Our team
Led by a family, and a tribe, still walking the road.
Waypoint Ranch was founded in 2014 by Ray and Stephanie Cirasa, and it is carried by a tribe of clinicians, equine specialists, and military families who are not done walking. The road is the search for a way out of a life at war with itself, toward a life of peace, calmness, and slowness.
The founders
Ray Cirasa
Co-Founder & President
United States Air Force Academy graduate and retired officer with 20 years of service across ten assignments as a Logistics Readiness Officer, including command of the Air Force's only convoy squadron and deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Stephanie Cirasa
Co-Founder & Program Director
Born into a Navy family and married into the Air Force. EAGALA-certified in equine-assisted psychotherapy with the military services designation, trained in Natural Lifemanship Trauma Focused EAP, rhythmic riding, and sensory integration riding, with 25 years of horsemanship behind her.
“Our experience with PTSD and suicide has given us an understanding of what families are going through, and we're going to do something about it.”
The counseling team
Clinicians and horse people.
Licensed counselors, social workers, and psychologists, several of them Veterans Choice providers, working alongside EAGALA certified equine specialists.
Stephanie Cirasa
TF-EAP ESProgram Director / Equine Specialist
EAGALA-certified equine specialist with the military services designation. Natural Lifemanship TF-EAP and rhythmic riding. 25+ years with horses, 20 years of Parelli study, and a focus on applied equine ethology.
Tina A. Robinson
MSW, LCSW, C-ASWCMClinical Consultant / Veterans Choice Provider
Licensed clinical social worker with experience across hospital, home health, long-term care, hospice, and adult education, postmaster's studies in gerontology, and work as a registered neutral mediator.
Donna Watkins
LPC, RPTLicensed Professional Counselor / Registered Play Therapist
Practices CBT, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, creative and play therapy, child-parent psychotherapy, and mindfulness, with sand tray, puppet, and art therapy for the youngest family members.
Austin Bingham
LPC, MA, NCCCertified Anger Management Specialist / Veterans Choice Provider
Works with adolescents 12 and up and with adults on anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship struggles. Psychology degrees from the University of West Georgia.
Mary Looman
PhD, LPC, EAP3Clinical Consultant
Clinical psychologist with 20+ years as a licensed mental health professional and 7+ years as an equine-assisted psychotherapist. Published researcher and university adjunct focused on at-risk families, trauma, and veterans.
Jeri Apple
LCSW, LMFT, EAP2Clinical Consultant
Licensed since 1986 in clinical social work and marriage and family therapy. EAGALA-certified, trained in TF-EAP, equine-assisted EMDR, and canine-assisted play therapy. 30+ years of trauma-informed practice.
Autumn Holt
EAGALA ESOffice Manager / Certified Equine Specialist
BS in business management and a decade of operations experience, now apprenticing in equine-assisted therapies. Accompanied on most days by two therapy dogs.
Clinicians: there is a place for you here.
As the 2027 expansion approaches, we are building relationships with licensed clinicians and equine professionals who want to serve military families.
Introduce yourself