Our counselors do not take insurance. Upon request, some can provide a super bill for you to submit to your insurance for out of network benefits.
Clark Stevens, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Clark completed his doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (UTSouthwestern), in 1997. He served on the faculty of UT Southwestern and provided care as a psychologist in private practice in Grapevine, Texas, before moving to Knoxville in 2007. His specialties include marriage and family therapy, as well as individual counseling for mood disorders, post traumatic stress, and themes related to personal and relational effectiveness.
Teresa R. Dunn, M.Ed.
Licensed Professional Counselor
Teresa has worked in private practice and as director of a Christian university counseling center. She has worked with a wide variety of psychological issues over the years and has specializations in trauma work through EMDR. She also specializes in sex therapy and seeks to help clients live in integrated ways, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Teresa’s passion is to help men and women, individually and as couples, to discover the full potential of all they were created to be. She explores with her clients how to practically live out of that potential as they work through the issues that hinder them. Teresa also presents at national conferences, churches, and women’s retreats on a variety of topics.
David White, M.A.
Licensed Professional Counselor
As a licensed professional counselor, David has worked in both inpatient and private practice settings. He enjoys working with individuals, couples, and groups. He is passionate about partnering with clients on their journey to wholeness and seeing hope restored in the process. David believes that “to know and be known” is essential to the therapeutic process.
David received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and gained his Masters of Arts in Professional Counseling from Richmont Graduate University. He has also completed coursework in theology, biblical studies, and missiology at Dallas Theological Seminary. David grew up in Texas, but has long called Knoxville his home. He has been married for over 20 years and has 4 children.
Brett Gleason, M.S.
Licensed Professional Counselor
Brett has been counseling for over 20 years in a variety of settings including private practice, community mental health & residential treatment centers for children and adults. Brett specializes in working with children who come from hard places and have experienced various types of trauma. He has training in Trust Based Relational Intervention, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent Child Interactional Therapy and EMDR. Brett has a particular heart for adoption and foster care, being an adoptive father himself. He operates from an attachment perspective to help children, parents and families form more secure bonds to get their deepest needs met. Brett’s heart is to see God bring healing to children and families by strengthening their connection to Him and others.
Brett received his undergraduate degree from Carson Newman in Psychology and his Master of Science Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University Of Tennessee. Brett has lived in the East Tennessee area for most of his life and has called Knoxville home since 2005. Brett has been married for over 20 years and has six children, the youngest two who were adopted from China.
Jessica Nelson, M.S.
Licensed Professional Counselor
Jessica works with children, early adolescents, and their parents. She has received specialized training and supervision in play therapy in addition to traditional talk therapy. She has worked with children for the past 15 years in many different capacities—including in-home mental health services and a school-based program. She is passionate about helping kids and teens become their best selves, while helping parents strengthen their relationships with their children.
Jessica graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program with an additional certificate in grief, loss, and trauma work.
Jessica has called Knoxville home for most of her life and lives here with her husband and three sons.
Lindsay Symon, M.A.
Licensed Professional Counselor
Lindsay’s 7 years of full-time experience serving youth and their families in para church ministry fostered a love and hope for people that led her to pursue a Masters in Counseling. She has had the opportunity and experience of teaching, leading groups, and various speaking engagements through her ministry background. She offers a gospel-centered counseling relationship to individuals and/or couples in the midst of the processing of their life and story.
Born and raised in East Tennessee, Lindsay earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2006. She went on to complete a Masters in Counseling at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. From 2006-2013, Lindsay served as full-time staff with Young Life, a relational outreach ministry focused primarily on adolescents and young adults aged 14 to 23. During her time at Covenant, she was actively involved in student leadership, serving on the leadership team of the Women Student Fellowship from 2013-2016.
As a counselor, Lindsay strives to offer a safe environment to explore topics such as but not limited to identity, family dynamics, and faith. She has a passion to serve those who are serving in ministry or other ‘helping professions’ who are at the threshold of burnout. Lindsay enjoys being a companion on the journey of whatever part of life brings you into counseling. She cares deeply about helping others grieve losses and walk through difficult seasons of transition. Lindsay delights in helping people discover the importance of their stories and guides them through the process of healing and renewal.
Outside of the counseling space, Lindsay enjoys spending time with her family eating good food, camping, playing board games, and watching movies.
Summers McMurray, Psy. D.
Licensed Psychologist
Summers is a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience. She is a graduate of University of Tennessee in Knoxville (Bachelors in Psychology, 2002) and Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA (Doctorate in Psychology and Masters in Theology, 2007).
Summers works with individuals, couples, and families dealing with a wide array of issues, including anxiety, grief, trauma, parenting concerns, and relationship struggles. Her desire is to help people move away from that which keeps them bound and stuck and to help them move toward a life lived wholeheartedly. She is constantly aware of what a tremendous privilege it is to hear people’s stories and to be invited into what God is doing in people’s lives.
Summers has been married for over 20 years and is the proud mom of three teenagers. She worked as a clinical psychologist in private practice for 9 years before being hired as Director of Counseling at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church in 2015. While she is an avid fan of soccer, strong coffee, and the mountains, her deepest joy is spending slow, unhurried time with her people.
Matt Scheuneman, M.A.
Licensed Professional Counselor
Matt is a Licensed Professional Counselor and approved supervisor LPC/MHSP(S). His therapeutic experience includes work with adolescents, adults, and couples from varying backgrounds. His clinical work is related to issues of personal identity, depression, anxiety, faith, religious and moral OCD, marriage issues, sexual health, and sexual addiction. Matt provides individual counseling, pre-marital counseling, marriage counseling.
Matt graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2007. After graduating, he spent time working for a community mental health agency helping children, adolescents, and families through case management. While working in the field, Matt went on to earn his Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling in 2013 graduated from Argosy University. Since finishing graduate school, Matt has been devoted to the counseling field through community mental health, private practice, and pastoral care within the local church. Matt has also had various roles within churches as a worship pastor, groups pastor, and pastor of men’s ministry. Matt uses multiple theories of counseling to work with individuals and couples, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, ACT, family systems, and motivational interviewing.
Matt grew up in the Knoxville area and now lives in Alcoa with his wife and two children. Matt and his family love to spend time in the mountains and exploring new cities. He and his wife have a goal to visit every MLB baseball stadium in their lifetime. Matt loves music, art, and a quiet coffee shop.