Meet The Team
Sue Clavette, APRN, BC
Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Your journey to improved mental and emotional wellness begins here. For over 35 years, Sue has been helping patients find wellness and healing through some of life’s most difficult seasons. Sue has developed a unique approach that begins with psychiatric assistance. Sue then introduces a combination of traditional and proven, effective complementary and alternative treatments. This experience is the platform for a unique treatment approach.
Sue’s professional path grew from her academic training which includes both a bachelor’s and Advanced Master’s Degree in Nursing from UMKC. Sue currently serves as a UMKC adjunct clinical faculty member. In addition to Board-Certification as a Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, she has experience and certification in Aromatherapy, Healing Touch, Feng Shui, and other holistic and complementary therapies. Sue also consults with various other modalities, such as Functional Medicine. Since the best approach to wellness involves treating both mind and body, your path to recovery can include collaboration with other healthcare team members team, whether this is your Primary Care Provider, therapist, or family members.
You are not a machine; your mind and body cannot be treated like one. Call today to begin your EMPOWERED path toward recovery.
When Sue is not EMPOWERING others, she enjoys going to Royal’s games and concerts and supporting her daughter’s college tennis team.
Makenzie Bickers, APRN, BC
Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Makenzie is a new addition to the practice. Makenzie started as a student at State Fair Community College and received her LPN degree in 2017, her RN, BSN degree in 2020, and just recently, her Master’s Degree as a Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner from Walden University. Makenzie has experience in inpatient adolescent and adult psychiatric services, with an emphasis on behavioral health in patients aged 4-18 years old. Makenzie’s approach to psychiatry is through conversational supportive therapy, teaching coping skills, and assisting patients and their families through a crisis with unconditional positive regard and teamwork.
When she is not EMPOWERING her patients, Makenzie enjoys gardening and spending time outdoors.
Adeane Sollars, APRN, BC
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Adeane has been a practicing Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, providing inpatient and outpatient care for patients ages four and up.
Adeane received her Nursing Degree from Iowa Central Community College in 2014. She received her bachelor’s in Nursing from Western Governors University in 2017. Finally received her Master’s degree from Walden University in Nursing with a specialty in Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in 2022.
Adeane has experience in many different backgrounds of mental health diagnoses, such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, mood disorders, substance abuse, PTSD, and many more.
Adeane has worked with many different backgrounds, from children and adults, from group homes, foster care, poverty, and with significant trauma histories.
Adeane believes the best way to care for a person is to provide empathy and compassion while listening and understanding their individual path and story. This allows her to provide a teamwork-based treatment plan in the form of lifestyle interventions, supportive therapy, crisis intervention, and medication management.
Deb Baker, MS, SEP, ORDM
Practitioner of Somatic Experiencing®
One of the things that Deb loves most about Somatic Experiencing® (SE®) is the body-based framework it offers for profound healing-for natural rebalancing of the nervous system, mind, and body. The modality invites such a potent and embodied curiosity regarding stories of trauma and chronic stress . . . as well as capacity and reconnection. As a practitioner of SE®, Deb shows up with curious and empathic support, endeavoring to provide a safe space for each patient’s journey toward greater ease and resilience.
Deb is an avid advocate for the inherent healing potential of the human body and spirit.
Deb has been working in the healthcare profession for more than 20 years. Her professional training includes a Master’s Degree in Speech/Language Pathology, focusing on neurological, developmental, and other medical conditions (experience with complex pediatric and adult populations). Deb loves assisting and soaking up learning from teachers, other practitioners, and participants in the SE® training field.
Baylee Zentz
Patient Care Coordinator
Baylee has lived in the Kansas City area for her whole life and joined the EMPOWER team in June of 2022. Baylee graduated from Penn Valley with a medical coding certification in December 2021. Baylee has always been passionate about mental health, and becoming an EMPOWER team member has been a good fit for both.
During Baylee’s time off, she enjoys kayaking, camping, hiking, and spending time outdoors. Baylee loves to travel, both to concerts and exotic countries.
Maisie Markowitz
Finance and Data Systems
Quan Tracy Cherry, JD
1963 - 2025
Astrological Counselor, Intuitive, Mediator
We honor and remember our beloved astrologist, whose wisdom, intuition, and compassion touched the lives of so many. Through his work, he offered clarity, comfort, and a deeper sense of connection to the universe, guiding our patients with sincerity and care. Though he is no longer with us, his presence remains woven into the heart of our practice and the community he helped build. We are grateful for the light he shared and the lasting impact of his guidance, which continues to inspire us every day.
Patti Cole
Yoga Instructor
Patti began her yoga training in 2008, after her retirement as a runner. She completed two 200-hour yoga certifications and began teaching yoga classes after receiving her certification. Patti feels that transitioning from running to yoga has taught her to slow down and be kinder to her body.
When Patti is not EMPOWERING patients and staff in her yoga classes, she enjoys playing tennis, teaching swimming and lifeguarding, bicycling, and snow skiing. Her grandchildren bring her the greatest joy in her life.
Catiara "Cat" Marie
Intuitive Card Reader
Catiara Marie’s calling in life is to help people find happiness and success. Catiara is a Life Coach with a different approach. She has been reading Tarot and Oracle cards and coaching clients for over 25 years. Catiara is a wife and mother of four. As a former foster kid, she comes from a difficult childhood with a very interesting life and a unique outlook.
As an Intuitive Card Reader, Cat tends to look at what the future holds so that clients may be better prepared and able to take the actions necessary to succeed. She also helps her clients gain insight into underlying issues that are preventing them from living their best lives, and in collaboration, Cat looks at what changes can be made to manifest the client’s dreams.
During an intuitive Tarot reading with Catiara, she will offer curious questions, new perspectives, and challenges, while honoring the client’s goals. She will also give you valuable information and options to EMPOWER you to make different life choices, but she’s not here to tell you what to do. If you are struggling with a difficult decision or are wondering what may lie ahead, allow Cat’s intuitive Tarot card reading to help.