OUR PROVIDERS

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Samantha is a licensed clinical mental health therapist based in North Carolina providing warm, comprehensive, evidence-based care to teens and adults in the Piedmont-Triad area.  Samantha also provides virtual counseling services state-wide in South Carolina.  Her clinical focus is severe and persistent mental health concerns, with a concentration on bipolar disorders.  While she works with individuals from all backgrounds, Samantha has had extensive experience in treating various forms of trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, and psychosis.  Prior to deciding to open her own practice,  Samantha had the opportunity to work with a variety of mental health concerns in diverse clinical settings, including SUD recovery, school-based therapy, college mental health counseling, and group practice.  As a Neuropsychotherapist, she utilizes a multidisciplinary approach that integrates traditional psychotherapy with neurobiology.  During sessions, Samantha commonly assists patients in identifying and challenging self-limiting patterns, healing from past experiences, and gaining insight into how the unconscious influences behavior while always reiterating the brain-body connection.  Her research interests include the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system, the development of neurodevelopmental disorders, and genetic links between schizophrenia and associated comorbid conditions.

Nayla is a licensed clinical mental health therapist associate based in North Carolina providing evidence-based care to children, teens and adults in the Piedmont-Triad area.  She also provides virtual counseling services state-wide.  While Nayla has been afforded the opportunity to work with an array of presenting concerns in various clinical settings, she feels particularly drawn to patients struggling with PTSD, anxiety, personality disorders, and mood disorders.  Nayla is certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) an evidence-based approach that treats personality disorders and interpersonal conflicts.  DBT can also be useful in treating mood disorders and suicidal ideation, as well as for changing behavioral patterns such as self-harm.  Nayla's primary goal as a counselor is to empower her patients and provide skills to help them flourish.  During sessions, she keeps the focus on current goals/solutions and altering unhelpful thinking patterns by implementing an integrative approach, with an emphasis on Behavioral and  Solution-Focused techniques.