“Therapy is often mistakenly viewed as an endeavor required of people who are experiencing some sort of deficit in their lives. This perspective could not be further from the truth. In fact, therapy is an effective way of gaining awareness, processing emotion, and ultimately altering the way in which a person shows up in the world.”

As a therapist, Rick’s work is informed by a humanistic approach that is person centered in nature. He operates from the belief that everyone is doing the best they can at any moment, given their available resources, and he strives to assist his clients in becoming more resourced in order to empower them to live in accordance with their ideal selves.

Rick’s areas of focus include the treatment of addiction, trauma, grief and loss, depression, anxiety for adolescents and adults, and assisting with difficult life transitions. Rick is trained in multiple therapeutic modalities to include cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectic behavioral therapy, as well as acceptance and commitment therapy. However he tends to rely heavily on experiential methods such as emotionally focused therapy, psychodrama, and brainspotting to assist clients in having a new experience of themselves, their relationships, and the world around them.

Gabrielle Neal-Barney, is NCCPA board-certified Physician Assistant with a certificate of additional qualifications in psychiatry. She graduated Suma Cum Laude from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and was a member of Alpha Chi honors fraternity. Gabi, as she is known to friends and family, then obtained her Masters of Medical Science from Methodist University in 2007.

Gabi is a dedicated and passionate psychiatric PA with experience with both inpatient and outpatient settings providing care to a wide variety of mental and behavioral health diagnoses. She has special areas of interest that include substance use disorders, trauma, PTSD, eating disorders, personality disorders, depression, anxiety, pharmacogenomic testing, and thought disorders.

She strongly believes in balancing and implementing medication management with a holistic approach to psychiatric health that includes therapy, exercise programs, mindfulness and meditation, social relationship improvement, nutrition, and sleep hygiene.