Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Elizabethton, TN
She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which can be used to address a myriad of issues such as trauma, anxiety, depression and self-esteem.
Sydney Peltier is a licensed professional counselor who has spent her career passionately serving the mental health needs of her community through counseling, training and teaching, and advocating for quality care. With a variety of skills and expertise Sydney enjoys working with individuals, couples, and families to feel better, experience more joy in life, and have meaningful relationships that work. She believes wholeheartedly that health and healing are possible, especially when people recognize their own value, purpose, and strengths in partnership with professional and experienced clinical care.
She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which can be used to address a myriad of issues such as trauma, anxiety, depression and self-esteem.
Sydney Peltier is a licensed professional counselor who has spent her career passionately serving the mental health needs of her community through counseling, training and teaching, and advocating for quality care. With a variety of skills and expertise Sydney enjoys working with individuals, couples, and families to feel better, experience more joy in life, and have meaningful relationships that work. She believes wholeheartedly that health and healing are possible, especially when people recognize their own value, purpose, and strengths in partnership with professional and experienced clinical care.
I have speacialities in EMDR/ trauma therapies, C.
With over 18 years of experience as a licensed counselor, I am deeply committed to helping individuals navigate life’s most challenging moments. I specialize in guiding clients through crisis, trauma, abuse, depression, anxiety, self-confidence struggles, and addiction. I have specialties in EMDR/ trauma therapy, critical incident stress management debriefings, and clinical supervision. Understanding that each person’s journey is unique, I strive to create a safe, non-judgmental space where healing and growth are possible.
I have speacialities in EMDR/ trauma therapies, C.
With over 18 years of experience as a licensed counselor, I am deeply committed to helping individuals navigate life’s most challenging moments. I specialize in guiding clients through crisis, trauma, abuse, depression, anxiety, self-confidence struggles, and addiction. I have specialties in EMDR/ trauma therapy, critical incident stress management debriefings, and clinical supervision. Understanding that each person’s journey is unique, I strive to create a safe, non-judgmental space where healing and growth are possible.
Healing Waters Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Elizabethton, TN 37643 (Online Only)
The effects of trauma can be overwhelming, and I'm here to provide a safe space for you to explore your experiences and emotions, helping you to understand how trauma has impacted your life.
Have you been impacted by trauma? Are you struggling to find your footing amidst the chaos, feeling like life is spiraling out of control? It's time to break free from the chaos and reclaim control over your life. I specialize in helping individuals like you overcome obstacles and discover the tools needed to navigate life's ups and downs with confidence. Together we will explore your unique challenges and uncover the root causes behind them. I will help you develop practical coping strategies tailored to your needs, empowering you to take charge of your emotions and your life.
The effects of trauma can be overwhelming, and I'm here to provide a safe space for you to explore your experiences and emotions, helping you to understand how trauma has impacted your life.
Have you been impacted by trauma? Are you struggling to find your footing amidst the chaos, feeling like life is spiraling out of control? It's time to break free from the chaos and reclaim control over your life. I specialize in helping individuals like you overcome obstacles and discover the tools needed to navigate life's ups and downs with confidence. Together we will explore your unique challenges and uncover the root causes behind them. I will help you develop practical coping strategies tailored to your needs, empowering you to take charge of your emotions and your life.
Laura specializes in anxiety, depression, grief/loss, trauma, relationship issues and life transitions.
Laura Maxwell is a psychotherapist licensed to practice in Tennessee and Virginia. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling from East Tennessee State University and a Master of Education from West Texas A&M University. She has experience working in various clinical settings, including community mental health, higher education, inpatient and private practice.
Laura specializes in anxiety, depression, grief/loss, trauma, relationship issues and life transitions.
Laura Maxwell is a psychotherapist licensed to practice in Tennessee and Virginia. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling from East Tennessee State University and a Master of Education from West Texas A&M University. She has experience working in various clinical settings, including community mental health, higher education, inpatient and private practice.
Christina Smith
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Elizabethton, TN 37643
Christina V Smith is a Nationally Certified Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Tennessee. Christina has worked in the community health field and in foster care, after an extensive career as a licensed financial planner and an educator. Christina uses a blended approach to walk with you on a journey toward exploring self-knowledge and understanding. Her approach leans on incorporating mindfulness, attachment repair and trauma processing modalities, as well as dialectical behavioral therapy principles. Christina was born in rural South Africa but the United States has been home for more than 20 years.
