Narrative Therapists in Nashville, TN
![Photo of Paige Hoffman, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/28ab2feb-1092-4c70-8a1c-68d311cce12a/1/320x400.jpeg)
Paige Hoffman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Nashville, TN 37211 (Online Only)
Hey there! I’m so glad you’re here. Asking for help is one of the strongest - and scariest - things a person can do. I would love to provide a comfortable and safe space for you to explore the things you want to change. Together we can think about pieces of your life that are sticky, that take up too much space. I’m here to be an unbiased sounding board, a shoulder to lean on, and someone who can call you out when you need it (we all need that sometimes). I aim to create an environment of openness and honesty, so we can cut through the surface level niceties and get to the heart of your needs.
Hey there! I’m so glad you’re here. Asking for help is one of the strongest - and scariest - things a person can do. I would love to provide a comfortable and safe space for you to explore the things you want to change. Together we can think about pieces of your life that are sticky, that take up too much space. I’m here to be an unbiased sounding board, a shoulder to lean on, and someone who can call you out when you need it (we all need that sometimes). I aim to create an environment of openness and honesty, so we can cut through the surface level niceties and get to the heart of your needs.
![Photo of Nicolette Tomaszewski, LPC, MHSP, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/479294ce-2e22-44ef-a769-6001de3f83fe/1/320x400.png)
Nicolette Tomaszewski
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
Nashville, TN 37215 (Online Only)
As a perfectionist, overachieving woman, you have worked hard to get to where you are today. Hyper-independence is your middle name. But even with all your achievements, you still worry it's not enough. You constantly push yourself to be better and achieve more, rarely stopping to celebrate your wins. You struggle with feelings of self-doubt, anxiety, and overwhelm, and find it difficult to turn off your thoughts and relax. You feel like you are constantly on the brink of burn out. You may have unresolved childhood trauma that continues to impact you. You know something needs to change, you just aren't sure of what or how.
As a perfectionist, overachieving woman, you have worked hard to get to where you are today. Hyper-independence is your middle name. But even with all your achievements, you still worry it's not enough. You constantly push yourself to be better and achieve more, rarely stopping to celebrate your wins. You struggle with feelings of self-doubt, anxiety, and overwhelm, and find it difficult to turn off your thoughts and relax. You feel like you are constantly on the brink of burn out. You may have unresolved childhood trauma that continues to impact you. You know something needs to change, you just aren't sure of what or how.
![Photo of Darden Wilson, MMFT](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/02cb2ed9-c71d-49db-8322-4e4a63b57f0e/1/320x400.jpeg)
I love helping clients with boundary work, adult ADHD, intimacy issues, attachment wounds, unlearning fatphobia, and practicing health at every size. I strive to empower clients and give context while assisting them to reach their long and short-term goals. I support any gender, sexual orientation, or kink; however you choose to identify, everyone deserves therapy and a safe place to heal.
I love helping clients with boundary work, adult ADHD, intimacy issues, attachment wounds, unlearning fatphobia, and practicing health at every size. I strive to empower clients and give context while assisting them to reach their long and short-term goals. I support any gender, sexual orientation, or kink; however you choose to identify, everyone deserves therapy and a safe place to heal.
![Photo of Dr. Sue Ann T. Guy, EdD, MBA, MS, PreLPC, Pre-Licensed Professional](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/f09740eb-3ba1-4cec-9f3e-3bea585511d5/3/320x400.png)
Dr. Sue Ann T. Guy
Pre-Licensed Professional, EdD, MBA, MS, PreLPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37211
Accepting New Clients! Our career counseling and therapy services provide a safe, authentic, empathetic and respectful environment for you to process, heal, transform, rebuild and grow. While job satisfaction and career achievements motivate personal ambitions, today's workplaces still foster ample opportunities for your needs and goals to remain unmet. However, help for navigating employment and small business challenges is available! Listening to you - your voice, perceptions, beliefs and story - is critical for successful treatment. I engage. Expressions, emotions, gestures and behaviors are never unnoticed. I can help!
