Samantha or Sammy (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with a M.S. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sammy has experience working with college age adults with a wide range of concerns including requesting formal accommodations, stress management, academic troubles, life transitions and more. Additionally, Sammy has experience with adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders and co-occurring intellectual, developmental and psychiatric concerns seeking crisis intervention and prevention support.
Sammy brings openness, curiosity and presence to the space when she partners with adult clients in individual therapy to explore their mind-body connection and the different ways their mind and body have learned to survive and cope with their environment. She believes that whatever you did to survive was exactly right and was necessary for your survival, even if those strategies are also negatively impacting your life. Together you will honor and value those techniques then work to understand why you used those techniques to make informed decisions about whether to continue or add additional tools to your toolbox to utilize.
Sammy understands her clients through a biopsychosocial lens with her theoretical orientation centering on cognitive behavioral theory while integrating aspects of person-centered and strength-based approaches. However, she sees each client as a unique individual that will require their own personalized approach. Additionally, Sammy strives to be trauma-informed, culturally sensitive and is an LGBTQIA+ member and ally to queer and gender expansive folks.
LCMHCA
Raven Ransom
Raven Ransom is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate. As a clinician, Raven strives to build a genuine therapeutic alliance emphasizing unconditional positive regard. Through a nonjudgmental environment, clients are encouraged to be agents of change in their lives and use their expert lens to inform treatment.
Through collaboration, Raven believes that treating the whole person, including mind-body connections, not only reduces symptoms but guides treatment goals. This collaborative effort extends itself when the client is identifying motivations for change to reduce emotional and behavioral disturbances. Therapy allows clients to awaken to who they are and want to be.
Raven is eager to work with clients of all diverse paths; LGBTQ+ persons, people of color, children, persons of different faiths, immigrants, and individuals with varying abilities. Always seeking to provide high-quality care and improve client outcomes, Raven shows up in the therapy space with humility and is honored to walk on this therapy journey with you.
Raven brings a unique experience supporting clients with anxiety, depression, complex PTSD, relational conflicts, gender-affirming services, and grief/loss. Her counseling experience stems from a community-based integrated health center serving persons 12+ with ranging identit(ies) and cultural backgrounds. Through this work, she has adopted an intersectional framework that acknowledges the systems that impact clients and communities—understanding that it takes courage to disrupt cycles. Raven has training in following an eclectic dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), person-centered, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and cognitive behavioral approach to treatment. Centering skills and techniques are not limited to motivational interviewing, mindfulness, cost and benefits analysis, and additional cathartic tools.
LCMHCA
Mackenzie Wilkins
Mackenzie (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate and a six on the Enneagram. She has experience working with teens and young adults providing assistance in managing a variety of behavioral and emotional concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma, difficult life transitions, stress management, self-esteem, relationship issues, and school/academic concerns. Mackenzie works with adults offering individual therapy.
Mackenzie is passionate about creating a space to reflect, resist, and regrow. She achieves this by creating a safe, non-judgemental space, collaborative space where individuals can show up authentically.
Mackenzie works through a Relational Cultural lens with the integration of techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, grounding, and mindfulness. All of her practices are trauma informed and contain a focus on addressing any personal, environmental, societal, or political factors that might impact counseling goals.
In her spare time, Mackenzie enjoys reading, thrifting, and spending time with her community.
LCSWA
Shannon Lomasney
Shannon (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate. She is passionate about working with adolescents and young adults that are experiencing difficult life transitions, trauma, attachment wounds, relationship issues, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and overwhelming stress. Shannon believes that the client is the expert of their own lives, and that each person has unique internal and external resources to draw from. She integrates a person-centered and resiliency-focused approach to empower her clients to uncover and utilize their own innate strengths.
Shannon has over ten years of experience in providing various levels of care to people of different ages, ethnicities, religions, genders, and sexual identities. She works through a gender-affirming, anti-racist, and social justice orientated lens. She understands the importance of incorporating a holistic approach and recognizes that an individual’s mental health is greatly impacted by environmental stressors and broken structural and societal systems. Shannon works to provide a safe, judgement-free, collaborative space where individuals can show up wholly and reconnect to their authentic, intuitive selves.
