Every adult, teen and child in Tennessee can now access Harmony’s innovative and trauma-informed therapy services. After two decades of serving the state’s adoptive families, Harmony now offers its extensive experience in treating developmental trauma through the Therapeutic Services clinic in West Knoxville. Clinicians in Therapeutic Services use a range of therapy modalities to serve adults, families, couples, children, and adolescents. At our office on Mabry Hood Road, we offer child and teen therapy, individual therapy, couples therapy, and family therapy. At Harmony’s Camp Montvale location in Maryville, we also offer equine facilitated experiences. And, through telehealth, anyone in Tennessee can access Therapeutic Services.
Just like in our adoption support programs, our clinical staff is trained in The Neurosequential Model™, which guides our clinicians to choose the therapeutic approach that best fits our clients’ developmental history and current needs. Because one therapeutic approach does not fit all situations, our staff utilizes a variety of evidence-based and evidence-informed models, including:
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
- SMART (Sensorimotor Arousal Regulation Treatment)
- IFS (Internal Family Systems)
- TBRI (Trust-Based Relational Intervention)
- PCIT (Parent-Child Interaction Therapy)
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- ARC (Attachment, Regulation, Competency)
- Family Systems Therapy
- EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy)
- Attachment therapy
Meet Our Team
Franny Alexander
Resource Center Manager
Franny is certified as an Educational Advocate and offers Parent Training and support for families.
Franny Alexander
Resource Center Manager
Franny is certified as an Educational Advocate and offers Parent Training and support for families.
Kelsie McGlothin, LMFT
AAMFT Approved Supervisor Candidate; Individual & Family Therapist
Kelsie specializes in treating clients with repetitive traumatic experiences, often that occurred in development.
Kelsie McGlothin, LMFT
AAMFT Approved Supervisor Candidate; Individual & Family Therapist
Kelsie specializes in treating clients with repetitive traumatic experiences, often that occurred in development.
Kristi Kulesz, LMSW
Clinical Director
Kristi provides leadership for Harmony’s clinicians and has served in various clinical and leadership roles at Harmony since 2006. She is also a proud UT Knox alum. Go Vols!
Kristi Kulesz, LMSW
Clinical Director
Kristi provides leadership for Harmony’s clinicians and has served in various clinical and leadership roles at Harmony since 2006. She is also a proud UT Knox alum. Go Vols!
Laura Mitchell
Resource Center Coordinator
Laura brings 10 years of educational experience to her role in providing parent coaching, educational advocacy, consulting and student services. She provides services for ages PreK through 12th grade.
Laura Mitchell
Resource Center Coordinator
Laura brings 10 years of educational experience to her role in providing parent coaching, educational advocacy, consulting and student services. She provides services for ages PreK through 12th grade.
What We Treat:
-PTSD
-Complex/developmental trauma
-Anxiety
-Depression
-Family conflict
-Grief
-Mood disorders
-Parenting concerns
-Stress management
-Marital/relationship issues
-Difficulty with life transitions
And more
Who We Treat:
-Adults
-Teens
-Children
-Couples
-Families
Forms of Payment:
-Insurance
-Blue Cross/Blue Shield
-Cigna/Evernorth
-United Health
-Optum
-Health Savings Account
-Other commercial insurance — out of network
-Self-pay
*Ask us about applying for a reduced fee.
Experiential Interventions
The Barn
The Barn’s mission is to create safe opportunities for humans to experience the love, acceptance, transformation, and healing that results when humans and horses come together in harmony.
Equine facilitated experiences offer many therapeutic benefits from relaxation to balance to confidence building. Equine assisted psychotherapy with a clinician offers connection with our horses, who respond to our behavior honestly and provide judgement-free feedback that talk therapy sometimes cannot.
EMDR
Somatosensory Interventions
Sensory integration therapies such as Sensorimotor Arousal Regulation Treatment {SMART} and Theraplay engage and strengthen the lower parts of the brain often affected by developmental trauma.
At our Therapeutic Services offices in Knoxville, we have a variety of sensory rooms and equipment catering to the unique needs of individuals and families.
Play Based
Therapies
Interested in Getting Started Today?
To learn more about Therapeutic Services, email us at therapy@harmonyfamilycenter.org, or fill out the form below.
