The Team
Shannon Abler is excited to be part of such an amazing team of women. She has spent the last 18 years as the front desk supervisor and member of the leadership team at Pediatrics 5280. She has also been a volunteer at Brent's Place, a safe, clean place for children and their families to live while going through bone marrow transplants for the past 15 years. She has a passion for helping people and hopes to use her experience to help families find the right behavioral health specialist to fit their individual needs.
To contact Shannon about the services at 5280 BMHC or to schedule an appointment with one of our providers, contact her at 720.802.5320 or intake@5280bmhc.com
Natalie Vona, PhD
Founding Partner & Clinician at 5280 BMHC
Training Director, 5280 BMHC
Dr. Natalie Vona is a Licensed Psychologist in Colorado and a registered PSYPACT provider, allowing her to provide telepsychology services to clients in participating states. For an up-to-date list of participating states, please visit psypact.org.
Dr. Vona earned both her Master's and Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern University in Boston. She completed her internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she provided psychological services to children, adolescents, and families in both inpatient and outpatient medical settings.
With nearly two decades of experience in private practice, Dr. Vona is one of the Founders and Owners of 5280 Behavioral & Mental Health Center. Her training and clinical experience span hospital, medical, educational, and private practice settings. She has trained at McLean Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children's Hospital, a state psychiatric hospital in Boston, and the Baltimore City Public Schools. These experiences continue to shape her collaborative, practical, and compassionate approach to care.
Dr. Vona provides therapy for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She works with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, executive functioning challenges, trauma, grief, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, emotional regulation difficulties, and life transitions. She also enjoys helping adults manage career stress, burnout, perfectionism, parenting, and the challenges of balancing work, relationships, and family life.
She has advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) and integrates a variety of evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions). She also has specialized experience in pediatric sleep and health-related behavioral concerns.
In addition to psychotherapy, Dr. Vona conducts comprehensive psychological evaluations for ADHD, executive functioning, learning differences, and emotional and behavioral concerns. She regularly collaborates with schools, pediatricians, psychiatrists, and other healthcare providers to ensure coordinated, individualized care.
Dr. Vona also has a special interest in sports psychology and works with youth, collegiate, and adult athletes to build confidence, manage performance anxiety, recover from injury, strengthen resilience, and perform at their best. She enjoys partnering with athletes, parents, coaches, and trainers to support growth both on and off the field.
She also works with individuals and couples seeking to strengthen communication, improve relationships, navigate life transitions, and address concerns related to intimacy and sexual health. Her approach is warm, collaborative, and tailored to each client's unique goals.
If you are interested in working with Dr. Vona, please contact our intake coordinator, Shannon, at 720.802.5320 or intake@5280bmhc.com to discuss scheduling and availability.
Cindy Hall, MSW, LCSW
Founding Partner & Clinician at 5280 BMHC
Cindy Hall, MS, LCSW earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a Minor in Human Development and Family Studies from Colorado State University. She then obtained her Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Denver, subsequently fulfilling the requirements for her Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) credential.
Cindy has extensive clinical experience, having worked at The Cleo Wallace Center (now Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health) and the Tennyson Center for Children. In these roles, she served as a child and family therapist across various settings, including day treatment, residential care, sub-acute, and inpatient programs. Additionally, she led an Assessment/Diagnostic Unit and collaborated with an in-home therapy team.
In response to a shortage of mental health professionals in Hawaii, Cindy contracted with the state to provide crisis intervention services for children and families, traveling there as needed. Beyond her clinical work, she spent a decade teaching at a local charter school, further expanding her impact on child development and education. She currently continues her work in social services as a Camp Coordinator for a small oncology camp in Colorado.
Cindy specializes in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and a range of other mental health and social challenges. She employs a variety of clinical techniques to support children, teens, adults, and families. Her diverse professional experience has provided her with deep expertise in human development, relationship and communication skills, executive functioning skills, trauma, and navigating peer and family dynamics. Trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy, and IFS (Internal Family Systems) Therapy.
