Our Team

Jacqueline Trumbull

Host

Jacqueline is the co-host of  A Little Help For Our Friends, a  member of Bachelor Nation, and as a current Ph.D student at Duke University: a soon-to-be clinical psychologist.  Mental health has been a prevalent part of Jacqueline’s life and as she has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Virginia, she has always been interested in studying humans, their emotions, and purpose.  Throughout her career thus far, she has primarily focused in research with her work at the Citadel first, and then for two years at the Mood and Personality Disorders lab at Mount Sinai in NY. Having been trained in several evidence-based psychotherapies, such as the Unified Protocol, Exposure and Response Prevention, and Behavioral Activation, Jacqueline treats adults with a range of mental health struggles, particularly depression, anxiety, misophonia, and OCD. Prior to her current studies at Duke, Jacqueline became part of Bachelor Nation, appearing on Season 22 (Arie’s season) of The Bachelor, as well as season five of Bachelor in Paradise.  She also  previously hosted a podcast with TV Guide about all things The Bachelor, called A Beautiful Podcast to Fall In Love.   Jacqueline has been featured in Vice, People, Elite Daily, USA Today, amongst other pop culture press for her time on the series. Currently, Jacqueline is airing season 2 of A Little Help For Our Friends, her co-hosted podcast that talks about all things mental health. 
        When she isn’t studying or working, Jacqueline enjoys fiction writing, spending time with her three rescues (2 cats & a dog,) and is an avid traveller.  She also enjoys agonizing over two paragraphs in a Word doc and calling it fiction writing, painting elephants, tormenting her cat, and gazing at her vegetable garden. She's enormously unathletic but still performed as a wrestler in a prom dress on Season 22 of The Bachelor.
​@trumbullina 

Dr. Kibby McMahon

Host

 Dr. Kibby McMahon is a clinical psychologist, fitness studio owner, yogi and the co-host of  A Little Help For Our Friends.  Kibby completed her undergraduate degree at Columbia University, her PhD at the Duke University clinical psychology program, and her predoctoral internship at Weill Cornell/NY Presbyterian Hospital in 2021.  She is currently a postdoctoral associate at Duke University Medical Center.  Having been trained in several forms of evidence-based psychotherapies, such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Kibby treats adults with a range of mental health struggles, particularly depression, anxiety, personality disorders, trauma, and relationship problems in general.   In addition to her work as a psychologist, she runs a fitness studio, Intent FitHouse, in downtown Durham with the mission of creating an empowering, inclusive community that promotes holistic health and fitness.  Her passion lies with helping people connect more deeply to themselves and others.   Currently, she is bringing that passion to a wider audience with season 2 of her co-hosted podcast, A Little Help For Our Friends.
      Kibby enjoys teaching yoga, running a fitness studio in the pandemic (www.intentfithouse.com), wondering how she can work harder, taking on on too many responsibilities while worrying about how she needs to work harder, and snuggling with her dog. She says her career is her primary focus in life, but deep down she knows her relationships are more important than anything else. She also likes playing Zelda on Nintendo Switch.  

Carly McGregor

audio & web engineer

Carly is a graduate of Duke University who majored in Psychology with a minor in Computer Science. She's currently pursuing her PhD at Cardiff University in Wales. When she's not tweaking this website or editing cicada sounds out of the podcast, she can be found drawing, writing, sewing, watching old animated movies, or attempting to befriend her neighbors' outdoor cats. She and her college a cappella group, Something Borrowed Something Blue, just released their new album.

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