Ashley Le Grange is a licensed professional counselor and clinical supervisor in Texas and Florida with nearly two decades of experience across prevention, education, and intervention settings. Since entering the counseling field in 2007, she has built a career at the intersection of student wellbeing, leadership, and systems-level mental health support. Currently serving as an Upper School Counselor in Houston, Texas, Ashley leads complex student care initiatives, designs and implements schoolwide wellness programming, and collaborates with families, clinicians, and community partners to ensure coordinated, high-quality care. Her leadership centers on building sustainable frameworks that support student mental health while strengthening institutional capacity and alignment. Ashley is known for her ability to translate clinical expertise into practical, scalable solutions for schools and organizations. She consistently develops and oversees comprehensive care plans that integrate clinical, educational, and social-emotional priorities, with a focus on outcomes, accountability, and long-term impact. She is an active member of the National Association for Addiction Professionals, the National Board for Certified Counselors, and the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. She has also served on The Council’s Advisory Board for the past three years.
Trevor Saint Denis, LPC, LCDC works with adolescents, young adults, and families navigating substance use, relational strain, and the emotional fallout that often follows periods of change or loss. His work bridges psychodynamic depth with DBT’s practical structure, helping clients slow down, identify what drives their behavior, and begin making choices that align with their values instead of their symptoms. Trevor approaches therapy as a place for honesty and curiosity where ambivalence is expected and growth begins in the gray areas. His clinical focus centers on the intersection between recovery, identity, and connection, meeting clients in the real-time tension between wanting change and fearing it. He has experience with adult Intesive Outpatient Programs (IOP), Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), residential group work, private practice individual therapy, and family therapy.
Board-certified in addiction psychiatry and adult psychiatry, Daryl Shorter, MD, is the medical director of Addictions Services at Menninger. He is also an associate professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine as well as director of the Baylor Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program.
Dr. Shorter’s research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, he is a co-editor of the American Psychiatric Association-published book, Pharmacotherapy for Complex Substance Use Disorders. Along with former NFL player, Ryan Leaf, Dr. Shorter co-hosts the video podcast, The Recovery Playbook, which focuses on demystifying addiction recovery.
Dr. Shorter earned his bachelor's degree from Rice University and his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. His postgraduate training includes a general psychiatry residency at The Ohio State University and an addictions fellowship at New York University.
Claire Wisdom, LPC is an Upper School Counselor at St. John’s School. Claire received her Master of Arts in Counseling at the Houston Graduate School of Theology and completed a fellowship at The Menninger Clinic, working there as a therapist from 2021 to 2024 with a variety of age groups in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Claire and her husband have an adorable eight-month-old daughter, Nell.
Bridget McCauley serves as the clinical voice on the executive leadership team, guiding the development of the agency's clinical philosophy and methods. Since joining The Council in 2023, she has leveraged her expertise in strategic planning, partnerships, collaborative leadership, and clinical development to enhance program effectiveness.
Thomson began his 20-year corporate career at one of the “Big 4” consulting firms, eventually serving as Vice President for a Houston-based change management company. Through volunteering, he discovered the field of mental health counseling and soon enrolled in a Master’s program. He joined The Council on Recovery in 2020 and has since served as the lead mental health counselor at two high schools in Houston. He completed his PhD in Counselor Education in December 2025. Thomson's passion is helping all those who have aspirations of growing in their field but lacking the internal resources necessary to navigate the intra-personal barriers standing in their way. His almost three decades of professional experience provide him with a diverse background which helped shape his belief that an investment in people is essential to creating a thriving and rewarding life. He currently works with individuals and couples.
