Our Team
Thank you to these dedicated professionals who are serving our uninsured patients and offering them a place for hope and healing.
Laly Rodríguez
Laly J. Rodríguez is a bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor with over a decade of clinical experience specializing in emotional regulation, trauma, anxiety, and high-stress client presentations. She holds a Doctorate in Adult Education and two master’s degrees in psychology Mental Health Counseling.
Dr. Rodríguez is the creator of the RPR Method™ (Regulate First, React Later), a practical framework designed to help individuals and clinicians effectively manage emotional activation and improve decision-making under stress.
Known for her engaging and practical teaching style, she integrates neuroscience, real-life application, and culturally responsive approaches to equip clinicians with tools they can immediately implement in practice. She is also an author and speaker dedicated to empowering both clients and professionals through accessible and transformative mental health strategies.
Ed.D., LPC, LCAS, NCC 
Gianella Araujo
Gianella Araujo, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 10 years of experience providing trauma-informed and culturally responsive mental health services to immigrant communities and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, including refugees and asylum seekers. She has extensive experience supporting unaccompanied minors and families navigating the reunification process, as well as conducting immigration evaluations.
Gia currently serves in a clinical leadership role, where she supervises mental health professionals, develops programming, and provides training to clinicians and community stakeholders. Her clinical work is rooted in a holistic, mind-body-spirit approach, integrating evidence-based and somatic modalities to support healing from complex, racial, and systemic trauma.
She is EMDR Certified and an EMDR Consultant-in-Training, a second-year Somatic Experiencing Practitioner trainee, and a Certified Grief Counseling Specialist for Children and Adolescents (CGCS-CA). Her work is deeply grounded in compassion, cultural humility, and a commitment to advancing trauma-responsive care for under-resourced populations.
MA, LMFT, CGCS-CA
María Renée Rodríguez Josey
Maria Renee is a bilingual (English/Spanish) Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate and professional athlete specializing in trauma recovery, anxiety, emotional regulation, and resilience in the face of adversity. She works with adults navigating the impact of trauma, chronic stress, major life transitions, relationship challenges, and high-pressure environments.
Her approach is humanistic, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive, integrating cognitive-behavioral strategies and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), an evidence-based therapy that helps clients reprocess distressing memories and reduce the emotional and physical impact of painful experiences without reliving every detail. Maria Renee is passionate about helping individuals reconnect with their strengths, process difficult life experiences, and move toward greater healing, freedom, and peace.
As a bilingual counselor, Maria Renee is especially passionate about serving the Hispanic/Latino community and creating a space where clients feel seen, respected, and understood. She also values integrating faith, spirituality, and personal meaning into the counseling process when these areas are important to the client.
MA, LPC-A
Rosario Quinonez
MA, LPCI’m Rosario Quinonez, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor dedicated to helping families heal and reconnect. Raised between El Salvador and New York, I bring a multicultural heart to my work, ensuring every family feels seen and respected. My primary 'engine' is my 23-year-old son; he is the driving force behind my commitment to helping parents build strong, lasting bonds with their children.
With a background in Psychology and Education and a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling, I offer a unique blend of clinical expertise and practical teaching. I specialize in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and have deep experience in trauma psychotherapy, couple's psychotherapy, parenting reunification therapy, family therapy, co-parenting, and therapeutic visitation. I have extensive experience in treating victims of domestic violence and history of trauma. I treat adults, children, young adults, couples, and families.
Whether leading parenting education groups or working one-on-one to navigate complex family transitions, and complex trauma, my goal is to provide a safe, structured space where healing is possible and individuals and families can thrive in life.
Andrea Ulloa
I graduated with a Master of Social Work as well as a Drug and Addiction Graduate Certificate from the University of South Carolina. I also obtained a Graduate Certificate in Psychiatric Rehabilitation at USC School of Medicine and the AHEC Scholar certificate on Leadership in Primary Care and Rural Health in SC. I am trained in EMDR, ART, PSB-CBT, TF-CBT, CPT, DBT, PCIT, CPP, ASDCS, Anger Management, Strengthening Families Program, and Circle of Security. I work with clients of all ages and many issues, including trauma and behavior. My approach is client-centered, strength-based, experiential, integrative, and play-based.
I provide a safe and judgement-free environment for all individuals with all backgrounds. My role is to walk alongside you with empathy, understanding, and guidance. Together, we can uncover new perspectives, build coping skills, and create meaningful change. Andrea works with young children, children, youth, adults, couples, and groups.
I provide services for infant mental health, perinatal, postpartum, trauma, behavior, ADHD, autism, anger management, relational issues, anxiety, depression, and severe and persistent mental illness. I provide comprehensive immigration evaluations, family reunification, therapeutic supervised visitation, and therapeutic doula services.
In my free time, I enjoy hiking with my two German Shepherds. Yo hablo Español.
MSW, LISW-CP
Melissa Montalvo
LMSWMelissa is a licensed social worker who helps individuals heal from addiction, trauma, and stress through compassion, curiosity, and evidence-based care. With over six years of experience, she creates a welcoming, judgment-free space where clients can show up as their full selves.
A proud member of the queer community, Melissa provides affirming therapy for LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples, and families—celebrating identity and fostering genuine connection. As a certified yoga instructor, she blends holistic and somatic approaches like CBT, breathwork, and mindful movement to support the mind-body connection.
Melissa’s approach reflects her personal mission to make mental health care more accessible, inclusive, and real—helping clients find healing, resilience, and self-acceptance along the way. Hablo Español.