Accepting New Clients! Our career counseling and therapy services provide a safe, authentic, empathetic and respectful environment for you to process, heal, transform, rebuild and grow. While job satisfaction and career achievements motivate personal ambitions, today's workplaces still foster ample opportunities for your needs and goals to remain unmet. However, help for navigating employment and small business challenges is available! Listening to you - your voice, perceptions, beliefs and story - is critical for successful treatment. I engage. Expressions, emotions, gestures and behaviors are never unnoticed. I can help!
![Photo of Elizabeth Chan, Pre-Licensed Professional](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/1fdecac3-bb49-4356-8515-a2da0291e75b/3/320x400.jpeg)
I was raised in the diverse melting pot of NYC as a first-generation Chinese American, born to parents who emigrated from Hong Kong. After college, I moved to Nashville, where I had the wonderful privilege of traveling the world as a musician. These experiences afforded me the unique opportunity to hear thousands of people’s stories—from depression, suicide, grief, and addiction to hope found amidst it all. Through these stories, as well as my own, I came to realize the powerful gift of therapy and the difference that occurs when one comes to understand their intrinsic worth and their capacity to be seen, heard, known, and loved.
I was raised in the diverse melting pot of NYC as a first-generation Chinese American, born to parents who emigrated from Hong Kong. After college, I moved to Nashville, where I had the wonderful privilege of traveling the world as a musician. These experiences afforded me the unique opportunity to hear thousands of people’s stories—from depression, suicide, grief, and addiction to hope found amidst it all. Through these stories, as well as my own, I came to realize the powerful gift of therapy and the difference that occurs when one comes to understand their intrinsic worth and their capacity to be seen, heard, known, and loved.
![Photo of Gabriela Aguirre-Iriarte, MS, MA, LPC-MHS, RPT-S, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/f4ae9ac8-1af0-4b20-84ad-27f06192706e/1/320x400.jpeg)
Gabriela Aguirre-Iriarte
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, MA, LPC-MHS, RPT-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37203
Growing is a complicated affair, it challenges us to face the unfaceable. Changes can be unpredictable and frightening. Life is scary like facing a dragon, but the paradox is that facing our fears is the only path to complete healing. A counselor is a companion and an ally through the journey. A mirror that helps us see ourselves better, that can help us change the way we see the world and that gives us the opportunity to modify what bother us.
Growing is a complicated affair, it challenges us to face the unfaceable. Changes can be unpredictable and frightening. Life is scary like facing a dragon, but the paradox is that facing our fears is the only path to complete healing. A counselor is a companion and an ally through the journey. A mirror that helps us see ourselves better, that can help us change the way we see the world and that gives us the opportunity to modify what bother us.
![Photo of Walker Duncan, LMSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/7a0eaf95-9724-46f6-8e43-7fc03d2928fe/2/320x400.jpeg)
Wow! There are a LOT of therapists, right? Unless the criteria were super narrow, this list is likely a little overwhelming—a lot of acronyms, a lot of jargon and friendly smiles; maybe fewer cardigans than expected. It’s a lot to consider. For many of us, scrolling through lists like this can feel like running in quicksand. And if you tend to be hard on yourself, it's all the more difficult. Whether you're navigating major life shifts, struggling but still trying to pin down why, or just at a loss and unsure of where/how to start, stick with it. It's OK to take your time. There are lots of people on here who can help.
Wow! There are a LOT of therapists, right? Unless the criteria were super narrow, this list is likely a little overwhelming—a lot of acronyms, a lot of jargon and friendly smiles; maybe fewer cardigans than expected. It’s a lot to consider. For many of us, scrolling through lists like this can feel like running in quicksand. And if you tend to be hard on yourself, it's all the more difficult. Whether you're navigating major life shifts, struggling but still trying to pin down why, or just at a loss and unsure of where/how to start, stick with it. It's OK to take your time. There are lots of people on here who can help.
