Trainers
Trainers
Keith Bailey
Professional and Community Development Director
Keith has served as the Training Director for Harmony Family Center since 2016 and has over 30 years of experience working with children and families. He has served children in residential treatment and foster care and has worked as a Consultant for the University of Tennessee’s Social Work Office of Research and Public Service, where he trained child welfare staff and foster parents, developed curricula, and offered technical support. He has trained and consulted across the U.S. and Canada as an independent consultant and on behalf of the Child Welfare League of America and the National Technical Assistance Center.
Keith earned a B.A. in Psychology from Tennessee Wesleyan College, an M.Div. from Duke University, and an M.S. in Child Development and Ph.D. in Human Ecology, with a concentration in Child and Family Studies, from the University of Tennessee. Additionally, he is a Professionally Certified Trainer for Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and is a Mentor for the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) as well as a ChildTrauma Academy Fellow.
Keith Bailey
Professional and Community Development Director
Keith has served as the Training Director for Harmony Family Center since 2016 and has over 30 years of experience working with children and families. He has served children in residential treatment and foster care and has worked as a Consultant for the University of Tennessee’s Social Work Office of Research and Public Service, where he trained child welfare staff and foster parents, developed curricula, and offered technical support. He has trained and consulted across the U.S. and Canada as an independent consultant and on behalf of the Child Welfare League of America and the National Technical Assistance Center.
Keith earned a B.A. in Psychology from Tennessee Wesleyan College, an M.Div. from Duke University, and an M.S. in Child Development and Ph.D. in Human Ecology, with a concentration in Child and Family Studies, from the University of Tennessee. Additionally, he is a Professionally Certified Trainer for Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and is a Mentor for the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) as well as a ChildTrauma Academy Fellow.
Allison Douglas
Resource Center Manager/Parent Coach
Allison Cooke Douglas is the Resource Center Manager at Harmony Family in Knoxville, TN. She has been a teacher and trainer for over a decade; starting her career as a Montessori trained early childhood educator. After becoming a foster parent and seeing the need for trainers with lived experience, Allison became the lead training specialist in Knox County, TN facilitating Parents as Tender Healers (PATH) classes for prospective foster parents. She has been president of the Knox County Foster Care Association, regional representative to the Tennessee Foster and Adoptive Care Association, team member on a Breakthrough Series Collaborative project focusing on trauma assessment and treatment for children under 4 and is a trainer for Tennessee’s Building Strong Brains: ACEs Initiative. Allison is certified in The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics Phases I and II, as well as in the Neurosequential Model in Education. She loves presenting at conferences and workshops and supporting children and families healing from trauma. Allison and her husband Jonathan are grateful to share their lives with their four children, adopted via foster care.
Allison Douglas
Resource Center Manager/Parent Coach
Allison Cooke Douglas is the Resource Center Manager at Harmony Family in Knoxville, TN. She has been a teacher and trainer for over a decade; starting her career as a Montessori trained early childhood educator. After becoming a foster parent and seeing the need for trainers with lived experience, Allison became the lead training specialist in Knox County, TN facilitating Parents as Tender Healers (PATH) classes for prospective foster parents. She has been president of the Knox County Foster Care Association, regional representative to the Tennessee Foster and Adoptive Care Association, team member on a Breakthrough Series Collaborative project focusing on trauma assessment and treatment for children under 4 and is a trainer for Tennessee’s Building Strong Brains: ACEs Initiative. Allison is certified in The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics Phases I and II, as well as in the Neurosequential Model in Education. She loves presenting at conferences and workshops and supporting children and families healing from trauma. Allison and her husband Jonathan are grateful to share their lives with their four children, adopted via foster care.
Frances Alexander
Resource Center Coordinator/Educational Advocate
Franny Alexander has been an adoptive and foster mother for over 10 years. She currently serves as support to the Resource Center and FOCUS programs. Additionally, Franny facilitates and leads the FUSE parent support groups in the East Tennessee area. Franny is certified as an Educational Advocate.
Frances Alexander
Resource Center Coordinator/Educational Advocate
Franny Alexander has been an adoptive and foster mother for over 10 years. She currently serves as support to the Resource Center and FOCUS programs. Additionally, Franny facilitates and leads the FUSE parent support groups in the East Tennessee area. Franny is certified as an Educational Advocate.
Jay Butler
School Culture Facilitator at Knox County Schools
Jay Butler, Ed.S., has over 10 years of professional experience collaborating with educational institutions, organizations, and community groups, in building and sustaining systems to provide agency to marginalized communities and support the development of resilient communities. Her experience extends into strategic planning, professional development, program development, and grant writing. Specific areas of expertise are Cultural Competency, Culturally-Responsive Instruction, Trauma-Responsive practices, Special Education practices, and establishing care systems for foster and adopted youth.
She currently serves as a School Culture Facilitator with an East Tennessee school district, collaborating with school leaders to foster inclusive school climates and culture. Outside her role as a facilitator, she provides leadership and strategy consultancy to organizations through her company, Edjaycation Solutions, LLC.
She is a graduate of Pellissippi State Community College, Johnson University, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and Lincoln Memorial University. She holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Nonprofit Management and Bible of Theology; Masters of Science in Special Education, with certifications in Special Education and English as a Second Language; and an Education Specialist degree in Instructional Leadership, with a certification in K-12 School Administration. She is a graduate student and RISE Scholar pursuing a Ph.D. in Special Education.
