East Memphis Team Gallery

Low self esteem, relationship problems, and communication issues can be incredibly frustrating to deal with. Nakicia is here to help clients on their journey to find and use their voices. She has over 10 years of experience working with children and families dealing with depression, anxiety, anger, behavior issues, and chronic medical conditions. She is here to work with clients in a variety of ways. Nakicia offers individual, couples, and family therapy.

Nakicia uses a variety of therapeutic process with an emphasis on Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy. She believes in partnering with the families to reach desired outcomes during therapy. Nakicia is also a Gottman Trained Couples Therapist offering couples sessions.

Katherine approaches therapy with the goal of helping clients feel safe and comfortable to explore their needs and wants from a stance of empowerment.

She utilizes empathy, authenticity, creativity, and humor to create a warm atmosphere where clients can work through past issues, productively plan for the future, and encounter themselves honestly as each moment unfolds in the present.

Katherine works with clients ages 13+ and is skilled in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, body image, self-esteem, anger management, and transition issues. She also has specialized training and experience working with older adults with dementia and other cognitive and age-related changes. She also works with teenagers and adults of all ages who identify as LGBTQIA+ and is well-versed in helping clients who are questioning their identities, beginning the coming-out process, and/or transitioning. She is included as a recommended specialist for transgender mental health in the local OUTMemphis Resource Guide and can provide letters of recommendation for gender affirming medical treatment and surgical procedures.

In practice, she integrates therapeutic modalities of narrative therapy, somatic experiential techniques, emotion-focused therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and attachment theory and inner child work. Her approach is heavily informed by Feminist and Queer theories.

She attended Hendrix College and received a BA with Honors in Psychology and a minor in English. She then attended the University of Memphis to obtain an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, after which she obtained her Doctor of Education in Counseling (EdD).

Krystle is a caring and friendly LENS Neurofeedback technician who takes pride in not only listening to her clients, but making sure they feel truly heard.

Krystle was certified in LENS Neurofeedback at Ochs Labs. While she has always had an interest in psychology and the functions of the human brain, she did not realize her calling in brain health until she began LENS Neurofeedback for herself, here at Forward Counseling.

After seeing the results of LENS Neurofeedback sessions on her own brain health, Krystal realized how much it could help others who are struggling. As a former Chief Financial Officer of a women’s shelter for domestic violence victims, she immediately saw the need for LENS Neurofeedback in communities like these that are suffering and may not have fair access to innovative resources to treat debilitating symptoms of trauma and PTSD.

Krystal works with clients with all backgrounds and mental health diagnoses. She is fascinated with how effective LENS Neurofeedback has been for a number of clients with a diverse list of diagnoses, including herself, and is passionate about spreading the awareness and accessibility of invaluable brain health services like LENS Neurofeedback. Click here to learn more about LENS Neurofeedback!

Liz is a therapist with a mission to guide her clients to self-healing through learning how to build a healthy relationship with themselves. She likes to utilize holistic approaches that create safety and trust within, and focus on the mind, body, and soul to help clients learn how to work with difficult emotions.

Liz works with adults who are struggling with life’s difficult experiences like anxiety, depression, trauma, and life changes. She enjoys working most with those who are motivated for change, ready to do the work, and are willing to learn more about their human experience in order to grow their understanding of their true selves.

She is trained in EMDR, Ego-state therapy, and TF-CBT. She also employs CBT, DBT-informed techniques, person-centered therapy, mindfulness, and integrative somatic techniques when appropriate. She ultimately aims to provide a safe and supportive space for clients to explore their own human experience.

Everyone has a story and experiences that they have learned to adapt to, and Liz aims to help clients understand that with guidance, it is possible to build a relationship with oneself to cultivate a life grounded in trust, safety, and habitual self-healing.