Our Providers are the heart & soul of Heale Counseling.
With a diverse range of knowledge and backgrounds, we believe we can help you find the provider that best suits your needs.
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Kristen Adams, LCSW
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Spring St.
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Kristen Adams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with experience supporting individuals facing anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, serious mental illness, addiction, and life stressors. She provides a supportive, client-centered space focused on practical tools, empowerment, and meaningful healing, and values balance and connection both inside and outside the therapy room.
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Brianna Addison, LMSW
LOCATION: Southaven, MS
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Brianna Addison is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) who provides client-centered therapy for children, adolescents, and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She utilizes CBT and mindfulness-based approaches and is a play therapist in training, offering Child-Centered Play Therapy under clinical supervision in a supportive, welcoming environment.
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Ama Anglin, LMSW
LOCATION: Ripley, MS
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Ama Anglin, LMSW, provides therapy to children, adolescents, and adults, supporting trauma recovery, anxiety, depression, and related concerns. She uses a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach informed by EMDR, CBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, and mindfulness practices.
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Jessica Barnes, PMHNP-BC
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Cliff Gookin
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Jessica Barnes is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with experience in inpatient and outpatient behavioral health settings. She provides psychiatric evaluation and medication management across the lifespan, emphasizing collaborative, evidence-based care.
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Dawn Begner, PMHNP-BC
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Cliff Gookin
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Dawn Begner, PMHNP-BC, provides patient-centered psychiatric care for individuals of all ages, with a special focus on ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder. She blends evidence-based medication management with supportive therapy in a respectful, shame-free approach.
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Mahogany Bell, LCSW
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Cliff Gookin
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Mahogany Bell, LCSW, has experience serving clients in hospice care, hospital systems, grief support, and trauma intervention. She uses a compassionate, strengths-based, person-centered approach grounded in CBT, DBT, and trauma-focused care.
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Jim Blackmon, LPC
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Cliff Gookin
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: James “Jim” Blackmon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with experience with adolescents and adults facing substance use, mood disorders, trauma, and emotional regulation challenges using CBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based strategies.
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Emily Brandon, LCSW
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Spring St.
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Emily Brandon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over five years of experience supporting individuals through anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She brings a compassionate, encouraging approach that helps clients build resilience, gain clarity, and create meaningful, lasting change during times of challenge.
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Leia Brown, LMSW
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Cliff Gookin
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Leia Brown, LMSW, provides therapy and crisis intervention for adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and co-occurring conditions. She brings experience from hospital, university counseling, and forensic mental health settings and uses evidence-based approaches including CBT, DBT-informed skills, and motivational interviewing.
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Lena Clardy, LMSW
LOCATION: Saltillo, MS
SERVICES: Therapy
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Robin Daleke, LCSW
LOCATION: Southaven, MS
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Robin Daleke is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than two decades of experience providing trauma-informed therapy and clinical consultation. She works with individuals and families facing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life transitions using a strengths-based approach.
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Judy Dillard, LMSW
LOCATION: Ripley, MS
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Judy Dillard, LMSW, provides therapy for adults in outpatient and intensive outpatient settings, specializing in addiction and trauma-informed care. She draws on lived experience and a strong clinical background and is pursuing EMDR certification.
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Breanna Evans, PMHNP
LOCATION: Ripley, MS
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Breanna “Bree” Evans, PMHNP-BC, delivers compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care across the lifespan. She treats mood disorders, anxiety, ADHD, psychotic disorders, and substance use disorders using a collaborative, stigma-reducing approach.
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Bailey Garrett, PMHNP
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Spring St.
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Bailey Garrett, PMHNP-BC, provides medication management for IOP and outpatient clients of all ages. She has specialized experience in substance use disorders and emphasizes collaborative, evidence-based treatment planning.
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Amanda Gonzalez, LMSW
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Spring St.
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Amanda Gonzalez, LMSW, works with adolescents and adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, substance use, and life transitions. Her trauma-informed, culturally responsive approach emphasizes compassion, collaboration, and authenticity.
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Brooke Henderson/Forrest, LMSW
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Spring St.
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Brooke Henderson/Forrest, LMSW, is an outpatient therapist specializing in trauma-informed, strengths-based care for individuals and families. Drawing on experience in both outpatient and inpatient settings, she provides collaborative, client-centered therapy focused on resilience and growth.
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Gloria Holland, LMFT
LOCATION: Telehealth Only
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Gloria Holland, LMFT, is a Marriage and Family Therapist with more than 35 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families. She specializes in relationship concerns, grief, addiction recovery, and emotional regulation using compassionate, solution-focused care.
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Cassandra Jones, LPC-S
LOCATION: Southaven, MS
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Cassandra Jones, LPC-S, has over 20 years of clinical experience providing outpatient therapy and facilitating IOP groups. Her work is grounded in CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed care.
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Shelley Jones, LCSW
LOCATION: Columbus, MS
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Shelley Jones, LCSW, provides individual and couples counseling in Columbus, MS and via telehealth. With over 24 years of experience, she integrates CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Gottman-informed couples work.
