Meet our Team

Our professional counselors are ready to help

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Anjela Clark, LMFT Associate

Accepting new clients

Anjela is a U.S. Army Veteran, who uses a systemic approach to help couples, individuals, and youth navigate anxiety, life transitions, and relationship challenges. Drawing on her military background, she offers a safe and inclusive space for clients to break negative cycles, resolve conflict, and map out their path forward.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Athena Leyva, LPC Associate

Accepting new clients

As a compassionate guide through life's heavy chapters, Athena provides a safe space using an integrative approach rooted in Narrative Therapy, ACT, and CBT. Specializing in trauma, personality disorders, and relationship challenges, Athena honors each client as a whole, capable individual equipped with the unique strengths needed for growth.

In-person and Virtual | Killeen, TX

Carmen Lopez, LMFT Associate

Accepting new clients

Carmen is a wife and mother, trained in Marriage and Family Therapy, who understands firsthand the benefits and struggles that stem from relationships and life. She primarily works with couples, but also sees individual clients, and is able to conduct sessions in either English or Spanish.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Cathryn Tones, LPC

Accepting new clients

Cathryn uses a holistic, person-centered approach combining CBT and mindfulness to help clients navigate life’s challenges. Drawing on over five years of experience supporting military service members and families through deployment and PTSD, she specializes in helping individuals and couples manage stress, anxiety, and depression.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Charlotte (Sue) Dolifka, LPC

Accepting new clients

Sue is a compassionate, certified EMDR counselor dedicated to guiding individuals through trauma recovery. She primarily works with adults 18 and older, offering a warm and supportive environment for deep healing. With expertise in EMDR, Sue has a specialized focus on supporting veterans and their families, honoring their unique experiences and helping them navigate life's challenges through tailored, evidence-based therapy.

In-person & Virtual | Harker Heights, TX

Esteban Cortez, LMFT Associate

Accepting new clients

Esteban is an experienced counselor with a faith-based perspective that serves both his individual and couples clients well. Using Gottman methodologies and communication skills-building tactics, Esteban serves both English and Spanish-speaking clients.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Kathleen (Katie) Button, LMSW

Accepting new clients

Combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and holistic wellness practices, Katie's approach to therapy is tailored to meet your unique needs in a warm, nonjudgmental space. Whether you are navigating anxiety, trauma, burnout, or life transitions, together we will cultivate emotional resilience, build practical coping skills, and foster lasting personal growth.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Lacy Orsak, LPC

Accepting new clients

Lacy is a compassion-first counselor with a wealth of experience helping children in crisis. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings, helping children develop important life skills and healthy coping mechanisms for a brighter future.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Leslie Hardy, LMFT Associate

Accepting new clients

As a U.S. Army Veteran, Leslie uses a systemic approach to help couples, individuals, and youth navigate anxiety, life transitions, and relationship dynamics. Grounded in firsthand military experience, Leslie provides a safe, inclusive space to break negative cycles, resolve conflict, and map out a path forward.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Michael Stagar IV, LPC-S

Accepting new clients

Michael is an experienced individual/couples counselor and veteran with over 18 years of military service. He specializes in serving veterans, law enforcement, first responders, couples, the LGBTQIA+ community, survivors of physical and sexual abuse, and victims of human trafficking.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Misty Classen, LPC Associate

Accepting new clients

As a military spouse of over 20 years, Misty understands the unique challenges of military life. She specializes in emotional abuse, neglect, relational trauma, anxiety, neurodivergence (including ADHD), life transitions, and identity. Her counseling approach is warm, relational, and emotionally focused, creating a welcoming space to explore yourself with curiosity rather than shame.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Pinkie Huff, LMFT

Accepting new clients

Pinkie is a client-centered therapist, providing a listening ear and an open mind, while maintaining a non-judgmental stance as her clients tell their story. She primarily works with adults as a couples counselor, but also sees individuals.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Richard Spires, LPC

Accepting new clients

Richard Spires is a dedicated counselor who prioritizes the therapeutic alliance, viewing the counseling process as a collaborative team effort. Driven by his own past experiences in therapy, he is deeply committed to ensuring his clients feel truly heard, understood, and cared for.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Sarah Delozier, LPC-S

Accepting new clients

Sarah is a retired School Counselor with a long-standing commitment to fostering emotional wellness, academic success, and personal growth across diverse populations. Her faith plays a meaningful role in shaping her approach with compassion and integrity.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

William Rabena, LPC

Accepting new clients

William is an EMDR-trained individual counselor who specializes in serving clients with a history of trauma. He primarily works with adults and older children (12+) utilizing his expertise in EMDR to make lasting change in the lives of his clients.

Virtual only

Amanda Lee, LPC Associate

Not currently accepting new clients

Amanda is an army wife, mother, and counselor who understands and appreciates the many diverse roles people play as they navigate through different seasons of life. She primarily works with individual female clients, but also sees individual male as well as couples clients.

Virtual only

Cherie Kelley, LPC Associate

Accepting new clients

Cherie operates as a consistent and grounded sounding board to help resolve her clients' most pressing challenges and obstacles. She primarily works with individual teens and adults, offering up fresh perspectives and positive reframing to bring peace to her clients.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Maegan McNeese, LCSW

Not currently accepting new clients

Maegan helps clients make positive changes in their lives by encouraging strengths, perspective, and skills building. She is an LGBTQ+ affirming and supportive counselor who primarily works with individual adults and children.

In-person & Virtual | Killeen, TX

Vivian Dennison, LPC LCDC

Not currently accepting new clients

Vivian specializes in assisting military members and dependents, healthcare professionals, and LGBTQIA+ clients. She assists clients in refining their life goals, honing personal priorities and boundaries, and clarifying the impact they want to have on the people around them.

Killeen, Tx

Craig Gardner, LMFT-S, LPC-S, CEO, Clinical Director

Not Accepting Clients

As CEO and Clinical Director, Craig is a 20-year Army veteran who brings a deep understanding of military life to his executive leadership. Having transitioned from direct therapy into a strategic leadership role, he now focuses on enhancing clinician experience, driving professional training, and refining clinical policy. Under his direction, the practice remains rooted in gold-standard, evidence-based care—such as the Gottman Method for couples and EMDR for PTSD—while empowering therapists to deliver the highest quality outcomes for individuals and families.

Killeen, Tx

Bailey Delozier

Accepting Pets from Strangers

Meet Bailey, our resident therapy dog and official office morale booster, who can often be spotted trotting through the halls alongside Sarah Delozier. Whether greeting clients in the lobby or offering a comforting presence during appointments, Bailey brings warmth and gentle support to everyone he meets.

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