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Meet the Team

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Founder | Clinical & Sport Psychologist | Certified Mental Performance Consultant

Dr. Tess M. Kilwein (she/they)

Dr. Kilwein is a board certified clinical and sport psychologist and certified mental performance consult based out of Nashville, TN. After stepping down as a Sport Psychologist for Vanderbilt Athletics, they expanded Unapologetic Psychology PLLC to more broadly serve the mental health and performance needs of athletes, performers, professionals (e.g., healthcare, legal, executive), rural populations, and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals across the USA. Dr. Kilwein specializes in alcohol & substance use, medical & sexual health issues, sex & relationships, and trauma & loss. They are trauma-informed and incorporate feminist, multicultural, and liberation therapy techniques throughout their work with clients of all identities.

Mental Health: CA, CO, ND, TN, WY, PSYPACT®

Mental Performance: Nationwide

$240/45-minute session

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Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate | Certified Mental Performance Consultant

Dr. Brooke Rundle (she/they)

Dr. Rundle is a licensed professional clinical counselor  in Colorado and an AASP certified mental performance consultant. They joined Unapologetic Psychology PLLC in 2025 as a mental health and performance provider. Dr. Rundle specializes in all issues and concerns related to sports and performance, emotion regulation, body dissatisfaction and eating concerns, gender identity, sexuality, coming out, relationships, family dynamics, life/career transitions and spirituality. Dr. Rundle utilizes a mindfulness based, trauma-informed, and relationally focused approach to talk therapy that draws from Internal Family Systems, Relational Culture Theory, Nature-based, and Somatic based therapy techniques. 

Mental Health: CO
Mental Performance: Nationwide

$140/45-minute session

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Graduate Clinician

Rye Hoogerwerf (they/them)

Rye is a fifth year graduate-student clinician in the clinical psychology doctoral program at the University of Wyoming. They have been with Unapologetic Psychology PLLC as a graduate student clinician since 2022. Rye specializes in trauma/PTSD related to sexual/intimate partner violence, transgender/gender expansive concerns, and working with those who have marginalized identities. With a trauma-informed approach that is flexibly rooted in cognitive-behavioral therapies, Rye focuses primarily on working with LGBTQIA2S+ populations.

Mental Health: CA, CO, ND, TN, WY

$140/45-minute session

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker

​Z Perry-Hodges (they/them)

Z is a nonbinary, queer, and neurodivergent licensed clinical social worker practicing in Tennessee, Georgia, and Illinois. Z works primarily with LGBTQ+ and/or neurodivergent folks as well as people outside of these identities who are seeking support through an embodied, liberated approach. Z specializes in transgender and queer issues, neurodivergence, identity development, sexuality, non-traditional relationship structures, anxiety, depression, and trauma. They utilize elements of liberation psychology, acceptance and commitment therapy, narrative therapy, somatics, and more to meet the needs of each individual client with an approachable, down-to-earth style.

Mental Health: GA, IL, TN

$190/45-minute session

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Board-Certified Coach

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Coaching: Nationwide

$190/45-minute session

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Graduate Mental Performance Consultant

Emma Miller (she/her)

Emma is a former student-athlete and a graduate student in the Kinesiology and Human Performance program at Barry University. She provides mental performance services under mentorship of Dr. Kilwein. Emma is passionate about supporting athletes and performers. She emphasizes maximizing  potential by developing mental skills and strategies  to enhance performance, foster growth, and improve overall well-being. Emma's specialties include mindfulness, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, breathwork, and transitions.

Mental Performance: Nationwide

$100/45-minute session

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If you are interested in joining our team as a trainee or a contractor, please Contact us.

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We acknowledge the occupation of the ancestral and traditional lands of Indigenous peoples. We are actively anti-racist, support the ongoing efforts to dismantle structures of white supremacy, and are continuously working towards decolonizing our practices.

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