Nick DeJesus, LCMHCS
Clinical Quality Director
Andrea Palmeri, LCSW
Outpatient Therapist
Ian Collins, lCSW
Outpatient Therapist
Ian brings humor, honesty, and a down-to-earth vibe to therapy—because before he’s a clinician, he’s a real person who loves Boston Terriers, music, sports, and the occasional 4am soccer match. With over a decade of experience and training in ACT, MBT, CBT, and EMDR, he blends skill with authenticity to make therapy feel human, not sterile. He applauds the courage it takes to seek help and creates a collaborative, compassionate space for teens and adults. Available for in-person NC sessions and virtual care in NC and NY. Find out more about me here
Caitlyn Lipschitz, LMFT
Outpatient Therapist
Caitlyn Lipschitz, LMFT, creates a warm, collaborative, and empowerment-focused space for individuals, couples, and families. She applies evidence-based approaches—CBT, DBT, ACT, ERP, EFT, trauma-informed, and gender and sexuality-affirming care—tailored to your unique story. With advanced certifications in children, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, and ADHD, she provides structured, compassionate support to help you navigate challenges or embrace and accept your current experiences. Find out more about me here.
Fantasia Johnson, lCSW
Outpatient Therapist
Martha Lobo, LCSW
Outpatient Therapist
Beach-loving and family-focused, Martha brings an energetic, strengths-based approach to her work with kids and adolescents. Trained in TF-CBT, CBT, IOP, and family-systems therapy, she’s passionate about increasing mental-health access and reducing stigma for young people. Martha starts by getting to know each client deeply—honoring their goals and helping them discover both new and long-standing strengths along the way. Find out more about me here.
Kennedy Vernon, LCSWA
Outpatient Therapist
Kennedy offers a safe, empowering, and judgment-free space rooted in person-centered, trauma-informed care. She meets clients exactly where they are, tailoring interventions to their unique needs. Compassionate and collaborative, she focuses on fostering growth, hope, and authenticity while helping clients highlight strengths and move toward their therapeutic goals with confidence. Find out more about me here.
Daisy Santin, LCMHCA
Outpatient Therapist
Suffi Makkar, LCSWA
Outpatient Therapist
Part therapist, part detective, part cheerleader, Suffi blends calm energy with creativity to support kids, teens, and adults through anxiety, stress, trauma, identity exploration, and overwhelm. Using CBT, movement-based therapy, mindfulness, and somatic approaches, she helps clients engage their whole selves—mind, body, and emotions. Her style is warm, collaborative, and sometimes playful, turning healing into a personalized and empowering journey. Find out more about me here.
Hannah Croft, LCSWA
Outpatient Therapist
Tall, quirky, and refreshingly authentic, Hannah brings humor and humanity into the therapy space. With experience across behavioral health, intensive in-home work, and acute mental-health settings, she now supports kids, teens, and young adults navigating ADHD, autism, anxiety, behavior challenges, intrusive thoughts, and perinatal concerns. She blends joy, connection, and collaboration to help clients discover strengths and build resilience. Find out more about me here.
Stephen Cao, LCMHCA
Outpatient Therapist
Stephen brings a mind-body perspective to counseling, shaped by his background as a massage therapist and his work supporting adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. Stephen’s therapeutic style is rooted in a person-centered approach—being fully present, attuned, and responsive to each client’s unique needs. He blends wellness principles with evidence-based therapies to help clients deepen insight, strengthen coping skills, and move toward emotional balance. With honesty, warm humor, and a nonjudgmental presence, he creates a space where clients feel genuinely seen and supported. Find out more about me here.
Jadaya Sallah, LCSWA
Outpatient Therapist
Jadaya specializes in helping kids and teens navigate big feelings, school stress, family dynamics, ADHD, autism, anger, and trauma. Creative, patient, and down-to-earth, she uses play therapy and evidence-based care to turn emotional overwhelm into growth and skills. Therapy with her is collaborative, supportive, and sprinkled with humor—focused on helping children thrive and families find steadiness. Find our more about me here.
Daisy Gomez, LCMHCA
Outpatient Therapist
Marcus Mason, LCMHCA
Outpatient Therapist
Marcus offers a compassionate, grounding space for anyone facing stress, emotional overwhelm, or unresolved trauma. Rooted in radical self-acceptance and alignment of mind, body, and soul, his work guides clients from insight to action. With tailored strategies and a supportive presence, he helps clients build resilience, deepen self-awareness, and move toward healing and wholeness. Find out more about me here.
Hope Lewis, LCSWA
Outpatient Therapist
With genuine warmth, deep empathy, and a calming presence, Hope offers a soft space for BIPOC folks, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and adults navigating change to show up exactly as they are and feel empowered. Drawing from ACT, DBT, ART, and a psychodynamic perspective, they support clients working through identity exploration, life transitions, neurodivergence, and trauma. Inspired by Audre Lorde's reminder that "caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare," Hope believes deeply in client autonomy, walking alongside each person as they define what healing and growth look like on their own terms.
Jermel Jackson, LCSWA
Outpatient Therapist
Andrew Jenkins
UNC MSW Intern