Meet the Personal Courage Team

Stephani Prescher is a licensed master's social worker, a Certified Case Manager and the Clinical Director of Personal Courage. She is EMDR certified and a Certified Brain Injury Specialist, with nearly 15 years of experience in the Grand Rapids area.

Stephani specializes in therapy for people with traumatic brain injuries and the complex behavioral needs that can come with them, and she is highly experienced with multifaceted psychiatric and mental health conditions. Her background in both social work and criminal justice gives her a comprehensive view of the personal and systemic hurdles clients can face.

She has advanced training in trauma-informed care, medical social work and child play therapy.

Areas of focus: Traumatic brain injury, Complex behavioral needs, Psychiatric and mental health conditions, EMDR.

Rosy Gerwatowski holds a master's degree in social work and has specialized training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing.

Her work centers on guiding people with traumatic brain injuries through recovery: working through cognitive, emotional and behavioral challenges, building skills, and supporting a successful return to daily life.

Rosy uses practical, evidence-based strategies, and her approach is compassionate and goal-oriented.

Areas of focus: Traumatic brain injury, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational interviewing, Skill-building.

Erin Fisk has over 20 years of experience across residential, inpatient, community-based and medical settings, along with private practice and organizational consulting.

At Personal Courage, Erin provides individual therapy. She is also the Director of Operations and Client Services, working on systems-level projects that focus on organizational effectiveness, processes and service delivery.

Empathy, integrity and collaboration guide her work.

Areas of focus: Individual therapy, Organizational effectiveness, Service delivery.

Maria Rabaut holds a master's degree in social work and is a limited license master's social worker (LLMSW), with over five years of experience in the mental health field.

Her background spans inpatient psychiatric settings and work with children, adolescents and adults navigating complex trauma and mental health challenges. She has a particular interest in supporting youth impacted by traumatic brain injuries.

With younger clients, Maria uses creativity and play to build coping skills and emotional awareness. Her approach is person-centered and grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), within a trauma-informed, strengths-based framework.

Areas of focus: Complex trauma, Children, teens and adults, Creativity and play with younger clients, CBT and DBT.

Augustena Baar has 15 years of experience in child welfare and mental health services. She earned her Master of Social Work from Grand Valley State University.

She brings a trauma-informed approach to her work and specializes in helping clients navigate trauma, better understand their emotions and strengthen communication skills.

Areas of focus: Trauma, Understanding emotions, Communication skills.

Kaley Fairbairn is a licensed master's social worker with 16 years of experience. She holds a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and a master's degree in social work from Stony Brook University.

She specializes in helping clients with relationships, intimacy, anxiety and trauma. Kaley is trained in EMDR and holds a Sex Therapy certification through the University of Michigan (2023).

In her work she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based techniques and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Areas of focus: Relationships and intimacy, Anxiety, Trauma, EMDR.