Loni Nelson-Bounds, LMHC

Hannah Fleming, LMHC, has experience working with adolescents and adults in inpatient, residential, and outpatient settings. She earned a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and completed her clinical internship at the Salvation Army’s residential adult treatment center for substance abuse.

Hannah uses an eclectic approach that incorporates relational psychodynamic theory, CBT, and DBT. She believes a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship is essential for fostering positive change and greater insight into patterns of behavior, relational dynamics, and coping strategies. She values open communication and a collaborative therapeutic relationship.

Hannah begins by developing a thorough understanding of each patient’s history, current concerns, goals, strengths, and needs. She collaborates with patients to create individualized treatment plans aligned with their goals, monitors progress over time, and adjusts treatment as needed to better support their growth and success.

Rebecca Hegwood, LPC, LCMHC, is a 2015 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and has worked in the counseling field for 10 years. She became a Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina in 2018 and later earned her Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor designation in North Carolina. Her experience includes community nonprofit work, state mental health, group practice, and private practice settings, working with both children and adults. Outside of work, Rebecca enjoys life at her country farmhouse with her husband, dogs, cat, and ducks, along with creative pursuits and music.

Rebecca views therapy as a unique exchange of energy that creates a safe space for discussing vulnerable topics. She believes in moving at a pace that feels comfortable for each patient and uses the first session to build connection, answer questions, and learn about what matters most to them. With no pressure or expectations, she works to understand each person’s needs and begin shaping a therapy experience tailored to their goals.

Rebecca takes a person-centered approach, grounded in the belief that individuals have an innate capacity to heal. She strives to provide empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard while also offering perspective and gentle challenges when needed. Her collaborative style encourages self-awareness, exploration of thoughts and emotions, and identification of meaningful paths forward. She is passionate about helping patients build resilience, empowerment, and a stronger sense of agency in their lives.

Alyson Pond, LCSW, provides outpatient therapy for adults experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, life transitions, and relationship challenges. She has experience supporting military members, veterans, first responders, and individuals in high-stress service-oriented roles. Alyson’s background includes crisis intervention, suicide prevention, outpatient behavioral health, and trauma-informed care. She earned a Master of Social Work from Louisiana State University and a Master of Arts in Military Psychology from Adler University.

Alyson provides a grounded, supportive, and collaborative environment where clients feel heard, respected, and understood. She believes therapy should be practical, honest, and tailored to each person’s goals, strengths, and lived experience. Alyson works with clients to process trauma, navigate life transitions, reduce isolation, and build resilience in sustainable and realistic ways.

Alyson begins by learning each client’s history, current concerns, strengths, and goals. She collaborates with clients to create individualized treatment plans aligned with their values and priorities. Using a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach, Alyson helps clients improve coping skills, strengthen emotional regulation and relationships, and build healthier patterns that support lasting progress.

Caroline Toennis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master’s degree from the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver. She is licensed in Kentucky, Ohio, and Colorado, and has experience in outpatient care, crisis intervention, employee assistance programs, and integrated behavioral health settings. Caroline is committed to creating a safe, genuine, and inclusive space where clients feel heard, supported, and valued.

Caroline takes a client-centered approach and tailors treatment to each person’s unique needs and goals. She integrates evidence-based therapies including CBT, ACT, EMDR, the Gottman Method, psychoeducation, and holistic techniques. She strives to help clients build insight, strengthen coping skills, and improve emotional and psychological well-being in a compassionate and collaborative environment.

Caroline works with clients to better understand their challenges, identify meaningful goals, and develop practical tools for lasting growth. Her process focuses on providing clinical guidance, emotional support, and evidence-based strategies to help reduce symptoms, improve daily functioning, and navigate life’s challenges with greater confidence and resilience.

Carrie DuPont, LMFT, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, and addictions counselor with 15 years of clinical experience across inpatient, outpatient, community mental health, private practice, telehealth, and university counseling settings. She is EMDR trained and utilizes evidence-based approaches including CBT, ACT, DBT, mindfulness-based interventions, and family systems therapy. Carrie specializes in trauma, PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, OCD, ADHD, substance use, and relational concerns.

Carrie believes therapy is most effective when built on trust, honesty, and collaboration. She creates a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where clients can safely explore difficult emotions, experiences, and patterns. Her style is warm, direct, and practical, helping clients gain insight while developing tools they can use in daily life. She takes a trauma-informed approach and tailors treatment to each client’s unique needs, strengths, and goals.

Carrie begins with a thorough assessment to understand each client’s history, concerns, strengths, and goals. Together, they identify patterns, triggers, and underlying factors contributing to distress, then establish meaningful treatment goals. Depending on individual needs, sessions may focus on emotional regulation, trauma processing, relationships, coping skills, or challenging unhelpful thoughts. She integrates evidence-based interventions and regularly reviews progress to support lasting change.

LaShay Dupree, LCSW, is a compassionate therapist with more than 20 years of experience supporting individuals through life’s most difficult challenges. She views therapy as both a profession and a calling, with a deep commitment to normalizing mental health care and reducing stigma. LaShay believes in helping clients heal unapologetically by exploring the connections between their experiences, relationships, environment, and overall well-being.

LaShay provides a safe, supportive space where clients can show up exactly as they are. She believes therapy should focus on the whole person, not just symptoms, and works collaboratively to help clients build resilience, confidence, and meaningful change. Known for her steady presence and accessibility, she is committed to being a trusted partner in each client’s healing journey.

LaShay begins by establishing trust and rapport, allowing clients to move at a pace that feels comfortable and respectful of their boundaries. Her approach incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Strengths-Based Therapy, and Solution-Focused interventions. Together, she helps clients understand how thoughts influence emotions and behaviors while identifying practical strategies that support growth, healing, and lasting progress.

Jenness Jones is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida and South Carolina who provides psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and families. Her experience includes community mental health and correctional settings, where she delivered trauma-informed care and collaborated with multidisciplinary teams. She is the founder of Grace and Mercy Counseling, earned a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Webster University, and is currently pursuing doctoral studies in counseling and behavioral health.

Jenness is committed to creating a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel heard and respected. She takes a collaborative, person-centered approach, tailoring treatment to each individual's unique experiences, strengths, and goals. Her work emphasizes practical coping skills, self-awareness, resilience, and meaningful growth. Jenness values open communication, cultural sensitivity, professionalism, and ethical care while encouraging clients to move at a pace that feels comfortable and productive.

Jenness begins with a consultation and comprehensive assessment to understand each client's concerns, history, strengths, and goals. Together, they develop realistic treatment goals and an individualized plan. Ongoing sessions focus on exploring challenges, building coping skills, processing emotions, and strengthening insight using evidence-based approaches. Progress is reviewed regularly, with treatment adjusted as needed to support lasting growth, emotional wellness, and long-term success.

Lisa Casperson, LCSW, LAC, earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Central Florida and her Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from Colorado State University, graduating magna cum laude and receiving Outstanding Student recognition. She completed over 5,000 clinical hours and advanced training to earn her Licensed Addictions Counselor credential in Colorado, along with postgraduate training in Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry approach. Her experience spans detox, inpatient mental health, corrections, eating disorder treatment, residential care, and private practice.

Lisa uses a compassionate, trauma-informed, bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach that helps clients understand patterns without shame or blame. She integrates neuroscience, attachment theory, mindfulness, CBT, DBT, somatic work, and humanistic therapies to support healing and self-awareness. She believes therapy is an opportunity for meaningful change, authenticity, and deeper connection with oneself and others.

Lisa provides a collaborative, grounded environment where clients feel emotionally safe and supported at their own pace. She develops individualized SMART treatment goals while helping clients recognize their strengths, build emotional regulation skills, and cultivate self-compassion to create lasting change.

Andrea Bice, LICSW, has 15 years of experience practicing in schools, hospitals, and community settings. She earned her MSW from the University of Washington and is licensed in WA, AK, OR, CA, MT, TX, and ID. Andrea works with a variety of presenting concerns, including depression, anxiety, ADHD, stress, and ASD.

Andrea creates a warm, supportive, and solution-oriented environment where patients feel empowered and respected. She values helping patients recognize their own strengths and capabilities while building confidence in their ability to navigate life’s challenges. Andrea believes in meeting each patient where they are and supporting them in the present moment.

Andrea begins by creating a safe and comfortable space where patients can build an authentic connection and feel seen and validated. She takes a collaborative approach to developing goals that address what brought patients to therapy and what they hope to achieve together. Andrea maintains open, honest communication while providing support and encouragement for growth throughout the therapeutic process.

Vivia Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Albany State University and a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Florida. She enjoys helping people achieve their therapy goals using a holistic approach to therapy.

Vivia is an authentic, down-to-earth therapist who is ambitious, passionate, caring, and intentional about her clients’ healing. She strives to create a supportive and collaborative space where clients feel heard and respected.

Vivia uses a holistic approach to support clients in working toward their goals and blossoming into the person they desire to be, tailoring care to each individual’s needs and focusing on intentional healing and growth.

Diane London is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with more than 20 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families. Her goal as a therapist is to help clients move forward—one step at a time—on their journey toward healing, health, and wellness. She believes in meeting clients where they are and creating a supportive space for growth. A quote that guides both her personal and professional life is: “There is pain in change. There is pain in remaining the same. Choose the one that moves you forward.” — Earnie Larson.

