worked as an ABA Therapist for 3 years with another clinic. Soon after coming on board with Healing Haven, John passed his certification exam and became a BCBA. Later John was promoted to the Clinical Manager role. As Clinical Director of the School & Community Readiness and Life Skills Clinics, John directly supervises many of the BCBAs on our team and helps to develop vocational and life skills programming to provide quality learning opportunities related to community integration and independence. Additionally, John leads the Safety Care training program for ABA Therapists. John’s passion within ABA is to provide meaningful opportunities for our clients to grow, while maintaining a safe and supportive environment for them to practice these skills!