![Photo of Caroline Reed Horton, MA, Pre-Licensed Professional](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/f8f03fa2-ca3c-4e5c-a026-ea49e45afc9c/1/320x400.jpeg)
Caroline Reed Horton
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37204 (Online Only)
Accepting new clients! One of the most beautiful things about being human is our ability to change. Yet, from observation and personal experience, I know how easy it is to feel stuck in destructive thoughts and behaviors. The good news is that you do not have to remain in a pit; it is possible to live a more hopeful, healthful, and whole life. Counseling is designed to foster this kind of growth. I believe in the importance of addressing the mind, body, and spirit and am compassion-focused, trauma-informed, and strengths-based. It would be an honor to work with you.
Accepting new clients! One of the most beautiful things about being human is our ability to change. Yet, from observation and personal experience, I know how easy it is to feel stuck in destructive thoughts and behaviors. The good news is that you do not have to remain in a pit; it is possible to live a more hopeful, healthful, and whole life. Counseling is designed to foster this kind of growth. I believe in the importance of addressing the mind, body, and spirit and am compassion-focused, trauma-informed, and strengths-based. It would be an honor to work with you.
![Photo of Logan Cornelison, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/dddd14a2-1c95-486e-8eab-680123751743/2/320x400.jpeg)
Logan Cornelison
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37215 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a passion for working with adults struggling to cope with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, substance use, and adjustment to difficult life transitions. I believe that every individual has inherent strengths that can be powerful catalysts for positive change- although these can often feel just out of reach when we try to carry our struggles on our own. Through a collaborative and client-centered approach, I work with you to uncover and utilize these strengths to facilitate growth and healing that lasts long after therapy has ended.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a passion for working with adults struggling to cope with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, substance use, and adjustment to difficult life transitions. I believe that every individual has inherent strengths that can be powerful catalysts for positive change- although these can often feel just out of reach when we try to carry our struggles on our own. Through a collaborative and client-centered approach, I work with you to uncover and utilize these strengths to facilitate growth and healing that lasts long after therapy has ended.
![Photo of Jake Colton, LCSW, CADC, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/041d14d5-15c7-4331-9f40-856616e2de2f/1/320x400.jpeg)
Jake Colton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CADC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37208
Currently not accepting new clients.
Currently not accepting new clients.
![Photo of Missy Caldwell, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/56393669-1ef2-44f2-945f-625c589bffc5/2/320x400.jpeg)
Missy has worked in the field of mental health for over fifteen years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She is experienced in working with individuals, couples and youth in the areas of trauma, attachment, depression, anxiety, grief, relational issues, body image, personal growth and self care. In addition to being a mental health clinician, Missy is a registered yoga teacher, with well over 500 hours of training, and an additional 300 hour certification in yoga therapy.
Missy has worked in the field of mental health for over fifteen years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She is experienced in working with individuals, couples and youth in the areas of trauma, attachment, depression, anxiety, grief, relational issues, body image, personal growth and self care. In addition to being a mental health clinician, Missy is a registered yoga teacher, with well over 500 hours of training, and an additional 300 hour certification in yoga therapy.
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![Photo of Kathryn Taylor Millán, MA, LPC, MHSP, BCC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/59f73ac8-8c14-4013-b895-d33a7734c3d1/1/320x400.jpeg)
Kathryn Taylor Millán
Counselor, MA, LPC, MHSP, BCC
Verified Verified
Nashville, TN 37216 (Online Only)
What if you loved yourself unconditionally? What if you felt like a badass every time you walked into the room? What if you plugged-in to your higher self? Why not make the most of this short and precious life?… You can. It would be my honor to help you in your journey. I have over 15 years of experience in helping clients reach their goals, navigate transitions, overcome fears/phobias, recover from unhealthy relationships, and enjoy their lives again. I’ve done it all, from domestic violence crisis work, childhood healing work, supporting big life changes, and helping women build better relationships, friendships, and futures.
What if you loved yourself unconditionally? What if you felt like a badass every time you walked into the room? What if you plugged-in to your higher self? Why not make the most of this short and precious life?… You can. It would be my honor to help you in your journey. I have over 15 years of experience in helping clients reach their goals, navigate transitions, overcome fears/phobias, recover from unhealthy relationships, and enjoy their lives again. I’ve done it all, from domestic violence crisis work, childhood healing work, supporting big life changes, and helping women build better relationships, friendships, and futures.