Christina V Smith is a Nationally Certified Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Tennessee. Christina has worked in the community health field and in foster care, after an extensive career as a licensed financial planner and an educator. Christina uses a blended approach to walk with you on a journey toward exploring self-knowledge and understanding. Her approach leans on incorporating mindfulness, attachment repair and trauma processing modalities, as well as dialectical behavioral therapy principles. Christina was born in rural South Africa but the United States has been home for more than 20 years.
Jennifer Maxson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Elizabethton, TN 37643
She has worked in both community mental health and school- based settings, using a variety of approaches including solution-focused, strengths-based, and cognitive behavioral therapy, as well as trauma informed care.
Jennifer's philosophy is "one day, and one step at a time. " She works to create a welcoming and supportive therapeutic atmosphere, working in partnership with clients to help them define their challenges and create simple objectives on their path towards achieving their mental health goals. Jennifer takes a holistic overview with clients, helping them explore all facets of their life and environment as a means to understand and address areas of struggle. Her approach offers an inclusive, comfortable setting, taking each client's personal background and culture into consideration.
She has worked in both community mental health and school- based settings, using a variety of approaches including solution-focused, strengths-based, and cognitive behavioral therapy, as well as trauma informed care.
Jennifer's philosophy is "one day, and one step at a time. " She works to create a welcoming and supportive therapeutic atmosphere, working in partnership with clients to help them define their challenges and create simple objectives on their path towards achieving their mental health goals. Jennifer takes a holistic overview with clients, helping them explore all facets of their life and environment as a means to understand and address areas of struggle. Her approach offers an inclusive, comfortable setting, taking each client's personal background and culture into consideration.
Hunter Cook
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Elizabethton, TN 37643
Hunter thoroughly enjoys working with individuals, couples, and families and he has a great deal of experience working with children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties including trauma.
Hunter has worked in a variety of settings including inpatient mental health, adolescent residential, community mental health, as well as providing services to youth in the juvenile justice system. He makes it a priority to work with his client’s to bring out their innate strengths in order to improve their lives. He does so by encouraging acceptance of their current life situation and working towards living in a manner more consistent with the client’s deeply held values of what is important to them.
Hunter thoroughly enjoys working with individuals, couples, and families and he has a great deal of experience working with children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties including trauma.
Hunter has worked in a variety of settings including inpatient mental health, adolescent residential, community mental health, as well as providing services to youth in the juvenile justice system. He makes it a priority to work with his client’s to bring out their innate strengths in order to improve their lives. He does so by encouraging acceptance of their current life situation and working towards living in a manner more consistent with the client’s deeply held values of what is important to them.
Jenna has years of working with children and adolescents that have endured complex trauma where she now utilizes EMDR to help.
Jenna Terry is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Mental Health Service Provider Designation in Tennessee who has been practicing since 2015. She has a Master of Education in Counseling and Development with a concentration in Community Mental Health. Jenna believes you have to meet the client where they are and help guide them on their journey of healing. It is like the therapist is the guiding post on the light house and the client steers where it needs to go. She approaches therapy from an attachment and acceptance theory.
Jenna has years of working with children and adolescents that have endured complex trauma where she now utilizes EMDR to help.
Jenna Terry is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Mental Health Service Provider Designation in Tennessee who has been practicing since 2015. She has a Master of Education in Counseling and Development with a concentration in Community Mental Health. Jenna believes you have to meet the client where they are and help guide them on their journey of healing. It is like the therapist is the guiding post on the light house and the client steers where it needs to go. She approaches therapy from an attachment and acceptance theory.
Carly has worked previously in a variety of settings, most recently in outpatient community mental health, where she assisted clients with a wide range of symptoms, including anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, grief, chronic illness, low self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship and parenting issues.
Carly Hedrick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Tennessee. Carly graduated with her Master's degree in Social Work from East Tennessee State University. She also earned a Master's degree in Divinity from Emmanuel Christian Seminary. Carly’s approach to therapy is shaped by past occupational experiences which have taught her to sit with others in painful emotions and stressful circumstances and listen with compassion, curiosity, and acceptance.
Carly has worked previously in a variety of settings, most recently in outpatient community mental health, where she assisted clients with a wide range of symptoms, including anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, grief, chronic illness, low self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship and parenting issues.
Carly Hedrick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Tennessee. Carly graduated with her Master's degree in Social Work from East Tennessee State University. She also earned a Master's degree in Divinity from Emmanuel Christian Seminary. Carly’s approach to therapy is shaped by past occupational experiences which have taught her to sit with others in painful emotions and stressful circumstances and listen with compassion, curiosity, and acceptance.
