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Glyndora Condon MS MFT LPC CTMH CCTP CEMDRIA Brainspotting Practitioner, CIMHP, ACS, ISTI, and Owner: I am a wife, mother, and grandmother with special needs children and grandchildren; and did adopt an adult child with complex trauma; and I have experienced many life traumatic events: rape, divorce, loss of my dad, abuse, infertility, and caretaker of my mother with Parkinson's Disease when providing respite for my sister who normally provides that service. I have lost both parents.  I understand the dynamics of divorce, sharing custody issues of the children, and caring for those on the Spectrum, with ADD, With ADHD, and with birth defects. I have birth defects as well and my mobility confuses orthopedics who thought I should be in a wheelchair at the age of 18 but I am not. I take each of these issues and have learned that each have provided me with an immense amount of empathy and insight. I have learned to persevere and have grown strong despite the circumstances. It is important to utilize knowledge to help others as I walk with them through their journey. I am a versed in nutrition to improve the mental health of individuals and have 17 years of nutrition and exercise experience. In addition, I have been an entrepreneur for over 30 years, and am able to utilize these skills as I wrap around my client with  every resource available to increase functional medical and overall health. I work with ages 5-100, and individualize treatment to each client. I also am certified as a Supervisor and gatekeeper of my counselors to ensure their quality of service to our clients as I have handpicked each one due to remarkable qualifications that drew me to them, so I would like to introduce you to each; since I am unable to take every client who calls in for  me, so that clients can receive counseling with only a short wait which is very important to me. Further, I graduated from Grand Canyon University with a 4.0 GPA in 2012, and have multiple modalities and certificates that enrich my practice. Glyndora is now an accredited Clinical Supervisor who trains new counselors and accepting new students.

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Meet our Office Manager, Steve

Steve formerly was a mechanical engineer and also managed Breezeway's Extended Stay Hotel, and now he is here orchestrating, organizing, and managing this office for our staff and Counselors to ensure HIPAA and all office details are correctly handled. To inquire about any management or billing issue pleas contact: Steve@healhopecounseling.com, or call the Office at 423-790-4906 for assistance. 

Our receptionists will greet each client and ensure that the documentations, payment of services, and appointments are created and/ cancelled while working closely with the counselors who provide services per each client! Their kindness and ability to assist helps a client to feel more comfortable.

Masks are mandated for some of our Clinicians and at times, of the entire office, and clients depending upon COVID or Flu, and like. We do carry masks but do ask each client to bring their own please. Also bring your driver's license, charge card, insurance card(s), and papers with you. If a client is sick, they can have their session via telehealth. If in office-they will need to wear a mask. 

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Contact office to schedule or to cancel appointments; to verify your insurance, or other requests. 
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Meet our remarkable Counselors!

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Counselor:  Lakita Quarles M. A; M. S; LPS

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

- Isaiah 41:10

 Lakita is passionate about helping clients foster self-awareness and gain insight into their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.   She applies empathy and warmth along with laughter and a non-judgmental attitude regarding clients, which helps her clients to feel safe, while working through the issues together.

Lakita uses an integrative approach in providing counseling services while also offering art therapy to enhance the therapeutic process.  She works well with ages 4 and above, with a empathy, compassionate spirit.  She likes working in partnership with clients to utilize their strengths to help them sort out their challenges in their life.  She has worked with individuals with PTSD, anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, and relational problems, as well with those with special needs. 

Lakita attended UTK in Knoxville Tennessee and obtained her Masters in Science in Counseling with a specialty in Rehabilitation Counseling.  She also obtained her Masters In Art in Business Administration with a specialty in Project Management from Grantham University.  She has provided outpatient services in the area of case management; rehabilitation services; and counseling services over the past 10 years with a heart to serve. She has the license of Personal Support Services of Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

Lakita is married to her spouse of 14 years and has 2 children who live in the Cleveland Tennessee area.  Her family is most important to her, as she works to help other families come together.  In her free time,  she enjoys traveling, music, spending time with family and being in Gods grace. 

​ If you find that Lakita is a good fit for you-then please contact our office today.

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Counselor, Amanda Teague LMSW

 

 

Hello! I am Amanda. I am American born but British trained. In my office, I offer you holistic therapy services with a cup of tea.

I work mostly with adults who have experienced trauma. This often shows up as anxiety, depression, PTSD, and dissociation. I have a collaborative approach. We will work together to create a holistic treatment plan that works for you. I will use a combination of therapy modalities that work best for improving your specific circumstances and play to your natural strengths. My aim is to support you to develop an effective coping strategy to improve your wellbeing and confidence. From here, we will work together to improve underlying issues impacting you in a negative way and work towards replacing them with positive resources and strength.

During a therapy session I am most often using EMDR alongside Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical Behavior (DBT), Strength-Based, Somatic, Internal Family Systems, Person-Centered, Positive Psychology, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, or Solution Focused Brief (SFBT).

Additionally, I am trained to work with individuals from a variety of spiritual paths.

Please reach out if you think that you may benefit from the services that I offer. I believe that we all deserve support.

I received my MA in Social Work from Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom. Through great loss and physical health hardships, my training as a social worker has been one of my greatest tools to process hardships and create a life that I feel accomplished to have. I chose a path as a counselor because if I can support someone else to be able to do the same, it would be a source of great joy.

