About
Our Providers
Vanessa York, MA, LCMHC
Lead Therapist
Vanessa graduated from John Wesley University with a BA in Psychology and Christian Ministries and then went on to receive her master’s degree from Liberty University in Professional Counseling. She has been in private practice since 2016. Vanessa is an ordained pastor and has been a ministry for thirty years. Vanessa is married to the love of her life Robert and has five children, four extras as she calls them and one granddaughter. Vanessa York is a true coffee addict! In fact, if she is not counseling adolescents or ministry workers in her private practice you will probably find her at the local Starbucks. Vanessa’s passion is pouring into people for healing, growth, and finding ones’ true calling. She also has a passion for helping hurting people and changing the stigma of mental health in society and especially in faith-based communities through speaking’s and trainings.
Crystal Williamson
Clinical Mental Health Intern
Crystal is pursuing a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University. She wholeheartedly believes that the counselor-client relationship is the most important part of the process of healing. It is important to build that relationship and give the client a safe place to be open, honest, and to heal. She prefers to focus on the client’s thoughts, feelings, and emotions as they are the building blocks of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. It is essential to help a client determine how situations make them think and feel so that they can better communicate with themselves and others. It is also important to understand a person’s background and relationships. In her toolbox are coping skills, play therapy, expression through art and music and some EMDR. Each individual is unique and therefore each approach must be unique to tailor the client’s needs.
She enjoys cooking, trying new restaurants, and loves ice cream. She enjoys spending time with her family and 4-legged babies during downtime.
Jhinika Louve
Clinical Social Work Intern
Jhinika Louve received a master's degree in pastoral care and counseling from Indiana Wesleyan University and is currently in her final year of the masters of social work program through the National and Global Indiana Wesleyan University Program. Her interests and training are in religious and spiritual issues, and trauma through the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy lens. She has experience working with adolescents in the foster care system and those facing mental health or behavioral issues but also enjoys working with people of all age groups. Her passion is not to just help people but help others help themselves to gain confidence in their voice and capability in doing hard things. Jhinika was born in Haiti but grew up in North Carolina most of her life. In her spare time Jhinika enjoys reading, watching K-dramas or Turkish dramas, and spending time with friends and family.