Diane brings a collaborative, compassionate, and personalized approach to therapy. She works alongside clients to help them navigate life’s challenges and build meaningful change at a pace that feels manageable. She welcomes adolescents ages 12 and older, as well as adults, couples, and families.

Diane tailors treatment to each client’s unique needs and goals. Her advanced training includes EMDR, Brainspotting, trauma treatment, mediation, sex therapy, discernment counseling, and military family life consulting. She also uses relationship-focused tools such as Prepare/Enrich, the Gottman Relationship Checkup, and techniques informed by the Gottman Method and Esther Perel’s work.

I'm a therapist, and I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families across a wide range of backgrounds. My training is in Couple and Marriage and Family Therapy, and much of what I do is systemic and relational, which just means I pay attention to the people and patterns around you, not only what's happening inside you. Over the years I've practiced in outpatient community mental health, K-12 school settings, substance use treatment, and private practice, so I've sat with a lot of different kinds of struggles.

I think of therapy as a partnership. We work together to make sense of what you're going through, what feels hard right now, and what you'd genuinely like to change. My approach is trauma-informed and culturally responsive, and I try to honor your identity, background, and lived experience without asking you to perform or explain yourself in ways that feel like pressure. In a first session, I mostly want to understand what's happening for you and what you're hoping for, and from there we build a realistic plan around your priorities.

As we go, I'll help you notice patterns, put some coping tools to use, and adjust the work when something isn't fitting. I'd rather revise the plan than pretend it's working.

Curious whether the two of us would be a good match? That's exactly what a first conversation is for.

I'm a therapist specializing in depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and the relationship concerns that tend to show up alongside them, with more than ten years of experience across private practice, clinical, and school settings. Over the years I've worked with children, adolescents, and here at Talkiatry, adults who are moving through a hard transition and want to feel more like themselves on the other side of it.

My approach is empathetic, encouraging, and genuine, and it starts from a simple belief: you already carry the tools for growth, and my job is to help you find and use them. I begin with a thorough clinical assessment so I actually understand your background, what's weighing on you, and what you're hoping to change. From there we build a personalized plan together, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused strategies. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, aimed at easing symptoms, strengthening your coping skills, and setting goals that are meaningful and genuinely reachable. My hope is that the work builds real confidence and resilience, and moves you toward a steadier sense of inner peace.

I'll be honest with you and I'll work at a pace that feels manageable, not rushed. You'll leave a session feeling heard, and with something concrete to hold onto.

Curious whether we'd work well together? That's exactly what a first visit is for.

Most of my work as a therapist, over the last fifteen years, has been with adolescents and adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and the tangle of relationships and co-occurring struggles that rarely come one at a time. I've also spent a lot of time alongside parents raising kids on the Autism Spectrum, which asks its own kind of patience and reworking of expectations. I've practiced across telehealth, community mental health, and integrated care, so I've seen how differently support has to fit depending on where someone is in their life.

I'll start by getting to know your story: what's hard right now, sure, but also what you're good at and where you actually want to be headed. From there we build a plan that lines up with what matters to you, not a generic checklist. My style is both supportive and active. I want you to feel better, and I also want you to walk away with practical tools you can use on a Tuesday afternoon. Depending on the day, a session might involve skill-building, working through emotions, some mindfulness, or slower insight work, and I lean on Motivational Interviewing when change needs to come from you rather than from me pushing. We check on progress as we go and adjust when something isn't landing.

I'm bilingual in English and Spanish, and I offer flexible telehealth so care stays consistent. The first step is just a conversation, and we'll sort out the direction together from there.

I'm a therapist, and much of my work centers on talk therapy with adults and older adults, including people well into their later years who are navigating change, loss, or questions they haven't had space to sort through out loud. I've practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings, so I've sat with people across a wide span of needs and levels of care, from acute moments to steadier, ongoing work.

I put a lot of weight on open communication. I'd rather we talk plainly about what's working and what isn't than keep things polite and vague. We usually start with a thorough look at your background, your concerns, and what you're actually hoping to get out of this, and from there we set goals that are realistic rather than aspirational. I take a strengths-based approach, which means I'm paying attention to what you already do well and building from it, not just cataloging what's wrong.

Sessions tend to be practical and flexible. We work on coping skills, on building insight into patterns you may not have named yet, and we check in honestly on progress so you can feel where things are moving. I want the room to feel like a place where you can say the hard thing without bracing for judgment.

If that fits what you're after, get in touch and we'll take it from there.

My work as a therapist centers on adults, from those just starting out to older patients navigating later life, who are dealing with anxiety, depression, and often more than one thing at once. Over the past five-plus years, I've worked across outpatient, inpatient, and substance use settings, which taught me that co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns rarely sort themselves into neat categories. I treat them together, not as separate problems.

I'm practical and goal-oriented. I like to start by understanding your history and what you actually want to change, then we define goals that mean something to you rather than ones that just look good on a treatment plan. My approach draws on CBT, solution-focused therapy, and DBT-informed skills, but the through-line is skills you can use between sessions, not just talk in the room. Early on, a session with me looks like naming the patterns that keep repeating, then building concrete coping strategies to interrupt them. I value consistency and accountability, and I track progress openly so we both know whether what we're doing is working. If it isn't, we adjust.

I'll be straightforward with you, and I expect us to do the work as a team, coordinating with the rest of your care when that helps.

Bring what's been getting in your way to a first visit, and we'll map out where to start together.

I'm a therapist, and most of what I see is adults working through stress, anxiety, depression, and the disruption that comes with big life transitions. Over more than ten years I've worked across nonprofit organizations, a psychiatric hospital, and private practice, and I'm licensed in Texas, Louisiana, and Washington. A lot of the people I sit with are women and professionals in demanding roles, the kind who hold everything together for everyone else and don't always leave room to look after themselves.

I'm warm and relatable, but I'm also direct. If I notice a pattern, I'll name it. Therapy with me is collaborative and practical, not something I do to you. In a first session I want to understand your history, what's weighing on you now, and where you'd actually like to end up, and from there we set realistic goals rather than vague ones. I draw on cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused work, and your own existing strengths to help you make sense of emotional patterns, hold clearer boundaries, and communicate in ways that feel truer to you.

My aim isn't a quick fix; it's change that holds up over time, built one honest conversation at a time.

Deciding to start therapy takes something. If you've read this far, you've already begun the part most people find hardest, and I'd be glad to take the next step with you.

I'm a marriage and family therapist, and most of what I see is people navigating the emotional and relational challenges that come up in their lives, whether they're working through things on their own, as a couple, or as a family. I earned my Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in Nyack, New York, and that relational lens shapes how I understand almost everything a person brings to me. Nobody arrives with the exact same story, so I don't treat anyone as though they do.

I care a lot about trust and respect being present from the start, because I don't think real work happens without them. Our first session is mostly about getting a full picture of your background, what's bringing you in, and where you'd like to end up. From there, we build a plan together that actually fits your life rather than a generic version of it. I try to keep things collaborative throughout, checking in as we go and adjusting when something isn't working for you.

What matters to me is that you feel genuinely heard, not processed. I'd rather move at a pace that lets you feel steady than rush toward a milestone that doesn't mean anything to you.

Curious whether the two of us would work well together? That's exactly what a first conversation is for.

Most of my work as a therapist is talk therapy with people across a wide span of life, from adolescents finding their footing to adults navigating the middle years to older adults facing the changes that come with getting older. I hold licenses in both mental health counseling and marriage and family therapy, and I've done that work in homes, in schools, and now virtually, which has taught me that people show up ready to talk in all kinds of settings.

I care about open communication, so I'll always tell you what I'm thinking and ask you to do the same. In our first session, I mostly want to understand your story, what brought you in, and what you're actually hoping to change. From there we set clear, meaningful goals together and build a plan that fits your life rather than one I've decided on in advance. I try to stay culturally humble in that process, which for me means honoring where you come from and the experiences that shaped you, and never assuming I already know what any of that means to you.

My aim is for you to feel genuinely heard and respected the whole way through, not just at the start. I work in English, and I'm comfortable across a range of concerns that bring people to therapy.

Reach out when you're ready to begin the conversation.

I trained as a counselor, and I mostly work with adults, including older adults, who are navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship strain, and the harder questions about faith, identity, and what gives their life meaning. Over more than nine years across telehealth, outpatient, school-based, and integrated care, I've come to enjoy the people who want to understand their patterns and also make room for deeper reflection on their values. I'm also an ordained minister, so if you're someone exploring where mental health and spirituality meet, that's a conversation I can hold thoughtfully rather than steer.

My approach is collaborative and practical. I lean on evidence-based tools like CBT and trauma-informed care, and I keep an eye on how things are actually going rather than assuming a plan is working. Our first session is mostly me getting to know your story, what's brought you here, and what you're hoping will be different. From there we build something personalized: insight into the patterns, coping strategies you can use between sessions, and healthier ways of relating to the people in your life. When it's meaningful to you, we make space for faith or the search for meaning too, but only when you want that.

I hold space for emotional healing and for the questions underneath it, and I'll check in regularly to make sure we're still headed where you want to go. Reach out when you're ready to start.

