Mountain View Therapy LLC

Christina Peterson, LICSW and Bailey Schendell, LICSW are the co-founders of Mountain View Therapy, a virtual counseling practice based in the principles of Narrative Therapy. We believe that meaning-making through stories shapes lives, relationships and communities. Our practice hopes to use this knowledge to help the people we serve uncover the stories that support their preferred lives.

We have recently expanded our practice and we are excited to have several amazing therapists on our team.

Charlee Bianchini, LICSW,
Alexandra Kennedy, LCSW
Abolee Montanari, LICSW
Henry White, LCSW
Erin Zeiss, LCSW
Hannah Vasconcellos Hastings, LICSW
Lauren Klingman, LICSW
Rebecca Wallenstein, LCSW

Bailey Schendell, LICSW:
Bailey is a practicing Narrative Therapist in Medford, MA. She did her undergraduate work in Communication Studies at Syracuse University. She completed her Master of Social Work degree at Simmons University in 2010. Her areas of interest include transition to adulthood and parenting.

Christina Peterson, LICSW:
Christina is a practicing Narrative Therapist in Medford, MA. She has a Bachelor of Science in Brain and Cognitive Science and Women’s and Gender Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She received her Master of Social Work from Simmons University in 2010. Christina works primarily with people in relation to gender and sexuality as well as ethical non-monogamy/polyamory. She is also a member of the queer community.

Charlee Bianchini, LCSW:
Charlee grew up in a small fishing town on the North Shore of Boston, and a lifetime of travel opened her eyes and her heart to the multitude of ways in which we humans live. This experience and perspective has informed her strengths-based, person-centered approach to her work as a therapist. Charlee received her Master of Social Work degree from Salem State University in 2022, but has been practicing some version of social work for many years. She received a Master of Arts in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation from the School for International Training in 2014, and has been working as a teacher, trainer, artist, musician and advocate for over a decade. Charlee enjoys working with youth and families, survivors of domestic and sexual abuse and those exploring sexuality and gender.

Alexandra Kennedy, LCSW:
Alexandra grew up in the Berkshires and swore she would never become a therapist, like her mother, aunts, and grandmother before her, though she loves them dearly. Human stories always had their draw though, and so did the healing profession, so naturally she is a therapist who is absolutely passionate about what she does. Alexandra graduated with a Bachelor of Psychology from Lesley University and went on to receive a Master of Social Work degree from Simmons University in 2021. Over the course of her 10 years in the social sciences field, Alexandra has worked as a child development researcher, a community psychiatric health worker, and a counselor to asylum seekers, teenagers, and at an OB/GYN office. She enjoys working with a wide variety of clients.

Abolee Montanari, LCSW
Abolee received her Master's of Social Work from Springfield College in 2014. Since then, she has had the opportunity to work with adults, children, and families in individual and family therapy as well as parenting coaching. In 2019 Abolee started to work as a Clinical Team Lead for an Adult Clinical Community Service program. She is passionate about working with women and people who have been adopted.

Henry White, LCSW:
Since long before Henry began to work as a therapist, he has believed that narrative has a unique power to help us define both our experience and identity. He graduated with a degree in film and medieval history from Marlboro College, then worked in production and as an actor on independent films, before moving to digital marketing. Eventually Henry turned to social work. He received his Master of Social Work degree from Boston University in 2022. Before joining Mountain View Therapy Henry helped veterans struggling with homelessness, addiction and post-traumatic stress in the Somerville area. Henry is interested in working with people facing down the effects of Depression and Anxiety.

Erin Zeiss, LCSW:
Erin is passionate about the importance of mental health care for all. She received her Master of Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin in 2021. Her work has focused on adolescents and adults in the criminal justice system and those with a history of complex trauma, sexual abuse, neurodivergence, substance use, anxiety, and depression. She loves working with individuals identifying as part of the LGTBQIA+ community and is a member herself. Erin enjoys working with adults, adolescents, families, and couples. It is her belief that narrative therapy provides the best way to explore each unique person and/or family’s stories and desires.

Hannah Vasconellos Hastings, LICSW:
Hannah grew up in the Merrimack Valley and traded it for the Connecticut River Valley, now residing in Western Massachusetts. She was raised with rich storytelling traditions through her Jewish and Portuguese heritage and love of theater. Hannah received her Bachelor of Arts in Government and Portuguese/Brazilian Studies from Smith College in 2012 and began her career in local, state, and federal policy. She shifted to pursuing individualized work at Boston University School of Social Work, where she completed her Master of Social Work in 2021. Hannah enjoys working with emerging adults, couples, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community - of which she is a part. Hannah is passionate about providing affirming and curious spaces for exploration of identity and moments of transition for individuals and couples.

Rebecca grew up in New York City, an experience that piqued her interest in human relationships and mental health. In 2021, she graduated with a BS in Psychology and a minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Northeastern University. Towards the end of her program, she realized she was meant to be a social worker and went on to obtain her Master of Social Work from Boston College with a certificate in Trauma in 2024. Before finding Mountain View Therapy, she practiced as a clinical research assistant in DEI, case manager, and outpatient therapist in Cambridge. Her training has focused on adults struggling with a history of complex trauma, interpersonal violence, symptoms of substance use, anxiety, and depression. She has co-facilitated a group exploring gender identity, sexuality, and affirmative care. She is passionate about access to mental health care for all communities and practices using a strengths-based, anti-oppressive framework. Rebecca views Narrative Therapy as a creative, engaging way to explore the meaning we make of events in our lives and to understand how we prefer to fit into the world. She enjoys working with a wide variety of people and is passionate about fostering an affirmative, empathic, welcoming environment for all.

Lauren grew up in Pennsylvania and knew from a young age she wanted to work with the LGBTQIA+ community after her dad came out as gay when she was a child. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh and started her career in community organizing for economic justice and affordable housing. Lauren continued at the University of Pittsburgh for her Master of Social Work which she completed in 2019. Her experience since that time has included working with trans youth and their families in providing gender affirming care, supporting integrated healthcare for LGBTQIA+ individuals of all ages and working with individuals in eating disorder higher levels of care. Lauren enjoys working with those exploring gender, sexuality, body image and relationships to food. She is passionate about the Narrative Worldview in both her personal life and therapeutic work to understand our preferred stories and meaning making in our lives.

Note- We are also in the credentialing process with Wellsense, Fallon and Unicare