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Who We Are
Who We Are
StorieTree Professional Education is a continuing education organization created to support thoughtful, ethical, and inclusive learning for mental health professionals. While StorieTree shares values and leadership with the organizations of its leaders (StorieBrook Therapy & Consulting & Willow Tree Virtual Assistants), it operates as a distinct educational entity with its own mission, policies, and scope. StorieTree does not provide clinical services; our work is dedicated exclusively to professional education, training, and community learning.
We are a collaborative, presenter-centered platform that values depth, integrity, and care in the creation of educational content. Presenters are supported as educators and colleagues. We prioritize thoughtful course development, ethical integration, and respect for diverse professional perspectives, recognizing that strong continuing education emerges from collaboration rather than hierarchy.
Mentorship and community learning are central to our approach. StorieTree intentionally creates space for both established and emerging educators, offering guidance, feedback, and partnership throughout the proposal, development, and presentation process. We believe continuing education is most impactful when it fosters connection, reflection, and shared responsibility—supporting not only individual professional growth, but the strength and sustainability of the mental health field as a whole.
Leadership & Administration
Leadership & Administration
Program Director - Rachel Anne Kieran, Psy.D. (she/her/dr)
Program Director - Rachel Anne Kieran, Psy.D. (she/her/dr)
The Program Director provides overall academic and ethical leadership for StorieTree Professional Education. This role is responsible for setting the educational vision, approving course content, and ensuring that all programs align with professional ethical standards, learning objectives, and continuing education requirements. The Program Director mentors presenters, supports course development, and may co-present or contribute to programming as appropriate. In collaboration with the Program Administrator, the Program Director also reviews participant feedback and oversees quality assurance processes to support continuous improvement.
About Dr. Kieran
About Dr. Kieran
Dr. Rachel Anne Kieran (Psy.D.) is a psychologist, writer, and educator, and the founder of StorieBrook Therapy & Consulting, LLC, an affirming therapy practice rooted in justice, community, and cultural humility. Her clinical work focuses on sexual, gender, and relational diversity (including kink and consensual non-monogamy), neurodiversity, fat and disability justice, and clients from non-majority spiritual and pagan paths.
Dr. Kieran’s practice model emphasizes accessible, bespoke collaboration with clients, including sliding-scale options and a community space designed to be welcoming, trauma-aware, and identity-affirming. Through StorieTree Professional Education, she creates continuing education programs for mental health and allied professionals that center ethics, intersectionality, and dismantling systemic barriers to care.
Her current writing projects include a book on finding and crafting mental healthcare for diverse spiritualities, and related work on “rainbow sheep” identities—those who never fully fit either mainstream or countercultural norms. Across her roles as therapist, educator, and author, Dr. Kieran is committed to the belief that affirming care is a right, not a privilege.
Program Administrator - Scarlett C. Ross (she/her/hers)
Program Administrator - Scarlett C. Ross (she/her/hers)
The Program Administrator oversees the operational and administrative functions of StorieTree Professional Education. This role manages registration processes, participant communications, documentation, recordkeeping, and the logistics required to deliver programs smoothly and consistently. The Program Administrator supports presenters and participants before, during, and after programs, ensures accurate tracking of attendance and evaluations, and maintains compliance with continuing education policies and procedures. This role does not influence educational content, supporting the integrity and impartiality of program evaluation.
About Ms. Ross
About Ms. Ross
Scarlett Ross brings a values-driven approach to administrative work, grounded in the belief that clear systems, thoughtful communication, and humane structures are essential to sustainable learning environments.
Scarlett holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and Education from Oglethorpe University and continues her learning through coursework and independent study in feminist theory, storytelling, practical business applications, and American Sign Language.
In 2013, Scarlett founded WillowTree Virtual Assistants to explore more supportive, collaborative models of work. Her work centers autonomy, accessibility, and care—particularly for professionals with disabilities, chronic or invisible illnesses, caregiving responsibilities, and other marginalized identities. She frequently supports therapists and organizations aligned with affirming, justice-oriented values.
Drawing on experience in teaching, executive and project support, publishing, and event coordination, Scarlett emphasizes clarity, accountability, and people-centered systems. Outside of work, she enjoys gardening, crafting, storytelling, photography, queer fiction, and creating living spaces that reflect real human needs, alongside her chosen family and animals.
Our Approach to Continuing Education
Our Approach to Continuing Education
StorieTree Professional Education approaches continuing education as an ethical, collaborative, and reflective practice. Our programs are intentionally designed to support real-world clinical work, integrate professional standards throughout, and honor the diverse contexts in which mental health professionals practice.
What Guides Our Approach
What Guides Our Approach
Ethics Integrated Throughout
Professional ethics are embedded across all courses, not confined to standalone ethics offerings.Interdisciplinary Relevance
Programs are designed to be meaningful for psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and related professionals.Evidence-Informed & Experience-Honoring
We value empirical research while also centering the lived experiences of clinicians and the communities they serve.Accessibility by Design
Courses are developed with attention to access, clarity, and usability across learning styles, abilities, and professional settings.Reflective, Practice-Oriented Learning
We emphasize applicability, critical reflection, and professional growth over passive information delivery.Continuous Quality Improvement
Participant feedback is actively reviewed and used to refine programming and educational practices.
Courses at StorieTree Professional Education are selected through a review process that centers educational quality, ethical integrity, and relevance to professional practice. Proposals are evaluated for alignment with learning objectives, ethical standards, accessibility, and interdisciplinary applicability. Programs are reviewed prior to delivery and evaluated afterward through participant feedback, which is used to inform ongoing quality improvement and program development.
Standards & Accreditation
Standards & Accreditation
StorieTree Professional Education is pursuing APA Sponsor Approval in order to broaden access to high-quality continuing education across mental health disciplines. APA Sponsor Approval allows psychologists to earn continuing education credit, and many licensing boards for counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and other related professionals also recognize APA-approved continuing education for licensure renewal—often under “related,” “non-core,” or “general” continuing education hours. While credit acceptance ultimately depends on individual licensing boards, pursuing APA approval supports our goal of providing rigorous, widely recognized education that can be used by clinicians across professional roles.
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