Most of my work as a therapist is with individuals and couples working through anxiety, depression, grief, and the kind of stress that builds up from work and family life. A lot of what I see comes down to transitions, the moments when someone's usual footing shifts and they're trying to find a new one. I also work with adolescents and older adults, so the range of stories I hear is wide, and I like that.

My style is collaborative and goal-oriented. I do a fair amount of compassionate listening, but I'm also practical, and I care about giving you something you can actually use once you leave the room. In a first session, I want to hear your story, what's weighing on you right now, and what you're hoping therapy can change. From there we shape a plan that fits you, which might mean skill-building, noticing patterns you hadn't named before, and coping strategies you can try between our conversations. I check in regularly on how things are going and adjust as your needs shift, because therapy shouldn't stay frozen while your life keeps moving.

What matters to me is that the work stays connected to your own values and strengths, not some generic idea of progress.

Deciding to start is often the hardest part. If you've gotten this far in reading, you've already begun turning toward something, and I'd be glad to help you take the next step.

I'm a therapist, and most of what I see spans the full arc of a life. Over the years I've worked across a range of outpatient settings with people of many ages, from teenagers navigating the noise of adolescence to adults in the thick of midlife, to older folks in their sixties and beyond who are still doing the real work of understanding themselves. I hold a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a second Master's in Philosophy, and I'm currently working toward a PhD in Human and Social Services, so questions about how people make meaning tend to follow me into the room.

Early sessions with me move at an unhurried pace. I take my time getting to know you as a whole person, not just the concern that brought you in, and I ask enough questions to actually understand what's going on before we settle on any direction. I care about building genuine rapport first; trust isn't something I expect on day one. From there, we shape a path forward together, one that fits your particular life rather than a generic plan applied to you.

Whatever you bring, I want you to feel heard, respected, and taken seriously. The first step is simply talking things through and getting a clear picture of where you are; the rest we figure out as we go.

Hannah Fleming, LMHC, has experience working with adolescents and adults in inpatient, residential, and outpatient settings. She earned a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and completed her clinical internship at the Salvation Army’s residential adult treatment center for substance abuse.

Hannah uses an eclectic approach that incorporates relational psychodynamic theory, CBT, and DBT. She believes a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship is essential for fostering positive change and greater insight into patterns of behavior, relational dynamics, and coping strategies. She values open communication and a collaborative therapeutic relationship.

Hannah begins by developing a thorough understanding of each patient’s history, current concerns, goals, strengths, and needs. She collaborates with patients to create individualized treatment plans aligned with their goals, monitors progress over time, and adjusts treatment as needed to better support their growth and success.

Alyson Pond, LCSW, provides outpatient therapy for adults experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, life transitions, and relationship challenges. She has experience supporting military members, veterans, first responders, and individuals in high-stress service-oriented roles. Alyson’s background includes crisis intervention, suicide prevention, outpatient behavioral health, and trauma-informed care. She earned a Master of Social Work from Louisiana State University and a Master of Arts in Military Psychology from Adler University.

Alyson provides a grounded, supportive, and collaborative environment where clients feel heard, respected, and understood. She believes therapy should be practical, honest, and tailored to each person’s goals, strengths, and lived experience. Alyson works with clients to process trauma, navigate life transitions, reduce isolation, and build resilience in sustainable and realistic ways.

Alyson begins by learning each client’s history, current concerns, strengths, and goals. She collaborates with clients to create individualized treatment plans aligned with their values and priorities. Using a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach, Alyson helps clients improve coping skills, strengthen emotional regulation and relationships, and build healthier patterns that support lasting progress.

Caroline Toennis is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master’s degree from the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver. She is licensed in Kentucky, Ohio, and Colorado, and has experience in outpatient care, crisis intervention, employee assistance programs, and integrated behavioral health settings. Caroline is committed to creating a safe, genuine, and inclusive space where clients feel heard, supported, and valued.

Caroline takes a client-centered approach and tailors treatment to each person’s unique needs and goals. She integrates evidence-based therapies including CBT, ACT, EMDR, the Gottman Method, psychoeducation, and holistic techniques. She strives to help clients build insight, strengthen coping skills, and improve emotional and psychological well-being in a compassionate and collaborative environment.

Caroline works with clients to better understand their challenges, identify meaningful goals, and develop practical tools for lasting growth. Her process focuses on providing clinical guidance, emotional support, and evidence-based strategies to help reduce symptoms, improve daily functioning, and navigate life’s challenges with greater confidence and resilience.

LaShay Dupree, LCSW, is a compassionate therapist with more than 20 years of experience supporting individuals through life’s most difficult challenges. She views therapy as both a profession and a calling, with a deep commitment to normalizing mental health care and reducing stigma. LaShay believes in helping clients heal unapologetically by exploring the connections between their experiences, relationships, environment, and overall well-being.

LaShay provides a safe, supportive space where clients can show up exactly as they are. She believes therapy should focus on the whole person, not just symptoms, and works collaboratively to help clients build resilience, confidence, and meaningful change. Known for her steady presence and accessibility, she is committed to being a trusted partner in each client’s healing journey.

LaShay begins by establishing trust and rapport, allowing clients to move at a pace that feels comfortable and respectful of their boundaries. Her approach incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Strengths-Based Therapy, and Solution-Focused interventions. Together, she helps clients understand how thoughts influence emotions and behaviors while identifying practical strategies that support growth, healing, and lasting progress.

Lisa Casperson, LCSW, LAC, earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Central Florida and her Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from Colorado State University, graduating magna cum laude and receiving Outstanding Student recognition. She completed over 5,000 clinical hours and advanced training to earn her Licensed Addictions Counselor credential in Colorado, along with postgraduate training in Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry approach. Her experience spans detox, inpatient mental health, corrections, eating disorder treatment, residential care, and private practice.

Lisa uses a compassionate, trauma-informed, bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach that helps clients understand patterns without shame or blame. She integrates neuroscience, attachment theory, mindfulness, CBT, DBT, somatic work, and humanistic therapies to support healing and self-awareness. She believes therapy is an opportunity for meaningful change, authenticity, and deeper connection with oneself and others.

Lisa provides a collaborative, grounded environment where clients feel emotionally safe and supported at their own pace. She develops individualized SMART treatment goals while helping clients recognize their strengths, build emotional regulation skills, and cultivate self-compassion to create lasting change.

Andrea Bice, LICSW, has 15 years of experience practicing in schools, hospitals, and community settings. She earned her MSW from the University of Washington and is licensed in WA, AK, OR, CA, MT, TX, and ID. Andrea works with a variety of presenting concerns, including depression, anxiety, ADHD, stress, and ASD.

Andrea creates a warm, supportive, and solution-oriented environment where patients feel empowered and respected. She values helping patients recognize their own strengths and capabilities while building confidence in their ability to navigate life’s challenges. Andrea believes in meeting each patient where they are and supporting them in the present moment.

Andrea begins by creating a safe and comfortable space where patients can build an authentic connection and feel seen and validated. She takes a collaborative approach to developing goals that address what brought patients to therapy and what they hope to achieve together. Andrea maintains open, honest communication while providing support and encouragement for growth throughout the therapeutic process.

Vivia Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Albany State University and a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Florida. She enjoys helping people achieve their therapy goals using a holistic approach to therapy.

Vivia is an authentic, down-to-earth therapist who is ambitious, passionate, caring, and intentional about her clients’ healing. She strives to create a supportive and collaborative space where clients feel heard and respected.

Vivia uses a holistic approach to support clients in working toward their goals and blossoming into the person they desire to be, tailoring care to each individual’s needs and focusing on intentional healing and growth.

Briana Marshall is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with experience in outpatient community mental health, school-based settings (K–12), substance use treatment, and private practice. She holds both a PhD and Master’s degree in Couple/Marriage and Family Therapy and has advanced training in systemic, relational, and culturally responsive approaches. Briana has worked with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds.

Briana creates a warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe being fully seen and heard. She believes therapy works best as a partnership, where clients and therapist work together to better understand experiences and create meaningful change. Her trauma-informed, culturally responsive approach honors each client’s identity, background, and lived experience, while encouraging authenticity without pressure or expectation.

Briana begins by understanding what clients are experiencing, what feels challenging, and what they hope to change. Together, they create a realistic plan based on each client’s goals and priorities. In ongoing sessions, she helps clients identify patterns, build coping tools, and adjust treatment along the way to ensure continued progress.

LuGina Dumas, LCMHC, NCC, is a licensed therapist with over 10 years of experience across private practice, clinical, and school settings. She works with children, adolescents, and adults addressing depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and relationship concerns. LuGina is known for her empathetic, encouraging, and genuine approach, and believes each person is the expert of their own life with the capacity for meaningful change.

LuGina fosters a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients feel seen and heard. She believes you already possess the tools for growth and works collaboratively to help you navigate life’s transitions. Through tailored sessions, she aims to build confidence, resilience, and practical skills so you can manage challenges and move toward inner peace.

LuGina begins with a comprehensive clinical assessment to understand your background, concerns, and goals. Together, you will develop a personalized treatment plan using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and solution-focused strategies. Sessions emphasize symptom reduction, strengthening coping skills, and setting meaningful, attainable goals.

