Meet Our Team
Our team is dedicated to delivering exceptional care with a wealth of expertise in mental health and innovative treatment approaches. Below you will learn more about their backgrounds, specialties, and how they contribute to our mission of transformative and innovative care.
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I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider (CSOTP) with more than 15 years of experience supporting individuals through a wide range of mental health challenges. Over the course of my career, I’ve worked in a variety of clinical environments, including intensive in-home services, residential treatment centers, and correctional settings, which has shaped my comprehensive and compassionate approach to care.
My work has included specialized rehabilitation for individuals with sexual offense histories, where I obtained my certification in sex offender treatment. I’ve also served in leadership roles, including as a lead clinician in adult services at a community services board. These experiences gave me the opportunity to develop a broad skill set in treating diverse diagnoses and to support clients at many points along the mental health continuum.
Currently, my focus is outpatient therapy, where I enjoy building meaningful therapeutic relationships and providing care that is both structured and responsive to each client’s needs. I draw from a variety of evidence-based modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I also incorporate techniques from Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients create practical, lasting change.
My style is warm, collaborative, and skills-focused. I believe in meeting clients where they are while fostering self-awareness, emotional regulation, and confidence in their ability to move forward.
Outside the therapy room, I’m an avid animal lover and enjoy cultivating calm and positivity in the spaces I share whether with clients, friends, or the broader community.
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You have probably explained it before. The thing that happened, why it still matters, what you have already tried. You may have said it out loud in a therapy office and watched someone nod, and left feeling understood but not particularly changed. Understanding a pattern and no longer living inside it turn out to be two different accomplishments, and the second one takes a different kind of work than talking. That gap is where Erin's work begins.
Erin Cliffe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nearly two decades of experience working with complex trauma, dissociation, ADHD, mood and anxiety disorders, and eating disorders. She is a Clinical Supervisor, a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor, a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level II, an ADHD Coach, and a Reiki II Practitioner.
Her experience spans neurodivergent clients, people who have been in and out of treatment for years, and clients who are intuitive, spiritually inclined, or looking for meaning in their healing rather than symptom relief alone. She also teaches and trains other clinicians in these areas and in crisis work.
Her approach is integrative and evidence-based, and which method she reaches for depends on what you need and when. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy for the skills side of the work, meaning the concrete tools for managing distress, emotion, and the thoughts that drive both. She uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, along with Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to process traumatic memory so that it stops intruding on the present. She uses Internal Family Systems to understand the parts of you that formed to protect you and have not yet been told the danger has passed. She uses Motivational Interviewing when you are weighing a change you are not entirely sure you want to make. Alongside all of it, she works with nervous system regulation and mindfulness, because the body has to come along or the insight does not hold.
Early sessions usually focus on stabilization and on building enough regulation capacity that processing does not overwhelm your system, since trauma work done before you can settle yourself tends to retraumatize rather than resolve. From there, the work might mean processing a specific memory that keeps surfacing, understanding the part of you that still runs an old protective strategy, or mapping in detail what happens in the ninety seconds after something sets you off, so that you have an actual sequence to follow rather than a resolution to stay calm.
Erin is engaged, and willing to be direct. She will name a pattern when she sees it rather than waiting several sessions for you to arrive at it on your own, and she will ask you to try things between sessions, track what happens, and bring back what did not work. If you have been in therapy before and left feeling like you talked in circles for a year, that structure is usually the difference. She will also check that the pace is right, and if something she says lands wrong, she wants to hear about it.
"Therapy with me involves a fair amount of laughing. Not at the hard parts. Alongside them. I will tell you the truth as I see it, and I will expect the same from you. Some of this work is uncomfortable and some of it is exhausting. It is also the part that lasts."
The moment Erin looks for is the one where you recognize a cycle while you are still inside it, early enough to do something other than what you have always done. Many people arrive convinced that healing is out of reach, or that something about them is fundamentally broken. Much of the work is moving out of survival mode, stepping back from people-pleasing, and learning that a trigger is something you can meet differently than you did last time.
ADHD Coaching
Separate from therapy, Erin offers ADHD coaching. Where therapy addresses what is driving distress, coaching is focused on the daily mechanics: getting started on tasks, keeping track of time, finishing what you begin, building systems that hold up on the days when nothing else does, and easing the frustration that builds after years of being told you should be able to manage all of it already. Sessions are structured, goal-directed, and practical.
Coaching is not psychotherapy and is not billed to insurance.
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I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner (LSATP), and EMDRIA-Certified Therapist with over 15 years of experience in the mental health field. My background includes working across multiple levels of care, including residential treatment, acute psychiatric services, and outpatient therapy. These varied experiences have shaped a flexible and thoughtful approach to supporting individuals through complex challenges.
Much of my early work centered around providing care to youth in residential settings, including those with histories of sexually abusive behavior. Over time, I moved into program development and leadership roles—creating therapeutic programs tailored to the needs of at-risk youth and guiding teams as a Clinical Director and Program Director. Later, I served as the Director of Child and Family Services at a community services board, where I worked to improve access to care, enhance support for LGBTQ+ clients, and expand school-based services across several rural counties.
These experiences have deepened my belief in the importance of meeting people where they are. Today, my work is focused on outpatient therapy, where I can return to what I value most—being present with clients in the therapy room. I primarily use EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), somatic therapy, and polyvagal theory to support trauma healing, and I draw from CBT and other evidence-based models to meet each person’s unique needs. My style is collaborative, steady, and attuned to helping clients move at a pace that feels manageable and meaningful.
I see therapy as a shared process—one that respects your experiences, builds on your strengths, and supports you in creating the kind of life you want to live.
Outside of my work, I enjoy time with my dogs, trying new foods, and finding moments for reflection and growth in everyday life.
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We could fill this page with Ava’s qualifications, but the truth is simpler: we cannot say enough about her. For over half a year, she showed up to DBT consultation team, DBT trainings, and every clinical training we offered without any requirement to attend. That says it all: giving her clients her clinical best isn’t a job requirement to Ava. It is just who she is.
Ava works with youth and adults, with a warmth for clients navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, or the hard work of emotion regulation. She is equally at home helping people build emotional skills, assisting in finding their footing, or untangling long-held patterns. She works alongside people and actively seeks out the cases, training, and consultation that help her to continue to be the best clinician she can be. She believes her clients deserve someone who cares deeply and wants to be at their best for them.
What makes Ava’s approach distinctive is the depth behind it. Before becoming a therapist, she built an early career in clinical research, including directing NIH-funded trials at Carnegie Mellon University studying how mindfulness-based interventions reduce stress and improve health in patients facing cancer treatment, chronic illness, and high-pressure work environments. She also contributed to research at UNC Chapel Hill examining how early childhood experiences shape emotional and neurological development. When Ava incorporates somatic awareness, mindfulness, or psychoeducation into a session, it isn’t a trend she picked up; it’s influenced by research she spent years conducting and applying with the client. Her clinical experience spans crisis stabilization, school-based therapeutic day treatment with youth, and psychosocial care for clients navigating serious medical events, giving her a rare comfort with clients across ages and levels of distress.
Her background is not what clients notice first. It is that she is genuine, caring, and refreshingly down to earth. She brings sharp clinical insight to her work with clients, the kind of perceptiveness that helps people feel deeply understood, sometimes before they’ve fully found the words themselves. Her approach is built on a foundation of CBT and motivational interviewing, enriched by DBT-informed skills. She is currently working toward full DBT specialization as an active member of the practice’s DBT consultation team, with plans to expand into EMDR.
If that wasn’t enough, Ava graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with the highest honors in psychology, holds a second degree in music, and earned her Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University. But in person, she’s far more than the sum of it. At the core of her work is a belief that people are inherently resilient, and that with unconditional acceptance and honest partnership, they can build lives of strength, peace, and lasting fulfillment. If you’re looking for a therapist who will show up fully to every session as her true self and allows you to do the same, then you’ve found her.
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Are you looking for a therapist who truly meets you and your family where you are? Alyssa is a bubbly, warm, and supportive mental health professional with over a decade of experience helping children, teens, adults, and families navigate life’s challenges. She combines expertise in play therapy, trauma-informed care, and evidence-based approaches like EMDR and Gottman Method Couples Therapy to provide meaningful, personalized support.
Alyssa has a special passion for working with children and families, supporting kids through anxiety, ADHD, ODD, autism (with ABA-informed strategies), and emotional or behavioral challenges. She also works with couples, families, and individuals dealing with trauma, depression, anxiety, and domestic abuse, offering a safe space to explore feelings, develop coping strategies, and build stronger relationships.
As a therapist, she is engaging, approachable, and genuinely invested in helping each client thrive. She understands that every person’s journey is unique and is committed to meeting clients where they are, whether that’s through play therapy for children, guided EMDR for trauma, or Gottman-informed approaches for couples.
Alyssa is currently expanding her expertise in EMDR and Gottman Method Couples Therapy, working toward certification, and is also training to offer DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) for adolescents and adults. These advanced skills will allow her to provide even more tailored, effective treatment for trauma, relationship challenges, and emotional regulation.
She values a holistic, person-centered approach and is able to engage in spiritual counseling when desired or appropriate.
Teletherapy Availability: Openings from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, offering flexible scheduling to fit your lifestyle.
If you’re seeking a compassionate, experienced therapist who combines warmth, expertise, and a playful yet professional approach, Alyssa is ready to support you and your family on your journey toward growth, healing, and connection.
