DEBBIE CHILDERS
LCMHC-ADEBBIE CHILDERS
LCMHC-ADebbie earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History and Secondary Education from Duke University. She earned a Master of Science (M.S.) in Counseling and an Education Specialty (Ed.S.) in Marriage and Family Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Although she has spent many years teaching and tutoring teenage students in Greensboro, she has recently resumed counseling. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (#A 18597).
Debbie has a passion for helping teens and adults become the confident and capable individuals God has created them to be. She works from a Biblical worldview, but is willing to work with clients who have a different spiritual orientation. Debbie believes in creating a safe, supportive place in which clients can work through life’s disruptions and emerge with healthy coping skills and greater resilience. She enjoys working with teenagers who are experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges and self-worth struggles. She also works with adults facing loss, relational conflict and adjustment difficulties. Special areas of emphasis include infertility, grief and loss, and refugee trauma and adjustment.
Debbie believes that individual growth happens in the context of relationships. Part of healthy development is learning how to set boundaries and nurture healthy attachments. She draws on Emotionally Based Therapy to help clients cultivate emotional awareness and strengthen bonds of attachment in order to optimize a person’s confidence, satisfaction and resilience in all life circumstances. She also uses a variety of counseling approaches that include but are not limited to art therapy, play therapy, role play exercises, cognitive restructuring and behavior goal-setting.
AVERY ROBBINS
LCMHC-AAVERY ROBBINS
LCMHC-AAvery Robbins earned a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Social Studies and Religious Studies from Liberty University in Virginia. She went on to acquire her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University. She now practices as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (#A19391).
Avery recognizes that we all have places of pain and disruption in our lives, and she desires to cultivate a space where clients can feel seen and heard while taking steps towards healing. Avery believes it is an honor to walk alongside her clients. She embraces a holistic approach recognizing the importance of the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual components of each person. She utilizes an integrative approach that incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills (DBT), Polyvagal Theory, Person-Centered Approaches, and themes of Attachment and Inner Child work. In conjunction with her theoretical orientation, she believes that reflecting on one’s own experiences assists individuals in recognizing patterns and deeply held beliefs. Avery has experience working with individuals in areas including anxiety, depression, eating, self-esteem, body image, trauma, abuse, spiritual concerns, and stressors pertaining to collegiate athletics.
Avery sees spiritual integration as a significant part of the therapy process. She approaches counseling through a Christ-centered lens but respects each person’s spiritual beliefs and will incorporate integration at each client’s level of comfort. Avery is a native of Greensboro and enjoys spending time with her husband Cooper and their puppy Mabel.
VICTORIA LUKAWSKI
LCMHC-AVICTORIA LUKAWSKI
LCMHC-AVictoria received her Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counseling Associate in the state of North Carolina (License A18365). Victoria acknowledges that coming to counseling takes a lot of courage and therefore desires to provide a welcoming, safe, nonjudgmental, and comfortable environment for all clients.
Victoria has a heart for working with women who feel lost, broken, unloved, and confused with their life circumstances. She believes in providing a space for clients where they feel seen, heard, understood, encouraged and where hope can be instilled. Victoria works with clients who have a variety of presenting concerns, including anxiety, spiritual/faith concerns, relationships issues, life adjustments, self-esteem, family of origin, boundaries, and guilt/shame. She utilizes a collaborative holistic approach to healing as she believes it provides the most beneficial long-term outcomes. Some specific theories she uses are Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Art Therapy, Mindfulness, and Strengths Focused interventions. She is a SYMBIS (Save Your Marriage Before It Starts) certified pre-marital counselor.
As a Christian Counselor, Victoria conducts her counseling from a Biblical perspective acknowledging that Christ is the one who provides true and lasting healing. She desires to be a calm and immovable anchor for clients while helping them realize that they are overcomers and fully redeemed by Jesus Christ.
In her free time, Victoria enjoys baking, playing tennis, traveling to new places, spending time with her husband Jeff, and reading.