Elkin, NC Local Support & Community Resources

Melissa Casstevens, MS, LCMHC, is a highly qualified counselor who graduated from Bellevue University with a Master of Science in Clinical Counseling. She offers compassionate counseling services for individuals, couples, and families of all ages. With experience in addressing various needs such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, family relationships, and grief and loss, Melissa creates a supportive environment for her clients. Her extensive background also includes working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence. Melissa is committed to providing a non-judgmental and person-centered approach, utilizing strength-based and collaborative techniques to help clients achieve their personal goals.

Karyn Cherry is a compassionate Marriage & Family Therapist who understands the profound effects trauma can have on individuals and their relationships. She specializes in helping those who seek assistance with healing from trauma, enhancing family communication skills, and establishing healthy boundaries to navigate life's challenges. Whether navigating parenting struggles or seeking to improve relationships with partners, Karyn recognizes that these are common experiences, and she is committed to providing support. With a focus on effective communication and relational strategies, Karyn works with adolescents, families, and couples to foster healthier connections. Her extensive training in various therapeutic modalities allows her to tailor approaches to meet the unique needs of each client system. Karyn believes that therapy is a collaborative journey, where clients guide their own healing while she walks alongside them, offering interventions, strategies, and new skills aimed at achieving their personal goals. She invites individuals and families to explore the possibility of working together toward a brighter future.

Georgie Stone is a compassionate and dedicated clinical social worker who employs an empowerment approach to therapy. In her practice, Georgie helps clients assess their strengths and identify obstacles to overcoming mental health challenges by evaluating the mind, body, social, and spiritual dimensions of their lives that may contribute to their current distress. She provides a safe, non-judgmental therapeutic space along with psychoeducational resources to assist individuals in crafting their own personalized wellness plans. With extensive experience in treating unresolved trauma, mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder, as well as coping with chronic and serious illness, pain, grief, and loss, Georgie places clients at the center of the therapeutic process. This allows them to explore effective ways to resolve overwhelming emotional distress while developing the strengths necessary to maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle.