Meet the Team
Meet Catherine
Creating a connection is core to my approach to counseling. I work from a multitude of theoretical frameworks including person-centered, positive psychology, cognitive behavioral, family systems, and solution focused. Much of my experience has been helping individuals and families find balance in their lives and re-focus their energies on values important to them.
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Oftentimes we find ourselves overwhelmed, and we're not quite sure why. Sometimes we wish for more, yet it never seems to be enough. I'd like to support you in giving yourself permission to unload what you're bearing and join you on your journey to a better tomorrow.
I work with teens beginning at age 16 and adults of all ages from Gen Z to Baby Boomers. My specialties include couples, families, aspirational entrepreneurs, and busy working professionals.
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I graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Minor in Business Administration. I received a Master’s of Science degree in School Counseling with a special concentration in Community Mental Health from Mercer University. I have had experience in a variety of settings including public and private schools, a nonprofit youth organization, a family counseling agency, and private practice.
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I come from a blended family with two older brothers and four younger stepsisters. Counseling was extremely beneficial for me as I adjusted to my changing family. I have spent much of my life listening to others, accepting them for who they are, and joining them on their journeys. Becoming a therapist myself became a natural pathway for me to continue my own journey.
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I am a mother to two boys who love to keep me on my toes. I enjoy hiking in the mountains, reading, traveling to new places, satisfying my perfectionism with an efficiently packed car, watching the same movies over and over, camping, and being immediately gratified by online shopping.
Meet Jordan
Welcome. I’m not sure what brought you here, maybe you’re overwhelmed by work or school, in a relationship that is experiencing some strain, or you’re having some identity concerns and want to explore who you are as a person. Whatever brought you to me, I’m here to create a relationship of trust where you’re comfortable speaking about your life experiences and find ways to move through the difficulties you’re experiencing together.
Making sure that you feel heard and can find a solution to the problems you experienced that brought you to therapy is very important to how we will approach our relationship. I work from a solutions-focused approach to therapy and integrate techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and emotion focused therapy. I work with individual clients as well as with couples and families. I have experience working with clients who have body image concerns, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, ADHD, depression, OCD, and identity concerns. I have also published research regarding body image and eating disorders in LGBTQ populations, racial minority populations, and stigma that makes it hard for some people to approach therapy.
I have a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Skidmore College and a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Auburn University. I’m a gay Afro-Latino man and work to make sure that my space is inclusive for you when you’re with me. I work with teenagers and adults, as well as couples and families. I am a pre-licensed clinician and am under the supervision of Nicole Altieri-Synan, LPC, NCC, CPCS.
In my free time I like to be outside hiking or playing volleyball, dealing with my menace of a kitten, and exploring new coffeeshops to find the best dirty chai latte. I also enjoy all things Pokémon, baking like I’m on the Great British Baking Show, and traveling around the world.
Meet Lori
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Have you experienced trauma in your past? Are you someone who is questioning their faith? Would you like to explore some of those questions? Do you need someone to help you in your journey? Most of us will experience challenging situations as we go through life. These experiences can leave us with emotional wounds, unresolved trauma, or difficulty managing emotions. I would like to help you make sense of what has happened in your life and understand the meaning of it. By identifying the unhelpful coping patterns we have learned, we can then start a journey toward wholeness and healing. Together we can begin to identify and remove the obstacles that are keeping you from experiencing personal growth.
Compassion, trust, and connection are key to my counseling approach. My work is influenced by Attachment Theory, Existential Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and my strong belief in the mind-body connection. My goal for our time together is to create a safe space for you to examine your emotional and behavioral patterns that are no longer helpful and replace them with patterns that are more life-affirming.
I graduated from Mercer University with a Master’s degree in Community Mental Health Counseling. My education and life experience have made me passionate about the value of therapy; I know first-hand that therapy can be life-changing! I love working with adults of all ages and have experience helping others with
anxiety, depression, religious trauma, boundaries, coping skills, grief and loss, and a variety of relationship issues.
In my free time I enjoy traveling, reading, and scouring local garden centers for new plants for my garden. My husband and I have been married for 35 years and have two grown daughters, a grandson, and a granddog named Teddy.