Our Counselors

Now Accepting New Clients! Julia is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 20 years of experience helping individuals and couples achieve greater emotional health and wellbeing. She is a trauma-informed therapist who utilizes a variety of modalities including IFS, EFT, psychotherapy, narrative therapy, somatic practices, and story work to tailor her approach to each...

Now Accepting New Clients! Once, while standing in line for a bus, Tim was asked by an unknown and older African American gentleman, “They say still waters run deep. Is you deep?” That moment has stuck with him ever since, and served to guide him into a career in Counseling. Tim enjoys journeying to the...

Now Accepting New Clients! Scott enjoyed a fast-paced career as a youth pastor for over 20 years before he founded FreshStart Church in Tampa Florida where he has been the lead pastor since 1999. Scott has spoken nationally and internationally and published several articles on adolescent issues. He currently teaches marriage and family counseling and...

Now Accepting New Clients! Carolyn joined the Charis team in 2018, bringing over 20 years of counseling experience with her. Because she was trained in the medical field, she is able to implement the information she learned there into her work. Carolyn is a licensed marriage and family therapist who worked for many years as...

August 2023- Anna is out on maternity leave – give our office a call to be added to her waitlist. As a counselor, Anna hopes to create a safe space for clients to share openly and deeply their past and current struggles. It is her passion to work collaboratively with clients to create meaningful change...

Now Accepting New Clients! It’s never too late. That is something Kathy knows from experience. She never would have guessed that she would find herself going back to school, in her fifties, to become a counselor. Now she affirms, “I love being a counselor because I feel like all of my experiences have prepared me...

Now Accepting New Clients! As a counselor, Emily believes that healing happens in the context of relationships. Emily’s desire is to walk with her clients in a collaborative relationship in order to pursue growth using a biblical framework and clinical approach. She is particularly focused on an attachment-based, emotion-focused approach while also pulling from various...

Now Accepting New Clients! Life can be fraught with pain, heartache, and despair, causing many of us to feel hopeless and confused and ultimately question the reality of goodness.  Counseling can be a place where hope and goodness are rediscovered and cultivated together.  It is in the context of relationships that we are formed, harmed,...

Now Accepting New Clients! Trevor received his Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Colorado Christian University. With over a decade in ministry, Trevor has extensive experience working one-on-one with youth, college-age, and adults in a pastoral counseling setting. Through his own journey of healing through counseling, Trevor discovered his passion for coming alongside others in...

Now Accepting New Clients! Brittney Reinholt, M.A. is a registered mental health counselor intern. She enjoys working with young adults and individuals who feel “stuck” in life. She is passionate about helping people navigate difficult life challenges and helping them find wholeness out of the broken parts of their story. Through her own counseling journey,...

Now Accepting New Clients! In the midst of a difficult season of life, Samantha repetitiously asked herself where in the world she could find help. What is counseling? She was eager to find a path toward healing, but was unsure of where she could go. It wasn’t until a dear friend of hers encouraged her to try...

Now Accepting New Clients! Jennifer strives to establish a genuine connection with clients and to work collaboratively within the therapeutic relationship. She believes that healing and growth happens through creating new, emotional experiences in relationships and when clients courageously explore and confront their life story and present realities in a safe and non-judgmental space. Jennifer...

Now Accepting New Clients! Carol desires for her clients to be seen with unconditional regard which begins the process of transforming pain into a healing process when one is known, heard and understood by another. She believes that pain that is not transformed is transmitted in our lives. Through her own personal and professional life...