Cynthia Bracamontes is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with over 15 years of experience supporting adolescents and adults. She has worked in telehealth private practice, outpatient community mental health, and integrated care settings. Cynthia specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum parenting, relationships, and co-occurring disorders. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and provides culturally responsive care. She holds a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pacific Oaks College and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Cal State Fullerton. She is certified in PCIT and SFBT and trained in CBT, DBT, psychodynamic therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and mindfulness-based approaches.

Cynthia creates a space where patients feel heard, supported, and never judged. She meets patients where they are and collaborates with them to set meaningful, realistic goals. Her approach is both supportive and active, helping patients feel better while building practical tools for daily life. She integrates CBT, DBT, mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and psychodynamic techniques based on each patient’s needs. Many patients report feeling more hopeful, understood, and empowered in their work with her.

Cynthia begins by understanding each patient’s story, including their challenges, strengths, and goals. Together, they develop a personalized treatment plan aligned with what matters most to the patient. Sessions may include skill-building, emotional processing, mindfulness practices, and insight-oriented work. She uses Motivational Interviewing to support meaningful, self-directed change. Progress is reviewed regularly, with adjustments as needed, and she offers flexible telehealth sessions for accessibility and consistency.

Karen Vigeland is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a Master’s degree in Social Work. She has experience working in both inpatient and outpatient settings, supporting individuals with a range of mental health needs across different levels of care.

Karen values open communication and collaboration in the therapeutic relationship. She works closely with clients to build insight, develop coping skills, and reach personal goals. She prioritizes creating a trusting environment where individuals feel safe to openly share their experiences.

Karen begins with a comprehensive assessment to understand each patient’s background, concerns, and goals. She partners with clients to set realistic objectives and develop a strengths-based treatment plan. Ongoing sessions focus on building coping skills, increasing insight, and tracking progress in a supportive, flexible way.

Christopher Robinson, LCSW, is a dual-licensed Clinical Social Worker with over five years of experience providing psychotherapy across outpatient, inpatient, and substance use treatment settings. He currently offers telehealth therapy to adults with anxiety, depression, and co-occurring conditions. Christopher is trained in CBT, solution-focused therapy, and DBT-informed care, and emphasizes evidence-based, flexible treatment.

Christopher takes a collaborative, goal-oriented approach, partnering with patients to define meaningful goals. He creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space and focuses on practical, skills-based strategies. He values consistency, accountability, and measurable progress while tailoring care to each individual, including those with co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns.

Christopher begins with a comprehensive intake to understand each patient’s history and goals. He develops individualized treatment plans using evidence-based approaches like CBT and solution-focused therapy. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, building coping skills, and tracking progress, with regular adjustments and coordination of care when needed.

Lia Watson, LPC-S, is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor with over 10 years of experience helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. She earned her Master’s in Counseling Education with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy from Sam Houston State University. Lia has worked across nonprofit, psychiatric hospital, and private practice settings, and is licensed in Texas, Louisiana, and Washington. She specializes in communication, self-awareness, relationship dynamics, and stress management, with a focus on supporting women and professionals in demanding roles.

Lia creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe to be open and honest. She approaches therapy as a collaborative, practical, and empowering process. Known for her warm, relatable, and direct style, she helps clients understand emotional patterns, strengthen boundaries, and improve communication while working toward meaningful, lasting change.

Lia begins by understanding each patient’s history, concerns, and goals. She uses evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and strengths-based techniques. Together with her clients, she develops realistic goals and practical tools to build emotional awareness, manage stress, and foster healthier relationship patterns over time.

Lou Hang, LMFT, has experience working with individuals, couples, and families. She earned her Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Alliance Graduate School of Counseling in Nyack, NY. Her background equips her to support clients across a range of relational and emotional challenges.

Lou Hang provides individualized, client-centered care, recognizing that each person’s experiences and needs are distinct. She fosters a compassionate, supportive therapeutic environment where trust and respect are central, helping patients feel safe, heard, and understood throughout their care.

Lou Hang establishes a strong foundation by thoroughly exploring each patient’s background, concerns, and goals during the initial session. She collaborates closely with patients to develop personalized treatment plans that align with their unique needs and therapeutic goals.

Loni Nelson-Bounds is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has practiced in both outpatient and inpatient settings. She earned a Master’s degree in Psychology in 2016 and brings a well-rounded clinical perspective to her work. Loni is committed to supporting individuals through compassionate, patient-centered care that honors each person’s unique experiences and needs.

Loni values open communication and collaborates closely with patients to establish clear, attainable treatment goals. She prioritizes creating an open, safe, and supportive environment where individuals feel heard, respected, and empowered to actively participate in their care. Her approach is grounded in trust, collaboration, and mutual respect.

Loni begins by thoroughly listening during the initial session to understand each patient’s history, concerns, and goals. From there, she develops individualized treatment plans that align with the patient’s needs, values, and personal objectives, adjusting the approach as progress is made.

Carolina Leon is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). She has experience providing care in home, school, and virtual settings, and completed clinical training under supervision at a training clinic at Barry University. Carolina earned a dual Master’s degree in Mental Health and Marriage and Family Therapy from Barry University.

Carolina Leon is committed to open communication and works collaboratively with clients to establish clear, meaningful treatment goals. She creates a welcoming and supportive environment where individuals feel heard, valued, and respected throughout their therapeutic journey.

Carolina begins by developing a comprehensive understanding of each client’s story, concerns, and goals during the initial session. She uses a collaborative approach to create personalized treatment plans that align with client goals while maintaining a culturally humble perspective that honors each person’s background and experiences.

Clare Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over nine years of experience across telehealth, outpatient, school-based, and integrated care settings. She is licensed in Texas and Washington and is a National Certified Counselor. Clare holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and a Master of Divinity from Wake Forest University. She uses evidence-based approaches such as CBT, trauma-informed care, and measurement-based treatment, with special interests in relationships, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and spirituality. As an ordained minister, she thoughtfully supports clients exploring mental health and faith.

Clare Johnson creates a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where clients can be fully themselves. Her approach is collaborative and practical, helping individuals understand patterns while building tools for daily life. She enjoys working with clients facing relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and questions about faith or identity. She is known for holding space for both emotional healing and deeper reflection on values and meaning.

Clare begins with an initial session to understand each client’s story, challenges, and goals. Together, they develop a personalized plan using approaches like CBT and trauma-informed care. Sessions focus on insight, coping strategies, and healthier relationship patterns. When meaningful, she incorporates spirituality or faith exploration. Progress is reviewed regularly to ensure alignment with client goals.

Most of my work as a therapist is with individuals and couples working through anxiety, depression, grief, and the kind of stress that builds up from work and family life. A lot of what I see comes down to transitions, the moments when someone's usual footing shifts and they're trying to find a new one. I also work with adolescents and older adults, so the range of stories I hear is wide, and I like that.

My style is collaborative and goal-oriented. I do a fair amount of compassionate listening, but I'm also practical, and I care about giving you something you can actually use once you leave the room. In a first session, I want to hear your story, what's weighing on you right now, and what you're hoping therapy can change. From there we shape a plan that fits you, which might mean skill-building, noticing patterns you hadn't named before, and coping strategies you can try between our conversations. I check in regularly on how things are going and adjust as your needs shift, because therapy shouldn't stay frozen while your life keeps moving.

What matters to me is that the work stays connected to your own values and strengths, not some generic idea of progress.

Deciding to start is often the hardest part. If you've gotten this far in reading, you've already begun turning toward something, and I'd be glad to help you take the next step.

I'm a therapist, and most of what I see spans the full arc of a life. Over the years I've worked across a range of outpatient settings with people of many ages, from teenagers navigating the noise of adolescence to adults in the thick of midlife, to older folks in their sixties and beyond who are still doing the real work of understanding themselves. I hold a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a second Master's in Philosophy, and I'm currently working toward a PhD in Human and Social Services, so questions about how people make meaning tend to follow me into the room.

Early sessions with me move at an unhurried pace. I take my time getting to know you as a whole person, not just the concern that brought you in, and I ask enough questions to actually understand what's going on before we settle on any direction. I care about building genuine rapport first; trust isn't something I expect on day one. From there, we shape a path forward together, one that fits your particular life rather than a generic plan applied to you.

Whatever you bring, I want you to feel heard, respected, and taken seriously. The first step is simply talking things through and getting a clear picture of where you are; the rest we figure out as we go.

As a therapist, I work mostly with adults navigating the moments when things feel overwhelming or uncertain, whether that's anxiety, depression, the aftermath of trauma, ongoing stress, or a major life transition that has knocked things off balance. Over more than 15 years, I've practiced in hospitals, crisis services, correctional mental health programs, and community treatment centers, and I spent time in leadership and clinical roles within the VA healthcare system, where I supervised social workers and helped strengthen mental health and suicide prevention services. That range taught me how many different shapes distress can take, and how differently people arrive at the decision to ask for help.

I know reaching out can be hard, so I try to keep therapy collaborative and genuine rather than overly clinical or intimidating. Early sessions are less about assessment for its own sake and more about getting an honest picture of what you're dealing with, without you having to package it neatly first. From there, we work together to explore what's going on, build some insight into it, and put together practical coping strategies you can actually use in daily life. My aim is a working relationship steady enough that you can be honest about your experiences, including the parts that are hard to say out loud.

