Your Teen Treatment Team
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Becca Smith, LPC
Chief Clinical Officer
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Latisha McMurray, LMSW
Clinical Director
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Dr. Kimberly Dobbins
Chief Medical Officer
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Stefanya Bukasa, LPC
Assistant Clinical Director
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Kamesha Strong MSW
Education Counselor
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Karlos Lyons, LPC-A
BPA Primary Therapist
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Kei-Trea Wren
Program Specialist/Discharge Planner
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Darius Wren
Transportation Behavioral Health Technician
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Bria Harris, LPC-A
BPA Primary Therapist
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Haley Hicks, LCSW
Director Of Admissions
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Katey Gorsage
Hospital Account Manager
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John Bynum
Lead Transportation Behavioral Health Technician
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Jacob Villarreal
Transportation Behavioral Health Technician
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Emily Gravlin
Admissions Coordinator
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Zewditu Jackson, RN
BPA Nurse
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Anna Howard, LPC-A
BPA Primary Therapist
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Blair Jackman LPC-A
BPA Primary Therapist
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Corinne Bruton, LMSW
Intake Assessor
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Angie Scalf
Outreach Liaison
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Alexyis Roberts, LPC-A
BPA Primary Therapist
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Geshe Boyd, RN
BPA Nurse
Becca Smith, LPC
Chief Clinical Officer
Becca is our Chief Clinical Officer for both BasePoint Academy and BasePoint Psychiatry and Wellness. Becca is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has worked within the behavioral health field for several years in various leadership roles. Becca’s clinical experience includes inpatient and outpatient behavioral health treatment, crisis intervention and suicide prevention; as well as providing support and resources to the mental health community.
Becca specializes in Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques and trauma-informed care and is a creative force behind an innovative positive reinforcement treatment model, Balanced Day.
Becca is passionate about reducing the stigma of mental health by working closely with community partners and empowering individuals to find healing and stability.
Becca is not available for individual appointments. If you would like to speak with Becca Smith you can call the number below!
Latisha McMurray, LMSW
Clinical Director
Dr. Kimberly Dobbins
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Dobbins brings over a decade of experience and is double board certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as well as Adult Psychiatry. In addition to being a professor at UT Southwestern in Dallas, her experience comes from multiple care settings to include high acuity Psychiatric ER, VA outpatient mental health clinic and a community Child Psychiatry clinic. Dr. Dobbins will lead the BasePoint Academy’s client treatment as well as seeing patients individually in BasePoint Psychiatry and Wellness.
Dr. Dobbins received her undergraduate degrees from Xavier University of New Orleans and the University of Detroit Mercy. She earned her medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine. She completed her Adult Psychiatry residency at UT Southwestern in Dallas, TX and her Child Psychiatry training at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
In her free time, Dr. Dobbins enjoys spending time with her family, reading novels, traveling and tries to limit her Amazon shopping.
Stefanya Bukasa, LPC
Assistant Clinical Director
Stefanya is our Primary Therapist at BasePoint Academy. Stefanya received her Bachelor’s from the University of Texas at San Antonio in Psychology and a Minor in Wellness (Go Runners!) and her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at The University of North Texas at Dallas. Stefanya came to us after working closely with women and their children who had been profoundly affected by substance use and mental health. Stefanya’s passion has always been to help others and feels blessed that every day she gets to do what she loves.
Stefanya brings knowledge in many areas and has practiced in the use of various therapy modalities including: REBT, CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness. Stefanya believes in a holistic approach to addressing challenges in one’s life and working to change internal and external stimuli in an effort to produce more productive and positive outcomes.
Stefanya’s favorite hobbies are working out, eating, and spending time with loved ones.
Kamesha Strong MSW
Education Counselor
Meet Kamesha Strong our Education Counselor. Kamesha graduated from Jackson State University in 2014 with her Bachelor’s in Social Work and in 2017 from The University of Texas-Arlington with her Master’s in Social Work. Kamesha enjoys spending time with her family and friends and traveling as much as she can. Kamesha comes to BasePoint Academy with a background in working with at-risk youth in after school programming and as a site coordinator providing academic, behavior, and attendance support in Dallas ISD. Kamesha is here to support our teens in meeting their educational goals while they are seeking treatment and serving as a liaison between the families and the school districts to assist in their transition back to their home school base.