OSA Wellness Team
Maya Levine, Mental Health Coordinator
mlevine@oakarts.org
I am in my 10th year at OSA this fall, having started through a partnership with Seneca Family of Agencies All in Program. After working as an elementary school teacher in New York and Oakland for 6 years, I went back to school and received my Master’s in Social Work from San Francisco State in 2011 with a focus on mental health in schools.
In my role at OSA, I am lucky to get to work on the mental health team, student support team, and special ed team, and enjoy the work I do to bridge the many support structures at OSA. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Utah Powell, LCSW Wellness Counselor
upowell@oakarts.org
Utah is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for the State of California. In 2001, Utah completed their Bachelors in Sociology at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN. After several years working in a variety of social service settings within diverse populations and communities providing advocacy, case management, counseling and therapeutic support, Utah obtained their Masters at Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago in 2014 while simultaneously offering therapy, screening, assessment and crisis intervention for individuals of all ages with serious/persistent mental and intensive behavioral health needs. In 2015, Utah moved to the Bay Area providing direct therapy in the school setting to students/families within Oakland Unified School District by way of non-profit work. Utah also currently provides crisis assessment and intervention at Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland.
Will Williams, MFT Wellness Counselor
Will Williams has worked with and supported student at OSA since 2018. Will enjoys collaborating with staff, administration, and parents in order to find ways to best support students through crisis intervention, long term developmental health, and finding emotional wellbeing. Will comes from a Social Justice and Arts background and received his Master’s degree from CIIS in 2016. You can find Will at OSA on Fridays
Teresa Kabat-Zinn, Wellness Counselor
Teresa Kabat-Zinn, AMFT, holds a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from CIIS. Teresa provides individual and group counseling at OSA and works in close collaboration with the Mental Health team as well as the educational and arts faculty to support students. Teresa has professional experience in education, program and curriculum development as well as postpartum counseling and mental health support services. In her previous work, Teresa developed curriculum for and led programs at UCSF, Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Center and Spirit Rock Meditation Center. You can find Teresa at OSA on Thursdays.