Therapy in Farmville, VA

Meet our Farmville Team

Our treatment providers are able to provide support for a wide variety of mental health concerns.  Counselors are also committed to integrative care for our clients. Engagement in consistent and ongoing professional development is a high priority at Kairos.  We believe that counselors must stay tuned in to the latest developments in the profession to provide the best care possible.

Brian Saravia

MA, Licensed Resident Counselor

Proficiencies

  • Anxiety
  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Marital 
  • Family Counseling
  • Mens Issues

 
  • Depression
  • Relationship Issues
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Couples Counseling

 

 

Specialties & Trainings

  • CBT
  • Speaks Spanish

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Noah Pruett

MA, Licensed Resident Counselor

Proficiencies

  • Anxiety
  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Marital 
  • Family 
  • Faith-Based

 
  • Depression
  • Relationship Issues
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Couples

 

 

Specialties & Trainings

  • SYMBIS
  • Gottman Level 1
  • EMDR

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Madeline Schaefer

MA, Licensed Resident Counselor

Proficiencies

  • Anxiety
  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Marital 
  • Family 
  • Faith-Based

 
  • Depression
  • Relationship Issues
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Trauma
  • Self-Esteem

 

 

Specialties & Trainings

  • SYMBIS
  • EMDR

 

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Sarah Johnson

MA, Licensed Resident Counselor

Proficiencies

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Domestic Violence

 

 
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Trauma
  • Relationships
  • OCD

Specialties & Trainings

  • Trauma-Informed
  • OCD

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Erin Schaeffer

MA, Licensed Resident Counselor

Proficiencies

  • Children
  • Women
  • Adults 
  • Adoption
  • ADHD

 

 
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Faith-Based 
  • Trauma

Specialties & Trainings

  • TF-CBT Informed

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Erica Wooldridge

M.Ed., LPC

Proficiencies

  • Grief
  • PTSD
  • Trauma
  • Chronic Illness
  • Holistic / Integrative Wellness
  • Military/Veterans
  • First Responders
  • Neurodivergence
  • Relationships
  • Blended Families
  • Adoption
  • LGBTQ

Specialties & Trainings

  • EMDR
  • Flash
  • DBT

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Aaron Barksdale 

Licensed Resident Counselor

Proficiencies

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • OCD
  • Trauma
  • Grief
  • Adjustment disorders
  • Rehabilitation from sports injuries
  • Self-Esteem
  • Relationships
  • Adolescents
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Family counseling
  • Life Transitions

Specialties & Trainings

  • OCD
  • CBT

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Kelsey Petersen

MA, Licensed Resident Counselor 

Proficiencies

  • ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Communication
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
  • Children
  • Art/Play-Based Interventions
  • CBT
  • DBT
  • ACT

Specialties & Trainings

  • Gottman Level 1
  • SYMBIS
  • Prepare/Enrich
  • TBRI Certified 

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Chris Lucas

MA, LPC

Proficiencies

  • Men’s Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Addiction
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Harm
  • Anger Management

Specialties & Trainings

  • EMDR
  • CBT
  • DBT
  • Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC) 
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy

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Charlotte Stieg

MA, LPC, NCC

Proficiencies

  • Perinatal mental health
  • OCD
  • Grief
  • Trauma

 

 
  • Life transitions
  • Self-esteem
  • Couples
  • Children

Specialties & Trainings

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy 
  • CAMS-care
  • SYMBIS

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Mikayla Gibble 

MA, Licensed Resident Counselor

Proficiencies

    • ADHD
    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • LGBTQ
    • Faith-Based Counseling
  • Teens 14+
  • Adults
  • Parents
  • Couples
  • Family Relationship Issues

Specialties & Trainings

  • Prepare/Enrich

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Robert Messarge

MA, LPC, ACS

Proficiencies

  • Anxiety 
  • Depression
  • Self-esteem
  • Communication
  • Mens Issues
  • Grief
  • PTSD
  • Children and adolescents
  • Adults
  • Adjustment disorders
  • Relational issues

Specialties & Trainings

  • EMDR
  • Mindfulness
  • Level One Gottman
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

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Jennifer Cossman

FAMI, MT-BC, Licensed Resident Counselor

Proficiencies

  • Trauma / PTSD
  • Spiritual  /Religious Trauma
  • Childhood Emotional Neglect
  • Grief/Bereavement
  • Life transitions
  • Chronic illnesses
  • Caregiver stress
  • Seniors

