Tom Burgess
Tom Burgess has more than 20 years of experience providing psychotherapy. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has worked in inpatient, residential, and outpatient settings.
Tom is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. He started the DBT adolescent program while at Henrico Area Mental Health and Developmental Services, and started, developed, and coordinated the adolescent and adult DBT program at another private practice before opening Discovery Counseling & Consulting. He enjoys working with teens and adults who have intense emotions which lead to self-destructive behavior.
Tom has extensive experience working with children, adolescents and their families addressing ADHD, Oppositional-Defiant problems, depression, anxiety, and other problems. He has extensive experience helping children and teens develop more effective ways of managing problems. He also has an extensive background in helping teens and their families manage the transition from childhood to the teenage years, a time where the old way of discussing problems and finding solutions just doesn’t work anymore.
“One of the things I enjoy the most is working with people to learn to effectively manage their emotions, solve problems effectively, and develop a life that means something to that person.”
Jennifer McCauley
Jennifer McCauley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked in the behavioral health field for 15 years. She earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has worked in both the public and private sectors, inpatient and outpatient settings. Jennifer is an experienced consultant and has provided clinical trainings on several topics, including Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She served as a Clinical Supervisor for a community mental health agency prior to opening Discovery Counseling & Consulting and has experience with program development and implementation.
Jennifer has been intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She specializes in the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, trauma including childhood sexual abuse, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), substance use related disorders, and relationship issues. She works with adults ages 18 and up providing individual, group, and couples therapy.
Laurie M. Manns
Laurie M. Manns is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor. She has specialized training in Motivational Interviewing with adolescents as well as various trainings in working with children and adolescents. Laurie has worked with the full spectrum of psychological disorders in children and adolescents in multiple settings including outpatient and intensive in home. She has served as a Clinical Supervisor in community mental health centers and has directed a variety of programs including Dialectical Behavior Therapy for adolescents. She has over 10 years of experiencing providing counseling to children and adolescents, leadership and supervision of clinical staff, and community volunteerism to promote mental wellness.
Target population: Children and adolescents ages 10-18 or young adults, substance abusing adolescents, oppositional defiant disorder, depression/suicidal or self-injurious, family conflict, grief/loss.
Carla Crews
Carla Crews is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been providing counseling services for over 10 years in the Richmond area. She received her Masters in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2001 and was clinically licensed in 2007.
She is foundationally trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and currently provides both individual and group psychotherapy to adults with Borderline Personality Disorder. Carla has worked with both adults and children/adolescents in a variety of clinical settings to include outpatient, residential treatment, as well as intensive in-home services. Her specialties include Dialectical Behavior Therapy, anxiety disorders, depression and mood disorders, grief/loss and trauma.