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BENJAMIN HOLMES, LCSW
ATTENDING THERAPIST

Currently Accepting New Clients
Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay
Offers in-person, hiking and virtual sessions

  • Men's Issues

  • Trauma

  • Depression / Anxiety

  • Compulsive Behaviors

  • Stagnation / Lack of Initiation

  • Relationship Problems

  • Grief

  • Difficult Life Transitions

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SHANNON RIPANI, LCSW
ATTENDING THERAPIST

Currently Accepting New Clients
Populations: Adults and those 65+
Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Women's Issues

  • Family Dysfunction

  • ADHD

  • Grief, Loss, and Illness

  • Addiction

  • Trauma

  • Codependency

  • Inner Child Work

  • Therapy for Therapists 

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JENNIE GERARDO, LPC-MHSP
ATTENDING THERAPIST

Currently Accepting New Clients Virtually/ Accepting New Clients In-Person in August
Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay  
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Couples and Premarital Couples

  • Women's Issues

  • Young Adults

  • Emotional Abuse

  • Attachment Wounds

  • Grief and Loss

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VERKITA WASHINGTON, LMSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay

Offers in-person and virtual sessions

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  • Women's Issues

  • Addiction

  • Trauma

  • Anger Management

  • Relationship Problems

  • Depression / Anxiety

  • Racial Identity

  • Family Conflict

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JOENELL HARDYWAY, LMSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay
Offers virtual sessions
Weekends and after hours available

  • Women's Issues

  • Depression / Anxiety

  • Relationship Problems

  • Divorce Recovery

  • Trauma

  • Codependency

  • Behavioral Problems

  • Veteran's Issues

  • Career Counseling

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CATHERINE CAVIN, LMSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Currently on a waitlist until November 2023
Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Coping Skills

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder and Exploring Neurodivergence

  • Stress Management

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VANESSA RIGGS, LMSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Children

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Trauma

  • Women's Issues

  • Eating Disorders

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VANESSA ORELLANA, LMSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST
(ENGLISH AND SPANISH SPEAKING)

Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Generational Trauma

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Trauma

  • Racial Identity

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Bipolar Disorder

  • Self-Harming

  • Inner Child Work

  • Attachment Styles

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ABBY MOSKAL, LMSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay
Offers in-person and virtual sessions, evenings available.

  • Disordered eating, body image, and body dysmorphia

  • Narcisstic Abuse

  • Family Disfunction

  • Couples

  • Teens and Young Adults

  • Life Transitions

  • Borderline Personality Disorder

  • LGBTQ+

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STEPHANIE BARCA, LMSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Currently accepting new clients
Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Families and Individuals Affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Trauma

  • Stress

  • Children

  • Life and Career Transitions

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HEATHER SCHOW, LMSW, RD
RESIDENT THERAPIST
REGISTERED DIETITIAN

Currently Accepting New Clients
Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay  
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Depression / Anxiety

  • Trauma

  • Eating Disorders

  • Self-esteem

  • Teens

  • Addiction

  • Life Transitions

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GERALD MAYBERRY II (JERRY), LMSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Currently Accepting New Clients
Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay  
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Substance Abuse

  • Grief and Loss

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Relationship Issues

  • Self-esteem

  • LGBTQ+

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LEE FRENCH, LMSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Currently Accepting New Clients
Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay  
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Teens and Preteens

  • Depression/ Anxiety

  • Family/ Relationship Conflict

  • Life Transitions

  • Grief/ Illness

  • Workplace Conflict

  • Peer Relationships

  • Women's Issues

  • Divorce

  • Parenting/ Co-Parenting

  • Codependency

  • LGBTQ+

  • Adoption

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SARAH DOWDY, LMSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Currently Accepting New Clients
Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay  
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Women's Issues

  • Teens/ Preteens

  • Depression/ Anxiety

  • Domestic Violence

  • Trauma

  • Life's Transitions

  • Addiction

  • Self-harm

  • Narcissistic Abuse

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MARK DIDDENS, LMSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Currently Accepting New Clients
Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay  
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Anxiety

  • Men's Issues

  • Family Conflict

  • Depression

  • Self-esteem

  • Marital and Premarital

  • Thinking Disorders

  • Trauma

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BRITTNEY WILCOX, MS
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Currently Accepting New Clients
Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay  
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Anxiety

  • Codependency

  • Mood Disorders

  • Depression

  • Obesity

  • Psychosis

  • Relationship Issues

  • Self-awareness

  • Self-harming

  • Spirituality

  • Stress

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VANESSA KEY, LMSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Currently Accepting New Clients
Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay  
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Women's Issues

  • Family Conflict

  • Children/ Teens

  • Trauma

  • Behavioral Issues

  • Anger Management

  • Depression/ Anxiety

  • Grief/ Loss

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NICOLE SMITH, LMSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum and Private Pay  
Offers virtual sessions only at this time

  • Women's Issues

  • Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders

  • Trauma (Including those related to birth, postpartum, pregnancy loss, infertility and trying to conceive)

  • Depression and Anxiety

  • Family Conflict

  • Relationships/Couples

  • Parenting/Co-parenting

  • Codependency

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VANESSA BROWN, LCSW
ATTENDING THERAPIST

Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum, BCBS, Private Pay  
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Mood Disorders

  • LGBTQIA2+ ((Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and Two-Spirit)

  • Women's Issues

  • Family Dysfunction

  • Codependency

  • Life Coaching

  • Creating families through IVF, surrogacy, donor conception

  • Grief and Loss

  • Life and Career Transitions

  • Families/friends/caregivers of those with severe mental illness

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JACOB DIDDENS, MSW
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum, BCBS, Private Pay  
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • PTSD

  • LGBTQIA+

  • Substance Use Disorders

  • Self-development

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MICHELLE SALADA, MS
RESIDENT THERAPIST

Accepts: Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Optum, BCBS, Private Pay  
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Families Affected by Children with Disabilities

  • Domestic Violence

  • Addiction

  • Inner-Child Work

  • Life Transitions

  • Trauma

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KAREN TURNAGE,
MSW STUDENT INTERN

Accepts: Private Pay  
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Trauma

  • Religious Trauma

  • Self-development

  • Women's Issues

  • Chronic Illness/ Chronic Pain

  • Family Conflict

  • 5th grade to adults

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ASHLEY CRAFTON, MSW STUDENT
INTERN

Accepts: Private Pay  
Offers in-person and virtual sessions

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • ADHD

  • Trauma

  • Addiction

  • LGBTQIA+

  • Religious Trauma

  • Biracial Identity

  • 5th grade to young adulthood

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BENJAMIN HOLMES, LCSW

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