![Photo of Jessica Lee Blackwell, Pre-Licensed Professional](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3608e1cf-9f4b-4c33-9943-0a348725bfc2/2/320x400.jpeg)
I want you to be able to live life on your terms, not on the terms of your anxiety, trauma, or depression. I received my master’s degree with academic distinction in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northwestern University in 2023. Before pursuing my mental health passion, I was a professional violinist, and I have a deep understanding of the challenges that come with the pursuit of an intensive career, as well as an appreciation for the amount of pressure and anxiety job performance can create. Working through tendencies like overthinking or perfectionism can both enhance your performance and overall quality of life.
I want you to be able to live life on your terms, not on the terms of your anxiety, trauma, or depression. I received my master’s degree with academic distinction in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northwestern University in 2023. Before pursuing my mental health passion, I was a professional violinist, and I have a deep understanding of the challenges that come with the pursuit of an intensive career, as well as an appreciation for the amount of pressure and anxiety job performance can create. Working through tendencies like overthinking or perfectionism can both enhance your performance and overall quality of life.
![Photo of Tobi Nolan, MA, Pre-Licensed Professional](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/bd2fcde1-49fe-403a-a5cb-3f108949d5b0/2/320x400.jpeg)
Most of us have stories we tell ourselves, but often we don't ask ourselves what they are and how much of our stories are really true. Therapy offers a chance to look at the messages you've picked up along the way. Maybe there are pieces of your story you firmly stand behind and other parts that no longer make sense. I am committed to learning your story and your values, to helping you lean in on problems that make you feel stuck.
Most of us have stories we tell ourselves, but often we don't ask ourselves what they are and how much of our stories are really true. Therapy offers a chance to look at the messages you've picked up along the way. Maybe there are pieces of your story you firmly stand behind and other parts that no longer make sense. I am committed to learning your story and your values, to helping you lean in on problems that make you feel stuck.
![Photo of Lauren Levisohn, MA, Pre-Licensed Professional](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/c4e50775-6f2d-4c27-94d0-88597624f991/3/320x400.jpeg)
We all desire - and deserve - to be seen and celebrated for who we are. However, we can often get in our own way, putting heavy burdens and unrealistic expectations on ourselves and believing them to be true and necessary. We convince ourselves that our lives won’t change, that there’s something wrong with us, or that we don’t deserve better. We hide and twist ourselves to please everyone else, we get really good at pretending, or we start doing things that mask our pain, and we lose ourselves, our joy, and our connection to others in the process. I work with teens 16+ and adults of all ages and genders in their journey forward.
We all desire - and deserve - to be seen and celebrated for who we are. However, we can often get in our own way, putting heavy burdens and unrealistic expectations on ourselves and believing them to be true and necessary. We convince ourselves that our lives won’t change, that there’s something wrong with us, or that we don’t deserve better. We hide and twist ourselves to please everyone else, we get really good at pretending, or we start doing things that mask our pain, and we lose ourselves, our joy, and our connection to others in the process. I work with teens 16+ and adults of all ages and genders in their journey forward.
![Photo of Dr. Emily Newbury, LPC, MHSP, (temp), PsyD, Pre-Licensed Professional](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/e54c8879-656e-40ae-bf5c-6302e635cee1/1/320x400.png)
Dr. Emily Newbury
Pre-Licensed Professional, LPC, MHSP, (temp), PsyD
Verified Verified
Nashville, TN 37212
Life gets more complicated as you move into young adulthood, and it can feel impossible to cope with the daily demands: work, school, relationships, food, family, self-care, it’s hard to juggle it all. I can help you manage the chaos and create calm. I specialize in working with young adults who are in transition and who struggle with disordered eating, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Perfectionism and our inner critic make things worse, deepening depression, ramping up anxiety, and complicating our relationship with food and our bodies. Do you connect with this?
