Meet Sara, the owner and office administrator and, potentially, your clinician! She was born with a heart for service and has followed her passion from coast to coast. Hailing from the Midwest, her journey took her to sunny San Diego then landing in the charm and beauty of western North Carolina! That was over 15 years ago and today she continues to relentlessly work towards individual and community healing and wellbeing.

Sara’s career has granted her experience working with adolescents and teens, adults, couples, and 65+ individuals. Her training has been primarily focused on trauma, integrative health strategies, treating anxiety, and depression with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Mental Health and Nutrition strategies.

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Lea is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of experience helping children, adolescents, and teens navigate the unique challenges of growing up. She takes a collaborative, client-centered approach, trusting that every young person has the strength and resilience to create positive change.

Lea tailors her therapy to each client’s needs, drawing from evidence-based modalities like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based techniques. She specializes in supporting youth with ADHD, anxiety, depression, social anxiety, family conflict, and self-esteem issues, while helping teens build healthier relationships and develop effective coping strategies.

In therapy, Lea creates a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space where young people feel empowered to explore their challenges and work toward meaningful personal growth.

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Cindy is licensed by the state of North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Clinician with 34+ years of experience. Cindy’s clinical work consists of working with adults through personal, career, relationship, and parenting struggles. She has experience working with children and families, addressing family dynamics, areas of concern, and helping them navigate towards healthier patterns of communication, interaction, and overall healthier family systems. She also has experience working with couples addressing marital issues, teaching effective communication, coping skills, and helping them work towards their goal. Cindy primarily utilizes Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) within sessions while also utilizing Humanistic Therapy, Mindfulness-based therapy, trauma-based therapy, and Interpersonal therapy as appropriate. Cindy has provided group therapy on varying topics. She also provides Leadership training, team building training, trauma training, and wellness training, among other topics. In addition to therapy work, Cindy is an accomplished leader in both nonprofit and for-profit agencies and corporations. Her background includes organizational leadership, quality assurance, operational assessment and planning, program development, project management, and employee training.

Cindy is licensed by the state of North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Clinician w... Read More