Shannon utilizes various therapeutic modalities depending on the client’s individual needs including trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, embodiment practices such as visualization, breath-work, mindfulness, and grounding, DBT, motivational interviewing, and CBT.
In her spare time, Shannon enjoys being outdoors in nature, dancing, cooking, listening to podcasts, being around animals, and reading.
MS, CRC, LCMHC
Haley Rognstad
Haley is a licensed therapist and Certified Level 1 PACT clinician. She is passionate about assisting her clients in unlocking their inner wisdom and striving for balance in their lives. She enjoys working with individuals of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, and cultural backgrounds. She provides individual therapy as well as couples and family counseling. Haley has experience assisting individuals in managing a variety of behavioral and emotional concerns including trauma, chronic pain, difficult life transitions, anxiety, depression, substance use, stress management, self-esteem, grief, and LGBTQIA+ specific stressors. She utilizes several therapeutic modalities including Somatic Experiencing (SE), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Haley has a holistic and person-centered therapeutic style and aims to build genuine connections with the individuals she works with. She brings an authentic and nonjudgemental presence into sessions and creates a safe and welcoming therapeutic environment. Haley strives to incorporate creativity and gentle humor into every session as she believes that therapy can be both fun and challenging. She is devoted to assisting clients in feeling grounded and centered in all areas of their lives. Haley works to support individuals in achieving their goals, cultivating meaningful relationships, and improving their quality of life.
Kelly Caniglia is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Kelly works with adults offering individual therapy. Though Kelly has a specialty in working with trauma, PTSD, and CPTSD, she very much enjoys working with a range of clients assisting with anxiety, mood disorders, Depression, ADHD, life stressors, LGBTQ issues, relationship concerns and helping individuals find their path. Kelly takes pride in working from a positive perspective, allying with clients, helping them find their strengths and move toward empowering themselves within their own lives. Kelly approaches therapy through several different modalities, but had specialty training in the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Model, Motivational Interviewing, DBT, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and Brainspotting. Kelly has further expertise in treating Dissociation and Dissociative Identity Disorder, and takes great pride in serving on the board of An Infinite Mind, a national organization focused on education and advocating for individuals living with DID. Kelly received her Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Central Florida in 2006 and her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Rollins College in 2013. Kelly started her career working in intensive in home assisting children and families with behavioral concerns and substance abuse. Prior to joining North Carolina Center for Resiliency, Kelly has been working with Psychiatric and Psychological Associates of Durham. In her spare time, Kelly enjoys going on outdoor adventures with her dogs and her partner. She is also a painter, photographer and artist. She avidly enjoys theater and being onstage as well as behind the scenes, and focuses on soaking in all of life’s experiences.
LCMHCA
Nora Judeh
Nora is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counseling Associate. She has experience providing services in a community setting to diverse populations with a passion in helping them discover the best versions of themselves they can be. This passion follows a humanistic approach to wellness, emphasizing considering the whole individual while stressing concepts like free will, self-efficacy, and self-actualization.
Promoting the strengths and uniqueness that are brought into sessions, Nora is eager to empower her clients through a person-centered and empathic approach. Her experience ranges from providing services to individuals, couples, and families coming from different walks of life and backgrounds that walk into session with an array of concerns, including anxiety, depression, life changes, family/relationship concerns and trauma. Nora believes that no two people are exactly alike, which is why she tailors her sessions to the specific needs and values that her clients bring into therapy. She does this by utilizing a variety of therapeutic approaches including Somatic Experiencing (SE), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Strengths-Based, and the Gottman Method, all while looking through a trauma-informed lens.
Understanding that everyone who is coming into therapy has different needs and concerns, Nora works to provide a safe and trusting environment in an effort for clients to feel free to share their experiences without fear of judgement or backlash. That is why maintaining a culturally-informed focus to her therapeutic relationships is one of Nora’s top priorities as a therapist.
As a clinician, Alex hopes to foster an empathetic and nonjudgmental environment in which her clients can process past experiences and build healthy coping skills to become their most authentic selves. Alex is a Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate with experience providing care to persons of many different ages, genders, sexual identities, religions, and ethnicities. Her expertise is working with teen and young adult survivors of sexual, physical, and emotional traumas. She is also well versed in treating folks with anxiety, depression, substance abuse and addictive behaviors, difficult life transitions, and those within or aged out of the foster care system. Identifying as LGBTQQIAA+ herself, Alex is passionate about providing folks of all genders and identities a safe place to land and become confident in their identity.
