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Page 13Class NotesTo have your information featured in “Class Notes,” pleasecontact Autumn Stephenson at astephenson@richmont.edu.Class of 1996Kathryn Larisey, MS, LPC, is in private practiceat the Biltmore in Atlanta, Georgia. She is aCandidate with the Inter Regional Society ofJungian Analysts and continues to specialize inJungian psychotherapy.Class of 1998Shea Lasiter, LPC, is starting her 7th year as aSchool Counselor at Newnan High School. Herhusband and two girls, Kara (4) and Emlyn (2)keep her busy!Class of 2005Danny Dieringer, MAPC, completed a Ph.D. inCounseling Psychology and Human Systems fromFlorida State University in April of 2012. He hasrecently started a Forensic Psychology Fellowship atWest Central Georgia Regional Hospital inColumbus, GA.Whitney (Westlein) Johnson,MAMFT, was recently honored to bevoted “Best Therapist in the Triangle”for the second year in a row by the TheIndependent Weekly Newspaper ofRaleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Shethanks Richmont for equipping her tobe a difference maker!Class of 2007Teresa Johnston, MA, LPC, is the FoundingDirector of the Center for Young Adult Addictionand Recovery at Kennesaw State University. Teresahas successfully implemented a program for studentsin recovery from addiction and has expanded theirservices to include Addiction Education andresearch in young adult addiction recovery.Class of 2008Joe Bucha, LPC, opened a new counselingpractice on May 1, 2012 in Athens, GA, StonegateCounseling Associates. Joining him in this newpractice are Phyllis Kiser, LAPC, and AmyBrooten, a 2012 Richmont alumna. Their practicewebsite is stonegatecounsel.com.Brandy (Nobles) Hall, MAPC, just receivedconfirmation that all of her licensing requirementshave been met for the state of TN, and she isofficially an LPC!Jessica Ringsmuth, MAPC, LPC,began a two year term with Mission tothe World in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia inMay of 2012. She is counselingchildren and families and also helpingto develop an internship program forpeople interested in learning aboutmercy ministry.Class of 2009Rachel Cobb, MAMFT, recently achieved licensureas an LMFT, LPC, and NCC. Rachel currentlyworks as a therapist with Georgia HOPE in Dalton,GA. She and husband, Ryan, welcomed their firstdaughter, Lillian Rae, in May 2011.Phillip Costa, MAPC, LAPC, is in private practiceat StressCare Counseling in Athens, Georgia, andin January 2011, he took an additional position ata recovery program that serves chronicallyhomeless males that have a substance abuse andmental health diagnoses where he providescounseling and supervision to staff. This August2012 the LPC forms will be submitted, and hisdaughter, Grace Laura Costa, will be one year old.He and his wife, Rebecca, are expecting theirsecond child in February 2013.Lorrie Slater, MAMFT, married in July of 2009.She began work on her Ph.D. in June of 2011. Sheis currently anticipating the completion ofpaperwork to receive her LPC in August of 2012!Lindsay Taylor, MAMFT, started a satellitelocation of a non-profit counseling center,Dayspring Center for Christian Counseling, inOwens Cross Roads, Alabama.Class of 2010Laura Cunningham, MAPC has completed herintensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapyand has been working as a DBT therapist for thepast year and a half. In September, she was part ofa team of therapists opening a new DBT program,in partnership with Peachtree PsychiatricProfessionals in Buckhead. They provide a full,protocol-based DBT Program for individuals andfamilies from Middle School to late adult.Laura Johnson, MAMFT, would like to share thebirth of her son, Franklin Davis Johnson, on March25, 2011. Frank and Laura are the proud parents.Kim McMillan is celebrating2 years at Trillium SpringsCounseling, where she specializesin Mood Disorders, AnxietyDisorders, Healing of the InnerChild, and Christian Counselingwith spiritual formation/direction.She also facilitates a NO COSTBipolar Disorder Support Group each week atTrillim Springs, which is open to those in thecommunity who need a safe place to connect withothers diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.Kelli Willard, MAMFT, is happy to announce thatshe became a mother on July 19, 2012 (a monthearly!) to Jarett Xavier Willard, who weighed 5lbs3.6oz and measured 18 inches long at birth.Mommy and Daddy feel humbled and blessed towelcome their son into the world.Class of 2011Hayne Steen, MAMFT, believes Richmont hasprepared him for a lifetime of ministry withfamilies in private practice at Elbow TreeCounseling and has tenderly equipped him for thequiet work of spiritual formation with ministryand marketplace leaders at The SoulCare Projectas their Director of Counseling & Care. Haynewould like to thank the Richmont faculty andgenerous partners for not only investing andforming him but also the many people he now willcome into contact with on a daily basis.Erin Rayburn, MAMFT, iscurrently in private practice as amarriage and family therapisttreating people with eatingdisorders and a myriad of otherissues. Erin works alongside anintensive outpatient programfor Eating Disorders in thegreater Chattanooga area, offering DBT therapy,family therapy, and Equine Therapy. She also runsan Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Program onLookout Mountain, GA at Rock Bluff Stables.Amanda Eskridge, LAPC, serves as a therapist inprivate practice at the New Vision CounselingCenter, LLC.Herb Flanders, MSPC, began a new appointmentin June of this year as Pastor of the First UnitedMethodist Church of Thomaston, Georgia.Class of 2012Jody Buttram, MAMFT, is currently doing someadjunct teaching for Bryan College’s Adult andGraduate Studies program. Additionally, Jodyteaches the Cooperative Parenting classes at the TheTransformation and Lighthouse Counseling Centerwhere she was also recently hired to counsel parttime.Jody is excited about the opportunities thathave been presented since graduation.Hillary Greene Ely, MAPC, recently married onJune 23 of this year and is currently living inRoswell, GA. Hillary works at Peachford Hospitaland her husband, Justin, is the Community Lifepastor at Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church.Megan Hobby, MAMFT, completed her Richmontdegree in the spring of 2012 and is currently seeingclients at The Relationship Therapy Center as anindependent practitioner in Chattanooga.Stan Hoover, MA, is in private practice at TapestryPsychological Association in Marietta, GA whilealso pursuing a doctoral degree in counseloreducation and supervision at Mercer University.Haley Gage, MA, LAPC, is currently workingwith {Simplified} Life Solutions as an adolescentand young adult counselor.Ben Merrill, MAMFT, has been blessed with twoawesome jobs. Ben has been hired as a therapist atLaurel Heights Hospital and joined TrilliumSprings Counseling private practice.Lori Seyfried, MAMFT, started a private practiceout of her family physician husband’s office,allowing for great coordination of care- and rentalrates! Her first grandchild, Lily, is due October 12 th .