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Richard G. Bruehl, MDiv, PhD, LMFT, LPC/MHSP, LCPT
Dick is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist, Professional Counselor, Clinical Pastoral Therapist, and is a psychotherapy member of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE). He holds a Master of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and a PhD in Pastoral Psychology and Counseling from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. He has been actively involved in educational and therapeutic services locally, regionally, and nationally for over fifty years. He has served as pastor, hospital chaplain, teacher, supervisor, and individual and marital therapist. After many years in Nashville, he has joined the staff of PCH in Brentwood.
For more information on his practice see his listing on psychologytoday.com. His office is currently located at 1030 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN, 37027.
To reach Dick by phone: (615) 939-6508
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Rebekah Garcia, MSW, LCSW
Rebekah received both her Masters of Social Welfare and a BA in Sociology with a minor In Women’s Studies from UCLA. She is also a trained EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapist and Spiritual Director. She has worked with adults in the mental health field, in settings including the Los Angeles County Women’s Jail, hospital and clinic settings, and private practice. She has also worked for several years as a Parent Education Instructor and Spiritual Direction Instructor. Rebekah's passion is holistic healing that integrates one’s body, mind and spirit. She uses a variety of treatment modalities including strengths perspective, cognitive behavioral, attachment, feminist, mindfulness, narrative, and EMDR therapies. Her areas of focus include women’s issues, parenting, trauma, mindfulness, spiritual identity, spiritual deconstruction, grief, fertility, cultural identity, interracial relationships, gender identity, sexuality, and overall mental health.
Rebekah sees adults 18+, both in-person and via telehealth, and her office is located in Nashville, TN.
To reach Rebekah by phone: (615) 852-6782
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Mike Gregg, MDIV, DMIN, MA, BCC
Mike grew up in Nashville, TN and attended college at Belmont University. He then went on to receive a Master of Divinity at Wake Forest Divinity School and a Doctor of Ministry from McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University. He was a Christian clergyperson for over twenty years and made a midlife career change to pursue a profession as a psychotherapist. Mike graduated from Belmont University with a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is pursuing licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor. In addition to serving counseling clients, he is an adjunct professor in the School of Theology and Christian Ministry at Belmont. Mike is a Board-Certified Life and Personal Coach through the Center for Credentialing and Education and was trained through the Center for Congregational Health and Wake Forest University. He is also certified as a premarital counselor through Prepare/Enrich.
Mike is experienced in working with individuals, couples, families, and groups of all ages. He specializes in individuals going through life transitions including career changes, educational pursuits, relationship issues, grief and loss, and retirement. Mike uses a psychodynamic approach to help clients build awareness of childhood patterns and gain insight into present-day functioning. His area of interests include depression, anxiety, religious trauma, career counseling, mindfulness, and premarital and couples counseling.
Mike’s office is currently located at 1030 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN, 37037. He sees clients in person and via telehealth.
To reach Mike by phone: (629) 777-6516
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Morgan Guthrie, MTS, MEd, LPC/MHSP
Morgan received her Bachelor of Arts in women’s studies from Vanderbilt University, her Master of Theological Studies from Vanderbilt Divinity School, and her Master of Education in clinical mental health counseling from MTSU. She has more than 10 years of experience providing supportive care in a variety of nonprofit and clinical settings. Morgan is trained in EMDR and works primarily from a psychodynamic, insight-oriented perspective. Her academic and clinical areas of interest are complex trauma, mindfulness-based therapies, spiritual identity issues, and gender and sexuality.
Her office is currently located at 110 Evander Street, Nashville, TN, 37206. For more information on Morgan’s practice, visit her website: morgangwatts.com.
To reach Morgan by phone: (615) 479-2171
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Keller Hawkins, MDIV, MA
Keller received her Bachelor of Arts in religion from Whitman College, her Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School, and her Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Belmont University. She is currently undergoing supervision with Carol Smith, LMFT, as she pursues licensure as both a Marriage & Family Therapist and Clinical Pastoral Therapist. Keller comes to her therapeutic work through her experiences as a pastor, chaplain, educator, and facilitator. She is a Provisional Deacon in the United Methodist Church and has spent significant time learning from and being among spiritual communities in multiple countries.
Keller uses a systemic lens in therapy, meaning clients are seen holistically within their contexts, relationships, and environments. Keller has experience working with clients working through grief, relationship issues, sexuality & gender exploration, religious trauma, spirituality, addiction, and life transitions.
Keller sees individuals 16+, couples, and some families. She also offers pre-marital counseling. Keller sees clients out of her office in Nashville, TN, as well as via telehealth.
To reach Keller by phone: (615) 502-2231
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Tom Knowles-Bagwell, MDiv, DMin, LCPT, CSAT
Tom is a graduate of Vanderbilt Divinity School with both the Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees. He is licensed as a Clinical Pastoral Therapist in Tennessee and an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). In addition, Tom is certified as a Diplomate in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and is a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist through the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals. Tom has served as pastor of two congregations, supervisor of a shelter for the homeless, and psychiatric hospital chaplain. He was the founding Director of the Carolina Institute for Clinical Pastoral Training. Tom has been engaged in clinical practice for over 30 years. He is experienced in working with individuals, couples, families and groups with ages ranging from adolescent to senior adult.