If that fits what you're looking for, I'd be happy to talk.

I'm a therapist specializing in the anxiety, panic, and depression that tend to surface during life transitions: a career change, a shift in a relationship, an illness, a new life stage. Over more than 25 years, I've worked with individuals, families, and groups across community nonprofits, worksite wellness programs, labor unions, and virtual settings, so I've seen how many different circumstances can bring someone to therapy feeling stuck or overwhelmed.

I'm a practical therapist. I draw on mindfulness-based CBT and DBT, and I use SMART goals to keep our work focused and moving forward rather than circling the same ground. I also lean on Positive Psychology, because I'd rather build on the strengths you already have than treat you as a list of problems to fix. Early on, I'll ask you to walk me through your concerns from past to present so we can organize them and decide together what matters most. From there we build a structured plan with achievable goals, and we adjust as we go, always at a pace that feels manageable to you. Many of the people I see notice gradual relief within the first month, with steady improvement after that.

My aim is to address what's weighing on you with clarity, focus, and compassion, not pressure. Curious whether this kind of structured, forward-moving work would suit you?

As a therapist, I work mostly with adults and older adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief, substance use concerns, and the relationship strains and everyday stressors that tend to build up quietly until they're hard to ignore. Much of my background is in community mental health and school systems, and I've spent a good deal of that time working over telehealth, so I'm comfortable making the virtual room feel like a place where you can actually say what's on your mind.

I lean on evidence-based methods, mainly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, but I don't treat them as scripts. My first priority is understanding your background, what's pressing on you now, who's in your corner, and what you're hoping therapy can change. From there we figure out goals that reflect your values rather than mine, and I pull practical tools from CBT and ACT that you can keep using long after our sessions. A first conversation with me is unhurried and grounded in questions; I'd rather learn how things actually fit together in your life than rush toward a plan. I try to keep communication open and honest, and I move at a pace that makes sense for you.

Bring what's been weighing on you to a first visit, and we'll start sorting through it together and building something sustainable from there.

As a therapist, I work mostly with adults and older adults who are ready to sort through what life has thrown at them and want practical tools to do it. Over more than 25 years in human services, including close to a decade seeing clients in outpatient therapy, I've sat with people navigating stress, loss, transition, and the weight of experiences they haven't fully unpacked. I've also counseled military families during my time at Fort McCoy, and that work taught me a lot about how people carry pressure quietly.

Here's something I hold onto: you're not broken. You already have the ability to empower yourself; my job is to help you find the right tools and the guidance to use them. I draw on approaches like CBT, DBT, and mindfulness, and I'm trauma-informed in how I listen and pace things. Early on, expect me to ask real questions about your history, your concerns, and where you want to go, and to actually take my time with your answers. I care about trust and clear communication, and I want you to feel heard and respected rather than rushed. We'll set goals together and build the skills to meet them, at whatever pace fits you.

Growth doesn't happen on a schedule, so let's start with a real conversation about what's going on and decide together what comes next.

I'm a therapist specializing in stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and the kind of adjustment that comes with a life change you didn't necessarily choose. Over 26 years of practice, I've sat with adults across a wide span of ages, from people early in their working lives to those well into their sixties and beyond, who arrive feeling stuck, worn down, or short on the motivation they used to count on.

My approach isn't one-size-fits-all. Some people do best when we look at the thought patterns behind the feelings, so we work in a cognitive behavioral direction. Others need room to be heard without me steering, and I follow their lead. When someone feels pulled in two directions about a change, I lean into motivational interviewing; when the goal is practical and near-term, I keep us solution-focused. Mindfulness threads through much of it. In a first session, expect me to ask a lot of questions and listen closely before we settle on where to start, so the plan actually fits the person in front of me rather than a diagnosis.

I'm honest, I move at a pace that respects where you are, and I treat the work as something we build together. After this many years, I still find each person's situation genuinely different, and I don't pretend otherwise.

Reach out when you're ready to start.

My work as a therapist centers on talk therapy with adults, including older adults, who are looking for more meaning, balance, and some measure of inner peace in their lives. What drew me to this field in the first place was a genuine curiosity about human behavior, why we do what we do, and how we can change it when the old patterns stop serving us.

My approach draws on both behavioral and psychodynamic ideas, which lets me address what's happening in your day-to-day life while also exploring the deeper emotional patterns underneath it. Some sessions are about practical, present-tense problem-solving; others are about understanding where a reaction comes from. I try to bring a thoughtful and motivating presence to that work, and I pay close attention to what makes you different from the next person who walks in.

Early on, I focus on getting to know you and gathering the background that helps me understand your history, alongside building the kind of relationship that actual change tends to grow from. From there, we clarify your needs, values, and goals together, and we adjust those goals as things shift over time. I see the relationship between us as the ground the rest of the work stands on.

The first step is a conversation to sort out what matters to you; we shape the direction from there and keep revisiting it as we go.

I'm a therapist with more than two decades in the counseling field, and my path here has been anything but straight. I've taught special education, instructed psychology, run programs as an executive director, and worked as a lead therapist in outpatient drug treatment, plus years in vocational rehabilitation and disability services. All of that shapes how I sit with people now. I see children, teens, and adults, and I'm at ease with folks who've bounced through a few systems and are ready for something that actually sticks.

I'd describe myself as highly structured but pretty comical about it. Therapy with me has a rhythm: each month, we set three short-term goals, look back at what you actually accomplished, and name a few things you're grateful for. That combination keeps us honest and keeps momentum going. In a first session I want to hear why you're here, what kinds of approaches have or haven't worked for you, and how often you'd like to meet. Expect homework and clear follow-up points, drawn from cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, motivational interviewing, solution-focused, and trauma-focused work, depending on what fits you.

I'm most useful to people who are genuinely ready to make lasting change, and I'll match your effort with mine. There's no clock on getting there. When you feel ready to begin, I'll be here.

I'm a therapist, and over the past 25 years I've worked with adolescents and adults navigating trauma, mood and anxiety concerns, hard life transitions, and the kind of complicated stress that piles up faster than you can sort through it. My background spans outpatient, residential, and integrated care, along with clinical supervision and behavioral health leadership, so I've seen how many different shapes distress can take and how differently people need to be met in it.

I tend to be calm, steady, and pretty relatable, and I'm not afraid to let a little humor into the room when it fits. Early on, my focus is on building a real working relationship: getting to know your history, what's bringing you in, and what you actually want out of this. From there I put together a plan that reflects your values rather than a generic protocol. My approach is trauma-informed and grounded in evidence, and I lean on insight, emotional safety, and practical tools you can use between sessions. I check in often and adjust as we go, because what helps in month one isn't always what helps in month six. Honesty and transparency matter to me; I'd rather we name what's working and what isn't than pretend a plan is fine when it isn't.

Curious whether the two of us would be a good fit? That's exactly what a first conversation is for.

I'm a licensed clinical mental health counselor with more than seventeen years in this field, and my experience runs across mood and bipolar disorders, anxiety, psychosis, spectrum disorders, trauma, and the hard turns life takes that don't fit neatly into any diagnosis. I've worked with individuals, couples, and families of very different backgrounds and circumstances, and I've done that work in a lot of places: people's own homes, shelters, community programs, medical facilities, and both outpatient and inpatient settings. That range taught me to pay close attention to context, because who someone is can't be separated from where they live, what they carry, and the culture that shaped them.

My foundation is humanistic and psychodynamic. Early on, I'm most concerned with helping you settle into the counseling space and find the courage to explore, integrate, and nurture your true self rather than the version you think you're supposed to present. As we go, I draw on cognitive and behavioral tools, solution-focused work, and systemic and multicultural approaches when they fit the goals you set. Expect a first conversation that moves at a human pace, with real questions about your history and honest talk about what you want to be different.

I hold a doctorate in mental health supervision and education, so thinking carefully about how care is actually delivered matters to me. Curious whether this way of working would suit you? A first visit is where we find out.

I'm a therapist with experience treating people across the lifespan, from adolescents through older adults, much of it shaped by the years I spent in hospice and hospital settings. That work brought me alongside people at some of the most difficult moments of their lives, and it taught me a lot about listening without rushing to fix. I've supported members of the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, and people experiencing houselessness, and I care a great deal about finding the right fit rather than assuming one approach works for everyone.

I draw on a range of therapeutic methods and tailor them to the person in front of me, not the other way around. I value open, honest communication, so early on I want to understand your history, your life experiences, and the things that have shaped who you are. From there we set goals that actually mean something to you. I tend to revisit those goals every three or four months to see what's working, what isn't, and where we should adjust. Along the way I'm currently pursuing my Doctor of Social Work, which keeps me thinking hard about how to do this work well.

A first session is mostly me getting to know you and the story behind why you're here, at whatever pace feels manageable. Curious whether we'd work well together? That's exactly what a first conversation is for.

Most of my work as a therapist is with adults navigating anxiety, depression, and the particular weight of grief and loss. Over the past 14 years, I've practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and I've spent a good deal of that time alongside people facing chronic or serious medical illness, the kind of situation where the diagnosis is only part of what you're actually living with. Those are often the folks I connect with most: someone trying to hold themselves together through something they didn't choose and can't simply solve.

