Carolina is a bilingual Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. In a safe environment of compassion, curiosity, and empowerment, Carolina assists you with strategies to increase self-awareness, address the root causes of your difficulties, and adopt new approaches to your life situations, so you can become a healthier version of yourself. Her interventions are tailored to each client’s needs and goals. She is determined to implement effective psychotherapy techniques and/or sound biblical principles to instill skill development, restoring mind-body-spirit connection, and trauma resolution.

Originally from Peru, Carolina is fluent in Spanish and English, and earned her Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Ashland Theological Seminary. Carolina is a member of the American Counselors Association (ACA) and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC).

Carolina enjoys working with individuals and couples impacted by depression, anxiety, PTSD, sexual abuse, adjustment, marital conflict, and grief/loss. She takes an integrative approach that includes evidence-based psychological techniques and/or Biblically-sound interventions depending on the client’s preference and goals. It is essential to keep in mind that therapy is not a quick fix: therapy is a healing process that needs collaboration, participation and investment from the client and caregiver alike. Nevertheless, in the end, making small changes can bring transformational results.

Marisol is the owner of Peaceful Counseling and Therapy. She is a Latinx bilingual (English/Spanish) and bicultural Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Marisol creates a collaborative, warm, and non-judgmental environment where clients feel empowered with tools and at peace with their stories. She believes that it is an honor and privilege to join her clients through their healing process. Marisol uses a person-centered and strengths-based approach while helping you navigate through your experiences and feelings. She specializes in helping survivors of trauma and those with chronic illnesses. Marisol has a special interest in helping clients with medical-related traumas and/or chronic illness-induced trauma. Marisol’s story of resilience in overcoming her adversities and living with multiple chronic illnesses are the driving forces behind her work. She has a passion for destigmatizing mental health, chronic illness, trauma, and disabilities. Marisol practices cultural humility and is committed to inclusivity, anti-racism, and is LGBTQIA+ affirming. 

Marisol is a New York City native and relocated to North Carolina in 2017. She earned her Master of Social Work degree from New York University, where she concentrated in integrated health care and evidenced-based modalities. Marisol graduated cum laude from the City University of New York, Herbert H. Lehman College where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. She has experience providing services in various settings including community outpatient agencies, primary care settings, and private practice. During her spare time, Marisol enjoys practicing mindfulness, playing her singing bowls, creating floral arrangements, and spending time with her husband, daughter Moon, and 3 dogs (Píto, Snoopy, and Bear).

Juan Prandoni was born in Argentina and moved to Winston-Salem when he was 10. He did undergraduate studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and then entered UNC-Greensboro’s Clinical Psychology PhD program after taking some time off to backpack through Patagonia and live in NYC. He has a strong ethnic identity as an Argentine, so he has been militant about maintaining his Spanish language, using it during his clinical work.

When Juan was 18, he did an internship in the child and adolescent inpatient unit at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, which pushed him toward wanting to work with more severe mental pathologies. This experience also made him want to shoot for a Ph.D.. Juan completed his predoctoral internship at Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth NJ. 

Juan enjoys working with adolescents, adults, and their families in a culturally responsive manner. This means that he uses the knowledge he has gained as a psychologist and cultural researcher, as well as his experiences as an immigrant. While his approach to therapy incorporates a larger understanding of systems and social justice, he takes the time to get to know his clients as individuals. He seeks to empower his clients to harness their inner strengths and passions to live life according to their values.

In his free time, Juan enjoys playing and watching soccer — he’s a huge Liverpool fan — backpacking, and hanging out with his cats, Francis and Clara.

Dr. Calix-Hughes attended Louisiana State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (2002), and Masters of Social Work degree (2004). She then went on to earn her Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (2009). She has her clinical license to practice in North Carolina (Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW).

Dr. Calix-Hughes has worked with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples in a variety of settings all presenting with a wide array of therapeutic needs. She has worked in outpatient settings specializing in intensive in-home services, family preservation services, crisis work with high acuity patients in need of stabilization, and outpatient work with the entire lifespan from children to older adults. She also has experience in a residential and partial hospitalization setting specializing in the treatment of eating disorders and co-morbid disorders.

Dr. Calix-Hughes is fluent in Spanish which has allowed her to provide therapeutic services to the growing Latinx community in North Carolina. Her treatment methods are selected based on the client's presenting issues/needs, assessment data, and evidence-based practices. She utilizes a strength-based approach, commonly using cognitive and behavioral therapeutic modalities (i.e., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Solution-focused Therapy, Mindfulness-based therapy, among others), skills training, and education in her work with clients.

In addition to clinical experience, Dr. Calix-Hughes also has experience as a researcher. Her graduate and doctoral research focused on the psychometric reliability and validity of clinical tools measuring social support; educational outcomes for abused and neglected youth in out-of-home care; child welfare; and policy/program evaluation. As part of her studies, she gained experience teaching at the graduate level, presenting at conferences, and publishing.