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Vanessa Wilder, LCMHCS, LCAS-A
Clinical Director
Vanessa has been working as a liaison, advocate, and community support working with youth and adults for over 17 years. Vanessa began her journey as a behavioral support technician in 2007. Since, Vanessa has completed her Bachelor's degree at Peace College, later completing her Master's degree at Liberty University.
As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and a Certified Forensic Evaluator. Vanessa is also certified in Trauma Focused Therapy and provisionally licensed as a Clinical Addiction's Specialist. Vanessa has worked as a direct support, clinical coordinator, community based supervisor, outpatient therapist, and clinical director. Vanessa also provides Clinical Supervision for provisionally licensed clinical mental health counselors.
Vanessa has dedicated her life to helping others in any capacity she can, building upon strengths and developing areas of weaknesses. Vanessa has supported in developing youth emotionally and professionally, and supported parents through educational programs including Triple P Parenting.
Vanessa enjoys spending time with loved ones, traveling, and identifying opportunities for others' to thrive.
Madeline Pennington, LCSW-A
Madeline Pennington is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate (LCSWA) in the state of North Carolina and a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in the state of Louisiana. She obtained her Master’s and Bachelor's degrees in Social Work from Louisiana Christian University. She has experience working with children and adults in various mental health
settings.
Through her work at the Veterans Affairs Hospital, Madeline obtained a wide range of experiences: mental health, substance abuse treatment, primary care settings, and inpatient psych. She also has spent much time working with children providing mental health services in a school-based health center.
Madeline has always had a heart for helping others, and her desire to help led her to become a social worker. In her practice, Madeline takes a patient-centered approach, allowing the client to guide the goals they want to reach through therapy. Madeline meets with clients ensuring they have created an individualized treatment plan to help them reach their goals.
Madeline was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and recently moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She loves spending time with her friends, playing pickleball, and volunteering in the community.
Erich MacLaren, LCMHC-A
Erich is a licensed clinical mental health counselor associate (LCMHC-A). He received his Batchelor of Arts (B.A). in psychology from North Carolina State University in 2013 and his Masters in Education (M.Ed) in school counseling also from North Carolina State University in 2022. The past few years he started his counseling journey working within multiple school districts as a school counselor. Passionate about working with
children mostly adolescent ages but also looking forward to working with all people and backgrounds in this role.
Erich primarily has experience theoretically from person/client centered counseling and solution focused counseling. He also looks at different theories to create a holistic approach to counseling and is very open to different theories/approaches in counseling.
When not counseling Erich enjoys spending time with friends and family. Erich also is very much into sports and still plays a few and attends sporting events; mostly rooting for any NC State sport and his home state of Arizona professional teams.