Meet Our Team: The Heart of Our Practice to Your Wellness Journey

Dr. James Taggart, MD, FACEP, PLLC

CEO and Founder 

With over two decades of clinical expertise, Dr. James R. Taggart leads an innovative practice as the founder of Shasta Meadows Wellness Center. His vision is to provide proven treatment options addressing depression and pain with patients who have yet to find relief with traditional medical options. Through the use of ketamine, IV therapy, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Dr. Taggart treats conditions such as depression, PTSD, and chronic pain, to name a few. He has created an environment where patients are heard and remain in control of their healthcare. Dr. Taggart stays current in the latest treatment options, best practices, and recommendations to ensure patients heal in the most natural manner possible. 

Ron Poli, PA

Physician's Assistant

Ron Poli is a certified Physician Assistant specializing in psychiatry. He completed his education at UC Davis and has over 30 years of experience working in rural family practice, ER, urgent care, child and adult psychiatry.  Ron is also a preceptor for Samuel Merritt College training future Physician Assistants. He also practices psychiatry at Shasta Regional Medical Center in the Center for Behavioral Health. Ron is grateful for the opportunity to help people with mental illness and it is his goal to remove the stigma surrounding mental Illness. Ron prides himself in providing thoughtful and compassionate care for his patients.

Stephanie Peterson

Psychotherapy & Nurse Practitioner

Stephanie Peterson is a board certified Psychiatric-Mental Health nurse practitioner with 14 years’ experience helping others face the emotional challenges that are inherent with being human. She began her career as a psychiatric nurse in 2008 with Humboldt County Mental Health working in their inpatient facility. Her passion for mental health treatment that is individualized and delivered with dignity for each person continued after she relocated to Shasta County where she assessed and counseled those experiencing emotional crises in the emergency department.

Carrie Johnson, LMFT

Marriage & Family Therapist

Carrie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 20 years clinical experience helping youth/families and adults walk through their struggles to find hope, peace, joy, and authenticity. Carrie utilizes a blend of Cognitive Behavioral, Solution Focused, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectic Behavior
Therapy, Mindfulness, and Brainspotting to work collaboratively to help others achieve their goals.

Nicole Lemaster

Psychotherapist

Nicole Lemaster is a licensed therapist who specializes in the treatment of trauma. Trauma has many manifestations that Nicole has supported along her career. In her current private practice, area’s of specialization include – Complex PTSD, disassociation, depersonalization, derealization, chronic pain, depression and anxiety. Nicole creates a sanctuary for her clients to step into their authentic self-expression. She welcomes her clients to be fully themselves without judgment and in the process learning to embracing self love. Utilizing a multifaceted framework of holistic psychotherapy, nervous system support through tailored somatic interventions, mindfulness, movement, archetypes, parts, KAP, and integration of expansive states of consciousness. She is a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, certified yoga instructor, certified in Reiki and is passionate about supporting individuals on their healing journey’s.