SMITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, LLC
Changing Lives From the Inside Out
615-933-8772
Meet Our Therapists & Staff
Jessica LeAnn Smith,
CEO, MS, LPC-MHSP
Approved Clinical Supervisor
My greatest joy at Smith Behavioral Health and Wellness is serving my community especially those of the BIPOC community and creating space for clients and budding, growing, therapists to be great at their gift.
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Contact Me @ jessicasmith@smithbhw.com
Ashley Shelley, LPC-MHSP
Chief Operating Officer
Contact Me @ashelley@smithbhw.com
Avriele Williams
Lead Clinical Therapist
Avriele is the Lead Clinical Therapist at SmithBHW in addition to seeing clients. She oversees all of the day to day processes of therapists as well as the hiring of new therapists.
Avriele offers virtual therapy only. She enjoys working with women and men of color. She especially enjoys working with women adjusting to motherhood and postpartum. Avriele sees clients age 16 and up. Her therapeutic focus includes
anxiety, depression, substance abuse, trauma, and life transitions.
Avriele uses person-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness training.
Contact Avriele at awilliams@smithbhw.com
Ronellis Tunstill, LPC
Program Coordinator
Ronellis is a person centered therapist who sees clients 18 and up. He also coordinates programs, workshops, and groups at SmithBHW.
Ronellis enjoys working with women, families, and the community at large. His therapeutic focus is anxiety, depression, substance abuse, trauma, and life transitions.
Ronellis enjoys using person-centered therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and EMDR to work with clients to reach their therapeutic goals.
Ronellis can be contacted at rtunstill@smithbhw.com
Marquita Adams
Therapist
Marquita enjoys working with clients age 10 and up. Her therapeutic focus includes anxiety, life transitions, depression, substance use and self esteem.
Marquita uses a variety of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution Focused Therapy. She believes the most important part of the therapeutic relationship is meeting the client where they are and tailoring sessions to meet specific needs and overall goals.
Contact Marquita at madams@smithbhw.com
Ayana Edmonson
Ayana is a person centered therapist who sees clients age 10 and up. She enjoys working with children, individuals, and couples. Her therapeutic focus is anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and family dynamics. She enjoys using person-centered therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy, and Behavior Modification to assist clients in therapy.
Contact Ayana at aedmonson@smithbhw.com
Diamond Cooper
Therapist
Diamond is a person-centered therapist and sees clients age 10 and up. She enjoys working with individuals specifically, children and women. Her therapeutic focus is anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. She enjoys using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), person-centered therapy, and mindfulness techniques to help her clients reach their therapeutic goals.
Contact Diamond at dcooper@smithbhw.com