Alex is committed to providing a person-centered approach focused on her clients’ strengths and values. She aims to equip her clients with concrete coping skills, often utilizing hands-on projects through which her clients can feel empowered in creating their own tools for self-soothing or coping, while leaving the office with something tangible to use in the future. Some of her favorite things to make with clients are sensory or ‘galaxy’ jars, coping cards, fidget toys, mandalas, and weighted lap blankets.
Alex has training and experience with Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS), art therapy, and Mindfulness. She is certified in Self Management and Recovery Training (SMART), a cognitive behavioral therapy approach to managing addictive behaviors, and has a graduate certificate in Animal-Assisted Therapy. Alex incorporates grounding and mindfulness practices into her work, and strives to help explain the relationship between our feelings and our physiological manifestations through somatic psychoeducation. Generally, Alex’s approach is to pull relevant pieces from several different modalities to best fit the needs of the client.
LCSW
Brittany Graham
Brittany believes in the intrinsic power of each individual and strives to support the client with their unique hopes, desires, and or needs. Working through a strengths-based lens, Brittany empowers clients to recognize, manifest, and affect change or create more functional thoughts, behaviors, coping skills, or patterns. Brittany partners with each client to create a non-judgmental and safe therapeutic environment that fosters expansion, growth, understanding, and release.
As a licensed clinical social worker and a registered yoga teacher, Brittany recognizes the importance of honoring and understanding the mind-body connection, thus incorporating more traditional psychotherapy with somatic and mindfulness-based therapeutic interventions. Brittany utilizes various modalities to meet each client’s unique needs, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and coping methods from within the EMDR model. Brittany also has extensive training and experience using the EcoSystemic Structural Family Therapy model and is Triple P Parent Training certified.
Brittany has experience supporting individuals at all levels of care experiencing acute and persistent distress, disease, discomfort, and trauma. Brittany works with children of all ages experiencing anxiety, stress, or who have been impacted by trauma. In addition to working with children and adolescents individually, Brittany believes the partnership between parent(s) or caregiver(s) and herself is imperative to provide the best therapeutic interventions.
Brittany strives to continue educating herself regarding the best and culturally competent therapeutic interventions to support diverse populations. Brittany is committed to her role as an ally to, and advocate for, people of color, members of the LGBTQIA community, immigrants, and folks with disabilities.
Business Manager
Bill Calhoun
Bill joined the team in May of 2018 and has been a Business Manager in the medical field since 2013. Prior to that he was at LL Bean for 8 years in various operational and financial roles.
Bill’s primary goal at NCCR is make the day-to-day operations at NCCR run efficiently as possible so clinician’s primary focus can be on their patients.
Sarah has a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling and is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate. She has experience working with adults who have a wide range of mental health concerns, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, mood disorders, anxiety, maintaining sobriety, difficult life transitions and experiences, low self-esteem, and stress management. Sarah’s culturally responsive approach to therapy is holistic, person-centered, and based on the strengths and goals of the individual client. Her therapeutic modalities include an eclectic mix of humanistic therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, grounding techniques, and creative arts therapy. Through her background as a nurse and musician, Sarah has cultivated an immense appreciation for the mind-body connection and the healing power of creative expression.
Sarah believes it is important to critically examine larger societal issues that may influence a person’s mental health. She is an ally to the LGBTQIAA+ community, people of color, immigrants, individuals with disabilities, and people of all faiths.
Sarah understands that seeking therapy can sometimes be an intimidating and challenging experience. Therefore, she strives to build a trusting, supportive, and authentic relationship with her clients. By approaching her clients with unconditional positive regard and warmth, Sarah seeks to create a safe, non-judgmental environment where clients feel comfortable processing their thoughts, experiences, and emotions. Sarah collaborates with her clients to help them identify their goals and develop a plan to achieve them.
