A partnership on your pathway to wellness.
Meet Your Therapist.
Founder & Therapist
Anishia Holman, LCSW
Anishia (she/her/hers)
Holds her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Kentucky. She has spent the past ten years serving children, adolescents, adults and families in the therapeutic foster care setting, school setting (as a school counselor) and private practice setting. Anishia enjoys serving preteens, teens, and young adults and those impacted by cancer. Anishia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (#7221) in the state of Tennessee. Anishia is also a member of the National Association of Social Workers and DBT certified.
Anishia emphasizes building rapport with clients to increase open communication from session one. She believes that her clients are the experts on themselves who benefit from collaboration to reach their full potential. She often says, “therapy is about the client’s growth and journey through different pathways; my role is to empower and support.” Anishia’s style includes talk therapy, art therapy, mindfulness practices and assigning therapeutic work. Anishia specializes in anxiety, behavior modification, bipolar disorders, Borderline Personality, depression, eating disorders & body image, stress management, and trauma informed approaches through CPT, TF-CBT and Brainspotting.
Outside of serving her clients, Anishia loves to spend time with her husband and three children. She enjoys traveling, painting, scrapbooking, exercising, watching sports and supporting women’s health initiatives.
Therapist & Intern Coordinator
Sheree Rucker-Grafton, LMSW
Sheree (she/her/hers)
Holds her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a Bachelor’s Degree in Child and Family Studies from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. She has spent the past several years serving children, adolescents, adults, and families in an intensive in-home setting, school setting, and private practice setting. Sheree enjoys working with teens, emerging adults, adults, couples, and parents. She carries a strong passion for helping those impacted and/or effected by Domestic Violence; as the start of her career began in aiding survivors and their children to safety. Sheree is Level 1 Gottman (couples) Certified.
Sheree takes pride in providing a space for her clients that allow them to be their full authentic selves. Sheree uses a multifaceted therapeutic approach as she believes that each individual is unique & diverse; so, their treatment should reflect their needs. She has a passion for bridging gaps across generations and repairing existing generational cycles. She has a strong belief that childhood experiences not only affect us as individuals, but also the relationships that we create with others. Sheree’s experience is wide ranged; from domestic violence and the effects of trauma to grief & loss, identity challenges, anxiety, depression, stress management, bullying, parenting skills and relationship/marital challenges.
Outside of serving her clients, Sheree loves to spend time with her husband and three daughters traveling and having water fun. She enjoys writing poetry, coloring, watching reality tv, and being an active member in her sorority who supports various initiatives across the world.
*Sheree accepts self-pay, Aetna, and Cigna.
Therapist
Deidra Cole, LMSW
Deidra (she/her/hers)
Holds a Masters in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. With over 14 years of experience in child welfare and medical social work, she is is dedicated to providing trauma-informed care. Her experience lies in supporting children, adolescent, and families through challenging life transitions, trauma, and behavioral health issues. Deidra currently serves clients ages ten and up through all stages of adulthood. She has an approach that is client-centered, strengths based and pulls through CBT, TF-CBT, MI, and evidence based family modalities.
Deidra uses client-centered approached, trauma-informed skills that emphasizes safety, trust, esteem, empowerment and healing. She is passionate about promoting mental health and wellbeing, advocating for client needs, and fostering a supportive and inclusive environment.
Outside of HPT services, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, as well as taking long walks.
*Deidra accepts self-pay, Aetna, and Cigna
Therapist
Audra Nealon, LMSW
Audra (she/her/hers)
Holds a Masters in Social Work from Marywood University. Audra brings a unique speciality to HPT as she specializes in co-occurring disorders with focus around substance use. Audra provides individual, family and group therapy sessions. Audra is passionate about working alongside clients to reach their goals. She has worked in a variety of settings including residential treatment, outpatient substance use treatment, college counseling and community mental health.
Through diverse experiences, Audra has developed an eclectic mix of evidenced-based practices including DBT, CBT, ACT, person-center and solution-focused therapies, as well as expressive arts and somatic interventions to help clients feel empowered. She also has a background in music therapy and loves to use creative arts interventions in therapy. Audra works with adolescents and adults who are in recovery, struggling with grief, perinatal concerns, life transitions, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship distress and trauma.