As a social worker in the UK, I spent time working with adults in domestic abuse, substance misuse and mental health. It was here that I learned to see the true strength of humanity; our resilience; and our capacity to heal. My passion is to support others towards a place of self-empowerment. We start exactly where you are and create a plan together that best serves your unique strengths, needs, and goals. I am trained and have experience using the following models CBT, Crisis Intervention, Strength Based Perspective, Task-Centered Practice, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. I am open to and enjoy working with individuals from a variety of identities and spiritual paths. I have received specialize training in working with individuals in the military in addition to my own personal experience of having been a military spouse. I have also lived as a foreigner in another country for 7 years which has helped me be more familiar with systematic and cultural hardships.  

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Counselor: Cierra Cannaley MS MFT

I have graduated with a Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Lee University. My style of therapy is individually attuned to each client and I practice with a systemic lens that allows me to walk with clients through their struggles from many angles. I have training and experience utilizing many modalities but hold the belief that no one modality can be used exclusively. In the therapy room I gravitate towards techniques from art therapy, narrative therapy, systemic family therapy, and emotions focused therapy. I am certified in Trauma Focused- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and feel comfortable working through complex trauma.

 

I have worked with clients as young as 5 and as old as 50 ranging in struggles from anxiety to borderline personality disorder. I do not limit myself in terms of demographics as I have a deep passion simply to come alongside my clients as best I can no matter their age, phase of life, or diagnosis. I have experience working with couples in sex therapy, individuals working through generalized anxiety disorder and depression, children of divorce, teenagers with suicidal ideation, individuals on the autism spectrum, couples in pre-marital counseling, and individuals struggling with life transitions. 

 

The decision to come to therapy and commit to the therapeutic process is often very difficult and I admire the strength it takes for clients to make this commitment. Through my systemic lens of therapy I look forward to creating a client-centered plan and environment to reach every person’s individual mental health goals.

 

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Jacquelyn Cooper, MA in Addiction Counseling and licensed.

 

I am a recovering addict, who by the grace of God, has been clean and sober since August 2nd, 2015. After receiving treatment at Adult and Teen Challenge in Princeton, WV for 13 months, I returned to my hometown of Cleveland TN and completed my Associate’s degree in psychology through Cleveland State Community College, my bachelor's degree in psychology through King University, and finally, my Master of Arts in Addiction Counseling graduating with high distinction. I understand the struggle of addiction, after experiencing  the devastating effects in my own life. God saved my life to help others who deal with this illness. Restoration is possible and a
new life full of opportunities can be achieved by anyone who is tired of living a life of addiction.
I have also dealt with debilitating mental health issues related to and sometimes cooccurring with addiction such as anxiety, depression, trauma, abuse, and shame. We need motivation for recovery. I utilize motivational interviewing, positive psychology, and acceptance commitment therapy techniques to help clients identify their goals and motivational purposes in recovery.
One of my favorite verses that helped me through my struggle, was Joel 2:25-26. “The Lord says, “I will give you back what you lost to the swarming locust, the hopping locust, the stripping locust, and the cutting locust. It was I who sent this great destroying army against you. Once again you will have all the food you want, and you will praise the Lord your God, who does these miracles for you. Never again will my people be disgraced.” With God’s grace and lots of work and processing, you can find peace again in a life free from drugs and alcohol. If you can imagine a better life, you can achieve a better life. Have you ever wondered, “Why did this happen to me”? I know that I have in my struggles, and I know that sometimes God can create a storm to get your attention. Sometimes the storm is what makes you turn back to him.
I have recently moved to West Virginia to be closer to family, however, I am now back in my hometown of Cleveland, TN, and believe that God has called me to help those who struggle with mental health issues as well as addiction. Life is always changing, and I want to be a light to those who struggle with these issues. I am pursuing a license in addiction counseling; however, addiction is a mental health disorder. As a recovering addict, I understand how drug and alcohol use is not the problem, we are medicating what we are dealing with mentally.

Kimberly Jones: 

 Masters of Science in Mental Health Counseling: Maters of Arts in Youth and Family Ministry, Bachelors of Science in Organizational Management, and Associates of Science in Paralegal Studies.

I view my role as a person with experience and compassion to assist others in being the best that they can possibly be. 

I have worked in many positions since 1997. Case management, medical receptionist, senior assistance manager, mortgage loan underwriter, and I co-own an insurance group. I have hospital experience, and have worked in Crisis Intervention as a Specialist II counselor.  Since 2010 I have discovered a passion in counseling and graduated with a 3.8 GPA.

My versatile background in business, collections, and management prepared me to provide excellent career guidance for clients who may need assistance in improving their status; and my vast experiences aids in a more in depth understanding those suffering with mental health and physical health issues. As such I have provided counseling services and  have concentrated my energy and efforts across 29 counties administering to clients with serious psychiatric emergencies such as traum, severe psychosis, or who were at imminent suicidal or homicidal risks. To these clients, I provided assessments and education, occupational, residential, forensic, and medical assistance. I am versed in DSM-5 criteria, emergency care, and involuntary commitment under the Tennessee State law. 

I work with children ages 5 and up, families, individuals, groups, and am able to provide a person centered approach with my clients. I am versed in cognitive behavioral, behavioral, cognitive restructuring, motivational interviewing, substance abuse and addictions counseling, career management, leave support,  crisis intervention, intakes, conflict management, mental health counseling, senior counseling, play therapy, and am continued in my own education to broaden my base of modalities to increase my skill set. Last I also carry a CPR certification in case of emergencies. 

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