Savannah Chavez, LPC- MHSP

Savannah is a Licensed Professional Counselor who graduated from Richmont Graduate University with an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and certificates in trauma counseling and marriage and family therapy.

Savannah works with children ages 3 and up, adolescents, and families. Savannah’s passion for working with children, adolescents, and families centers around her desire to help those who are hurting process their story and reach a place of healing. She has experience working with children with ADHD and behavioral problems as well as other issues such as trauma, abuse, divorce, life transitions, depression, and anxiety. Savannah is pursuing further education in play therapy, the modality most often used when working with her younger clients. Savannah has also completed training in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a modality to use when working with children who have experienced traumatic life events. When working with older individuals, Savannah prefers to utilize Person-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques.

For more information about Savannah and her counseling services, please call our administrative office during regular business hours.

Stephanie Johnson LPC-MHSP

Stephanie is a Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider Certification in Tennessee. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at Bryan College in Dayton, TN in 2014 and her Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA in 2016. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and the American Counseling Association. She served as an intern with The Transformation Center in Chattanooga providing individual and couples counseling as well as co-facilitating the adolescent and men’s AILS (Abuse Intervention with Life Skills) groups. For nearly three years, she served on a Chattanooga Treatment Foster Care team providing therapeutic services to various children and their families across East Tennessee. She aids individuals, couples, and families ages 6 to 96 from all walks of life utilizing multiple counseling techniques from Cognitive Behavioral and Family Systems Therapy models. She has experience with areas of depression, anxiety, bipolar, trauma/post-traumatic stress, abuse, life transitions/stressors, grief, marriage/family conflict, anger management, and parent/child conflict (parenting/co-parenting).

Stephanie was born and raised in the Tennessee Valley and calls the mountains of Dayton, TN home where she lives with her husband, son, and fur-baby (cat). She loves small town life and the beautiful web of support it provides. She believes in the healing power of connectedness and how all creation was beautifully made to be in community with one another. She believes wholeheartedly in spreading God’s Love through helping individuals find healing through connection within themselves, with others, and in Him. She believes life is an adventure filled with trials, triumph, tears, and laughter and feels blessed to have the opportunity to walk alongside others during their time in therapy.

For more information about Stephanie and her counseling services, please contact our administrative office during regular business hours.

Leslie Kay – MA., LPC-MHSP

Leslie is a licensed professional counselor and mental health service provider in the state of Tennessee. She received her Bachelor of Science in Addiction Counseling from Grand Canyon University in 2010 and her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Southern Adventist University in 2014. Leslie has enjoyed practicing in a variety of clinical settings, including community mental health, correctional rehabilitation, inpatient addiction recovery, university student support services, and most recently in telehealth counseling. She has experience helping clients with stress and anxiety, depression, motivational and quality-of-life concerns, attachment wounds, relationship issues, self-esteem and self-confidence, spiritual abuse, developmental/stage-of-life concerns, spiritual/meaning-of-life concerns, identity development and addiction recovery. 

Her integrated approach to counseling is strengths-based, trauma informed and highly individualized, and includes elements of motivational enhancement, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and psychodynamic and attachment theories. She is currently enrolled in a graduate certificate program in Learning Differences and Neurodiversity at Landmark College.

For more information about Leslie and her counseling services, please contact our administrative office during regular business hours.

Dedra Spradling, M.A., LPC-MHSP

Video Sessions available for Tennessee residents-request when setting appointment.

Dedra is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Tennessee, where she is also a Mental Health Service Provider. Dedra received her Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the Pentecostal Theological Seminary in 2014. Undergraduate studies resulted in a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Over 10 years later of working in law enforcement and with Juvenile Justice Youth, Dedra became determined to help children, youth, and families learn alternative choices to address the issues that often lead them to the Justice System, so she pursued her counseling education. From 2012 to 2014, she utilized an internship to provide individual, family, marriage, and group counseling. Immediately following graduation, Dedra began working in community mental health where she remained until she joined the Transformation team in March of 2017.

Dedra was born and raised in Dayton, Tennessee, where she currently resides with her husband (and best friend), and youngest son who is an undergraduate.  Dedra’s love for her husband and son is only surpassed by her love for God and for serving Him. She and her husband are Disaster Response Chaplains, certified through Homeland Security and F.E.M.A. Dedra is proud of her hometown and is passionate about providing services that are needed to the wonderful people of Dayton. She uses a strengths-based approach in working with clients and helps the individual see their own potential. Dedra sees each of her clients through “Jesus lenses” as they walk through the door because Christ gave His life for that individual. She has experience with working with children, adolescents, and adults. Special interests include anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, young adult life transitions, and marital counseling.

For more information about Dedra and her counseling services, please call our administrative office during regular business hours.

Dr. Claude J Bowden – DMin, MACMHC

Do you feel misunderstood? I have personally experienced and overcome addiction, marital failure, spiritual uncertainty, and feelings of hopelessness. I understand the fear and anxiety that come with seeing no way out, like you are alone in your despair. My goal is to guide the individual, couple, or family to function effectively. Together we can take steps to achieve what you once believed to be impossible.

I have a doctor’s degree in ministry and a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. I use a foundation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with my clients, infused with tools from other evidence based practices. For those clients who have been disillusioned by religious organizations and are seeking healing, I also offer spiritual direction.

I am passionate about helping others reach their desired goals. The journey can be hard and frightening, but it is not hopeless. I find immense joy in helping my clients attain contentment, wellness, and peace.

Jackie Stanley – M.A.

Jackie received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regent University. She is a resident counselor at The Transformation Center and is working toward Tennessee licensure.

Jackie is passionate about helping people of all ages navigate the ups and downs of life. She is also passionate about family. She has a large, blended family of 8 children and 4 grandchildren. She is no stranger to suffering and loss and has many years of experience working cross-culturally in north Africa and among immigrants and refugee communities in the United States.

Jackie’s focus areas include trauma counseling, anxiety, depression, life transitions, self-esteem, grief, and recovery. Jackie is trained in EMDR and uses an eclectic therapeutic approach including Christian/biblical counseling, CBT, Family Systems, and DBT-informed therapy. She is continuing to seek training in areas of trauma intervention and play therapy.