Outside of HPT services, she enjoys spending time with family and friends.
*Audra accepts self-pay, Aetna, and Cigna
Therapist
Clarissa Wells, LPC-MHSP (temp)
Clarissa (she/her/hers)
Holds her LPC-MHSP (temp) and M.Ed in School Counseling from Lincoln Memorial University. She has over nine years of experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults in a therapeutic setting as a school counselor and in private practice. Clarissa’s ideal clients are children (Age 8+), teens, and young adults. Clarissa is also a member of the American Counseling Association.
Clarissa highlights the importance of providing a safe, non-judgmental space for her clients to come as they are. She believes in her clients' ability to obtain mental stability for themselves as it helps improve their quality of life. Clarissa focuses on her clients’ strengths and capabilities to embrace their paths on this journey. She enjoys the differences within her clients; therefore she uses an eclectic therapeutic approach to meet those specific needs. She utilizes traditional talk therapy, play therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and brief-solution focused therapy to address the following: anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, social skills, stress management and trauma. Clarissa often practices mindfulness and coping strategies with her clients.
When she is not with clients, Clarissa works full-time as a school counselor in Nashville. She also spends her free time hiking or with family and friends. Clarissa enjoys reading, listening to music, being active, cooking, and photography.
*Clarissa accepts self-pay, Aetna, and Cigna.
Supervised by Samuel Scales, LPC-MHSP/ TN #2443
Therapist
Claire Bailey, LMSW, LSSW
Claire (she/her/hers)
Holds her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Tennessee, and her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Claire is a Licensed Master of Social Work in the state of Tennessee, and she has spent the past 5 years working with children, adolescents, and families in the public school setting as a Licensed School Social Worker. Claire enjoys working with children, teens, and young adults as they navigate life changes, process difficult emotions, and explore their unique identities
Claire believes that all people ultimately want to be seen, heard, and understood, and focuses on creating a space in the therapeutic setting where individuals can fully open up in a safe, non-judgmental space. Claire’s style includes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, talk therapy, learning and practicing positive coping and regulation skills together, along with assigning therapeutic work for clients to work on between sessions. Claire specializes in working with children, adolescents, and young adults struggling with anxiety, stress management, depression, trauma, identity and self-discovery, emotion regulation, relationship distress, phase of life concerns and self-esteem.
Outside of Hope Pathway Therapy, Claire loves reading, writing, gardening, being outdoors, and spending time with her husband and two dogs.
*Claire accepts self-pay, Aetna, and Cigna.
Therapist
Tatyana Quinn, LMSW
Tatyana (she/her/hers)
Holds a Masters in Social Work from Tennessee State University. She has over seven years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in the various settings. Tatyana enjoys serving adolescents, emerging/young adults. She is also a member of the National Association of Social Workers.
Tatyana takes pride in being a great listener and creating a safe space for her clients to lean into vulnerability, while they make sense of their lived experiences. Tatyana believes that all clients are the experts of their lives, and each client has their own unique perspective. She uses a client-centered and strengthen-based approach to support clients throughout the therapeutic process. This approach allows for open communication, focuses on strengths, and encourages clients to be the agent of change. She utilizes traditional talk therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, therapeutic homework, and brief solution focused therapy. Tatyana specializes in anxiety, depression, social skills, relationship distress, phase of life concerns, self-esteem, trauma, parenting skills, body image and behavior modification.
Outside of serving clients, Tatyana loves to spend time with her family, friends and her puppy. She also enjoys traveling, eating, working out, and watching movies.
*Tatyana accepts self-pay, Aetna, and Cigna
Billing Specialist
Olivia Mabry
(she/her/hers)
Olivia comes to us with 11 years of experience in medical billing. Olivia is our liaison with BCBS and Aetna. Olivia assists in claims processing, coding and allocating remittance accurately. Olivia brings her expertise to Hope Pathway to improve collaborative billing with insurance panels.
She enjoys travel, spending time with family/friends, engaging in self-care hobbies (she has had an amazing body butter line), crafting, and riding ATVs.