Stephanie Barbee is the founding therapist at Spectrum of Healing, LLC. which specializes in Black adults across the gender and sexual identity spectrum. Stephanie seeks to help overcome trauma symptoms of low self-worth, suppressed anger, and feeling “invisible” by holding a sacred space with a limited number of clients. She also hosts workshops/training, speaking engagements, and does course creation and consulting. Stephanie has worked in perinatal mental health, parent coaching, parenting skills training, and within child welfare supporting families formed through foster care and adoption, as well as the school system and early childhood education.

DeShelle Burrowes, NCC, LPC, CLC completed her Masters’ of Arts program in 2017. She is a Sex Therapy and Trauma trained Psychotherapist. It was a goal of hers going into the Counseling profession to be able to support women through their traumas, including their sexual traumas due to her own history of sexual trauma. She realized early on that many womxn struggle with some type of trauma and how life changing it can be for generations to come if it is not dealt with properly.

She became trained in Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders in 2018 and began supporting expecting and new mothers and families through the Perinatal and Postpartum Stages. In December 2018, she became the South Atlanta Coordinator for Postpartum Support International, LLC where she connects Moms and families to resources, provides additional support and counseling. She also provides a monthly support group for expecting and new Mothers on the 1^st Saturday of every month since Nov 2019. She is always trying to recognize additional resources for the 8 counties that she coordinates so that mothers have local resources to lean on when needed. She sits on the Board of the Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color (PMHA-POC) where she is the Director of Volunteer Involvement and Outreach and recently joined the Training Committee for the PSI-GA assisting in creating information to be dispensed throughout the GA Community encouraging Birthworkers and Dr’s assisting new mothers in identifying PMADs, understanding the importance of having counselors accessible to the families that they serve.

DeShelle is also the owner of The Pathway to Wellness, LLC a Counseling and Coaching private practice that supports womxn through life transitions, including but not limited to Motherhood, Anxiety and Trauma related issues. She opened her practice in the height of the pandemic realizing that Mothers needed a safe place to go to process and be heard during difficult times which became more pronounced in the pandemic. She has always offered virtual and in person sessions to ensure that womxn have a comfortable environment to feel supported and heard.

Lastly, DeShelle is the new Rape Crisis Therapist for the Grady Rape Crisis Center. There she supports many survivors through one of the most difficult experiences of their life. She works closely with the patients during the collection of their Rape Kits and invites them to follow up with therapy via a one-one session provides additional resources to aid the survivors when needed.

Ashley Gorrell, CSW graduated from WKU with a Master's Degree in Social Work in 2017. Ashley chose this field of social work to extend the help, love and support to others in need, as once done for her. She hopes that through her work she can help individuals reduce stress, manage anxiety and depression in a healthier manner and work on educating individuals that we serve about mental health, trauma and substance abuse and how it affects our whole person. Ashley has spent her career working in substance abuse , mental health and serving rural populations. Ashley is excited to learn about brain spotting and how she can utilize it in her practice.

Marquita R. Heyward holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and a Master of Art Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. As a licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the State of South Carolina, Marquita approaches counseling with passion. Her clients learn to make personal changes for a brighter and hopeful future. In her employment counseling services at Firm Foundations Counseling & Wellness, LLC, Marquita uses the therapeutic partnership approach. This approach is effective for supporting the therapist’s desire to uncover personal resources in adults, children, young adults, and families, as it is a meaningful method for sorting through issues. Further, Marquita incorporates principles from a solution-focused approach, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and experiential modalities. With a remarkable attention to client care, her services have attracted clients interested in her area of specialty: childhood behavioral issues, effective parenting, addressing mood disorders, self-esteem remedies, women issues, eating disorders and body image concerns. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters, creating arts and craft products, and experiencing new challenges.