My approach leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy, with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy woven in when it fits. In practice, that means our early sessions are less about fixing and more about getting clear: I want to understand how you see yourself, where your strengths already are, and where there's genuine room to grow. I tend to be steady and practical rather than flashy, and I'll be straight with you about what I'm noticing. The insight we're after is yours, not mine, so I try to make space for you to arrive at it.

What I find rewarding is the connection itself, sitting with someone as they start to recognize what they're capable of. If any of this resonates, the beginning is simple: we talk, we get a sense of what you're up against, and we sort out the direction together from there.

Most of my work as a therapist is with adults, including older adults, who are dealing with the daily hassles, life transitions, or chronic and acute health conditions that have started to feel overwhelming. I'm dually licensed as a marriage and family therapist and a genetic counselor, and I've come to care a lot about treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, including the service members and veterans who find their way to me.

My style is warm and interactive, and I draw on an eclectic mix of cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and schema therapy techniques, tailored to what you actually need rather than a fixed formula. Humor and deep insight aren't off limits here; they often sit side by side in the same session. I'm interested in functional therapy, the kind that helps you move forward, and where it's relevant I can gently fold in psychospiritual questions no matter your religious background. I work alongside the rest of your healthcare team and answer your questions directly. I won't live your life or make your decisions for you, but I can offer the anticipatory guidance that shifts your internal dialogue or opens a door where a family has drifted apart.

It takes real courage to reach for a more fulfilling life, and my job is to support and empower that. We'll start with whatever challenge is in front of you and brainstorm the best place to begin. From there, we build the rest together.

I'm a therapist with a particular focus on adults and older adults working through trauma, anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder, grief, ADHD, and the tangled combinations of these that rarely arrive one at a time. Over roughly twenty years, I've done individual, group, and family work, and I've spent the past several years practicing remotely with people from many different backgrounds. My training runs across DBT, ACT, CBT, trauma-informed care, family systems, motivational interviewing, and substance use treatment, so I can draw on what actually fits the person in front of me rather than one fixed method. I speak both English and Polish.

I'm a firm believer in meeting people at their own pace, so we accomplish your objectives at a speed that feels workable. Our first session is really an assessment: I want your background, what brought you in, and what you specifically hope therapy will do for you, so we can sketch a rough roadmap toward those aspirations. After that, I focus on what's actually standing in the way of your goals and what tools and supports might help you get past those barriers. From there we set smaller, weekly goals, the kind that add up to the larger changes you're after.

Reaching out for help takes some nerve, and if you've read this far, you've already started. When you're ready to begin that conversation, I'll be here.

I'm a therapist who has spent over a decade in Northern Colorado working alongside people navigating trauma, substance use, mood disorders, anxiety, and the family conflict that so often tangles up with all of it. A lot of my career has been in the harder rooms: residential care for high-risk youth, inpatient psychiatric settings, intensive outpatient programs for mental health and recovery. I've sat with adolescents and adults at some of their lowest points, and I've learned that lasting change usually starts with getting honest about what's underneath the behavior, not just the behavior itself.

I lean on approaches like DBT, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Internal Family Systems, and recovery-oriented care, but I don't run anyone through a formula. I take a strengths-based approach, tailoring what we do to who you actually are, with the goal of helping you build a life worth living. Early on, I care about building real rapport and getting clear on where we're headed together. Sessions with me tend to be structured but upbeat: kind, direct, and grounded enough that you can explore your past and present selves without feeling exposed. I'll respect your autonomy every step of the way.

Reaching out for help takes more nerve than most people give themselves credit for. If you've gotten this far, you've already done the hardest part, and I'd be honored to take the next step with you.

I trained as a therapist, and I mostly work with adults navigating substance use alongside the mental health challenges that so often travel with it: post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and shifts in mood that are hard to name on your own. Integrated care has been my focus for years, first in a setting where I sat with people managing both recovery and their emotional lives at the same time, and more recently in private practice, where I've worked with clients entirely through telehealth.

The methods I lean on tend to be practical. I draw on cognitive therapy, motivational enhancement, and logotherapy, which is really about helping you make sense of what's weighing on you and where you want to go next. In our early sessions, I'll ask a lot of questions about the stressors in front of you right now, less to catalog symptoms than to understand how they're actually landing in your daily life. I try to be honest and direct, and I'd rather we figure things out together than hand you a plan you didn't help build.

When medication is part of the picture, I've found that working closely with a physician keeps you more engaged in the therapy itself, and that partnership tends to make the whole thing hold together better.

If you're tired of managing recovery and everything underneath it by yourself, reach out and let's talk about where to start.

I'm a therapist with a particular focus on anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, and the messy in-between moments that come with a major life transition. I've worked across outpatient, telehealth, and managed care settings, and much of what I do comes down to helping people make sense of the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that keep showing up, then building practical tools to actually work with them.

The way I work is integrative and person-centered, which really just means I don't hand everyone the same plan. Depending on what you need, that might look like CBT or DBT, motivational interviewing, solution-focused or interpersonal work, or mindfulness-based techniques, shaped around your goals, your strengths, and what you value. In a first session, expect me to listen closely and ask questions that help me understand where you're starting from before we decide where to go. I take seriously the job of walking alongside you through whatever you're facing, with compassion and respect, and I want you to feel heard rather than processed.

Healing and growth tend to happen at their own pace, and I'd rather move at yours than rush a timeline. If something in your life feels stuck, painful, or simply too heavy to sort out alone, bring it to a first visit and we'll start untangling it together.

I've spent years as a therapist working across inpatient and outpatient settings, and I see individuals, couples, families, and groups. Some of the people I work best with are children, teenagers, and older adults navigating change, and I've learned that the same approach rarely fits two people the same way. As an Army brat, a combat veteran, and a retired military spouse, I've lived in a lot of places and sat with a lot of different life experiences, and I think that history shapes how I listen.

My style is eclectic, meaning I adjust to what's actually in front of me rather than running everyone through the same protocol. I treat therapy as a joint effort, and I genuinely mean that: you're the expert on your own experience, and progress tends to come from shared commitment and a little courage on both sides. I start with a thorough assessment so I understand your background, your needs, and where you want to go. From there I keep the dialogue open, including between sessions, and I make sure you're part of building the plan, not just receiving it. When it fits, I draw on training in Cognitive Processing Therapy and EMDR.

Our first conversation is mostly me asking questions and getting to know how you got here. There's no rush to this. Reach out when the timing feels right for you.

I'm a therapist, and most of what I see is people navigating anxiety, depression, trauma-related concerns, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the kind of insomnia that makes everything else harder to manage. I've worked in both mental health and substance use settings since 2016, with a range of people at very different points in their lives, from younger adults sorting out who they want to be to older adults reckoning with change and loss. Whatever brings you in, I want to understand the full picture, not just the symptom on the surface.

My approach is eclectic and trauma-focused. I draw on Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and I fold in somatic work because I think the mind and body are having a conversation whether we listen or not. Early on, expect me to ask questions and actually sit with your answers rather than rushing toward a fix. I treat our work as genuinely collaborative, which to me means naming the barriers standing between you and your own well-being, then figuring out how to move through them together. I'll be direct with you, and I'll expect us to set the pace as we go.

Curious whether this is the right kind of support for what you're facing right now? That's exactly the conversation a first visit is for.

I'm a therapist who focuses on the concerns that touch nearly every corner of someone's life: trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, substance use, intimate partner violence, and the strain that shows up in relationships and marriages. Over the years I've worked in just about every setting you can name, from inpatient units and emergency departments to partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs, schools, and community-based work. That range has taught me that people arrive at very different points, and the work has to fit the person in front of me.

I don't see my job as needing to save the world or empower anyone. I think that framing gets it backward. What I do is work alongside you to find the tools you already carry and the resources in your community, and then use both to move toward what you actually want. Practically, that means we start by getting honest about the root of what's going on rather than only managing the surface, then build a plan that's specific to you and shows real, measurable progress. I lean on approaches like CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work, and I keep care culturally informed because context matters.

Reaching out and putting words to what's been hard is not a small thing. If you've gotten this far, you've already started the part most people find hardest, and I'd be glad to pick it up with you from there.

As a therapist, I work mostly with adults and older adults who are moving through the transitions that come with every stage of life. Over the past 30 years, one thing has become clear to me: the most important part of therapy isn't the technique, it's the connection and comfort you feel with the person you choose to share your personal struggles with. That's where I start.

Much of what I do centers on depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and bereavement, and the strain that shows up in relationships and in parenting. I also work with compassion fatigue, something I've studied closely as a certified Compassion Fatigue Educator and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, having spent years in community mental health centers, hospitals, housing programs, and nonprofits.

In our early sessions, I mostly want to hear what matters to you and what you'd actually like to address. From there, we set goals together and work toward the outcomes you're hoping for. I draw on cognitive behavioral therapy with a strength-based, solution-focused lens, and I bring in dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when they fit. I'm not going to rush you; we always move at a pace that feels comfortable to you.

If you've been thinking about talking to someone but haven't quite found the right fit, send me a message when you feel ready to begin.

