COUNSELING
Find a counselor that works for you.
The effects of trauma, grief, anxiety, and depression don’t just impact us. They also impact those who walk through life with us. The best gift we can give our loved ones is to heal our wounded places so we can share our wholeness with them.
In order to have a thriving family we have to do our own work.
THERAPY, COACHING
Kim Anderson LPC-MHSP, CPLC
Kim is passionate about meeting moms where they are and providing them with the resources, tools, and support they need to challenge the patterns and mindsets that are keeping them stuck. She believes in the healing power of therapy and aims to connect mothers with the right therapeutic interventions to help them overcome their challenges and achieve personal growth and well-being.
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Kim is a licensed therapist, certified life coach, speaker, author, mother, wife, and former military spouse who provides moms with tools to grow and thrive in their own lives so they can help those they love to grow and thrive as well.
She believes life is too short to stay stuck, and we all need a map and new tools to pull out our inner strength, brilliance, and joy.
Moms today are bombarded with lies about perfection, comparison, and their worth that can leave them feeling overwhelmed and defeated.
Kim uses her experience as a teacher, a therapist, and a coach to share transformational tools with her audience so that they can leave their time together with clear action steps toward confidence and joy.
THERAPY
Christina Confroy, LMFT
Christina is passionate about bringing hope to families in times of struggle. Her personalized approach is described as warm, playful, and engaging as she works with clients to help them better understand themselves within the context of their family dynamics. She values practical interventions that can be easily applied to everyday life. As a mother who has experienced pregnancy loss, she understands the delicate balance of caring for oneself while also caring for others. She asks only one thing of her clients: to come as they are.
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Christina has always been passionate about relationships and gained firsthand experience with the therapeutic benefits of counseling when, at the age of 15, her parents divorced. This experience highlighted the importance of communication, connection, and support within families, leading her to pursue a career in the field of counseling. Christina views parents as crucial in nurturing the mental health of children and teens. She is dedicated to Elevate Moms' mission, believing that supporting mothers leads to better outcomes for all.
Christina earned her B.S. in Psychology from Appalachian State University and obtained her M.A. in Applied Family and Child Studies with a Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy at Northern Illinois University. She moved to Nashville in 2010 to marry her high school sweetheart and in 2015 became licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist. She has over 14 years of experience serving youth and their families across settings, including inpatient, outpatient, home, and school.
Through a collaborative and integrative approach to therapy, Christina draws from CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Family Systems, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Play Therapy. Her goal is to create a welcoming and secure space where clients of all ages, from kindergarten to adulthood, can explore challenges and grow skills that seamlessly transfer from session into everyday life.
Christina seeks out magic in the everyday moments with her husband of 13 years and their 3 elementary-aged children. She loves starting her day in God’s word with a (sometimes) hot cup of coffee, reading books aloud to her kids, experiencing the Nashville music scene with her husband, and exploring the outdoors. When she’s not out and about, you can find her building community with neighborhood moms, cooking while listening to an audiobook, or roping any willing participant into playing a board game. She loves writing, reading, and running, but more than anything else, she values building meaningful relationships with those around her.
THERAPY
Lauren Myers, LPC-MHSP
Lauren takes a genuinely warm and empathetic approach toward therapy, focusing on the whole person. She seamlessly integrates faith into her practice when the client is comfortable, firmly believing that effective therapy involves developing a trusting and authentic relationship while also acquiring practical and realistic skills.
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Through a warm and inviting therapeutic environment, Lauren welcomes adolescents, young adults, and women to understand themselves with compassion, recognize habits and patterns that no longer serve well, challenge unhelpful thinking, and process traumatic experiences. Lauren equips clients with adaptive coping tools, offers a nonjudgmental space where all emotions are welcome, and guides clients through the balance and challenges of motherhood, relationships, and chronic stress. Other areas of specialty include grief, sleep disorders, chronic pain, health anxiety, and spirituality.
Lauren sees her role as both supporter and challenger, working alongside clients to find the balance between acceptance and change that will lead to the healing they envision.
A Kentucky native, Lauren worked in a child and adolescent residential therapy setting where she became dually licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider and a Certified Psychological Assistant. Lauren was a consulting therapist for an organization that equipped men transitioning from prison to the community. She was a school-based mental health therapist for several years before being approved as a clinical supervisor for pre-licensed counselors. Lauren served in Haiti where she provided trauma training to school staff. After welcoming two baby boys with her husband, Lauren began her own private practice and now has 18 years of experience walking alongside others in therapy.
Lauren graduated from Murray State University with a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Lauren’s approach is genuine and warm with a focus on the whole person. She uses CBT, EMDR, mindfulness based techniques, and somatic based interventions. She loves integrating faith when the client is comfortable. She believes good therapy is a balance of developing a trusting, authentic relationship and gaining practical, realistic skills.
Lauren loves to travel and eat with her husband and two boys. They’re a homeschool family! She is a big fan of “mysteries” (aka Dateline, etc) and historical fiction or non-fiction books. She’s a pretty serious gardener, undeniable introvert, and loves one-on-one connections established through sharing joys and burdens with others in therapy.
PSYCHOLOGIST, PSYCHOTHERAPY
Keri Tarantino, PsyD.
Keri approaches clinical work with an understanding of human behavior and emotion through the lens of theology and faith. She has a passion for helping others grow to be uniquely the way God created them. Her compassionate and empathetic approach to counseling creates a safe space for individuals to explore their innermost thoughts and feelings while moving them towards growth.
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Keri has a passion for helping mothers grow in understanding themselves and their relationships with others. She knows that when a mom understands how she is wired and how she connects, she is able to be at her best for her family. Keri’s compassionate and empathetic approach to counseling creates a safe space for moms to explore their innermost thoughts and feelings while moving them towards growth.
Keri began her career as a psychologist serving as an officer in the US Army. Keri has provided psychological assessment services and therapy to children and adults across the lifespan. After relocating to Nashville in 2018, Keri has continued providing services to children and adults, as well as teaching emotional intelligence classes to middle school and high school students.
Keri completed her Doctorate of Clinical Psychology degree (Psy.D.) at Rosemead School of Psychology in La Mirada, California. She then completed her internship training at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia and her residency training at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. She deployed to Iraq in 2008-2009 with a Combat Stress Control Detachment from Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, where she served as a clinical psychologist. She has served in various teaching, assessment and therapy roles following her military service.
Keri utilizes various therapy modalities in her clinical work, including Attachment Theory, Systems Theory, CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and Solution-Focused Therapy. She approaches clinical work with an understanding of human behavior and emotion through the lens of attachment and faith.
Keri is happiest when she is spending time with her husband and two children, daughter (aged 13) and son (aged 11), on their family farm in Burns, Tennessee. She loves hiking and kayaking in state parks, crocheting, gardening and running with their spoiled labrador retrievers.
Let’s find what works for you.
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Modalities
Our therapists are trained in various modalities, including, but not limited to, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Attachment Theory, Systems Theory, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Brainspotting, EFIT (Emotional-Focused Individual Therapy), Solution-Focused Therapy, Experiential Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and more.
“In the chaos that surrounds us, it’s never been more important to examine our own story and work towards creating a better, more courageous ending.”