About Us
Erika Laurenson, MA, NCC, LPC, ALPS
Erika is a Licensed Professional Counselor who is oriented towards helping people access their innate wisdom and natural proclivity towards healthy functioning in both body and mind. She utilizes both evidence-based complimentary and alternative practices to help others address their health in a humanistic and multi-faceted way. Erika considers herself to be a generalist and professinal mentor who has trained extensively in therapies designed to address trauma, mood, and relationship/sexuality issues. She values her work for its ability to bring greater awareness, compassion, and balanced resilience to the lives of both those who are experiencing difficulties and for those who would simply like to develop a deeper and more profound sense of self.
Kristin Johnson-gibeaut, ma, ncc, lpc, ctt
Kristin is a licensed professional counselor, nationally certified counselor, and certified trauma therapist. Her primary work has been with posttraumatic stress disorder, dissociative disorders, anxiety, supporting those through phase of life difficulties, sexuality/relationship issues, and assisting those who have or care for those with long-term chronic illness or injury. She creates an environment of warmth, caring, humor, and authenticity to help those who want to work on acute issues as well as those who are evolving to be their most grounded and truest self. Kristin incorporates creative approaches (art, writing, meditation, guided imagery) as well as evidenced based practices to bring balance and to facilitate growth. She believes in the importance of empowerment and views her role as creating space for you to unlock and explore your innate healing and resilience.
Christi Gunn, LCSW
Christi Gunn is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who specializes in working with depression, anxiety, and struggles related to self-worth. Her best work focuses on supporting people who experience an unrelenting inner critic which keeps them from experiencing the calm, confidence, and courage they truly desire in their lives and relationships. She blends evidence based practices with mindfulness, experiential techniques, with a dash of humor to provide her clients with the insights, skills, and stability necessary to live with greater ease and authenticity. She practices in NV, OH, and WV.
Christi enjoys spending time outdoors, laughing with family/friends, loving on her dogs, and roller skating to funk music.
Sheli Bernstein-Goff, MSW, LICSW, CTS, CFS
I am a board-certified diplomat as a trauma/crisis/disaster specialist and a certified compassion fatigue specialist. I haveserved on many non-government organizations “firststrike” response teams for interventions with either first responders or traumatized civilians during disasters and critical incidents on the local, state, federal and international level, including a deployment to New York City in response to the World Trade Center attack. I have facilitated CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) Services, which have included hurricanes, floods, terrorism, bio-terrorism, homicide, suicide, assault, and any Emergency Services Critical Incidents. I continue to provide workshops, seminars and pre-incident education for first responders throughout the world. In 2011, I was honored by the U.S. Department of Justice with a Certificate of Appreciation. I have served on numerous local boards and was a case manager for Armed Services Emergency Services for the American Red Cross, River Valley Chapter. I have previously served on the West Virginia Attorney General Hate Crimes Task Force and the Racial Justice Coalition. I volunteer my therapeutic services with Give an Hour, which is dedicated to meeting the mental health needs of the troops and their families.
In addition to my clinical work, I am a retired professor of social work. I taught in both West Virginia and Ohio and was a tenured full professor. During my time as a professor, I was a member of the Council on Disability and Persons with Disabilities. All this means is that I’ve been around the block a few times and offer creative ways to explore your true inner you. Come walk with me!
Therapy for Everyone
Our team stands with LGBTQIA+ folk, and consider ourself a trans-affirming, anti-racist, and progressive leaning practice. We identify as strengths-based, body positive, and sex positive therapists. We work with individuals, families and monogamous and non-monogamous partnerships and relationships of any kind.