Staff

Kay E. Edwards, M.Ed., LCMHC
Director, Psychotherapist
Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor

Kay received her M.Ed. in Counseling from the University of New Hampshire and is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Kay is a Certified Play Therapist and Certified Therapist in EMDR. She specializes in children, teens, families, teaching and public speaking. Some of her memberships include: The Association of Play Therapy (APT), the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), and the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Anna Davis, MS, APRN, PMNHP - BC
Psychiatric Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Anna received her B.S. degree at St. Anselm College School of Nursing and her Master's degree at the Rivier College School of Professional Studies in the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program. She is board certified by the ANCC in adult Psychiatric Mental Health and is licensed in NH as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Her practice includes medication evaluation and management. Anna is a member of Sigma Theta Tau and numerous other nursing organizations.

Wesley Shattuck, M.Ed., LCMHC
Psychotherapist

Wes is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with extensive training and more than 25 years clinical experience working with individuals, couples and groups. He helps clients reduce and clear away anxiety and phobias, desensitize trauma, have hope, and create harmony and teamwork in marriage and parenting. Some of his memberships include: the American Counseling Association and the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors.

Carolyn Arndt, M.A., LCMHC
Psychotherapist

Carolyn received her MA in Counseling and her NH Guidance Certification from Rivier College. As a former teacher and school counselor, Carolyn has had years of experience teaching and working with adolescents and adults. Some of Carolyn's specialties include anxiety disorders, depression, grief & loss, ADHD and learning disabilities, relationship, and parenting issues. She has served on the Board of NH Mental Health Counselors Association for several years and also belongs to American Mental Health Counselors Association.

Matt Anderson, M.A., LCMHC
Psychotherapist

Matt received his MA in both Mental Health Counseling and Marraige and Family Therapy from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Matt specializes in individual and couples counseling and has a particular interest in blended family dynamics, depression and other mood disorders, and male sexual issues. Matt is trained in EMDR. He is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Dolores Lachance Charpentier,M.A., LCMHC
Psychotherapist

Dolores received her M.A. in Counseling from Rivier College and is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Dolores' experience includes work with women's issues, loss and grief resolution, anxiety, depression, recovery from substance abuse, relapse prevention, adoption issues, life transitions, trauma resolution, and pain management. Dolores is trained in EMDR. Memberships include the NH Mental Health Counselors Association and the Association of Christian Therapists (ACT).

Dana Burns, M.A., M.F.T.
Clinical Therapist

Dana received her MA in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS, and is a candidate for MFT licensure in NH. She has worked with children, adults and families as a Clinical Case Manager for the Child and Family Services of a local community mental health agency. Dana has training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Play Therapy. She is a member of the NH Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, the National Institute for Internal Family Systems, the American Psychological Association, and the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Jessica Michaud, MA, MTS, LCMHC
Psychotherapist

Jessica is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who received her MA in Christian counseling from Franciscan University of Steubenville as well as her MTS in Sacred Theology & Marriage and Family Studies and Bioethics. She enjoys individual and group counseling with children, adolescents and adults. Some of her specialties include depression, anxiety, women's issues, self-esteem, life transitions, crisis/trauma intervention, eating disorders, abuse recovery and Christian counseling. She is a Certified Crisis Intervention Stabilization Management Specialist.

Robert Thompson, LICSW, ACSW
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

Bob received his MSW from Boston College and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in both NH and MA. He has over 20 years of clinical experience and also works as a middle school Social Worker/Adjustment Counselor in Lowell, MA. Some of Bob's specialties include child, adolescent, adult, couples, family, and group counseling, conflict resolution, anger management, depression, anxiety, sexual offender issues, and some substance abuse counseling. Bob is a member of the NASW and the Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW).
 

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