Life gets more complicated as you move into young adulthood, and it can feel impossible to cope with the daily demands: work, school, relationships, food, family, self-care, it’s hard to juggle it all. I can help you manage the chaos and create calm. I specialize in working with young adults who are in transition and who struggle with disordered eating, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Perfectionism and our inner critic make things worse, deepening depression, ramping up anxiety, and complicating our relationship with food and our bodies. Do you connect with this?
![Photo of Eleanor Smith Estes, LPCMHSP, (T), NCC, MA CMHC, Pre-Licensed Professional](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/a9bfeb32-8448-4ec2-b707-c913b4737f04/1/320x400.png)
Eleanor Smith Estes
Pre-Licensed Professional, LPCMHSP, (T), NCC, MA CMHC
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37207
My passion in this work is to help those who struggle to find their voice and authentic self due to obstacles like trauma, anxiety, grief, OCD, low self-esteem, etc. These obstacles I named often become blinders and part of the identity as one encounters life transitions and forming relationships with others. My job is to sit with, listen to, and help guide him/her back to their true self where they can feel safe and at home.
My passion in this work is to help those who struggle to find their voice and authentic self due to obstacles like trauma, anxiety, grief, OCD, low self-esteem, etc. These obstacles I named often become blinders and part of the identity as one encounters life transitions and forming relationships with others. My job is to sit with, listen to, and help guide him/her back to their true self where they can feel safe and at home.
![Photo of Steven Lepley, LPC, MHSP, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/45b0f685-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
I specialize in early addiction recovery support, grief and trauma counseling along with PTSD of all kinds including combat trauma. I am EMDR trained and also work with chronic pain patients to help reduce or eliminate pain through a specific EMDR protocol.
I specialize in early addiction recovery support, grief and trauma counseling along with PTSD of all kinds including combat trauma. I am EMDR trained and also work with chronic pain patients to help reduce or eliminate pain through a specific EMDR protocol.
![Photo of Caroline Cubillo, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/13309aa3-bf02-4478-94a0-52e9ffd08f46/2/320x400.jpeg)
As a therapist, I believe deeply in the power of relationship. My goal is to create a safe therapeutic relationship from which my clients can find healing and growth. I am a licensed clinical social worker in Nashville, TN working from a relational, client-centered lens, with a background in trauma and attachment. I provide services for children, adolescents, young adults and families with a wide variety of presenting issues including trauma, loss, family conflict, adoption, depression, anxiety and difficulties with emotional regulation.
As a therapist, I believe deeply in the power of relationship. My goal is to create a safe therapeutic relationship from which my clients can find healing and growth. I am a licensed clinical social worker in Nashville, TN working from a relational, client-centered lens, with a background in trauma and attachment. I provide services for children, adolescents, young adults and families with a wide variety of presenting issues including trauma, loss, family conflict, adoption, depression, anxiety and difficulties with emotional regulation.
![Photo of Dr. Sarah E. Bollinger, PhD, LCSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/400b38f4-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/3/320x400.jpeg)
Dr. Sarah E. Bollinger
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Nashville, TN 37209 (Online Only)
My hope is that our work together can reignite those things that bring you the most joy and life. Often this process involves working through the impact of loss, pain, or trauma in a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship. I work extensively with artists, musicians, womxn and queer folx, and much of my experience centers around religious trauma and spiritual wounding. My work is informed by humanistic and existential perspectives of psychotherapy, and I often incorporate the use of mindfulness techniques. I am also trained in a number of evidence-based clinical treatments including IFS, ACT, and EMDR.
My hope is that our work together can reignite those things that bring you the most joy and life. Often this process involves working through the impact of loss, pain, or trauma in a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship. I work extensively with artists, musicians, womxn and queer folx, and much of my experience centers around religious trauma and spiritual wounding. My work is informed by humanistic and existential perspectives of psychotherapy, and I often incorporate the use of mindfulness techniques. I am also trained in a number of evidence-based clinical treatments including IFS, ACT, and EMDR.
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