Our Team
We are professionals trained in psychology, counseling, and education, who specialize in addressing trauma and creating healthy environments. With a focus on technology, we are uniquely equipped to support the individuals, teams, and organizations working to keep online communities safe.
Naheed Sheikh, PsyD
Naheed Sheikh is the co-founder of The Workplace Wellness Project. As an organizational consultant and coach, Naheed’s commitment is to create workplace cultures that retain humanity, equity, and inclusion despite change and challenge.
Specializing in the treatment of trauma and vicarious trauma, Naheed has designed and implemented community violence prevention programs at the local and state level, and trained graduate students to provide no-fee mental health services in under-resourced public schools. She has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California.
Stefania Pifer, PsyD
Stefania Pifer is the co-founder of The Workplace Wellness Project. She holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute. As a Wellness Coach and Consultant, Stefania has developed supportive and practical interventions for individuals, teams, and leaders to address vicarious stress and trauma in the workplace.
She enjoys supporting clients in developing their resilience in the face of difficult yet rewarding work. Prior to becoming a psychologist, Stefania worked in tech and brings first-hand knowledge of the challenges and opportunities that exist within a fast-paced work culture. She uses her industry experience to both support and challenge organizations to more closely align their principles with their practices.
Sarah Barnard, MS, LMFT
Sarah Barnard received a Master's in Counseling Psychology from SF State University. In addition to her clinical training, Sarah is a trained yoga and mindfulness instructor and appreciates the ways that these tools can offer concrete resources for some individuals and teams.
Sarah excitedly joined The Workplace Wellness Project in 2019 and enjoys the opportunity to support teams in developing resilience strategies to buffer the potential effects of vicarious trauma. Prior to joining our team, she spent 10 years working in the juvenile justice system, focusing on trauma-informed practices for individuals, groups and probation staff. Since 2013, Sarah has been working with university students at SF State and CSU East Bay, supporting students as they navigate a transitional phase and the stress and mental health challenges that often accompany it.
Sherri Taylor, PsyD
Sherri Taylor, Psy.D. (she/they/femme) is a contemplative, teacher, scholar, leadership consultant, and group facilitator. She completed her undergraduate education in Feminist Studies at Stanford University and earned her master’s and doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California.
She has provided consultation and trainings for organizations on a variety of topics including trauma-informed systems; leadership; anti-racism; justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI); resilience and restoration; the cultivation of joy; healing imagination; and creativity. In her consulting work Sherri invites a spirit of hospitality and generosity into the room to create a container for people to tap into their capacity and creativity to do good work together and reconnect to each other. Groups are supported to balance structure and flexibility, move from certainty to curiosity, remember a shared sense of purpose, and to clarify wise action(s) as needed. Sherri draws from various specialized trainings in somatics/body-based practices to support individuals in their personal exploration of Self and the importance of wise use of power with heart.
Rachel Matlock, Dir of Operations
With over fifteen years of experience supporting C-suite leaders across private equity, startups, and high-growth tech companies, Rachel brings a unique blend of strategic thinking, operational precision, and organizational mastery to her role as Director of Operations at TWWP. Prior to TWWP, she served as a trusted Executive Assistant to CEOs and founders, where she specialized in executive alignment, strategic planning, and high-impact special projects. She is known for creating calm in complexity, anticipating needs before they arise, and building systems that free up leaders to focus on what matters most.
In her current role, Rachel leads operations with equal parts heart and strategy. She’s passionate about creating environments where people can thrive—supporting executives with clarity and confidence, while ensuring employees feel seen, equipped, and empowered. Whether streamlining a process, coordinating a company-wide initiative, or quietly solving a problem before it surfaces, she works behind the scenes to make the whole organization stronger.
She thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution and believes great operations are ultimately about taking care of people—so they can do their best work.