As important as it is to employ professional and proven therapists, it is almost as important to find people with a passion for helping troubled teens and their families.
Dayna Guido - MSW, ACSW, LCSW
Clinical Supervisor
dguido@trailscarolina.com
- Over 30 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families
- Field Advisor for The School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Shalene Pierce - MSW, LCSW
Primary Therapist | O-828-885-5920
spierce@trailscarolina.com
- Masters Degree from the University of Texas in Arlington
- Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Women's Studies from The University of Texas Austin
- Specializes in Wilderness Therapy and working with Survivors of Trauma
- Also Specializes in:
- Trauma | Adoption | Substance Abuse|
Promiscuity
Anger Management | Oppositional Defiance | Identity Issues
Jason McKeown - LMFT, CPE-I
Family Therapist, Parenting Educator,
Family Clinician
O-828-885-5920
jmckeown@trailscarolina.com
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
- Certified Parenting Educator
- Specializes in:
- Co-Parenting | Communication | Divorced and Blended Family
Issues | Sibling Dynamics | Family History of Addiction
Codependency | Anxiety and/or Depression | Grief and Loss
Adoption Dynamics Intergenerational Challenges
Carlyn Daubs - MS, Doctoral Candidate
Primary Field Counselor | O-828-885-5920
cdaubs@trailscarolina.com
- Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from University of North Texas
- Currently concluding her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
- Specializes in:
- Adoption | Attachment Issues | Family Conflict | Anxiety
Depression | ADHD | ODD | NLD
- Adoption | Attachment Issues | Family Conflict | Anxiety
Mary Flora, MA, LPC, LCAS, NCC
Primary Therapist | O-828-885-5920
mflora@trailscarolina.com
- Masters in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Dual licensure in Professional Counseling (LPC) and Clinical Addictions (LCAS) in the state of North Carolina
- Trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Emphasis in Dually Diagnosed mental health issues co-occurring with substance misuse, abuse and dependency
- Specializes in:
- Grief & Loss | Anxiety & Emotional Dysregulation | Oppositional Defiance | Depression | Individuation and Identity Development | Codependence and Relationship Issues | PTSD | Compulsive Behavioral Patterns | Emerging Personality Disorders | Adoption issues | Sensory Integration Dysfunction | Cognitive Learning Disorders
Robert G. H. Lear, MSSW, P-LCSW
Primary Therapist | O-828-885-5920
rlear@trailscarolina.com
- Masters of Science in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin
- Focused on Psychodynamic Theory and the interconnections of neurobiology and attachment
- Dedicated to the variations of Existential therapeutic growth that wilderness can create
- Specializes in:
- Addictions and Relapse Prevention| Anxiety | Oppositional Defiance| Attachment Issues | Gestalt and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | Strategies to Modify Low Self-Esteem | Improving Home and Social Communication | Grief and Loss | PTSD | Development of the Adolescent Toward Becoming An Independent Mature Adult
Melissa Pearl, MSW, LCSW
Primary Therapist | O-828-885-5920
mpearl@trailscarolina.com
- Masters of Science in Social Work from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- More than 7 years working with students in alternative settings
- Specializes in:
- Anxiety Issues | NLD | Depression | ADD/ADHD
Oppositional Defiance | Cognitive Behavior Therapy | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Play Therapy
- Anxiety Issues | NLD | Depression | ADD/ADHD
Todd Green - MSW, LCSW
Primary Therapist | O-828-885-5920
tgreen@trailscarolina.com
- Masters in Social Work from West Virginia University with a Specialization in Direct Practice in Mental Health
- B.S. in Recreation and Parks Management from West Virginia University
- Also Specializes in:
- Trauma | ADHD | ODD | Family Conflict | Mood Disorders
Self-Esteem Issues | Anger Management| Substance Abuse
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