ABOUT OUR PROVIDERS:
Erin Kloster RN, PMHNP-BC
Malaiya Ilene Liwag, MA, LAC, CTP
Malaiya Ilene Liwag, MA, LAC, CTP
My name is Erin Kloster and I am a Board Certified, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Prior to becoming a PMHNP-BC, I spent 15 years as a Labor and Delivery Nurse, spending my career both ushering in new life and guiding families through some of the hardest times in their lives. These experiences affording me the ability to bond with families both in joyous and sorrowful times. It is with that same care, compassion and empathy that I commit to guiding you through your mental health journey
Life is so often overwhelming. I want to work with you to find small ways and big ways to make incremental changes to improve your everyday life. I approach my work with a compassionate, non-judgmental, and trauma-informed lens. I believe you deserve a provider that takes the time to listen, understand, and collaborate with you to develop a plan to fits your unique journey. I hold a Master of Science in nursing specializing in Psychiatric Mental Health across the lifespan. I am licensed to practice in the state of Arizona.
It is our belief that no one should be without access to quality mental health care, especially during one of the most vulnerable and emotionally taxing times in one's life. Unity MHW is committed to empowering and advocating for individuals with both general and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by offering compassionate, evidence-based, comprehensive psychiatric services.
Malaiya Ilene Liwag, MA, LAC, CTP
Malaiya Ilene Liwag, MA, LAC, CTP
Malaiya Ilene Liwag, MA, LAC, CTP
Malaiya Ilene is a Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) with a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She is dedicated to providing an all-inclusive, safe space for clients to explore and express themselves freely. She hopes to support their journey toward a happier and more fulfilling life. She is trained in working with traumas, depression, anxiety, attachment, and life transitions with a special interest in relational traumas. She serves all populations and is especially keen on working with teens and adults. In addition to her studies, she has provided mental health services to children in the village of Seine Bight, Belize with a multicultural team.
Her therapeutic approaches include person-centered, narrative, and mindfulness therapies. Through a collaborative effort between client and counselor, she strives to help clients gain the necessary tools toward greater self-awareness, understanding, and overall healing.
She is a Certified Trauma Professional (CTP) and is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Play Therapy, and Expressive Arts Therapy to provide resources to meet the needs of each individual, unique client. She understands the difficulties and challenges that personal growth and healing may bring. She believes that counseling is not a one-size-fits-all approach and that because each journey is unique, one’s healing process will be too.
Samantha Clay, MA, LAC
Malaiya Ilene Liwag, MA, LAC, CTP
Samantha Clay, MA, LAC
It is an honor and a privilege to collaborate with people as they work toward change and healing. Sharing our experiences and asking for help is vulnerable, but healing occurs when we share our experiences. Samantha strives to create a space where you feel safe as you embark on this journey.
Samantha is a Licensed Associate Counselor. She received a BA in Family and Human Development from Arizona State University and a MA in Counseling from the University of Arizona. Samantha has experience treating children, adolescents, and adults with anxiety, depression, ADHD, school concerns, family and life transitions, OCD, and bipolar disorder. Samantha also has a passion for working with the LGTBQIA+ community and those experiencing faith transitions.
Samantha has received training in play therapy and is currently working towards becoming a Registered Play Therapist. Samantha integrates different counseling techniques, such as Person-Centered, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and Play Therapy to best address the needs of her clients.
Samantha provides services out of the Gilbert Evolve counseling office, which is close to Queen Creek, Mesa, Tempe, and Chandler.