❋Mental Health Services❋ Both In-office or Telehealth
Meet JO
🌱 Jo Carpenter, LPATA: Art Therapist (She/Her)-in person or telehealth
Jo received her Master of Education in Counseling and Personnel Services with a concentration in Art Therapy from the University of Louisville in 2024 and currently practices as a Licensed Professional Art Therapist Associate (LPATA) under the supervision of Mandee McKelvey, LPAT-S. Jo provides compassionate mental health counseling for adults and older adolescents, with a therapeutic focus on individuals who have experienced trauma, as well as those dealing with challenges related to grief, low self-esteem, mood disorders, eating disorders, substance use disorders, ADHD, and OCD. She aims to help others process their thoughts, emotions, and life experiences through a holistic and individualized blend of treatment strategies, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), solution-focused therapy, and LGBTQ+ affirming care. No matter where someone is on their journey, Jo believes in creating a safe, welcoming environment for clients to feel heard, seen, and understood and explore their authentic personhood through the healing
potential of art.
Meet Elizabeth
🌱Elizabeth GH Phillips, LPATA: Art Therapist (She/They)- in-person
Elizabeth wants any individual of any background to be able to feel safe and welcome to be themselves authentically to achieve healing and growth. Elizabeth received her Master of Education in Counseling and Personnel Services with a concentration in Art Therapy from the University of Louisville in 2024 and currently practices as a Licensed Professional Art Therapist Associate (LPATA) under the supervision of Mandee McKelvey, LPAT-S. Elizabeth primarily focuses on working with adults. Elizabeth has worked with individuals with a range of diagnosis’, finding special interest in working with Anxiety, Depression, OCD, ADHD, and Level 1 ASD. Elizabeth has experience in working with those individuals who are undergoing grief, have experienced traumas, struggling in their identity development, and those with low self-concept. Elizabeth’s goal when working with a client is to act as a kind force in their clients’ lives to help them to make positive changes in their lives, their outlook, and their thinking. While Person-Centered Therapy is their primary theoretical background, Elizabeth supplements their care approach using some techniques from Solution Focused therapies, Queer Informed and Trauma Informed therapy practices, as well as some basic methods from ACT and DBT.
