Summerville Women’s Mental Health Services:

A Mental Health Collective

(SWMHS)

Our Counseling and Therapy Team

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    Xiomara A. Sosa, MS, BS

    Women, Veterans, Hispanic/Latinx/Spanish-speaking (cisgender, transgender, non-binary, woman/feminine-identifying, intersex, asexual, man/masculine-identifying, and LGBQ2S+)

    Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CMHC)

    Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

    Licensed Professional Counselor- Supervisor Candidate (LPC-S Candidate

    Owner and Clinical Director, SWMHS

    Xiomara helps clients struggling with anxiety, depression, dysphoria, trauma/stressors and more. She provides individual sessions and conjoint sessions and specializes in women’s mental health, integrative mental health, and multicultural counseling.  

    Schedule with Xiomara

    Call or Text Xiomara ‪(843) 695-9974‬

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    Xiomara offers no-cost/free mental health services to veterans via the VA’s community care service program through SonderMind. In addition, she offers a discount private-pay fee to veterans of $70.00 who prefer that.

    Xiomara works with insurance for payment.

    Xiomara’s private-pay fees:

    Individual intake assessment/diagnostic evaluation fee is $155.00

    Individual counseling/therapy session fee is $130.00

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    Noelle Kristan, M.Ed., BA

    New Mothers and New Parents

    Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CMHC)

    Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate (LPC-A)

    Owner, Elle Counseling Group. Located within the SWMHS offices in Summerville, SC – independently owned and operated. Services are not affiliated with the SWMHS practice.

    Noelle helps clients struggling with perinatal issues, postpartum issues, maternal mental health, co-parenting, grief and loss, and other women’s mental health concerns. She provides individual and couples sessions.

    Schedule with Noelle

    Call or Text Noelle (843) 212-6816

    Noelle does not work with insurance for payment.

    Noelle’s reduced-cost program fees:

    $65 one-time lifetime membership fee to The X-Studio: A Mental Health  Cooperative nonprofit to help support our community mental health services program.

    Individual intake assessment/diagnostic evaluation fee is $90.00

    Individual counseling/therapy session fee is $75.00 

    Couple’s intake assessment/diagnostic evaluation fee is $135.00

    Couple’s session fee is $100.00

    Family intake assessment/diagnostic evaluation fee is $185.00

    Family session fee is $150.00

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  • Sarah Riley, MA, BA

    All Genders, Ethnicities, and LGBTQIA2S+

    Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CMHC)

    Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate (LPC-A)

    Owner, Sarah Riley Counseling. Located within the SWMHS offices in Summerville, SC – independently owned and operated. Services are not affiliated with the SWMHS practice.

    Sarah helps clients struggling with religious trauma, anxiety, depression, and trauma-related stressors. She provides individual sessions and works closely with all genders, ethnicities, and the LGBTQIA+ community.

    Schedule with Sarah

    Call or Text Sarah (843) 608-9665

    Sarah does not work with insurance for payment.

    Sarah’s reduced-cost program fees:

    $65 one-time lifetime membership fee to The X-Studio: A Mental Health  Cooperative nonprofit to help support our community mental health services program.

    Individual intake assessment/diagnostic evaluation fee is $90.00

    Individual counseling/therapy session fee is $75.00 

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    Kathleen Pisani, BA

    Marriage, Family, and Couples

    Marriage and Family Therapist-Intern (MFT-I)

    Owner, Wise Heart Medicine. Located within the SWMHS offices in Summerville, SC – independently owned and operated. Services are not affiliated with the SWMHS practice.

    Kathleen helps clients struggling with betrayal, intimacy challenges, high-conflict cycles, grief, and major life transitions. She provides individual, couples, and family sessions. Kathleen works closely with clients from all backgrounds and identities.

    Schedule with Kathleen

    Call or Text Kathleen (843) 560-9936

    Kathleen does not work with insurance for payment.

    Kathleen’s reduced-cost program fees:

    $65 one-time lifetime membership fee toThe X-Studio: A Mental Health  Cooperative nonprofit to help support our community mental health services program.

    Individual intake assessment/diagnostic evaluation fee $40.00

    Individual counseling/therapy session fee is $30.00

    Couple’s intake assessment/diagnostic evaluation fee is $80.00  ($40 each)

    Couple’s counseling/therapy session fee is $50.00 ($25.00 each)

    Family intake assessment/diagnostic evaluation fee is $100.00

    Family counseling/therapy session fee is $50.00

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    Ariana Ravenell, BA

    Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

    Clinical Mental Health Counselor-Intern

    Ariana helps clients struggling with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, ADHD, disruptive behavior, trauma, and other child-related issues and behavioral concerns. She provides individual and family sessions and works closely with children, adolescents and young adults.

    Schedule with Ariana

    Call or Text Ariana (843) 410-7975

    Ariana does not work with insurance for payment.

    Ariana’s reduced-cost program fees:

    $65 one-time lifetime membership fee toThe X-Studio: A Mental Health  Cooperative nonprofit to help support our community mental health services program.

    Individual intake assessment/diagnostic evaluation fee $40.00

    Individual counseling/therapy session fee is $30.00

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Contact Us

  • Alysha Powell

    AMPEE Meditation, Healing, and Wellness

    Certified Life Coach

    Faith and Meditation Coach

    Cognitive Behavior Technician

    Certified Somatic and Trauma-Informed Coach

    Wellness, Healing, and Lifestyle Support

    Serves community members and the corporate workplace in self-care, burnout prevention, stress management, time management strategies, productivity, and holistic wellness and techniques.

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    Asia McDonald

    Healthy Roots, MD

    Direct Primary Care Doctor

    Triple board-certified in Family Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, and Obesity Medicine

    Provides comprehensive family medicine with a focus on preventive care, chronic condition management, and whole-person wellness.

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    Darlene Cole

    Empowerment Hypnotherapist Cole

    Certified RTT Clinical Hypnotherapist

    Offers a unique, rapid transformational therapeutic approach that integrates hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), all grounded in the latest neuroscience.

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    Robin Secrist

    Inner Healing Charleston

    Advanced Practice Nurse

    Medication Management and Therapy

    Advanced Training and Certification in Perinatal Mental Health

    Provides psychiatric care, with a special focus on adolescents and young adults, passionate about collaborative care and culturally responsive mental health services, with a strong foundation in trauma-informed practice.  

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    Ryan Johnson

    Law of Tranquility

    Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

    Doctor of Nursing Practice

    Dual Certified Nurse Practitioner

    With a holistic approach, she provides medication management, quality mental health care, evaluations, therapy, coaching, and more. With over 10 years of family medicine experience, we provide a well-rounded treatment course that includes multiple aspects.  We employ multiple strategies to achieve client goals and promote continued growth and improvement.  

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    Suzanne Kerns

    Inner Healing Charleston

    Psychiatrist

    Board-certified Psychiatrist

    Fellow and Current Treasurer of the Clinical TMS Society

    Takes a holistic approach to mental wellness, addressing the mind, body, and emotions to create lasting balance, individualized care plans using not just medications, but also psychotherapy, lifestyle modifications, and interventional treatments to support her patients in achieving their goals.

    Referral source. Works solely out of Inner Healing Charleston.

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