Emily Moïse-Fontenot, LPC-S

Past President

Emily Moïse-Fontenot is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Supervisor. Emily was employed at Southeastern Louisiana University as a therapist and Assistant Director of the University Counseling Center for 9 years. She is currently the owner of Rewired, an agency specializing in trauma treatment and Brainspotting in Hammond, Louisiana. Emily has over a decade of supervision, consultation, and trauma-informed experience.

​Emily began her training in Brainspotting in 2016. She has completed Phases 1-4 multiple times, an intensive, parts, and Limbic Countertransference trainings. She is a certified Brainspotting Practitioner and Consultant. 

​Emily works from an integrative, brain-body approach. She has received extensive training in TF-CBT therapy, Trauma-Informed Mindfulness, DBT, EMDR, and art therapies. She enjoys working with complex trauma, personality adaptations, emotional dysregulation and dissociation from Psychodynamic and parts perspective. 

Emily is passionate about educating other therapists. She frequently guest lectures in graduate level classes, for local organizations, and the Louisiana Counseling Association state conference. She believes training other therapists in brain-body modalities and attunement is the most impactful way to bring healing to her community.

To contact Emily, visit rewiredcounseling.com 

Heidi Birkner, MA, LCMHCS, LCAS

 President

Heidi is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist in North Carolina. Heidi is also a National Certified Counselor, Master Addictions Counselor, and Certified Brainspotting Practitioner & Consultant. Heidi owns a private practice in Greensboro, North Carolina where she provides psychotherapy, clinical supervision, and consultation services. She earned a Master of Arts in Community Counseling from Appalachian State University in 1998 and has over twenty-five years of experience in clinical practice.

Heidi is passionate about helping others overcome obstacles to gain self-awareness in order to thrive and engage fully in their lives. In addition to supervising the professional development of clinicians, she specializes in working with adults in navigating challenges with mood disorders, trauma, life transitions, stress management, relationship issues, and addictions. 

Heidi is also a professional oboist and English horn player who enjoys helping performers reach optimal levels in their craft through performance expansion. Heidi has completed Brainspotting Phases 1, 2, 3, 4, Masterclass, Intensives, Brainspotting & Addictions, Digging Roots 1.0, Brainspotting & Parts, Harmonic Brain Healing and is a Certified Brainspotting Consultant. She is committed to continued learning and uses Brainspotting regularly in her practice. She is particularly drawn to the client centered approach and the deep level of healing she sees in the process. Heidi is committed to educating clinicians on this powerful brain-body based technique and helping to increase access to Brainspotting for clients.

To contact Heidi, visit heidibirkner.com

Jaclyn Tyson, LCSW

Vice President

Jaclyn (Jackie) Tyson is a LCSW in the state of North Carolina, and is a holistic healer.  She is the owner of Kaluluwa Counseling & Wellness Services, a private practice that specializes in trauma, working with marginalized people including people of color and the LBTQIA+ population. They also incorporate holistic healing and psychospirituality. 

Jackie has a background in public health and currently works in the community both in person and virtually to bring all forms of complementary healing such as Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems, SoulCollage,® reiki, energy work, and ancestral healing to mainstream culture. 

She is a certified Brainspotting consultant and is trained in Brainspotting 1,2,4, Masterclass, Intersectionality and Social Justice, Brainspotting with Groups, Brainspotting with Reiki, and Connecting the Rainbow (perinatal/postpartum). 

To Contact Jackie visit: www.kaluluwacounseling.com or www.jaclyntyson.com

Cheryl Goldberg MA, LCHMCS, LCAS

Treasurer

Cheryl is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Supervisor and a Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist in North-Carolina. She has a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Union Institute & University’s Vermont College program in Brattleboro, VT. After ten years in community mental health she transitioned to a private group practice at the Mood Treatment Center and is now their Associate Director of Therapy Services. Mood Treatment Center has offices in Winston-Salem, Clemmons, Greensboro, and Boone, NC and now has Brainspotting therapists in each location. Cheryl also serves on the board of Sid’s House, a mental health association in Stokes County, NC, founded after the devastating loss of Sid Lee who died by suicide in 2017. She provides clinical supervision to Associate-level therapists and graduate interns both as a part of her role at Mood Treatment Center and outside the practice. She is a certified Brainspotting therapist and consultant and specializes in treating trauma and anxiety related disorders in children, adolescents, and adults.

Judith Reedy

    Secretary

Judith Williams Reedy is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Judith is licensed in both Louisiana and Texas. She has worked in inpatient, IOP and private practice settings specializing in trauma, addictions and high conflict divorce. She currently works in private practice at Rewired Counseling and Brainspotting, LLC, an agency specializing in trauma treatment and Brainspotting in Hammond, Louisiana. Judith began her training in Brainspotting in 2019. She has completed Phases 1-4 and The Crocodile Setup. Judith enjoys working with complex trauma, personality adaptations, emotional dysregulation and dissociation from parts perspective. 

To contact Judith, visit rewiredcounseling.com 

Alexis Overstreet

Board Member

Alexis Overstreet, MSW, LCSW, LCAS is the proprietor of Metaspace Counseling, PLLC, a state Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, Certified Brainspotting Practitioner and Consultant, and Internal Family Systems practitioner.  Her practice and passion is teaching about the healing of trauma from a “bottom up” brain approach, interpersonal neurobiology, and working with brain-body practices to facilitate healing.  She currently works with two distinct populations: women of color who struggle with cultural and transitional traumas, and older adults who are struggling to find purpose in retirement.  She has worked with individuals, families, and groups in community mental health, outpatient clinics, inpatient hospitalization, and case management in the Winston-Salem area.  In addition, she is a practitioner of mindfulness and meditation, hosts half-day silent retreats (pre-pandemic), and has recently introduced a virtual experiential space to teach and encourage self-regulation skills to therapists and helpers.

To contact Alexis, visit metaspacecounseling.com

DeShelle Burrowes is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Somatic Coach based in the Atlanta, GA area. She is a National Certified Counselor and holds licenses in both Georgia and Florida. As the owner and operator of The Pathway to Wellness, LLC, DeShelle specializes in supporting women as they navigate various life traumas and transitions, from motherhood to menopause and beyond. She earned her Master’s degree from Argosy University in Atlanta in 2017 and brings over 10 years of experience in helping women heal from trauma.

DeShelle is deeply passionate about somatic approaches to healing, including Brainspotting. As one of the first SEBI Minority Fellows, she has continued to support the program, advocating for Minority Fellows to develop the skills needed to serve their communities effectively. DeShelle also enjoys her role on the Board, where she contributes to advancing the program’s mission and impact.

To contact DeShelle, visit: https://www.thepathwaytowellness.net/

Nasir Bayan

Board Member

Nasir Bayan is a Corporate Wellness Expert, Leadership Coach, Licensed Psychotherapist and Speaker. He has worked for over 20 years in business, healthcare, university and community settings as an organizational & business development leader, corporate trainer/facilitator, mental health professional, speaker, and unapologetic believer in the power of people to transform themselves and the world around them. Alongside his passion for Brainspotting, Nasir enjoys helping today’s busy leaders, professionals (and their teams) to beat burnout and banish stress so they can lead, succeed and serve with more confidence, clarity and calm.

To contact him, please visit: TruePeaceCounseling.com