To reach Tom by phone: (615) 972-7652
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Lauren Plummer, MTS, MA
Lauren received her Master of Theological Studies from Vanderbilt Divinity School, and her Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Belmont University. She is currently undergoing supervision as she pursues licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist. She has previously worked as a teacher and a housing outreach worker and advocate. She has ten years of non-profit experience working with adults and families pursuing connection, healing and stability. Lauren is trained in Somatic and Attachment Focused EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and takes an integrative approach to therapy. She sees adults and couples. Her academic and clinical areas of interest include healing from trauma, anxiety, depression, family & relationship issues, life transitions, grief & loss, and spiritual and sexual identity issues.
She meets clients via telehealth or in-person. Her office is located at 207 Church St. Goodlettsville, TN 37072.
To reach Lauren by phone: (615) 348-8989
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Annette Rogers-Vaughn, MSW, MDiv, ThD, LCSW
Annette received the Master of Social Work degree from the University of South Carolina, the Master of Divinity degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA., and the Doctor of Theology degree in Pastoral Counseling from Columbia Theological Seminary. Annette is licensed in Tennessee as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She is an ordained Presbyterian (P.C.U.S.A.) Minister.
Annette has worked in various church and clinical settings throughout her career. She has experience with individuals, couples, families, and groups and has worked with age ranges from adolescents to senior adults. Annette believes folks are the experts on themselves and often have untapped strengths and resilience when facing the messiness of life. She considers her role to collaboratively create safe space for individuals and couples to pursue exploration and transformation. This space she considers sacred space where clients can be playful in considering words, metaphors, images that help them expand beyond the box that keeps them stuck. She engages deep listening to help clients expand their story, to use different lens through which they see their story, or to rewrite (makes changes) for their future story. Annette works with clients primarily from a psychodynamic, insight-oriented perspective, while also incorporating cognitive behavioral, attachment focused, narrative, and family systems as appropriate. Her areas of focus include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, trauma, family and relationship issues, life transitions, loss and grief, parenting, fertility, blending step families, adoption, sexuality, sexual addiction, and pre-marital counseling. While not working, Annette enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, gardening, and recently started learning how to hook rugs.
Her office is currently located at 1030 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN, 37027. She currently sees clients in person and via telehealth.
To reach Annette by phone: (615) 218-8288
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Bruce Rogers-Vaughn, MDiv, PhD, LCPT
Bruce received a B.A. in Religion from Samford University (1978), an M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (1982), and a Ph.D. in Religion (Religion and Personality) from Vanderbilt University (1991). He is licensed as a Clinical Pastoral Therapist (LCPT) in Tennessee and is a psychotherapy member of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE). An ordained Baptist minister since 1981, he is a member of Second Presbyterian Church, in Nashville. Bruce has been a pastoral counselor in the Nashville area for over 30 years. Formerly a pastor and chaplain, he also taught at Vanderbilt Divinity School for 23 years, concluding his career there in 2021 as Associate Professor of the Practice of Pastoral Theology and Counseling. Bruce currently does psychotherapy with individuals and couples, and works with adults ranging from adolescents (17+) to senior adults. Bruce works primarily from a psychodynamic, insight-oriented perspective, coupled with attention to ways that social and material conditions contribute to personal distress. He also is available for spiritual direction. (While his psychotherapy practice is limited to Tennessee, spiritual direction is available also to those who do not reside in the state, including outside the United States, using telehealth methods.) His office is located at 1030 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN.
Bruce is the author of Caring for Souls in a Neoliberal Age, as well as many online essays and scholarly articles. His other vocation is as a public intellectual, focusing on how issues in the broader culture impact psychological, interpersonal, and spiritual health. He is available for consultations, interviews, and as a speaker for corporations, civic and professional organizations, schools, and congregations. You may access his public work at his personal website.
To reach Bruce by phone: (615) 969-3083
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Gay Welch, MA, PhD
Gay is a graduate of the department of Religion at Vanderbilt University and holds the MA and PhD degrees. She has worked as a campus minister, school counselor, and most recently as the University Chaplain, Director of Religious Life at Vanderbilt, where she also taught courses. Formerly an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, she is currently an active member of St. Augustine’s Episcopal Chapel. Her academic areas of focus are ethics, ecology, gender and sexuality issues. She has worked extensively with young adults, women, couples, seniors, and those with spiritual/religious conflicts. She is especially committed to interfaith dialogue, mindfulness-based therapies, and a holistic approach to healing.
Her office is currently located in Berry Hill at 631 West Iris Drive, Nashville, 37204.
To reach Gay by phone: (615) 830-1358
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Liz Zagatta-Allison, MDiv, MMFT, PhD, LMFT
Liz Zagatta-Allison practices pastoral psychotherapy and is a licensed marital and family therapist (LMFT). She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Princeton University, an M.Div. from Yale University Divinity School, an M.M.F.T. from Trevecca Nazarene University, and a Ph.D. in Religion (Religion, Psychology and Culture) from Vanderbilt University. Liz has spoken at churches, in academic contexts, and in the local community on the importance of comprehensive sexual ethics and education, on how anxiety impacts and shapes individuals and systems, including congregations, and on family systems and their dynamics.
In her clinical practice, Liz enjoys working with individuals, couples and families, with care that incorporates psychodynamic, family systems, and narrative frameworks and techniques. She focuses on domestic and dating/intimate violence prevention, pre-marital/partnering care, transition, depression, grief (including care for survivors of suicide loss) crisis and divorce care, infertility and complex decision-making regarding reproduction, exploring healthy integration of the embodied self and sexuality, and coping with the impact of culture (social media, religion, etc.) on relationships and families.
Liz’s office is currently located on the west side of Nashville, in Sylvan Park. She sees clients in person and via telehealth.
To reach Liz by phone: (615) 601-2076