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Jenni has a natural ability to connect with people, whether it's a teen who'd rather talk about video games, a veteran navigating transition, or someone who's never felt safe enough to open up. She's warm, engaging, and knows how to make space for even the toughest conversations.
She brings a trauma-informed lens to all of her work. She has a particular passion for treating personality disorders and has spent much of her career working with underserved populations-people who have often been shut off from wanting to share their experiences. She understands that trust takes time, and she creates space for clients to open up when they're ready.
Her approach is practical and empowering. She helps clients recognize the tools they already have while building new ones. She uses CBT and ACT. Her current focus is on learning and implementing DBT to assist clients in making meaningful behavior changes, managing emotions, and building distress tolerance skills. She'll also begin EMDR training later this year to expand her trauma work.
Jenni works with adults, teens, couples, and families. She especially enjoys supporting clients through life transitions and has a heart for working with veterans. She holds a SYMBIS certification and offers religious couples counseling for those seeking a faith-integrated approach.
Whether you've felt dismissed before, are navigating something hard, or just need someone who actually listens, Jenni offers a grounded, engaging presence. She meets you where you are and walks alongside you as you find your footing with honesty and care in equal measure.
Teletherapy Availability: Flexible scheduling to meet your needs.
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I’m a licensed therapist with extensive experience working with children, adults, couples, and families across a broad range of clinical settings. My approach is both compassionate and results-oriented, grounded in evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Person-Centered Therapy. I specialize in treating behavioral, mood, and personality disorders, with a strong focus on supporting individuals through complex emotional challenges and life transitions.
A significant part of my clinical work focuses on relationships. I have a deep passion for helping couples strengthen their connection, navigate conflict, and rebuild trust. Whether through marital counseling or family-focused work, I bring a systems lens to support healing not just at the individual level, but within the relationships that matter most.
In addition to relational work, I have considerable experience in substance use treatment, having served clients in both residential and outpatient levels of care. My work in recovery-focused settings has equipped me with the ability to support clients with co-occurring disorders, treatment-resistant presentations, and histories of relapse. I’m skilled in helping clients identify practical strategies for maintaining recovery while addressing the underlying issues that drive addiction.
I am currently pursuing certification in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a leading trauma treatment approach that supports clients in processing distressing memories and building emotional resilience. I regularly integrate trauma-informed care principles into my work and have a strong clinical interest in working with survivors of trauma, individuals impacted by family dysfunction, and those experiencing grief and loss.
Clients often describe my style as steady, empathic, and highly engaged. I’m committed to creating a safe, affirming therapeutic space where clients feel understood and challenged in meaningful ways. My goal is always to help people deepen their insight, strengthen their relationships, and make lasting changes that align with their values and goals.
Outside of my clinical work, I enjoy spending time with my family, being outdoors with my two dogs, and immersing myself in a good book. I also find creativity and joy in cooking, especially experimenting with cultural dishes I’ve discovered during my travels.
At the core of my practice is a belief in human potential, connection, and the healing power of an authentic therapeutic relationship. I consider it an honor to walk alongside my clients as they pursue healing, growth, and a more fulfilling life.
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Empowering clients to navigate life’s challenges is at the heart of Bianca’s work. She brings warmth, energy, and a culturally aware approach to every session, helping clients from all walks of life build resilience, gain clarity, and create meaningful, lasting change. Whether you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about your next step, Bianca creates a safe, nonjudgmental space where you can explore your feelings, process difficult experiences, and develop practical strategies to move forward with confidence. Clients often describe her as engaging, approachable, and motivating; someone who genuinely celebrates progress, no matter how small, and partners with you every step of the way.
As a proud member of the AAPI community, Bianca deeply values diversity, inclusivity, and cultural awareness. She enjoys working with LGBTQ+ clients, young adults navigating life transitions, survivors of domestic violence, and individuals from all backgrounds, providing a safe and supportive space where everyone feels seen, heard, and understood. Her past experience as a victim advocate gives her a unique perspective on trauma-informed care, allowing her to provide compassionate, empowering support to those healing from difficult experiences.
Bianca utilizes evidence-based therapies to help clients achieve their goals. She is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Internal Family Systems (IFS), and she is expanding her expertise into somatic therapy. She also brings significant training in substance use treatment, helping clients navigate addiction recovery while building the tools and coping skills they need to thrive.
Her therapeutic approach is person-centered, empowerment-focused, and culturally sensitive. She collaborates with each client to identify strengths, clarify goals, and develop strategies tailored to their unique needs. Whether addressing trauma, anxiety, depression, substance use, life transitions, or relationship challenges, Bianca helps clients cultivate resilience, confidence, and a deeper connection to themselves.
Outside of her work as a therapist, Bianca enjoys connecting with her community, exploring creative ways to support mental wellness, and celebrating the small joys in life that help maintain balance and fulfillment.
