Our Therapists
Our expertise and years of experience working with hundreds of individuals, couples, children, and families helps us understand your situation and path to a more fulfilling life. Our role is to help you find more happiness, more satisfaction, and more meaning in your life.
Scott Hammontree
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Scott Hammontree is the Executive Director of Carolina Center for Counseling & Clinical Services, Inc. He has spent his entire career helping children, individuals, couples, and families lead more fulfilling lives. Scott has published and presented papers at national conferences in areas such as: treatment for emotionally handicapped children, anger management, conflict resolution, depression, and problem solving. He is one of the area’s leading experts in intensive family, marital, and pediatric interventions.
Abby C. Brody
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Melanie Baker
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Melanie Baker received her Master of Science in Counseling from John Brown University with a Dual Emphasis in Community Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy. She provides therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. Melanie has been trained in trauma and developmentally informed therapeutic interventions for victims of abuse and/or neglect. She works with clients on issues such as PTSD, anxiety, depression/mood disorders, anger management, low self-esteem, poor social skills, decision making, grief, forgiveness, ADHD, and ODD. She believes that all individuals have strengths and are capable of change. She utilizes, when appropriate, techniques from play and art therapy to promote healing.
Amanda N. Jones
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Susan E. Olson
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Susan Olson received her masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Bethel Seminary in San Diego and her undergraduate B.A. degree in psychology from California State University Northridge. She has been working with children, youth, adults and their families for over 14 years in California, Colorado and now the beautiful state of North Carolina. She has extensive experience working with high risk clients with issues such as ADHD, PTSD, anxiety, depression, abuse, mood disorders, grief and loss, anger management, and need for social skill building. She encourages clients toward developing their strengths, healing, and improving their self esteem and self awareness. She enjoys developing a positive rapport with clients and their families understanding that each family has a story that is playing itself out and each story embodies that family’s hope.
Rachelle McKoy
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Rachelle McKoy is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has been fully licensed in the state of NC since 2006. She graduated from Gardner-Webb University in 2004 with a Master’s Degree in Agency Counseling. Rachelle has worked with children and adolescents for over 12 years and has a heart and passion for young adults and their families. Rachelle has a wide range of experience from working in nursing homes to day treatment settings for children. She has years of counseling experience working with families in their homes and their communities. Rachelle is most passionate about people finding their own voice and using CBT to challenge negative core beliefs about self and the world around them.