To schedule an appointment with Cindy, reach out to our intake coordinator, Shannon, at 720-802-5320 or intake@5280bmhc.com.
Caroline Stone (Dollase), MSW, LSW
Clinician at 5280 BMHC
Caroline Stone (Dollase), MSW, LSW attended Boston University and graduated with a BA in Psychology and a Minor in Autism Spectrum Disorders. She attended the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver where she earned a Master of Social Work and is now in the process of completing the requirements for her Licensed Clinical Social Work license.
Caroline’s experience has primarily been in school settings such as Ricks Center for Gifted Children, Cherry Creek School District, and Douglas County School District. She has worked with a wide variety of ages and abilities throughout her time in schools. Caroline had experience with psychosocial assessments for special education evaluations and social-emotional service provision for students.
Caroline changed paths from school settings to therapeutic settings so she can prioritize working with clients in a more meaningful way. She has a strong passion for finding the strengths in each client and utilizing those strengths to create an effective treatment plan. Trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy.
To contact or schedule an appointment with Ms. Stone directly, contact her at cstone5280@gmail.com or contact our intake coordinator, Shannon, at 720.802.5320 or intake@5280bmhc.com.
Emmy Mumford, BA
Predoctoral Extern/Clinician at 5280 BMHC
Emmy will be leaving the office for the next year as she completes her doctoral internship, the final step in earning her degree. We will miss having her around, but we are so proud of all she has accomplished and excited to see her continue to grow as a clinician. We can't wait to welcome her back to the 5280 BMHC family in July 2027.
Emmy Mumford, MA, grew up in Vermont and received her BA from the University of Vermont in 2020 and her MA from the University of Denver in 2024. She began the Clinical Psychological Doctoral Program at the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver in 2022 and anticipates graduating in 2027.
As part of her pre-doctoral training, she worked at a dialectical behavioral clinic and provided both individual and group therapy to adolescents, adults, and families. Since worked at 5280 Behavioral Mental Health, Emmy has focused on working with children and young adults. She has primarily focused on working with middle school through college aged individuals.
She is currently being certified in Adoption Competency Mental Health Training through NTI and should be completed with training by August 2025. Emmy has additionally been offering assessment services for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and is trained in how to administer the WAIS, WISC, Continuous Performance Test (CPT), BRIEF-2, BASC, and Conners.
Laura Anderson, MSW, LCSW
Clinician at 5280 BMHC
Owner, Laura Anderson Family Therapy
Laura graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BAS in psychology in 2001 from the University of Colorado at Boulder. For the next year, her training continued as a Youth Treatment Counselor at the Denver Children’s Home, counseling under supervision, at risk, abused and neglected children and adolescents residing there. In 2005, she received an MSW degree from Colorado State University. As part of her program there, she interned at Adams County Mental Health Center providing support and counseling to school age children in the Day Treatment Program. Laura completed an internship and two additional years of training at Denver Family Institute where she received intensive training from licensed clinicians and provided individual, couples, and family therapy to clients under their supervision.
Laura began her career with the Psychiatry Department at Children’s Hospital Colorado in 2002 as a Mental Health Counselor and then a Programming Coordinator for the Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Units. In 2005, after receiving a Master of Social Work degree, she became a family therapist, conducting individual, family, and group therapy to children and adolescents on the Inpatient Psychiatric Units and in the Partial Hospitalization Program. In 2006, Children’s Hospital Colorado sent Laura to Phoenix, Arizona to attend a training on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) to then implement DBT skills training into the Inpatient programming at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Laura was sent to two more DBT conferences in Colorado, one of those given by the founder of DBT, Marsha Linehan. Laura implemented DBT skills training into the programming on the Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, leading and coordinating twice weekly DBT Skills Groups on the unit. In 2010, after her son was born, Laura left her full time position on the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit to work part time on the Psychiatric Emergency Services team at Children’s Hospital Colorado. There, she conducted Psychiatric Crisis Assessments in the Emergency Department at Children's, working with the Psychiatric Crisis Team and across systems to place Patients in the appropriate level of care.