Sarah assists clients who are experiencing a wide range of issues including: anxiety, depression, trauma, LGBTQIA+ issues, grief and loss, and life transitions.
Sarah graduated from East Tennessee State University with her Bachelor's degree in Social Work and her Master's degree in Social Work. She specializes in work with adolescents, emerging adults, and the adult population. Sarah is trained as a Brainspotting Practitioner. She places a large emphasis on building trust and rapport with her clients. Sarah is a firm believer in meeting her clients where they are in the present moment. Sarah sees her clients as the unique, multidimensional individuals that they are. She uses the Person-In-Environment perspective with her clients.
Sarah assists clients who are experiencing a wide range of issues including: anxiety, depression, trauma, LGBTQIA+ issues, grief and loss, and life transitions.
Sarah graduated from East Tennessee State University with her Bachelor's degree in Social Work and her Master's degree in Social Work. She specializes in work with adolescents, emerging adults, and the adult population. Sarah is trained as a Brainspotting Practitioner. She places a large emphasis on building trust and rapport with her clients. Sarah is a firm believer in meeting her clients where they are in the present moment. Sarah sees her clients as the unique, multidimensional individuals that they are. She uses the Person-In-Environment perspective with her clients.
As a person exploring deconstruction and healing after trauma, I understand that things are HARD and it can feel like no one ‘gets it’.
Struggling with marriage or partnership conflict, sexual trauma/abuse/addiction, or exploring individuality and healing somatic response to trauma? I pair my experience with over 20 years serving in various forms of mental health as a clinician trained in Trauma-Focused CBT, Integrative Sex Therapy to support sexual addiction recovery, counseling couples, families, and individuals working toward healing from infidelity, struggling with communication, or navigating non-traditional relationships.
As a person exploring deconstruction and healing after trauma, I understand that things are HARD and it can feel like no one ‘gets it’.
Struggling with marriage or partnership conflict, sexual trauma/abuse/addiction, or exploring individuality and healing somatic response to trauma? I pair my experience with over 20 years serving in various forms of mental health as a clinician trained in Trauma-Focused CBT, Integrative Sex Therapy to support sexual addiction recovery, counseling couples, families, and individuals working toward healing from infidelity, struggling with communication, or navigating non-traditional relationships.
Kimberly Nave
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Elizabethton, TN 37643 (Online Only)
You seem to have it all together. You’ve got great relationships with family and friends. You have an amazing job. You serve at church. But somewhere deep inside you feel like a fraud. The smile on the outside hides the fact that you feel stuck. The harder your try, the worse you seem to feel. You feel exhausted, hopeless, broken. You’re tired of being afraid that something will happen, and you will just snap. It doesn’t have to be like this. There is hope.
You seem to have it all together. You’ve got great relationships with family and friends. You have an amazing job. You serve at church. But somewhere deep inside you feel like a fraud. The smile on the outside hides the fact that you feel stuck. The harder your try, the worse you seem to feel. You feel exhausted, hopeless, broken. You’re tired of being afraid that something will happen, and you will just snap. It doesn’t have to be like this. There is hope.
Cathlyn C. Cannon has dedicated her life to helping people improve their quality of life and find hope in life's challenges. Cathy takes her commitment as a therapist seriously, encouraging each person to work out the solutions that best fit the individual's lifestyle. She works within a cognitive-behavioral framework to improve clients' coping strategies and reduce or eliminate negative thoughts and habits. She is considered a generalist, having worked with clients with adjustment of life issues, depression, anxiety, traumatic stress disorders, relationship issues, as well as parenting and family issues.
Cathlyn C. Cannon has dedicated her life to helping people improve their quality of life and find hope in life's challenges. Cathy takes her commitment as a therapist seriously, encouraging each person to work out the solutions that best fit the individual's lifestyle. She works within a cognitive-behavioral framework to improve clients' coping strategies and reduce or eliminate negative thoughts and habits. She is considered a generalist, having worked with clients with adjustment of life issues, depression, anxiety, traumatic stress disorders, relationship issues, as well as parenting and family issues.
Sara Anderson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Elizabethton, TN 37643
Sara Anderson is a Licensed Professional Counselor "“ Mental Health Service Provider. Sara is passionate about restoration and healing brokenness. She is deeply committed to helping clients answer life's big questions, gain insight into their emotions, and live authentically. Sara assists people throughout their lifespan, supporting them as they navigate anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions, faith questions, emerging adulthood, and relationship issues. Sara grew up in Southeast Asia and spent another 10 years living and working abroad after university.