MSW, LICSW, LCSW
Jordan Berger
Jordan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in treating grief, loss, and trauma. Her approach to therapy is compassion-based, person-centered, and interactive. She views therapy as an opportunity to support people in ‘coming home’ to themselves and believes each person is the expert in their own story. At NCCR, she sees individuals ages 18 and up.
Jordan therapeutic framework centers identit(ies) within a larger environmental and systemic context. She values and celebrates the complexity of intersecting identit(ies) as she strives to practice with an anti-oppressive, anti-racist, and non-pathologized clinical lens.
Above all, Jordan is passionate about helping clients develop curiosity and compassion for their vast array of emotional experiences and responses. She seeks to help you increase moments of creativity, connection, and play in your day-to-day life.
Jordan has more specifically trained in the following therapeutic modalities: Brainspotting, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Somatic Psychotherapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). In addition, Jordan is a Reiki Practitioner.
MA, LCMHCA
Victoria Carrice
Tori is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate with years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families in many settings—on a crisis hotline, inside schools, at a residential hospital setting, and now, in her welcoming office. Tori feels comfortable and experienced in working with special populations like individuals struggling with disordered eating and those who have experienced trauma, both now or at an earlier age. She also knows well the intricacies of family experiences within the child protective system, within the foster care system, and with adoption. As a mental health provider, Tori relates to those who find themselves burnt-out in their positions, or even experiencing their own compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma and stress, and loves supporting others in the mental health, medical, or helper community. As an LGBTQIA+ identifying provider, Tori cares deeply about supporting youth and adults in the community towards living their most authentic and supported lives.
Tori’s years of specializing in trauma work have established a strong appreciation of the truth that our bodies are an inseparable part of our mental health. Feelings and sensations are the language of our bodies, and Tori would love to support you in reconnecting with your body and finding balance within the body, mind, and spirit. Tori believes every person in therapy should feel understood and empowered in the therapy room, and she will work with you from that place to ensure you are getting exactly what you need. Tori uses both evidence-based tools and the strengths and insights brought by her clients in her therapy work with others.
LCSW
Marlon Bynum
Marlon is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked in the mental health field in various capacities for almost 15 years. Throughout his career, he worked with adults and children who have been challenged with anger management issues, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, PTSD, and attention deficits. He seeks to promote a collaborative environment with clients using strengths-based and evidence-based approaches such as CBT, Trauma-focused CBT, narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and psychoeducation. His clinical approach is grounded by the belief that the clients are the experts and that he is a vessel that can help clients use their expertise to face their challenges and live an empowered lifestyle.
Prior to working in the mental health field, Marlon received his bachelor’s in economics from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1993 and a master’s in sport management from East Carolina University in 2005. In 2007, Marlon started his career working in Intensive In-Home Services at Triumph, LLC until 2013. From 2013 until 2020, Marlon worked at Freedom House Recovery Center in community and school-based services such as Community Support Team in Orange County and In-Home Therapy Services in the Franklin County school system. Then in 2020 ,Marlon went to Strategic Interventions and worked as a therapist on an Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT), where he provided treatment to members diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illnesses such as Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Major Depressive Disorders with psychotic features, and Bipolar Disorder with psychotic features. Along the way, he received his MSW from Simmons University in 2019 and became a fully licensed clinical social worker in October 2021.
In his spare time, Marlon enjoys traveling with his wife and spending time with his two daughters. Also, he enjoys detailing cars and he is an avid UNC basketball fan.
LCSW
Savannah Corey
Sometimes life presents stressful challenges due to recent events, or problems that have gone on a long time. As a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist I help clients connect thoughts, feelings, or behaviors to “stuck points” in thoughts processes so that negative thoughts can be reframed. I am LGBTQ+ allied and see the value in all people.
I use evidence based practices such as CBT and Solution Focused Therapy. I specialize in helping people from Adolescent to Adulthood, and Families that struggle with issues such as depression, anxiety, life changes, trauma, women’s issues etc. I have a military and family trauma certificate.
Therapy should be a place where you should feel really safe to talk about anything including things that you haven’t been able to talk about before. I believe that the relationship between a therapist and client is a partnership where all people involved strive to reach the same goals. Reach out to me to see how I can hope you navigate life’s difficulties.
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