Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT), Founder/Partner and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Williams-Nickelson is a licensed clinical psychologist (VA) with over 20+ years of clinical and leadership experience in psychology, medicine, education/training, and national nonprofit organizations. She enjoys working with clients from all stages across the lifespan and from diverse demographic groups to identify, diagnose, and treat the full spectrum of mental disorders and related concerns. As the Founder and CEO, Dr. Williams-Nickelson's priority is to ensure that Clarity provides outstanding evidenced-based services to every client and she selects only highly accomplished and uniquely talented providers to join the Clarity Team.
School Psychologist, Testing Technician and Program Facilitator
Dr. Hodges is a school psychologist and resident in clinical psychology with over 20+ years of experience in pediatric and school settings. She has worked with individuals from preschool-age through young adulthood, as well as parents and caregivers, providing an array of services to include assessment, intervention, and consultation. Dr. Hodges enjoys helping young people in recognizing their strengths, identifying skill areas in need of support, and assisting parents and caregivers with strategies and resources to support their children. She provides concrete tools and resources to help her clients implement strategies that work outside of the therapy room to help support their success in different environments.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Dr. Poynter is passionate about working with children and adolescents. She has extensive experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, psychological testing and evaluation, presenting parenting workshops, and facilitating various groups for emotional and behavioral regulation, social skills, and managing anxiety and depression. She has specialized training in assessing Autism Spectrum Disorder and various other neurodevelopmental disorders such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Intellectual Disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), as well as internalizing disorders such as anxiety and depression. She is ADOS-2 certified, trained in various crisis response models and proficient in a plethora of intellectual (IQ), achievement, developmental and cognitive processing assessments.
Licensed Professional Counselor, National Board Certified Counselor, Internship Director
Nicole is a Licensed Professional Counselor committed to helping individuals experiencing acute or chronic issues by focusing on overall well-being, effective coping strategies, and developing insight about how thoughts, emotions, and behavior are connected. She works collaboratively with clients to identify and achieve their goals, fostering an empathetic and supportive environment conducive to personal growth and positive change.
Special Education Consultant, Behavior Support Specialist, and Certified Life Skills Coach
Ms. Kayes brings 18+ years of experience working in many diverse public school systems across the country, teaching special education in a variety of K-12 school settings, including self-contained, general education, and Autism classrooms. As a respected consultant, she has extensive knowledge about the special education referral and eligibility process, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), planning 504 accommodations, and data-driven development of goals to meaningfully support students with disabilities. She was named Teacher of The Year (2012) for her exceptional support of families navigating the complicated and all-too-often frustrating IEP process.
Marriage and Family Therapy Intern
Lindsay provides a safe and supportive space for clients to explore their concerns, gain insight, and develop skills and effective strategies for positive change in their relationships and lives. With consideration for contextual and systemic dynamics, she focuses on the impact of the client’s interconnected relationships on overall well-being. She emphasizes understanding and addressing the interactional patterns that occur within intimate relationships, family systems, and the broader social environment, to help her clients navigate a range of issues, such as communication problems, trust and connection difficulties, resolving conflict, parenting challenges, life transitions, and regulating behaviors and emotions.
Clinical and Mental Health Counseling Intern
Nicole fosters a safe and supportive environment where children, adolescents, and adult clients can comfortably and openly address their concerns and challenges. Through facilitating an understanding of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral patterns, Nicole assists clients in developing effective coping strategies to manage difficulties and enhance overall well-being. She promotes the development of self-awareness and encourages clients to pursue healthy, constructive avenues for personal growth. Employing a client-centered approach, Nicole tailors her therapeutic interventions to address the distinct needs of each individual, with particular expertise in assisting those affected by anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, and other emotional difficulties.
Partner, Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Nickelson is a clinical psychologist and a lawyer. Using his 20+ years of scientific, clinical, legal and digital training and experience, he helps heatlhcare organizations efficiently and effectively discover, design, develop and deliver the highest quality healthcare resources, services, experiences and outcomes.