Sara Anderson is a Licensed Professional Counselor "“ Mental Health Service Provider. Sara is passionate about restoration and healing brokenness. She is deeply committed to helping clients answer life's big questions, gain insight into their emotions, and live authentically. Sara assists people throughout their lifespan, supporting them as they navigate anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions, faith questions, emerging adulthood, and relationship issues. Sara grew up in Southeast Asia and spent another 10 years living and working abroad after university.
Thom E Barry
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Elizabethton, TN 37643 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 13 years of experience helping clients. I am a proud Appalachian-American that was born and raised deep in the mountains of Upper Northeast TN. Although my life experience is about what one would expect from this area (cue banjo music), my work experience is vastly different. I have been fortunate to get to work with individuals from all walks of life. I have worked with clients (thanks to the internet) from all over the world, various cultures, religious beliefs, race, gender spectrums and socioeconomic status.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 13 years of experience helping clients. I am a proud Appalachian-American that was born and raised deep in the mountains of Upper Northeast TN. Although my life experience is about what one would expect from this area (cue banjo music), my work experience is vastly different. I have been fortunate to get to work with individuals from all walks of life. I have worked with clients (thanks to the internet) from all over the world, various cultures, religious beliefs, race, gender spectrums and socioeconomic status.
Christopher Lee Belcher
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, RPT-S, CFT-I
Verified Verified
Elizabethton, TN 37643 (Online Only)
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation - Plato
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation - Plato
Alyssa Scott is a Psychologist in Tennessee who has been practicing since 2022. She obtained her undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Pacific University in Oregon. Alyssa's therapeutic style is an eclectic mix of evidence-based treatment modalities to help clients and families achieve their goals. She wanted to get her doctorate so that she could have the highest skill set possible to bring to her clients. As a clinician, Alyssa is warm, positive, enthusiastic, collaborative, and solution focused.
Alyssa Scott is a Psychologist in Tennessee who has been practicing since 2022. She obtained her undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Pacific University in Oregon. Alyssa's therapeutic style is an eclectic mix of evidence-based treatment modalities to help clients and families achieve their goals. She wanted to get her doctorate so that she could have the highest skill set possible to bring to her clients. As a clinician, Alyssa is warm, positive, enthusiastic, collaborative, and solution focused.
Dr. Kaleb Pratt is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, born and raised in East Tennessee. He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, and completed his Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. Kaleb has experience with a wide range of client ages, diagnoses, and treatment methods. His research interests include assessment, personality theory, clinician self-care, and psychotherapy integration. In his free time, Kaleb enjoys playing video and board games, reading, and learning new things in all forms.
Dr. Kaleb Pratt is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, born and raised in East Tennessee. He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, and completed his Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. Kaleb has experience with a wide range of client ages, diagnoses, and treatment methods. His research interests include assessment, personality theory, clinician self-care, and psychotherapy integration. In his free time, Kaleb enjoys playing video and board games, reading, and learning new things in all forms.
David Sapp
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP, LSPE
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Elizabethton, TN 37643
David Sapp is Licensed in the State of Tennessee as a Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Senior Psychological Examiner (LSPE). David relocated to Tennessee after growing up in New York. He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Milligan University and his Masters of Education in Counseling from East Tennessee State University. He has worked for 35 years as a Professional Counselor in East Tennessee in a variety of settings including outpatient counseling as well as schools, nursing homes, hospitals, and jails. In addition, David has been an adjunct instructor at Milligan University.
David Sapp is Licensed in the State of Tennessee as a Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Senior Psychological Examiner (LSPE). David relocated to Tennessee after growing up in New York. He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Milligan University and his Masters of Education in Counseling from East Tennessee State University. He has worked for 35 years as a Professional Counselor in East Tennessee in a variety of settings including outpatient counseling as well as schools, nursing homes, hospitals, and jails. In addition, David has been an adjunct instructor at Milligan University.
Is your family going through a stressful transition or issue? Do you ever wish your home was more peaceful? Are you a young adult who feels lost or worries about this new stage of life? If you feel like no one understands what you, your child, or your family are going through, then you’ve come to the right place! I have experience working with children, teens, young adults, and families through a variety of struggles, life transitions, and relationship conflicts.
Is your family going through a stressful transition or issue? Do you ever wish your home was more peaceful? Are you a young adult who feels lost or worries about this new stage of life? If you feel like no one understands what you, your child, or your family are going through, then you’ve come to the right place! I have experience working with children, teens, young adults, and families through a variety of struggles, life transitions, and relationship conflicts.
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When should I seek treatment for trauma?
Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.
What happens if trauma is left untreated?
Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.
Can PTSD come back after treatment?
It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.