Beth Shank, MSW, LCSW

Beth is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from North Carolina State University. She is a dedicated therapist with a deep passion for helping individuals achieve emotional well-being in a safe and supportive environment. With a compassionate approach, she strives to create a space where clients feel understood and accepted, free from judgment. Beth’s goal is to empower each person by fostering a strong therapeutic relationship based on trust and respect.

Beth is a Dialectical Behavior Skills Certified Therapist with a focus of helping clients learn mindfulness, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance skills. Beth works collaboratively with her clients to develop personalized strategies that promote growth, resilience, and self-awareness. She is committed to helping individuals leave each session with a sense of clarity and confidence in the skills they have learned, equipping them to face life’s challenges with renewed strength.

She brings extensive experience working with adolescents, young adults, and adults in diverse clinical environments, including the NCSU Women’s Center, NCSU Veterinary School, Carolina House Eating Disorder Treatment Center, and Sanare Today’s Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs.

LAURA SPENCER, MSW, LCSW

Laura understands that it takes a lot of courage to pursue therapy and considers it an honor to be a part of a client’s journey towards less suffering and more meaning. Laura views the therapeutic relationship as fundamental to change and prioritizes connecting with clients through a warm, empathic, and nonjudgmental stance. She strives to create a safe enough space for clients to feel heard, seen, and supported in therapy. Laura utilizes a multicultural framework and tailors her approach to each client’s specific needs and goals. She draws from a variety of therapeutic interventions, including psychodynamic therapy, self-compassion, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness meditation.

Laura is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and earned her Master in Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Laura has experience working with children, adolescents, young adults, and families in a variety of clinical settings, including a pediatric hospital, UNC School of Medicine Child and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, and UNC-Chapel Hill’s Counseling and Psychological Services. Laura is particularly passionate about working with adolescents and emerging adults around identity and belonging, adjustment, relationships, and coping with emotional distress.

KATHRYN KASTAN, MSW, MAEd, LCSW

Kathryn believes in meeting her clients where they are and creating a trusting and empathetic therapeutic bond that helps facilitate change and growth. She uses an eclectic approach to therapy based on each client’s needs, including Family/Marital Systems Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person-Centered/Humanistic Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Strength-Based Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy. Kathryn’s guidance will help clients to take a step back, breathe, and gain a thirty thousand foot view of their concerns. This will then provide them with the insight, problem-solving tools, and goals to move away from self-destructive thinking and habits and increase balance and wellness.

Kathryn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who earned her master degrees from Washington University in St. Louis. She has provided psychotherapy and clinical social work services for over 14 years in hospital and private settings. Kathryn is also a passionate advocate for women’s health. She is the President Emeritus of the Board of Directors of WomenHeart, has served on various boards for the American Heart Association, and was the Director of the Women’s Health and Advocacy Initiative at Duke Medicine for over five years. Kathryn provides psychotherapy services for individuals, couples, families, and groups.

DANIELLE KELLY, MSW, LCSW, LCAS