Our team

Jesse Jonesberg, MSW, LCSW, CPS

Lead Trainer & LCSW Supervisor

Jesse has spent more than 20 years in community mental health, working directly with people and training the teams who support them. He’s a neurodivergent therapist and social worker, and that experience shapes how he teaches: conversational, practical, and with plenty of room for people to learn in their own way.

Jesse is a long-time member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider, a certified Brainspotting therapist, and a Certified Peer Specialist who serves on the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Certified Peer Specialist Advisory Committee. He has supervised peer support staff, and he uses his own story to help others heal, in peer work and in therapy sessions. He is trained in Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (SCIP). He is an approved clinical supervisor in Wisconsin and Missouri, has provided clinical supervision for 8 years, and supervises social workers toward Wisconsin LCSW licensure.

Around Milwaukee, Jesse also works as a contract therapist, clinical supervisor, and trainer with Wisconsin Community Services, supports NAMI Southeast Wisconsin, and teaches through Scaling Wellness in Milwaukee (SWIM).

He has taught an advanced two-day graduate course in Motivational Interviewing, and led many other trainings, at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. He teaches with Shaina through UW–Madison Continuing Education and has presented at the 2025 Great Lakes Motivational Interviewing Conference and the NASW Wisconsin Chapter annual conference. He also writes for the WISE Initiative for Stigma Elimination blog, including Thoughts From a Wounded Healer and Structurally Engineered Trauma in Mental Health; the wounded healer piece also appears on the Elevated Life Academy blog. He was a guest on the A Good Omen podcast, talking about self-compassion, cultural humility and Motivational Interviewing.

He cares a lot about the people doing helping work, and about making sure they have the skills and support to keep doing it well.

Teaches our Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Care, Neurodiversity, Burnout Prevention, Cultural Humility, and Peer Support trainings.

Email: jesse@intrinsicchange.com

Shaina Buckner, MSW, APSW

Trainer, Coach, Consultant

Shaina is an APSW trainer and therapist with nearly a decade of experience in trauma-informed care. A noncombat Navy veteran, she left active duty with a desire to serve in more meaningful ways and eventually built a grant-funded role at a nonprofit supporting survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Shaina is an experienced trainer on topics related to neurodivergence, trauma, cultural humility, and the application of motivational interviewing. With Jesse, she co-presented a neuroaffirming MI session at the 2025 Great Lakes Motivational Interviewing Conference and teaches Motivational Interviewing and Brainspotting skills through UW–Madison Continuing Education.

As a late-diagnosed AuDHD woman of European and West African descent and a member of the asexual community, she often works with neurodivergent adult women navigating similar histories. Shaina creates a comfortable, collaborative space for clients to reconnect with themselves—exploring their voice, body signals, values, boundaries and interests. Her work centers on authenticity, empowerment and helping people feel safe to be fully themselves.

Teaches our Trauma-Informed Care, Neurodiversity, Burnout Prevention, and Cultural Humility trainings.

Email: shaina@intrinsicchange.com

Tony Gardner, MA, SAC-IT

Trainer, Consultant

Tony Gardner has a bachelor’s degree in Human Services and a master’s degree in Pastoral Care. He provides trainings related to trauma, substance use, cultural humility, and peer support.

His approach is grounded in strengths-based practice and spirituality, and he aims to build independence, compassion, and resilience in others. Tony uses the transformational power of lived experience, creativity and connection to inspire others. He has several self-published works including journals and a book of poetry.

Teaches our Trauma-Informed Care, Burnout Prevention, Cultural Humility, and Peer Support trainings.

Brittney Fair, MSW, LCSW

Trainer

Brittney Fair facilitates trainings for leaders in the nonprofit, education, and health care sectors across the country. She has experience working in community mental health, shelters, and hospitals. She facilitates trainings related to mindful self-compassion, trauma, and cultural humility.

Teaches our Trauma-Informed Care, Burnout Prevention, and Cultural Humility trainings.