Licensed Psychological Associate, Health Services Provider-Psychological Associate, Nationally Certified Psychologist, Partner/Owner

Services Offered: Treatment for children and families; treatment of adult women; psychological testing; consultation and training; trauma focused cognitive cognitive behavioral therapy for children, adolescents, and adults; study skills assessment and enhancement; grief

Education: B.A., Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1980; M.A., Counseling Psychology, Fayetteville State University, 1994

Professional Background: Lori was in private practice in Clinton, NC for six years. When she moved to New Bern, she worked as a psychologist for the Craven County Schools. She also taught at Craven Community College. Lori joined clinical staff in 2002 and became a partner in 2008.

Personal Interests: Lori has special interests in child development, parent training, ADHD, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, autistic spectrum disorders, anxiety disorders, and study skills enhancement.

Licensed Psychologist, Health Services Provider-Psychologist, Partner/Owner

Services Offered: The assessment and treatment of adults and adolescents; marital and relationship counseling; trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy with adolescents and their families; adult ADHD evaluation; transition issues, grief, consultation and supervision; and personal and executive coaching

Education: B.A., Economics, Washington & Jefferson College, 1985; M.S., Rehabilitation Counseling, West Virginia University, 1992; Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, West Virginia University, 2003; Internship: University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Professional Background: Bethanne has worked in the mental health field in a variety of settings since 1985. Her work at that time focused on vocational counseling, addiction, codependency, and traumatic brain injury. She joined our clinical staff after completing her pre-doctoral internship in 2004, and joined the partnership in 2008, expanding her practice to include a wide variety of clinical areas. Although she primarily provides clinical services in her private office, Bethanne also provides training, consultation and supervision to individuals, groups, and agencies within the community.

Personal Interests: Bethanne has interests in family systems and the impact of early family experiences on growth and development. She utilizes an interpersonal theoretical orientation in conjunction with cognitive behavioral techniques. Bethanne has a strong interest in work areas outside of psychotherapy process, offering Personal and Executive Coaching, and supervision of individuals and agency personnel.

Licensed Psychologist; Health Services Provider-Psychologist

Services Offered: Henry provides psychotherapy to children, adults, families and parents. Henry also provides comprehensive psychological evaluations in order to better understand the learning needs of children, adolescents, and adults and to select strategies for success.

Education: B.A., Psychology, UNC Wilmington, 1993; M.A., Psychology, Western Carolina University, 1995; Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, The Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, 2006; Internship: Carolinas Healthcare; On-going training and supervision at the Family Institute of Virginia in family and individual therapy.

Professional Background: Henry has worked in a variety of public and private settings over the course of his career. Prior to pursuing his doctoral degree, he worked at the former Neuse Center in Pamlico County. Before moving to New Bern in 2008, he worked at Kids Central of the Carolinas. He believes in the importance of on-going training and supervision from seasoned clinicians. He is therefore regularly involved in additional training opportunities and case consultation with other professional clinicians.

Personal Interests: He uses cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, and family systems theory to encourage health and well-being. Henry has participated in extensive training in individual and family therapy based on a family systems model in order to best understand and treat the individual or the family. His practice has focused on treating depression, anxiety, ADHD, parenting, disruptive behavior disorders, and anger management.

Licensed Psychological Associate

Services Offered: psychological testing and therapy for children and adolescents

Education: B.A., Mercer University, 1991; M.A., University of South Carolina, 1994

Professional Background: Kasey previously worked as a staff psychologist at the Children's Developmental Services Agency for thirteen years providing assessment and consultative services for young children. She has provided training to Smart Start, school systems and day care settings. She is a full time psychology instructor at Craven Community College. Kasey joined our staff on a part-time basis in 2001.

Personal Interests: Kasey has a special interest in autism and in the assessment of children ages birth to five years.

Licensed Psychological Associate, Nationally Certified School Psychologist Clinical Psychology

Services Offered: psychological testing for children and adolescents Education: B.A., College of William and Mary, M.A., Appalachian State University, Certificate of Advanced Study, School Psychology, Appalachian State University

Professional Background: Susan worked as a school psychologist in the Burke County and Craven County Schools for 30 years followed by two years at Camp Lejeune Dependent Schools. Susan joined our clinical staff on a part-time basis in 2006.

Professional Interests: Susan has a special interest in assessment of learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Professional Organizations: American Psychological Association.

Health Services Provider – Licensed Psychological Associate

Services Offered: psychological testing; treatment for children and families; parent support and behavior management; consultation and training.

Education: B.S., Psychology – East Carolina University, 1981; M.S. Francis Marion University, 1989

Professional Background: Maureen has been licensed since 1990 and has worked in a variety of outpatient behavioral health settings over the course of her career. Maureen works with children and adolescents, and their families. Most recently, Maureen worked for the Blue Ridge CDSA providing assessments and treatment to children birth to 5, as well as provided parent/family support and training. She has also worked for over ten years as a contract School Psychologist, most recently for Elkin City Schools. Maureen joined the clinical staff in October, 2011.

Personal Interests: Maureen enjoys conducting developmental and psychological assessments. She enjoys working with children and families dealing with Autism, as well as providing parent training and support. Maureen also has interests in the areas of ADHD and working with children and families dealing with adoption and attachment issues.

Office Manager

Services Offered: Jean manages all administrative functions in the office, including taking referrals, scheduling appointments, purchasing supplies, and overseeing billing and insurance claims.

Education: Pamlico County High School, 1970; Attended Pamlico Community College; Attended Craven Community College

Professional Background: Jean has been our office manager since 2001. Before joining our staff, she worked for eleven years as administrative assistant to the executive director of the New Bern Historical Society. Jean enjoys cooking, gardening and spending time with her family.