Meet our Team. This week, Anthony DeRiso.
“My name is Anthony DeRiso and I have worked as a counselor for over 10 years. I have worked as a middle school counselor during that time and I am well versed in the struggles and difficulties children, teens, and families are facing today.
I believe that the relationship between a client and counselor is the most important thing for the therapeutic process. I operate from an eclectic counseling approach, meeting my clients where they are. This helps them realize their strengths to persevere and increase the quality of their own life.
I have a passion for working with teens, especially during the difficult middle school years. Throughout these years they can be filled with such confusion and overwhelmed by the entire spectrum of human emotions (often within a 20-minute time frame).”
MEET OUR TEAM! This week, Sivan Levine. “My name is Sivan Levine and I am a licensed clinical mental health counselor associate, licensed clinical addictions specialist associate, and a former school counselor. I enjoy working with both children and adults. I also have a passion for working with couples and utilize the Gottman Method. I strive to provide a safe space for clients as they seek growth and self-compassion amongst life’s transitions and challenges.I received my Bachelor’s degree in 2014 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and my Master’s degree in applied psychology from New York University in 2018. I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to live and travel extensively overseas and experience different cultures. Additionally, I have knowledge of sports performance anxiety as a former competitive soccer player throughout my childhood into adulthood. I engage with clients in a relaxed, warm, direct and often playful healing process that allows them to move towards their best lives. Reach out to me if you feel ready to start that journey. I would love to empower you to move towards the life you deserve.When I’m not in the office, I enjoy spending time with my husband and puppy, strength-training, traveling, and exploring new places in Charlotte.
MEET OUR TEAM: Amber Lynn
Meet our team! This week, Amber Lynn!
“I strive to provide a welcoming and non-judgmental environment for clients as they seek wellness and support amongst life’s transitions and challenges. I enjoy working with couples and adults on a wide range of issues impacting well-being including, but not limited to, stress, trauma, communication and relationships, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, identity, mild
disordered eating, confidence, or just feeling “stuck” and dissatisfied with one’s direction in life.
I received my Bachelor’s degree in 2006 from Miami University and my Master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Lenoir Rhyne University in 2021. To work with couples, I completed Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and leverage it in my work. To better support clients with past trauma, I obtained additional counseling education as an EMDRIA trained eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapist and training on an internal family systems (IFS) approach to EMDR. To support clients working on impulsive behaviors, intense emotional reactions, and interpersonal relationship issues, I underwent Behavior Tech’s Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Foundational Training.
In collaboration with the client, I tailor the treatment plan and counseling approach to each
client’s unique needs, drawing from tenets of different therapies. These may include cognitive
behavioral therapy (CBT), DBT, EMDR, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, IFS and parts work,
and motivational interviewing. As an experienced yoga teacher trained in advanced yoga
therapeutics, I utilize the mind-body practice of yoga and mindfulness as an adjunct treatment. I
believe animals can enhance and complement the benefits of traditional therapy and work with
my co-therapist Archer Ash, a Labrador retriever.
My passion for counseling developed from my own journey with chronic migraines, anxiety, and
relationships. I’m familiar with navigating careers
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