About Arise Counseling and Coaching
We Believe
Counseling and Coaching Should Be Transformational
At Arise, our counselors and coaches are transformational. They’re highly gifted, intuitive, and deeply committed to creating a space where you feel safe, seen, understood, and supported, while also helping you create meaningful, lasting change.
We believe healing is about more than managing symptoms or getting through what’s hard. It’s about getting to the root, understanding the deeper wounds, beliefs, patterns, and experiences that have shaped how you feel, relate, respond, and move through the world.
Our goal is to help you heal what’s underneath the struggle, break free from patterns that no longer serve you, reconnect with who you really are, and build greater freedom, confidence, connection, and joy in your life and relationships.
Some of our therapists are also trained coaches, allowing us to integrate the depth of therapy with the forward movement and empowerment of coaching. We meet you with compassion and warmth, while also challenging and equipping you to move beyond simply coping or surviving.
We don’t just want to help you feel better. We want to help you heal, grow, and become more fully who you were created to be.
Therapy
- Address a specific challenge
- Break through stuck patterns of thinking and behaving
- Resolve personal, relational, or professional struggles
- Experience healing and wholeness
- Feel emotionally supported
Life Coaching
- Clarify and achieve personal and professional goals
- Realize your full potential
- Create and enjoy a life you love
Leadership & Business Coaching
- Achieve personal, professional, and organizational goals
- Build a thriving business or career
- Enjoy the freedom, impact, and abundance you were made for
THE WAY WE SERVE
Our Core Values
We are guided by unwavering principles that shape the way we serve. At Arise, we are not just creating a community of healing—we are empowering a community of healers.
Proven Methodologies
We use proven, effective methodologies and ethical guidelines to guide our practice.
Safe Space
We meet people where they’re at and provide a safe, inviting environment filled with grace & mercy.
Authenticity & Integrity
We model strong moral principles and practice authenticity in our lives and relationships.
Unwavering Faith
We have an unwavering faith in Christ that guides our decisions and actions.
Live Aligned
We live and lead aligned with Godly truth and hold ourselves accountable as careful stewards of the people and resources entrusted to us.
Heart-Centered
We are a heart-centered, Spirit led, Kingdom minded, and purpose driven organization serving individuals, families, and our community.
Community
We are creating a community of healing and transformation and empowering a community of healers and transformers.
THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF CARE
Our Commitment to Excellence
At Arise, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of care and service.
Partnership
We partner with our clients to restore wholeness so they can Thrive in Freedom and Fullness in life and work.
Specially Trained
We are a team of specially trained clinicians with deep insight & practical experience that transforms lives.
Collaborative
We provide individualized attention with a supportive, collaborative team approach.
Faith-Based
We are a clinically sound, Christian practice that integrates Biblical truth and principles for healing and growth.
Safe
We create a safe, loving, and growth-focused atmosphere and welcome people of all faiths and backgrounds.
Healthy & Heart-Centered
Our team is healthy, competent, growth-minded, heart-centered, and Spirit-led.
Licensed & Certified
Our Team
Connie Jones
MA, LPC, CPCS
Licensed Professional Counselor, Clinical Supervisor, Life Coach, Business Coach
Valerie Jackson
MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Andra Prowant
CADC-1
Certified Life Coach
Kelsey Newcome
MA, APC
Associate Professional Counselor
Erin Nash
MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Grace Heus
MA
Master’s Level Therapist
Dr. Judy Bruce
PhD, MS, LPC
Splankna Master Practioner
Ally Malik
Practice and Patient Care Coordinator