Mental Health Counseling in Jacksonville, NC
A collaborative team focused on providing specialized mental health services to our community with clinicians dedicated to supporting the whole person – mind, body, spirit.
Treatment Focus
Our clinicians are independent private practitioners who specialize in treating specific disorders:
- Trauma/PTSD
- Mood Disorders (Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar)
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Substance Use Disorders
- Perinatal Mental Health Disorders (Postpartum depression/anxiety, PTSD from traumatic births, infertility, loss, attachment issues)
- Premarital/Marital Counseling
- Teen Issues
- Family Therapy
- Military Related Issues (Combat/Deployment Stress/Moral Injury/Transition/Chronic Pain)
- First Responders
- Childhood Issues (Anxiety, Depression, Conduct Disorders, ADHD)
Evidence Based Treatment & Specialized Services
- Registered Play Therapy (RPT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Prolonged Exposure (PE)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Solutions Focused Therapy (SFT)
- Gottman Couples Therapy
- Discernment Counseling
- Eriksonian Hypnosis
- Family Forensic Evaluations
- Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
- Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialists (LCAS)
- Reiki/Yoga (RYT200)
- Integrative Health Coaching (IHC)
- Nontraditional Relationships
Our Clinicians
Virginia Diaz, LMFT, LCMHC, NCC
Specializes in traum/PTSD, mood disorders (depression, anxiety, bipolar), anger, family conflict, couples, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, military, and first responders
Anastasia Arauz, LCMHC, RPT
Specializes in Play Therapy for children ages 3-12, individual counseling and family therapy
Dr. Theresa Roman, PsyD
Specializes in Perinatal Mental Health, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, miscarriages, grief and loss, and forensic evaluations
Gina Mency, LCMHC, LCASA
Specializes in mood disorders (depression, anxiety, bipolar), self-esteem, anger management, and substance use disorders
Ryan Rote, LCSW
Specializes in PTSD, anxiety, depression, ADHD, sleep issues, and chronic pain
Lontonia Bryant, LCMHC, LCASA
Specializes in mood disorders (depression, anxiety, bipolar), self-harm, self-esteem, anger management, substance use disorders, career difficulties, and teenage issues
Maria Donaty-Gurba, LCSW, LCAS, RN
Specializes in trauma/PTSD, substance use disorders, mood disorders (depression, anxiety, bipolar), anger, self-esteem, personal growth issues, loneliness, and relationship issues
Jessica Aycock, LCSW, CHHC, RYT
Specializes in all things taboo - sex, non-traditional relationships (kink-friendly), spirituality, and esoteric beliefs
Interns
Tracy Perez
LCMHC Student @ Hodges University
Jenna Rankin
LCMHC Student @ UNC Pembroke