Montgomery, AL

Montgomery Clinic: Monday-Friday

Jasmine is a native of northern Alabama currently residing in Montgomery, Alabama. She is a three-time alumnus of The Alabama State University, where she received her education in Clinical Mental Health counseling. Jasmine is a board and nationally certified counselor. Jasmine has a diverse background working with individuals and families with behavioral, diagnosis, foster care, substance abuse, and incarcerated struggles, promoting healthy relationships and effective communication to unite the family dynamics. Within the target population, Jasmine cares for adolescence with self-esteem, depression, anxiety, ADD/ADHD, and adoption. Additionally, Jasmine does life management and stress management counseling.

Clinics

Katie graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery with a master’s degree in Counseling and Development in 1997. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a National Board Certified Counselor, and  Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. Katie will see children, adolescents, and adults. Her specialties include working with individuals with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; and Depression. She will also see clients experiencing transitional issues such as bereavement and divorce. Katie’s specialties include play therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, behavioral management, parent training, working with victims of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, as well as working with victims of domestic violence. Katie’s approach to counseling is personalized and she uses a variety of techniques that are tailored to the individual or family’s needs.

Montgomery Clinic: Monday-Friday

Lisa, MA, NCC, LPC-S, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, is a board-certified counselor and current doctoral candidate at Walden University for her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision. She is a graduate of The University of Alabama with a Master Degree in Community Counseling and works with adults, children, and families with diverse issues. She offers an individualized approach to counseling with areas of specialization including: play therapy, crisis and trauma, critical incident response, EAP and workplace issues, CBT, behavioral management, depression, anxiety, military families, PTSD, family/couples, working with families who have children with special needs, divorce adjustment and bereavement. For 20 years she has remained active in service to the community in a variety of ways including responding to local and national disasters, consulting and supervision, professional and community presentations, and service on professional boards. In response to her efforts to remain active in the community and in the counseling profession, I have received service awards from the Alabama Association for Play Therapy and The Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard

Montgomery Clinic: Monday – Friday

Courtney is a Masters-level Licensed Professional Counselor; with over 15 years of professional counseling, program management, training and professional development experience. Ms. Cephas earned her Bachelors in Psychology at Troy University (Montgomery Campus), her Masters in Counseling at Argosy University in Virginia; with post-graduate work in Clinical and Health Psychology. Ms. Cephas works primarily with adults using techniques drawn from the Cognitive-Behavioral, Solution-Focused, and Motivational Interviewing counseling modalities – guiding clients through a process to help with anxiety, depression, stress and anger management, and substance abuse. She also works with companies/agencies providing employee assistance services, team building and professional development training services. Ms. Cephas has served 10 years in the Alabama Air National Guard with the 187th Fighter Wing and has worked two years as a civilian Contractor with the Department of the Army as Subject Matter Expert, policy writer, and training coordinator for the Smallpox, Anthrax, and Influenza Vaccination Programs of the United States Armed Forces.

Shae Park Clinic: Monday – Friday

Renee has over 20 years of experience working in mental health and substance abuse therapeutic treatment. She has been licensed in the state of Alabama as a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2016. Renee graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery Summa Cum Laude with her Master’s Degree in Counseling & Development in 2002. She was a member of Chi Sigma Iota Honor’s Society and Phi Kappa Phi National Honor’s Society. She was voted Who’s Who among American Colleges and Universities for 2001. Renee has experience in various settings including the Emergency Room, one-on-one therapy, group therapy, working in crisis intervention and with patients experiencing anxiety, depression, domestic violence, stress, and substance abuse issues. She practices Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing; as well as, other therapeutic therapy methods to provide services tailored specifically for each individual client.

Montgomery Clinic: Monday – Friday

April is a Licensed Professional Counselor, skilled in assessing clients, determining treatment plans and monitoring patient progress. April completed both her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Troy University Montgomery campus. In her undergraduate years, she served as president of both the psychology club & student support services and was selected as the homecoming representative in 2016. She also served as president of the Gamma Beta Phi honor society and Chi Sigma Iota international counselor society in graduate school.

With 5 years of professional counseling, April is proficient in implementing successful theory-based, client-centered intervention strategies and evaluation techniques. She works with clients to create a safe and open environment, where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment, getting to the root of client challenges, as well as helping clients develop effective coping strategies to work through a variety of life experiences, triggers and/or trauma. She has passion for and experience with providing therapy to youth, adolescents, adults, couples, and groups in a variety of modalities such as Cognitive – Behavioral Therapy, substance abuse therapy, and crisis intervention. She has also assisted clients who deal with various challenges, such as adjustment disorder, attachment disorder, trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief, behavioral challenges, ADHD/ ADD, eating disorder, mood disorder, substance abuse and self-esteem issues.

Montgomery: Monday – Friday

Jason is a counselor with over 15 years of experience in the field. He obtained a master’s degree in marriage and family counseling from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has spent over ten years working in intensive residential settings with boys and girls ages 8 to 21 with their families. He provides treatment in the context of individual, group, couples, and family sessions. Special populations he has served include at-risk children/adolescents, families involved with the Department of Human Resources, veterans/first responders, and individuals suffering from all types of traumas.

His education was steeped in Brief Solution Focused, Cognitive, Cognitive/Behavioral, Behavioral, and Family Systems approaches to therapy. He is an EMDR trained clinician with over 10 years of experience treating traumas and related diagnoses. He has a passion for helping clients discover their diagnoses and symptoms, to empower them to take control of their treatment to find healing and peace.

Having received his master’s degree from a seminary with an integrated counseling program and being a licensed/ordained minister, Jason is equipped to assist clients who want to address how their diagnoses and symptoms affect their spiritual health in addition to their mental, physical, and emotional health.