I'm a therapist who has spent over 15 years working with individuals and couples through trauma, relationship strain, and the big transitions that reshuffle a life. A lot of the couples I see come to me after infidelity, when trust feels broken and communication has stalled, and they're not sure if there's a way back to each other. I also work with adults facing anxiety, burnout, and the quieter emotional weight of living with a chronic illness, along with older adults navigating change later in life.

My training runs through Brainspotting, ACT, CBT, and the Gottman Method for couples, but I don't lead with technique. I lead with insight. Sessions with me are practical and collaborative; we'll name what's actually going on, and I'll offer real tools you can use between our conversations, not just in the room. I tailor the work to what you're facing rather than running you through a fixed program, and I'll be honest with you about what I'm noticing along the way. My aim is to help you build the kind of emotional resilience that holds up after therapy ends.

Whether you're coming on your own or as a couple, the goal is the same: more clarity, steadier connection, and enough confidence to face what's next. If trust has been shaken or you're just tired of running on empty, reach out and let's start the repair work together.

I'm a therapist, and with more than 20 years of experience I've spent much of my career alongside children and families working through severe emotional and behavioral challenges. These days I see people across the lifespan, from kids as young as five to older adults, and I still consider this work both a passion and a calling. I'm genuinely humbled when someone takes the initiative to work on their mental wellness, because I know that first step isn't a small one.

Strong, open communication and trust are the foundation of anything we'll accomplish together. I listen closely, offer gentle guidance, and adjust what I do to fit you rather than the other way around. A lot of our work centers on noticing the unwanted self-talk that runs in the background, then figuring out coping strategies that can take the place of thoughts and habits that no longer serve you. Expect early sessions to feel more like a real conversation than an interrogation; I want to understand how you actually think and talk to yourself before we change anything.

My pace is steady, and I lean toward collaboration over prescription. I'd rather help you build self-awareness and resilience you can carry forward than hand you a fix that doesn't fit your life.

Bring whatever's been sitting on your mind to a first visit, and we'll start sorting through it side by side.

I trained as a licensed professional counselor, and I mostly work with people navigating depression, anxiety, stress, anger, trauma, abuse, and the kind of life transitions that leave things feeling out of balance. Over more than 15 years I've worked in schools, private practice, residential facilities, and even crime scene crisis counseling, so I've sat with a wide range of situations. A lot of the folks I connect with are teachers, first responders, and young parents, along with anyone who just wants to be seen as who they truly are rather than the role they're expected to play.

I don't run people through a formula. I believe everyone is different, so I build the work around the individual in front of me. In practice, that means we talk plainly about what's actually going on, and I'll draw on tools that fit you, whether that's cognitive behavioral work, solution focused approaches, Trust-Based Relational Intervention, or mindfulness. A first conversation with me tends to be steady and unhurried; I'm listening for what matters to you and paying attention to the parts you might not say outright. I'd rather move at a pace that feels honest than push toward tidy answers.

Reaching out for help takes more than most people give themselves credit for. If you've made it this far, you've already started the harder part, and I'm here when you're ready to keep going.

I'm a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on trauma in its many forms, and I've spent more than a decade in clinical practice. A lot of the people I sit with have lived through intimate partner violence, sexual assault, or the particular kind of trauma that comes from a serious medical or physical health problem. Some are working through substance use alongside all of that. Whatever brought you in, I want the plan we build to be thoughtful and to actually match what you need, not a template I hand every person who walks through the door.

My approach is trauma informed, culturally aware, and centered on you. I lean on training in EMDR, TF-CBT, DBT, narrative therapy, and motivational interviewing, and I choose the tool that fits the person rather than the other way around. In session, I'll encourage you to notice your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in the present moment, and to widen your own sense of freedom and well-being from there. I consider myself a lifelong learner, and I bring that same curiosity into the room with you.

I teach undergraduate and graduate social work students here in Colorado Springs because staying rooted in my local community matters to me. Mostly, I want to help you recognize your own strengths and hold some compassion for yourself as you go.

The first meeting is just a conversation about what you're facing; we sort out the direction together once I understand it.

I'm a therapist with experience helping adults and older adults work through life's challenges by building on what's already strong in them. My background is a little unusual for talk therapy. Over the years I've worked as a primary, family, adventure, equine, crisis, and expressive arts therapist, across inpatient and outpatient settings as well as private practice, and that range shapes how I show up in a session. I'm trained in Internal Family Systems, CBT, DBT, and play therapy, and I hold certifications in life coaching and EAGALA, but I don't lead with a technique. I lead with you.

I tend to be sensitive, direct, and genuine, and I try to keep judgment out of the room entirely. No single method fits every person, so I tailor each session and treatment plan to your particular strengths and goals, drawing on solution-focused work, CBT, DBT, psychoeducation, IFS, and expressive arts as they fit. Early on, a session usually feels like getting oriented together: I want to understand what you're up against, what's worked before, and what you actually want to move toward, so we're building on real footing rather than a checklist.

My style is respectful and meant to leave you feeling more capable, not more managed. Reach out when you're ready to start that work together.

My work as a therapist centers on people living with the aftermath of trauma, including PTSD and CPTSD, alongside anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, and the emotional weight of chronic illness. Over more than 25 years, I've worked across child welfare, corrections, community mental health, and hospice, and those settings taught me that people arrive at therapy already doing their best to manage something hard.

I blend Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with straightforward talk therapy. ACT gives us practical tools to question and accept difficult thoughts, manage symptoms in the moment, and find some relief when feelings become overwhelming. My approach is trauma informed, which means I'm careful about pace and I let you lead. Early on, I like to understand your family of origin history and what's putting pressure on you right now. As we go, I bring in symptom management strategies and, when it's useful, Attachment Theory to make sense of how you connect with the people around you. Sessions follow what feels most important to you that day rather than a fixed agenda; I'm here to guide you toward your own insights, not hand you conclusions.

I'm honest and direct, and I'll be responsive to what you actually need rather than what a manual says should come next. If some of this resonates, the first step is simply talking it through, and we'll sort out where to go from there together.

I'm a therapist with experience treating anxiety, depression, grief and loss, stress, and the kind of relationship strain and life transitions that leave people unsure of their next step. I've worked with adolescents and adults across nonprofit organizations, community mental health, and outpatient settings, and I'm licensed in both Michigan and South Carolina. A lot of the people I sit with feel stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down by change they didn't choose, and they're looking for a way to see their situation differently.

My approach is solution focused and practical. I draw on Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness techniques, but I tailor what we do to you rather than running you through a formula. I'll follow your lead and move at the pace that fits you, not the one I think you should be at. A first session is really about getting a clear picture of what's happening in your life and what you'd like to be different, so we know where to start. I aim to be compassionate and collaborative without losing sight of the goal, which is helping you gain a new perspective and move toward a future that feels hopeful and even a little exciting again.

Bring whatever's been weighing on you to that first visit, and we'll start sorting through it together.

I'm a therapist, and most of what I see is depression, anxiety, substance use, and the aftereffects of trauma. My background sits at the intersection of mental health counseling and addictions work, and much of how I practice comes from asking how the brain and the autonomic nervous system respond when someone has been through more than their body knew how to hold. I lean on trauma-focused methods like EMDR, Brainspotting, and Polyvagal-informed and mindfulness-based strategies, alongside CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. But those are tools, not the point. The point is helping you understand the cyclical patterns of thought and emotion that shape how you feel, so you're not at their mercy.

I care about body awareness, psychoeducation, and self-advocacy, because I want you to leave therapy able to steer it yourself. Early sessions are less about intervention and more about getting my bearings: what you're up against, what you actually want, and what a personalized path forward looks like. I'll be direct with you, and I'll expect us to work as partners, with real motivation and direction driving the process.

I'm not only interested in getting you to stable ground. I want to see you keep growing into the person you recognize as authentically yourself, whether you're a younger adult or someone doing this work later in life.

Reaching out takes something. If you've made it to the end of this, you've already started.

I'm a therapist who focuses on talk therapy for adolescents and adults, and I've worked across nearly every setting a person might land in: intensive inpatient care, schools, and a range of outpatient programs. That range has taught me something simple but easy to forget in this field, which is that no two people arrive with the same story. The care you get should reflect who you actually are, not a template someone applied to you.

I lean on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as my foundation, and I bring in mindfulness and solution-focused work depending on what fits you. Early on, we'll spend time naming what you actually want out of this, then set therapeutic goals together so the work has direction. I'll ask questions, I'll listen closely, and I'll keep studying and researching between sessions because I don't think good care sits still. My aim is to help you grow into the best version of yourself, at a pace that feels workable rather than rushed.

Outside of the office, I garden, read, and spend as much time in nature as I can, so I understand the value of stepping back and tending to something over time. Therapy is a bit like that too.

Reaching out for the first time takes some nerve. If you've gotten this far and something here resonates, that curiosity is worth following.

My work as a therapist centers on substance use disorders and the conditions that often travel alongside them: OCD, anxiety, and major depression. Over more than 23 years across outpatient, inpatient, and telehealth settings, I've spent a lot of time with people who are ready to change something but want more than encouragement. They want practical tools and a clear sense of whether those tools are actually working.