Jay is a native of Greensboro, NC, however, Knoxville, TN, has been her home for over 12 years. She has two sons, Jaycen and Jackson, but claims many other children through fostering, teaching, and youth ministry. She proudly boasts that she is a “PK” (preacher’s kid) and credits her love for community, collaboration, and service to her parents, who are both ministers.
Jay Butler
School Culture Facilitator at Knox County Schools
Jay Butler, Ed.S., has over 10 years of professional experience collaborating with educational institutions, organizations, and community groups, in building and sustaining systems to provide agency to marginalized communities and support the development of resilient communities. Her experience extends into strategic planning, professional development, program development, and grant writing. Specific areas of expertise are Cultural Competency, Culturally-Responsive Instruction, Trauma-Responsive practices, Special Education practices, and establishing care systems for foster and adopted youth.
She currently serves as a School Culture Facilitator with an East Tennessee school district, collaborating with school leaders to foster inclusive school climates and culture. Outside her role as a facilitator, she provides leadership and strategy consultancy to organizations through her company, Edjaycation Solutions, LLC.
She is a graduate of Pellissippi State Community College, Johnson University, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and Lincoln Memorial University. She holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Nonprofit Management and Bible of Theology; Masters of Science in Special Education, with certifications in Special Education and English as a Second Language; and an Education Specialist degree in Instructional Leadership, with a certification in K-12 School Administration. She is a graduate student and RISE Scholar pursuing a Ph.D. in Special Education.
Jay is a native of Greensboro, NC, however, Knoxville, TN, has been her home for over 12 years. She has two sons, Jaycen and Jackson, but claims many other children through fostering, teaching, and youth ministry. She proudly boasts that she is a “PK” (preacher’s kid) and credits her love for community, collaboration, and service to her parents, who are both ministers.
Kelsie McGlothin, LMFT
Individual & Family Therapist
Kelsie is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has been working clinically with families since 2016. Her experience ranges from treating clients in community mental health settings to private group practice, with more than 3 years working with adoptive families via the ASAP program at Harmony Family Center. She currently serves clients in Harmony’s Therapeutic Services clinic.
Her clients are age 2 to 65+, with special focus on healing from developmental/complex trauma. Kelsie is certified in Phase 1 of the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, and she’s trained in S.A.F.E. (somatic and attachment focused) EMDR and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). She offers a variety of knowledge of interventions when offering treatment and education, including behavioral, somatic, attachment-based, relational and more.
Kelsie McGlothin, LMFT
Individual & Family Therapist
Kelsie is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has been working clinically with families since 2016. Her experience ranges from treating clients in community mental health settings to private group practice, with more than 3 years working with adoptive families via the ASAP program at Harmony Family Center. She currently serves clients in Harmony’s Therapeutic Services clinic.
Her clients are age 2 to 65+, with special focus on healing from developmental/complex trauma. Kelsie is certified in Phase 1 of the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, and she’s trained in S.A.F.E. (somatic and attachment focused) EMDR and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). She offers a variety of knowledge of interventions when offering treatment and education, including behavioral, somatic, attachment-based, relational and more.
Rebecca Lehmicke
Clinical Director
Rebecca has worked with children and families throughout her life in different capacities from crisis intervention to children’s ministry, and now as the Clinical Development Director. She has an undergraduate degree in Child and Family Development from the University of Georgia and a graduate degree in Mental Health Counseling from Asbury Theological Seminary. She is licensed in the state of Tennessee as a professional counselor and has been trained in several modalities including NMT Phase I. She enjoys being outside, trying new restaurants, and all the Hallmark movies. She is married to Alex and has a daughter, Magnolia, and a 5lb dog, Bear.
Rebecca Lehmicke
Clinical Director
Rebecca has worked with children and families throughout her life in different capacities from crisis intervention to children’s ministry, and now as the Clinical Development Director. She has an undergraduate degree in Child and Family Development from the University of Georgia and a graduate degree in Mental Health Counseling from Asbury Theological Seminary. She is licensed in the state of Tennessee as a professional counselor and has been trained in several modalities including NMT Phase I. She enjoys being outside, trying new restaurants, and all the Hallmark movies. She is married to Alex and has a daughter, Magnolia, and a 5lb dog, Bear.
Sinead Doherty, CMCH
ASAP Family Therapist
Sinead holds a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and School Counseling, with a certificate in Grief, Trauma and Loss from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She has training including Child Centered Play Therapy, EMDR, SMART, and Phase I NMT certification. Her research and clinical experiences have focused on children with incarcerated parents, the juvenile justice system, foster and adoptive youth, and children who have experienced trauma, working in both clinical and school settings, LGBTQIA+ youth, adults and families.
Sinead Doherty, CMCH
ASAP Family Therapist
Sinead holds a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and School Counseling, with a certificate in Grief, Trauma and Loss from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She has training including Child Centered Play Therapy, EMDR, SMART, and Phase I NMT certification. Her research and clinical experiences have focused on children with incarcerated parents, the juvenile justice system, foster and adoptive youth, and children who have experienced trauma, working in both clinical and school settings, LGBTQIA+ youth, adults and families.
