Our team
Emmett L. Jones, Ph.D., LCP and CEO
Thank you for visiting our website and investigating further our CLC team! I have over 40 years of counseling, coaching, teaching, and supervisory experience in both inpatient, outpatient, and educational settings. My experience has been with diverse populations distressed with depression, anxiety, and PTSD, as well as people experiencing grief or adjusting to sudden life changes or disabilities. I enjoy working with individuals in need of counseling and coaching services and have directed various clinical/therapeutic programs along with the founding of a nationally accredited agency that provided professional job coaching and related services for many years in the Richmond Metropolitan Area. Over the years I have recognized the differences and benefits of both counseling and coaching as well as their unique purposes and approaches.
Counseling and Coaching Services is offered by Emmett L. Jones, PhD. and Associates Inc. for which I am the Director. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, with a Ph.D. in Multi-Cultural Community Clinical Psychology with studies and research in the area of diverse cultures, religion, and spirituality, specifically as it relates to psychological well-being. My passion is working with people with life challenges using a variety of therapeutic modalities that focus on the holistic needs of a person’s mind, body, and spirit. I draw from different interventions and techniques and utilize traditional therapeutic approaches such as CBT, Family Systems Therapy, along with faith-based-integrated approaches.
As a clinician, I also have training and experience that values cultural competency in the clinician’s work and the importance of understanding diverse cultures and world views that impacts the healing and therapy process. I also have many years of experience assisting persons with psychological, communication and vocational issues including persons with disabilities who are deaf, blind, deaf-blind, mobility impaired, as well as persons with chronic pain. I have a blended past of studies and experience in psychology, spirituality, and rehabilitation and hold other advanced degrees and credentials in these areas.
Kim Snyder, MS, CRC
Resident in Counseling
Are you looking for healing, support and positive change? I would love to help.
I graduated with honors from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and obtained a dual Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling and Rehabilitation Counseling from the School of Health Professionals at Virginia Commonwealth University. I am currently a Resident in Counseling. I have worked in the mental health and behavioral field for more than 13 years in various roles. I have experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families in an outpatient setting. I enjoy working with clients with a variety of needs including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, adjustment issues, and family issues as well as individuals with disabilities. I look forward to building productive therapeutic relationships with my clients. I recognize the importance of faith in my life and I am available to clients to freely explore spiritual aspects of their lives. I utilize a client-centered holistic approach and use a variety of treatment modalities to fit each client’s needs including but not limited to CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Strength-Based as well as Integrated faith-based, and Family System approaches.
AMY MILLER, MA
Resident in Counseling
I graduated from Regent University in 2018 with a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and have worked as a resident counselor for over three years. I have five years of counseling experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in an outpatient, group, and in-home setting, and I also have ten years of clinical experience working as a psychiatric nurse with children and adolescents in an in-patient setting. I work with individuals with a variety of needs including anxiety, depression, PTSD, complex trauma, grief, adjustment problems, crisis-related problems, and spiritual concerns or development. My special focus is working with individuals who have experienced trauma including abuse or neglect. I enjoy building therapeutic relationships with my clients and utilize a holistic, client-centered approach to counseling. In addition, I am trained in a variety of treatment modalities to best meet the unique, individual needs of clients and families. Some of the treatment modalities include EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), play therapy, expressive arts therapy, family therapy, Christian based counseling, and the HEART Model for complex trauma. I believe it is a calling and privilege to walk with clients through trials, pain, or uncertainty, and I am passionate about helping clients achieve their personal goals, and experience emotional, mental, and spiritual wholeness.
AMY R. HAMMOND, MA
Resident in Counseling
Hello. I applaud the courage to seek out help. My trauma-informed mental health care integrates theories that provide insight, guidance, and hope to those struggling with anxiety, depression, complex trauma, PTSD, self-harm, sexual struggles, and some addictions. Starting with the initial session, the client and I begin a journey of healing with his or her story and working together to create goals that address the past and present and begin the process of change- utilizing such theories as cognitive processing, internal family systems, cognitive behavior/rational emotive, art/play, and motivational interviewing.
I am a resident in counseling. I earned my degree from Liberty University with a focus on trauma and crisis care. I enjoy working with many populations. One of my jobs as a counselor is to provide a safe space to listen to your life story in order to gain your perspective and discover what is working well and what is not.
I can discuss how investing in therapy can empower you to reach your goals and find healing, as it has done for me.
JACOB SETTLE, MA, LPC
Clinical Supervisor for LPC
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) committed to caring and serving for those in need. I believe in the inherent value and potential for transformation of every human being and it is part of my aim as a therapist to help elicit and develop one’s gifts in order to bring meaning and empower individuals to take control of their lives in constructive ways. Given the uniqueness of every individual, I assume a holistic lens in accounting for emotional, physical, and spiritual domains that may need attention.
For the last nine years as a mental health clinician, I have worked with adults, adolescents & children addressing a range of issues including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, PTSD (trauma), attachment disorders, family dysfunction, behavioral disorders, couple’s work, eating disorders, and other related mood/emotional problems. I have also worked with children in the foster care system, parents attempting to regain custody of their children and families that were at very high risk. My style is to support and challenge individuals through strengths-based interventions that draw upon existing skills, positive assets, and capabilities. This may include the use of talk therapy, motivational interviewing, role-playing exercises, discernment counseling, relaxation techniques, social skills development, and reflective listening to facilitate an improved quality of life.
I received my Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regent University and hold a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology as well as Recreation & Leisure Studies from Virginia Wesleyan University. I have also participated in a wide range of community-based services addressing homelessness, racial disparities, and the spiritual life and development of adolescents. I draw from theoretical approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Attachment Theory, and Person-Centered Therapy in an integrative fashion to guide treatment that is tailored to each individual’s needs. I consider walking alongside of others in their journey a privilege that can never be taken for granted and it is humbling to play a role in the therapeutic process.
Katrina Mansinon, MSW, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Katrina holds a Master of Social Work degree from California State University, San Bernardino and is now a LCSW. She has recently opened a new office location in downtown Farmville and is available to the surrounding communities. She accepts most insurances, including Tricare, Medicare, and Medicaid. Trina works with couples, male and female adults of all ages, adolescents and children. She also occasionally facilitates groups. Prior to obtaining her master’s degree; Trina’s primary focus was in raising her four children.