Specialties & Trainings

  • EMDR
  • Religious & High-Pressure Group Trauma
  • Board Certified Music Therapist  (MT-BC)
  • Guided imagery and music (GIM)
  • Expressive arts
  • Mindfulness
  • Somatic Integration

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Tammy Griffin 

MA, Licensed Resident Counselor 

Proficiencies

  • Trauma
  • OCD
  • Third-culture kids (adults)
  • Cultural transitions
  • Addiction and drug counseling
  • DID
  • Life transitions
  • Parents of children with special needs or trauma
  • Adults with autism 
  • Adolescents
  • Women
  • Adults
  • Pre-mairital counseling

 

Specialties & Trainings

  • EMDR-trained  
  • OCD
  • ERP
  • ACT
  • DID
  • ADHD Assessment
  • Prepare/Enrich

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Marc Regan

MA, LPC, Certified Grief Counseling Specialist

Proficiencies

  • Substance use
  • Pornography
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • EMDR
  • Grief and loss
  • Couples (marital/premarital)
  • Military
  • First responders
  • Veterans
  • PTSD/Trauma
  • Self-esteem

Specialties & Trainings

  • EMDR
  • Grief counseling

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Matt Runda

MA, LPC, CSAT 

Proficiencies

  • Sex/pornography addiction
  • Relationships
  • Marriage and premarital
  • Spiritual Issues
  • Life skills
  • Anxiety
  • Adults

Specialties & Trainings

  • Certified Sex Addiction Therapist 
  • Prepare / Enrich

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Ebony Giles

MA, LPC

Proficiencies

  • Trauma
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Childhood struggles
  • ADHD
  • Women’s Issues
  • Relationships
  • Parenting
  • Postpartum
  • Family conflicts
  • Couples
  • Pre-Marital 
  • Self-Esteem

 

Specialties & Trainings

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy 
  • Prepare/Enrich

*Virtual Sessions Only 

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Bryan Prinzivalli

MA, LPC-S, LMFT-S, ACS

Proficiencies

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • ADHD
  • Trauma
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Cocc-urring disorders
  • ODD
  • Parenting

Specialties & Trainings

  • Approved Clinical Supervisor
  • EMDR
  • ADHD – Certified 
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy
  • Family trauma

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Mariah Waller

MA, LPC

Proficiencies

  • Attachment
  • Adults
  • Anxiety and stress
  • Adjustment/Life transitions
  • Interpersonal relationships

 
  • Faith-Based
  • ADHD (Adults)
  • Women’s Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Coping Skills

 

Specialties & Trainings

  • Gottman Level 1
  • Prepare/Enrich

 

*Virtual Sessions Only

 

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Dr. Kristin Doan

PhD, LPC

Proficiencies

  • Chronic depressive disorders
  • Anxiety Serious mental illness
  • Addiction/ Substance use
  • Co-occurring disorders
  • Family conflict
  • Relationship/ life transition concerns
  • Adjustment disorders
  • Trauma
  • Forensic concern

Specialties & Trainings

  • EMDR
  • Prepare/Enrich

*Virtual sessions only

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Dr. Caroline Bertolet

PhD, LPC-S

Proficiencies

  • Coping with life changes
  • Grief
  • Adjustment
  • LGTBQ+
  • Trauma
  • Anger management
  • Adult ADHD
  •  Sexuality
  • BDSM
  • Kink
  •  Alternative sex culture
  • Polyamory/non-monogamous relationships
  • Infidelity,
  • Communication issues
  • Divorce and separation
  • Postpartum
  • Depression
  • Pregnancy

 

*Virtual sessions only

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Nicole Pinder

Practicum Intern

Proficiencies

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Sports Psychology 
  • Coping Skills
  • Life Transitions

 
  • Children
  •  Teens
  • Adults
  • LGBTQ
  • Self-Esteem

Specialties & Trainings

  • Play-Therapy Informed 

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Meghan

Practicum Intern

Proficiencies

  • ADHD
  • Anxiety 
  • Depression
  • CBT/DBT
  • Life Transitions
  • Women’s Issues

 
  • Adults
  • Kids (6+)
  • Families
  • Couples
  • Veterans
  • Students
  • First Responders

Specialties & Trainings

  • Play-Therapy Informed

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Rachel Toombs

Counseling Intern

Proficiencies

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Sexual Issues
  • Adjustments

 
  • Couples
  • Eating Disorders
  • Premarital Counseling

Specialties & Trainings

  • Gatekeeper Certified 

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