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Veronica Keith, LMSW
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Spring St.
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Veronica Keith is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW).
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Teresa Kendrick, PMHNP
LOCATION: Southaven, MS
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Teresa Kendrick, PMHNP-BC, provides outpatient medication management for clients ages 13 and older, with a particular interest in supporting older adults. She brings experience from multiple inpatient psychiatric settings and takes a compassionate, collaborative, patient-centered approach focused on reducing stigma and promoting stability and quality of life.
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Sarah Ruth Latham, LCSW
LOCATION: Columbus, MS
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Ruth Latham, LCSW, provides individual, family, and group therapy for children, adolescents, and adults. She brings experience from outpatient, school-based, and crisis-oriented settings and emphasizes thoughtful assessment and client-centered care.
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Alora Little, PMHNP
LOCATION: Southaven, MS
SERVICES: Therapy
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Taylor McMahon, P-LPC
LOCATION: Southaven, MS
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Taylor McMahon, P-LPC, provides client-centered counseling for children, adolescents, and adults experiencing emotional, behavioral, and life-transition challenges. She brings a warm, collaborative style informed by evidence-based counseling practices.
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Brittany Murphy, LMSW
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Spring St.
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Brittany Murphy, LMSW, works with teens and adults addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. Her eclectic, evidence-based style incorporates EMDR, ACT, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care.
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Andrea Paige Pounds, PMHNP-BC
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Cliff Gookin
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Andrea “Paige” Pounds, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with over 12 years of experience across inpatient, outpatient, community, and telehealth settings. She specializes in mood disorders, anxiety, ADHD, and medication management.
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Stacy Ricks, LPC
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Spring St.
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Stacy Ricks, LPC, is a clinical mental health counselor providing outpatient therapy for adults experiencing emotional, behavioral, and life-transition challenges. She emphasizes person-centered care grounded in CBT and DBT-informed approaches.
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Jennifer Rossi, PMHNP-BC
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Spring St.
SERVICES: Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
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BIO: Jennifer Rossi, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with experience in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care. She specializes in psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, medication management, MAT, and crisis stabilization across the lifespan.
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Dr. Frankie Stanley, MD
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Cliff Gookin
SERVICES: Medication Management | Spravato
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BIO: Dr. Frankie Stanley, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist with decades of experience across inpatient, outpatient, and telepsychiatry settings. He provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and medication management for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
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J'Kea Starks, LPC
LOCATION: Southaven, MS
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: J’Kea Starks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with advanced training and leadership experience across outpatient and intensive levels of care. She provides individual, family, and group therapy using trauma-informed, evidence-based approaches that support emotional regulation, resilience, and long-term growth.
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Jacob Stevens, P-LPC
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Spring St.
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Jacob Stevens, MA, P-LPC, works with individuals who feel burned out, overwhelmed by life decisions, or disconnected from meaning and purpose. He has experience supporting children, adolescents, trauma survivors, individuals facing addiction, and individuals with special needs and their families, and approaches counseling through an existential, client-centered lens focused on safety, collaboration, and meaningful change.
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Hannah Taylor, LPC, BC-TMH
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Cliff Gookin
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Hannah Taylor, LPC, BC-TMH, specializes in individual therapy for children, adolescents, and adults, blending evidence-based and integrative approaches to meet each client where they are. She is passionate about helping individuals build emotional regulation, resilience, and healing in a supportive, personalized space.
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Belinda Tutor, LCSW
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Cliff Gookin
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Belinda Tutor, LCSW, LPC, RPT; has more than 25 years of experience supporting children and families. She specializes in play therapy, behavioral interventions, and emotional regulation using a warm, developmentally informed approach.
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Darby Walton, LPC
LOCATION: Telehealth Only
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Darby Walton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of experience working with adults, teens, couples, and families when life feels overwhelming, confusing, or just plain heavy. She believes therapy should feel human - not intimidating, and her warm, direct, and collaborative style blends evidence-based approaches like CBT, DBT, EMDR, and trauma-informed care with humor, honesty, and real-life perspective.
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Kristen Whitten, LPC
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Spring St.
SERVICES: Therapy
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BIO: Kristin Whitten, LPC, provides individual and couples counseling, primarily within the Intensive Outpatient Program. With nearly 30 years of experience, she uses a collaborative, integrative approach focused on insight and practical change.
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Kecia Williams, CMHT, CAT
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Spring St.
SERVICES: Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
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BIO: Kecia Williams, CMHT, CAT, is a trauma-informed therapist with extensive experience in community mental health, addiction services, and co-occurring treatment. She is EMDR-trained and incorporates sand tray therapy, community partnerships, and holistic interventions to support recovery.
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Debra Wuichet, LMSW
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Cliff Gookin
SERVICES: Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
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BIO: Debra Wuichet, LMSW, is the Executive Director of Heale’s IOP Program with more than 33 years of experience. She facilitates IOP groups and supervises LMSWs pursuing licensure.
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JW Wuichet
LOCATION: Tupelo, MS - Cliff Gookin
SERVICES: Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
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BIO: JW Wuichet
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