Teletherapy Availability: Flexible scheduling to meet your needs.
If you’re seeking a therapist who combines energy, compassion, and expertise with a deep commitment to cultural awareness, empowerment, and trauma-informed care, Bianca is ready to help you navigate life’s challenges and take meaningful steps toward healing, growth, and self-discovery.
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Katie brings nearly two decades of experience across the full range of mental and behavioral health care. Her work has taken her into homes through intensive behavioral health services, into programs for court-involved youth, onto assertive community treatment teams serving people in acute need, into psychiatric inpatient units, and through substance use treatment. She has also served in leadership roles along the way. That breadth is her strength: whatever someone is carrying when they walk in, Katie has very likely walked alongside it before.
Katie works with clients ages 14 and up and welcomes a wide range of concerns. She meets each person where they are, drawing on evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), along with other modalities suited to the individual.
She views therapy as a partnership. Clients are the experts on their own lives; Katie's role is to walk beside them, helping them discover new perspectives, build healthy coping strategies, and grow in confidence with every step. She works best with people who have made the decision to seek support, whether for a short-term challenge or a longer journey.
Outside the office, Katie is a down-home farm girl who loves the simpler things. You'll find her in the garden, baking sourdough, and wrangling her children. Life gets busy, and she believes in slowing down to notice the beauty in small things.
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Therapy is, for me, one of the most meaningful parts of my life. I feel honored to walk alongside people as they navigate difficult experiences, major life transitions, relationships, and the many challenges that can make it difficult to feel fully like yourself. I believe people have an incredible capacity to grow and heal, and I’m continually inspired by the courage it takes to begin that process.
My approach is grounded in the belief that a strong therapeutic relationship is at the heart of meaningful change. I strive to create a space where clients feel safe, understood, and accepted exactly as they are while also feeling supported in taking meaningful steps forward. I bring my authentic self into the therapy room and value honesty, collaboration, autonomy, and connection. My goal is not simply to help clients understand themselves, but to help them develop the insight and practical tools they need to create change in their everyday lives.
I take an individualized and integrative approach to therapy, drawing from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I believe therapy works best when the approach is tailored to the person rather than the person being expected to fit a particular treatment model. Depending on what you need, our work may focus on building practical skills, understanding patterns and protective parts, processing difficult or traumatic experiences, strengthening relationships, or developing a deeper connection with yourself.
I have a particular interest in working with teens, young adults, and adults who are navigating trauma, life transitions, relationship challenges, and emotional or interpersonal difficulties. I especially value working with clients who may feel stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected from themselves, or unsure of where to begin. Together, we can explore the experiences that have shaped you, better understand the patterns that may no longer be serving you, and identify what you want your life to look and feel like moving forward.
Ultimately, I want therapy to be a place where you can be fully human. My hope is that through our work together, you feel more connected to yourself, more confident in your ability to navigate difficult moments, and empowered to build a life that feels meaningful and authentic to you.
Outside of the therapy room, I love spending time with my dog and the people I care about most. I’m happiest when I’m doing things that foster connection and presence—whether that’s having a good conversation, playing a competitive board game, water coloring, practicing yoga, or curling up with my dog to watch a good show. I value these simple moments and the ways they remind me to slow down, stay connected, and appreciate the everyday parts of life.
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Ariana brings both grounding and warmth to every session. She’s been a life coach since 2016 and continues to practice breathwork and yoga alongside her clinical work. Her approach is rooted in the body as a somatic focused practitioner. She integrates somatic therapy, breathwork, yoga, and core energetics into her practice. She’s also trained in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and offers somatic integration for clients processing trauma. PTSD work is close to her heart.
Ariana works with individuals, couples, and families across the lifespan from children to adults. She has experience with anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, substance use, and personality related concerns. She holds a substance use certification and has worked in men’s recovery housing and substance use treatment settings. She’s comfortable sitting with complexity and takes a slow mindful approach. She pays attention to energy, breath, and what’s happening beneath words.
Her style is gentle, but present. When clients resist body based work, she does not push. She explores with you what may be protected. She utilizes motivational interviewing, somatic awareness, and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) based on what serves the moment.
Ariana’s background also includes working with children and families in the ABA field, where she’s developed a strong understanding of behavior and shaping lasting change. She’s currently expanding that foundation through training in DBT and EMDR. She’s also growing her couple’s work specialty as well. Conversations surrounding intimacy and connection come up often in her sessions which she meets with openness.
Whether you are navigating trauma, seeking more balance, or wanting to reconnect with yourself, Ariana offers a space to slow down and be met exactly where you are. She’s the kind of clinician other therapists want to refer to and learn from. Even our own clinical director said she’d see Ariana if she could.
Teletherapy Availability: Flexible openings from late afternoon to evenings or weekends. When you are ready to begin, we are here to walk alongside you.