I tend to be structured. I start with a thorough assessment so we can name your goals plainly and build a treatment plan that fits them, then we track progress as we go rather than guessing at it. Much of what I do draws on evidence-based approaches like CBT, ERP for OCD, HRT, DBT, and trauma-focused therapies, and I'll often ask you to practice specific skills between sessions. Expect accountability from me; expect me to name what I'm seeing honestly, and to adjust when something isn't landing. When it helps, I coordinate with the other people involved in your care.

A typical session is focused work. We check in on what you tried since we last met, sort out what got in the way, and decide what to aim at next. I'm compassionate about the difficulty of that and direct about the effort it takes.

If this fits what you're after, I'm happy to talk.

My work as a therapist centers on individual talk therapy with young adults and adults, though I also see children, teens, and older adults when it's a good fit. Life has a way of shifting our focus, sometimes without warning, and much of what I do is help people find their footing again when that happens. I've worked across a range of outpatient settings over the years, from ACTT services to substance use groups to one-on-one therapy, and each of those settings taught me something about how differently people arrive at the same door.

I think of therapy as a shared effort rather than something I do to you. That means I check in regularly to make sure the work still feels useful, and I adjust when it doesn't. I draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, and I'll balance directive strategies with more open, exploratory conversation depending on what actually lands with you. Early on, expect a first session where you can share your story at your own pace, name what you'd like to work toward, and leave with a clearer sense of what therapy with me will feel like.

Honoring different perspectives matters to me, and so does making sure you feel respected and genuinely heard in the room. If the challenges in front of you have started crowding out everything else, let's talk about how to make room for you again.

I'm a therapist who focuses on talk therapy for adults, and I've spent more than 20 years doing this work across inpatient units, outpatient clinics, emergency and hospital settings, and community mental health, including a stretch managing the social services department at a crisis stabilization facility. That range has taught me that no concern is too large or too small to bring into therapy.

Starting counseling can feel intimidating, and I don't take that lightly. I tend to work at your pace, not mine, and I know that talking through personal history can be hard, so we go as slowly as you need. My approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, but I pull from behavioral work, solution-focused and strength-based methods, Motivational Interviewing, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy depending on what fits you. I'm also trained in Trauma-Focused CBT. My own multicultural background shapes how I show up: I want to understand and honor the experiences and culture you're bringing into the room.

Our first appointment is really about building trust and figuring out how the two of us can work together. I'll lay out a clear sense of what to expect, and I want your questions. Collaboration matters to me at every step, so nothing about the plan happens without you weighing in.

Curious whether we'd fit? That's exactly what a first visit is for.

I'm a therapist with a particular focus on helping adolescents, teens, and adults work through the moments where life stops feeling manageable. Over the years, in both education settings and private practice, I've sat with individuals, couples, and families facing depression, anxiety, shaky self-esteem, mood changes, career shifts, and the kind of major life transitions that leave you unsure of your footing. Along the way I trained and certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, Shame-Informed Therapy, and the treatment of eating disorders, so I have a range of tools to draw from depending on what's actually in front of us.

My approach pulls from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, DBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Person-Centered work, but I'm less interested in labeling my method than in figuring out what fits you. Early sessions are practical: I want to understand what's been weighing on you, what you've already tried, and where you'd like to end up. From there we identify the tools that give you real traction, and we go at a pace that respects where you are rather than rushing the process.

I tend to be honest and direct, and I believe that with the right support, many of the obstacles in front of you become navigable rather than permanent. If you think we might be a good fit, I'd be happy to talk.

I'm a therapist, and over more than 30 years I've worked with adolescents, adults, and older adults on addictions, trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, OCD, ADHD, self-harm, grief, and eating disorders. I've done this work in a lot of settings: individual, couple, family, and group therapy, along with intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, and inpatient groups for people managing co-occurring disorders. For over a decade I also taught psychology and sociology in high schools, colleges, and correctional facilities, which taught me to talk with people wherever they happen to be in life.

I want you to feel heard, valued, and respected, and I put a lot of weight on open communication and mutual trust. Change tends to begin with understanding and acceptance, so early on I spend time getting to know your history, your strengths, and what actually matters to you before we shape a plan around it. You set the pace; I'll encourage you to share what feels most comfortable and meaningful, not what you think you're supposed to say. I draw on ACT, CBT, DBT, REBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work, and I bring compassion, some honesty, and a bit of humor along the way.

What I'm really after is helping you name your own goals and move toward them in a way that lasts. If that fits what you're looking for, I'd be happy to talk.

I'm a therapist specializing in the kind of work that helps people step back and see the patterns shaping their lives. Over more than 20 years, I've worked with individuals, couples, and families across both clinical and corporate settings, and that range has taught me that most of what people bring to counseling isn't a single problem to fix. It's a whole life to understand. I see adults through their working years and older adults navigating later-life transitions, and I draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and mindfulness depending on what fits the person in front of me, not the other way around.

Here's how I actually work: I start with an open conversation about what's been happening and what you're hoping to change or explore. From there I listen carefully, ask questions that get at the heart of things, and help you notice the patterns that bring some clarity to your experience. I value honesty and open communication, even when the topic is a hard one to sit with. Together we'll set goals and build a plan that respects your pace and comfort level rather than rushing you toward it.

My aim is for you to leave feeling more grounded, more confident, and better equipped to handle what life puts in front of you. Bring whatever's been sitting on your mind to a first visit, and we'll begin working through it side by side.

I'm a therapist who focuses on talk therapy for adults, and I've spent more than fifteen years in the field, working across both inpatient and outpatient settings. Over that time I've sat with people at their most acute and with people quietly trying to make sense of a life that looks fine on paper but doesn't feel that way. I see adults across the age range, including older adults navigating the shifts that come later in life.

I like to spend real time understanding where someone comes from. Their history, their background, the patterns that keep showing up. I find that root concerns rarely announce themselves in the first sentence, so I ask questions and I listen for what's underneath. My work draws on CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing, but I lean on them as tools rather than scripts. Early on, I do a thorough assessment of your history, your current concerns, your strengths, and what you actually want out of this. From there we set specific goals together and adjust the approach as things move.

I'm not the kind of therapist who hands you answers. I offer honest, thoughtful feedback and help you understand your own diagnosis well enough to manage the day to day, so you're the one arriving at solutions. You'll feel heard and respected in the room, not talked at.

There's no rush to any of this. When you're ready to begin, I'll be here.

I'm a therapist with a particular focus on talk therapy for people moving through significant life changes, interpersonal struggles, and the kind of complex emotional challenges that don't resolve on their own. I've spent years practicing in both outpatient and residential treatment settings, and I completed my doctorate in psychology at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, with specialized training in grief and trauma counseling. That background shapes how I sit with people who are grieving, in transition, or trying to make sense of what's shifted in their lives.

I work with adolescents and adults, and I start by asking about your best hopes for therapy. Before we build anything, I want to understand your history and what's actually weighing on you now. From there, we shape a plan that fits your goals, values, and your own sense of where you want to grow, and we adjust it over time as things change. A first session tends to feel less like an intake form and more like a real conversation about what brought you in and what you'd want to feel different.

I'm collaborative by nature, and I'd rather work alongside you than hand you a formula. My aim is a respectful space where you feel genuinely heard and where the work belongs to you.

Reach out when you're ready to start that conversation.

I'm a therapist specializing in talk therapy for individuals, teens, couples, and families. Over 26 years, I've worked across a lot of different clinical settings, both in person and through telehealth, and I'm licensed in 12 states, which has kept me close to one steady conviction: good behavioral health care should actually be reachable for the people who need it.

My sense is that meaningful change starts with feeling heard and understood, so that's where I begin. I like to talk things through at a pace that feels manageable to you, without rushing toward a fix before I understand what's really going on. I usually start with a comprehensive assessment that covers your personal history, what's bringing you in right now, and where you'd like things to head. From there, we set individualized goals together and build a practical plan I'll adjust as we go and as you make progress. I try to stay open and approachable in the room; trust, collaboration, and respect aren't slogans for me, they're the conditions that make the work possible.

Whether you're a teenager trying to make sense of things, a couple stuck in the same argument, or an adult who just wants a thoughtful person to think alongside, my door is open. When you're ready to start talking things through, I'll be here to listen and figure it out with you.

Carly Frix-Rhyne is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), in both Texas and Arkansas, who has extensive experience working in the mental health field. She has worked directly with clients of various demographics, living with a variety of mental health conditions. Carly attended undergraduate and graduate school in her hometown of Texarkana, Texas at Texas A&M University - Texarkana. She completed her practicum and internship working as a therapist in therapeutic foster care, with children, teens, foster parents, and biological families. Carly has been practicing for 7 years as a LPC, focusing on individuals working to cope with trauma, stressful life events, anxiety, depression, and issues coping with and communicating their own needs. Carly has worked for community mental health agencies, non-profit agencies, and private practice organizations. Much of Carly's past work involves providing therapy services to children, teens, and adults who survived abuse/trauma. Carly enjoys working with clients of all ages and with a variety of different presenting mental health needs. She uses different techniques including cognitive behavioral approaches and attachment-based approaches, while maintaining a person-centered theoretical orientation with all clients. Carly utilizes a range of therapeutic tools in hopes of providing clients with practical skills they can begin using immediately. She believes in meeting clients exactly where they are and helping them understand their own needs.