Meet the Counselors

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Counselors

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Dalia Blell
M.S.W., LCSW-S

North Lake Campus
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“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." — Viktor Frankel

Karen Cuttill
M.A., LPC-S, NCC

Richland Campus
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“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." — Henry Ford

  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • trauma recovery
  • veterans and military connected
  • LGBTQIA+
  • neurodiverse people
  • international students
  • stress management and well-being
  • personal growth
  • first-generation and nontraditional students

Rhonda Dalrymple
Ph.D., LPC

Brookhaven Campus
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“People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. I don't try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds." — Carl Rogers

Rachel Estrada
M.Ed., LPC

Richand Campus
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“If we can compassionately remind ourselves in moments of falling down that failure is part of the shared human experience, then that moment becomes one of togetherness rather than isolation." — Kristin Neff

  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • family systems therapy
  • adolescence and young adulthood
  • trauma recovery
  • self-compassion
  • relational issues
  • stress/time management
  • academic distress
  • anxiety
  • LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC

Languages:

  • English
  • Spanish

Cherrender Haynes
M.A., LPC

El Centro Campus
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“Don't be pushed around by the Fears in your mind. But led by the Dreams in your heart." — Roy T. Bennet

Curtis O. Hill
​​​Ed.D., M.S., LPC, NCC

Cedar Valley Campus
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"The challenge with healthy communication in relationships is that 'talking can be the most dangerous thing people do; and listening the most infrequent.'" — Dr. Harville Hendrix

Alan Knox
M.S., LPC

El Centro Campus
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"Your life is your life, Be on the watch. There is light somewhere." — The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski

Timberly Davis
M.Ed., LPC

Brookhaven Campus
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“Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you, doesn’t mean you can, should, or need to do it alone.” — Lisa Olivera

Katie K. Neff
M.S., LPC-S

Brookhaven Campus
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“We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same." — Anne Frank

  • anxiety
  • depression
  • grief and loss
  • trauma recovery
  • personal growth
  • crisis intervention
  • LGBTQIA+ ally

Socorro Preciado
Ph.D. MFT, LPC-S

Mountain View Campus
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"Even if you're not perfect, you're limited edition." — Kim Namjoon

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Adolescence and Young Adult
  • Family Conflicts
  • Relationship Issues
  • Grief & Loss
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Genograms

Languages:

  • English
  • Spanish

Brandi Ragsdale
LP, PH.D.

Eastfield Campus
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"What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.” — Buddha

  • anxiety (social, test, general, etc.)
  • depression
  • self-esteem
  • trauma
  • relationship concerns
  • adjustment
  • stress/time management
  • anger management
  • crisis intervention
  • grief
  • communication skills
  • mindfulness
  • intellectual disabilities
  • autism spectrum disorders
  • person-centered therapy
  • brief psychodynamic therapy
  • solution-focused brief therapy
  • family systems therapy

Grenalda Spears
M.A., LPC

North Lake Campus
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You can't change what's going on around you until you start changing what's going on within you.  

  • anxiety
  • depression
  • co-occurring disorders
  • substance use and abuse
  • grief
  • trauma recovery
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • managing aggression
  • crisis intervention
  • LGBTQIA+ ally
  • relationship issues
  • family conflict
  • parenting
  • coping skills
  • mindfulness

Jaime Torres
M.Ed., LPC-S

Eastfield Campus
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“I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become." — Carl Rogers 

  • trauma recovery
  • BIPOC
  • LGBTQ+
  • depression
  • anxiety
  • test anxiety
  • PTSD
  • relaxation
  • meditation
  • mindfulness
  • relationships
  • career
  • domestic violence
  • cognitive behavioral therapy

Languages:

  • Spanish
  • English

Kimberley Toynes
Ph.D.​, LPC, LCDC

Cedar Valley Campus
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“Whatever things you are doing, do them well, because you are not only serving yourself, but others as well." — Paul Tarsus

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Aubrey Webster
M.A., LPC, ATR-R

North Lake Campus
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“If you have a flat tire, that is also part of the journey." — Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

  • trauma recovery
  • depression and anxiety
  • academic
  • distress
  • career
  • relational issues
  • mindfulness and meditation
  • certified EMDR therapist
  • self-esteem
  • time management
  • LGBTQIA+
  • neurodiverse people
  • first-generation and nontraditional students
  • life transition and adjustment
  • stress management
  • parenting
  • time management
  • performance anxiety

Louis Daniel Whatley
M.S., LPC-S

Richland Campus
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“Don’t believe everything you think." — unknown

  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • anxiety
  • depression
  • adolescents
  • couples
  • family conflict
  • academic distress
  • time management
  • test anxiety
  • career
  • grief and loss
  • self-esteem
  • adjustment concerns
  • trauma recovery
  • personal growth
  • crisis intervention
  • LGBTQIA+ ally

Nykesha White
M.S., LPC, NCC

Mountain View Campus
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“I did then what I knew to do. Now that I know better, I do better." — Maya Angelou

Qualifications Key

  • LCSW = Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • LCSW-S Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Supervisor
  • LMFT = Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
  • LMSW = Licensed Master Social Worker
  • LP = Licensed Psychologist
  • LPC = Licensed Professional Counselor
  • LPC-S = Licensed Professional Counselor – Supervisor
  • NCC = National Certified Counselor
  • M.A. = Master of Arts
  • M.Ed. = Master of Education
  • M.S. = Master of Science
  • PH.D. = Doctorate of Counseling