OSA Wellness Team
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.
Kat Yoas, MSW, LCSW Wellness Counselor
Kat Yoas, LCSW, holds a Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work from Smith College School for Social work. Kat is honored to provide individual counseling at OSA and works in close collaboration with the Mental Health team as well as the Special Education Department to support students. Kat has a private practice and has a clinical background in community mental health. Kat's clinical counseling work is enhanced by her art, humor, writing, and social justice activism which helps to bring a compassionate and creative approach to counseling and the broader community at OSA.