In 2016, Laura changed positions within the Psychiatry Department (now called the Pediatric Mental
Health Institute) at Children’s Hospital to work in the Outpatient Clinic as a therapist. During her time in the Outpatient Clinic, Laura provided evidence-based treatment to children, adolescents and their families. From 2017 to 2019, she co-facilitated a multifamily group for children ages 5-7 with emotional and behavioral dysregulation and disruptive behaviors. She also co-facilitated a DBT skills multifamily group for teens and their families from 2017 to 2020. In 2020, she established the telehealth multifamily DBT skills group for teens out of the Highlands Ranch Therapy Care location of Children's Hospital. She ran that telehealth group until June of 2022. In June 2022, Laura started her private practice, Laura Anderson Family Therapy, LLC.
To get more information about Laura or contact her directly, please reach out to her at 303.915.3107 or at www.andersonfamilytherapy.net, or contact our intake coordinator, Shannon, at 720.802.5320 or intake@5280bmhc.com.
Asia Turner, MS
Intern/Clinician at 5280BMHC
Asia Turner, MS, Intern, holds a Master’s degree in Psychology from Arizona State University and a Bachelor’s degree in both Psychology and Criminal Justice from Arkansas Tech University. She is currently pursuing a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Walden University as she continues advancing her education and deepening her clinical skill set.
Asia has held a variety of professional roles within the mental health field, gaining experience across all levels of care and working with diverse populations. She began her career in a group home setting as a Behavioral Youth Counselor, supporting adolescents through behavioral interventions, crisis management, and skill-building. She later expanded her clinical foundation through work in an ABA agency, providing behavioral therapy to children, adolescents, and adults in the community.
Asia has also developed extensive experience in eating disorder treatment settings, where she facilitated group therapy across multiple levels of care. She led evidence-based groups such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and other therapeutic modalities aimed at supporting clients in their recovery journeys.
Her time in private practice further strengthened her understanding of clinical operations, as she served as an office manager in an OCD-specialty clinic, conducting consultations, guiding clients through the onboarding process, and coordinating care to ensure a smooth and supportive experience.Across all of her roles, Asia remains committed to providing compassionate and client-centered support. She strives to create a supportive and empowering environment for every individual she works with in her role as an intern.
To get more information about Asia, contact our intake coordinator, Shannon, at 720.802.5320 or intake@5280bmhc.com.
Hannah Jensen, MSW, LSW
Associate Clinician at 5280BMHC
Hannah Jensen, MSW, LSW earned her Master of Social Work from the Metropolitan State University of Denver and is currently working toward becoming a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Hannah is passionate about supporting children, adolescents, young adults, and families through a strengths-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approach to care. She strives to create a warm, collaborative environment where clients feel safe, understood, and supported.
Hannah has worked as a School Social Worker with Aurora Public Schools, a Case Manager with Jefferson County Human Services, and a Therapeutic Family Time Facilitator, supporting children and families involved in the child welfare system. Her clinical experience includes conducting biopsychosocial assessments for special education evaluations, providing social emotional services and interventions, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, supporting family systems, and advocating for the unique needs of children and caregivers. She has worked with individuals and families from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and developmental backgrounds.
As a former collegiate softball athlete, Hannah also has a special interest in working with athletes. She understands the unique challenges that can accompany performance expectations, injuries, identity, life transitions, and balancing athletics with academics or other responsibilities. She enjoys helping athletes build resilience, confidence, and overall mental wellness both on and off the field.
Hannah takes an integrative approach to therapy, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy-informed interventions, Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness-based practices, strengths-based therapy, and trauma informed care. She is committed to helping clients build resilience, develop healthy coping skills, and strengthen relationships.
To get more information about Hannah, contact our intake coordinator, Shannon, at 720.802.5320 or intake@5280bmhc.com.