About Us

 ​Dani Carson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), and a Certified Brainspotting Practitioner with a Master’s Degree in Family Counseling from the College of William and Mary’s School of Education (M.Ed.). She also has a Masters’ in Business Administration (MBA) in Healthcare Management. She has been working in mental health for the last 15 years with adults and youth with a focus on relationships and trauma and is the Owner of Family of Choice LLC. She has experience in residential, rural and urban settings and focuses specifically on trauma informed care. Dani is interested in working with people from all backgrounds, and those people who are important to them, whether they be biological family or a family of choice. She uses a systemic approach to meet people where they are to create their own village. She has extensive training in Eco-Systemic Structural Family Therapy and focuses on supporting families and organizations to meet their own vision of how they want their system to function, utilizing their own strengths. Dani has been training foster parents, community organizations and larger businesses on how they can meet the mental health needs of the families within their own communities. Dani moved to the United States from Australia in 1995 and has personal experience in dealing with immigration issues. She then spent 18 years as a military wife and understands the challenges as well as the benefits of belonging to a military network.  Outside of work, Dani enjoys spending time with her own family of 7.​

Dani uses multiple modalities for her therapy to include brainspotting and IMAGO. 
Dani now provides Couples Intensives with Koala Wellness and Consulting for those who need to make faster progress in their relationships without having to stop after an hour.  Please reach out directly if a couples intensive or retreat is right for you.  She does not diagnose one party in a couple for couples therapy and as such does not bill insurance for couples therapy. 

 Ashley Williams is a master’s level qualified mental health professional working with Family of Choice providing individual coaching and psychoeducation groups that target personal and professional stress management and individual session to those seeking balance through holistic wellness.  Ashley prides herself on meeting people where they are and partnering with them to find peace and balance by reaching the goals they feel are important to them. Ashley is a lifetime resident of Gloucester County familiar with the nuances of small-town life as well as the challenges this can sometimes create. Ashley holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology with special interest in childhood development and a master’s degree in psychology with special interest in applied behavior analysis. Ashley strives to use her skills and experience to help individuals and families learn more about themselves to live their best life. It is okay to not be okay, and she looks forward to providing confidential support when needed. Ashley has 10 years of experience working in community mental health and substance use services, providing assessment, group, and individual counseling for community members. Ashley has also been active in providing crisis intervention training as an instructor to over 500 first responders and mental health professionals for 8 years while working with the Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Crisis Intervention Team. She understands first-hand the stress that comes from providing this support to others while also balancing the demands of home. In her free time, Ashley enjoys spending time with her 8-year-old daughter, hiking, gardening, horseback riding, cooking, and watching movies. She uses a strength based, motivational, systems approach and is skilled in assisting others to identify areas they would like to see improvements. Ashley looks forward to helping you find the balance you are missing through both virtual and in person sessions.

 Ashley has immediate openings during evening and weekend hours via telehealth
 Coaching does not involve diagnosis, as such is not able to accept insurance at this time.  $120 per session. 

 Harlie Disney is a Licensed Resident in Counseling with a Masters' Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Mt. Olive.  She is also a Brainspotting Practitioner, trained to address trauma and the body's fight, flight, freeze responses. ​She has experience with children, adolescents, and adults. She provides individual therapy in addition to an emotional regulation group for children aged 5-10 years old. In this group, the children learn the tools needed to express and regulate their emotions. Growing up in a military family, Harlie learned where resiliency is born. She believes that every journey starts with the first step and that it is important to celebrate every win. Harlie takes pride and enjoys working with individuals to identify what they want to achieve in their life and watching her clients flourish. Outside of therapy, she enjoys being a cat mom, listening to music, doing crossword puzzles, and watching the sunset.

Remember, sometimes you have to fall before you can fly, therefore, why not have some support along the way?

Harlie has immediate openings in person and via telehealth and accepts Sentara, Aetna, United, Anthem and Cigna insurance. 

 Ray is a Qualified Mental Health Professional with 20 years experience working with youth and their families.  He is a mental health and wellness coach who is focused on supporting his clients as they their achieve their goals.  As a coach, Ray's clients do not need to have a mental health diagnosis, just a goal that they want to achieve in a healthy way.  Ray has worked with families through the toughest of times, and supported parents in becoming the parents they want to be, even when life seems really difficult. He is highly skilled at connecting with teens and helping them to make sense of a world that doesn't always feel right to them. His goal is to strengthen the family unit through any stage in a child's life.  Ray also works with adults at achieving their own goals.  As a father himself, he understands how difficult being a Dad and parent can be and the competing priorities that can sometimes exist. 

Ray has Immediate availability.  He offers weekend and evening appointments, telehealth and in person.  $80 per session. 

 Patricia Seeger (Pattie) is a master’s-level Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.  Pattie's clinical interests include working with individuals struggling with drug and alcohol addiction among other life challenges.  She is especially passionate about supporting adolescents and creating a safe and affirming space for LGBTQ+ individuals.  Pattie also has 20 years experience as a Licensed Veterinary Technician in Virginia and is an instructor in the Veterinary Technology Program at the community college level. She understands the stress of a position in higher education and in the helping professions and supports individuals in this area.  Through her experience as a veterinary technician and educator, Pattie brings a strong background in listening, helping, and encouraging others in their efforts to become their best and most authentic selves. She strives to meet people where they are, without judgment, and works collaboratively to help clients recognize the strengths and tools they already possess, and how to build upon those strengths. Her goal is to help individuals feel more empowered to face life’s challenges and move toward healing, growth, and self-acceptance.

Pattie is has immediate availability and provides low cost services at $40/session. 

 Katie Givens is a master's-level Clinical Mental Health Counseling intern at Liberty University in Lynchburg. During her time going back to school and staying home with her kids, she volunteered for eight years as a patient advocate at the Richmond Metropolitan Area Pregnancy Resource Center and developed a passion for listening to people's stories with empathy and offering support to fulfill their goals. She brings the perspective of a neurodivergent family who has seen the fruit of trauma-informed therapy to get to the root of anxiety and depression and desires to do the same with her clients. As a former Sign Language interpreter, she hopes to make local connections and include the Deaf community in her counseling. 

Katie has immediate availability and is offering low cost services at $40/session.   

 Candice is an artist and a certified sound healing practitioner utilizing vibrational sound and energy in private, couples, and group sessions.  Candice is also an attuned Reiki II practitioner.  Her gentle connection with those she provides services to allows her to create an atmosphere of healing and deep relaxation to promote rest, connection, and balance.  She brings soothing and energy to her sessions and creates a nurturing space where her clients can let their guard down, allow internal healing to take place, and allow themselves to feel with love and acceptance.

Candice is a part of the Gloucester community and connects with the needs of the people she serves.  

Immediate availability for private sessions for sound and Reiki.  $100 per session. Group Sound Bath scheduled monthly. $30 per session.