Family therapists

Family Therapist, LMFT, CCTP

Michelle Renay Lyons is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Las Vegas, Nevada, also licensed in Virginia, with 16 years in practice and a certification in clinical trauma. She works with children, teens, adults, older adults, couples and families, with a focus on couples therapy and the mental health of women. Her areas include anxiety, depression, trauma, domestic abuse, substance use and bipolar disorder. Lyons begins with solution-focused work to ease immediate distress, then explores deeper issues using CBT and other methods, and teaches clients how the brain and body respond. She also uses the Gottman Method. She is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology and sees clients online.

Counselor, LPC

Kaylea Sluss is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Columbus, Ohio, with four years in practice. She works with adults, older adults, couples and groups on anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, ADHD, grief, self-esteem, substance use and relationships. She especially enjoys working with neurodivergent couples and people in alternative relationship structures, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Sluss helps clients understand themselves well enough to choose how they respond to life, with attention to meaning, purpose and authentic self-expression. Her approach is humanistic and reality-based, trauma-informed rather than trauma-focused, using ACT, CBT, mindfulness-based stress reduction, motivational interviewing and expressive arts. She sees clients in person in Columbus and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW-S, MSW

Rebecca Bair is a licensed independent social worker and supervisor in Columbus, Ohio, with 11 years in practice spanning community mental health and private practice. She works with teens and adults on trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, ADHD, grief and self-esteem, as well as eating disorders, bipolar disorder, borderline personality, anger and self-injury. Bair tailors treatment to each person, aiming to help clients feel grounded, secure and fulfilled. Her methods include EMDR, DBT, CBT, motivational interviewing, solution-focused brief therapy and emotionally focused work. She also provides clinical supervision for clinicians working toward independent licensure, and sees clients in person in Columbus and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LADCMH

Erin Edmondson is a Licensed Professional Counselor, also a licensed alcohol and drug counselor, in Edmond, Oklahoma, with 15 years in practice. She works with teens, adults, older adults, couples and families on anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, ADHD and grief, along with addiction, alcohol and drug use, codependency, divorce and co-parenting, domestic violence and bipolar disorder. She welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Edmondson recognizes how hard it can be to commit to therapy and aims to help clients see their own worth and regain a sense of hope and strength. Her methods include CBT, DBT, family systems, reality therapy and solution-focused work. She sees clients in person in Edmond and online.

Counselor, MA, LMHC

Carlie Silva is a licensed mental health counselor based in Providence, Rhode Island, also licensed in Massachusetts, with six years in practice. She works with teens, adults and families on anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, ADHD, grief and self-esteem, as well as eating disorders, body image, bipolar disorder and self-harm, and welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Silva takes an empathetic, creative and personalized approach, working with clients to find the mix of methods that fits them. She uses CBT, Internal Family Systems, ACT and DBT, often enriched with expressive arts, dance movement and somatic work. She sees clients online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Jessica Van Berkum is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, also licensed in Minnesota, with 13 years in practice and board approval as a supervisor in both states. She works with adults, couples and families on anxiety, depression, life transitions, chronic illness, family dynamics and women's issues. Her relational work covers couples, co-parenting, family of origin and ethically non-monogamous relationships, and she is LGBTQ+ and BIPOC-affirming. With a background in the restaurant business, she understands that industry's stresses. She uses person-centered, systemic, CBT, feminist and mindfulness-based approaches. She sees clients in person in Sioux Falls and by telehealth in Minnesota and South Dakota.

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Joe Rustum is a licensed psychologist in Nashville, Tennessee. He works with adults, many of them high-achieving professionals and business owners who function well outwardly but feel anxious, worn down, disconnected or unable to switch off. He helps with overthinking, boundaries, burnout, career questions, relationships and depression, and also with OCD, addiction, eating disorders, insomnia and couples and family concerns. His therapy is active, direct and practical, aimed at spotting the patterns that keep problems going and making real-life changes. He draws on ACT, CBT, exposure and response prevention, the Gottman Method, emotionally focused therapy and IFS. He sees clients in person in Nashville and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DSW

Mary Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with a doctorate in social work, based in Franklin, Tennessee, with 11 years in practice. She works with children, teens, adults, couples and families on ADHD, anxiety, trauma, relationships, life transitions and self-esteem, as well as OCD, substance use, neurodivergence, PMDD and emotional regulation. She spent nearly a decade working with veterans. Smith offers a shame-free space where clients decide what they want to change; she asks questions, offers fresh perspectives and sometimes challenges thinking, with humor and practical skills. Her methods include ACT, CBT, DBT, cognitive processing therapy and the Gottman Method. She sees clients online.

Family Therapist, LMFT

Sharon Walls is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Salt Lake City, Utah, also licensed in Wyoming and registered for telehealth in Florida, with 24 years in practice. She works with preteens, teens, adults, couples and families who feel stuck in relationship, work or family patterns or are facing hard life transitions. Her areas include anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addiction and substance use, eating disorders and codependency, and she welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Walls focuses on deep emotional connection and believes clients hold their own answers. Her methods include emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method, Imago, IFS, ACT and family systems work. She sees clients online.