About Us

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Clinical Director 

Candice Primm, LCSW, IMHⓇ, has been a therapist since 2012. She received her Masters of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma. Candice was an elementary school teacher and librarian in Jenks Public Schools before becoming a therapist.

Candice has been endorsed as an Infant Mental Health Specialist through the Oklahoma Association of Infant Mental Health since 2015 and is a rostered Child Parent Psychotherapy clinician. Additionally, she is a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and practices reconciliation counseling.

Candice enjoys working with people of all ages. Her specialty is working with families with very young children, court-involved families, and anyone who has experienced trauma at any age.

Candice has a warm and friendly approach to therapy that includes multiple treatment modalities. She uses EMDR, cognitive behavioral therapies, mindfulness, and psychotherapy to create a treatment plan that meets each person’s unique needs. Candice has extensive experience including as a child therapist in difficult and complex cases.

Candice has a variety of life experience she brings to her work including teaching yoga and mindfulness, earning a black belt in karate and a blue belt in jiu jitsu, and dabbling in photography. She and her husband Matt are fur-parents of six rescue animals.

Julie R. Stoner, ET/P, Educational Therapist Professional, has 20+ years of teaching experience. After receiving a BS in Elementary Education from the University of Oklahoma, she taught 4th grade in Jenks, Oklahoma, and Andover, Kansas.

When her oldest child was identified as Twice-Exceptional, she decided to begin homeschooling. Homeschooling broadened her awareness of learning differences and ignited a passion for empowering neurodiverse kids and cultivating community for them. In 2016, she founded a 501(c)(3) in Wichita, Kansas, for marginalized populations that centered neurodiverse kids, Sparks Ignite Inc.

During the pandemic, Julie moved back to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, to be closer to family. She earned a Master of Education from Augustana University specializing in Special Populations and Student Support and completed a 1,500-hour internship with the Association of Educational Therapists. Since 2021, Julie’s career has focused exclusively on Educational Therapy including Executive Functioning Coaching and Special Education Advocacy. Julie is a professional member of the Association of Educational Therapists, The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, and The Therapist Neurodiversity Collective. She is a certified ADHD Educator and Executive Function Coach. She has experience and training as a Special Education Advocate.

Julie’s practice celebrates neurodiversity and thinks outside the box. Committed to cultivating educational equity, Julie uses a student-driven, neuro-affirming, and holistic approach to empower students of all backgrounds and abilities. Julie prioritizes learner profile work, self-awareness, empowerment, and advocacy.

Julie lives in Broken Arrow with her partner, John, two kids, two cats, two dogs, a snake, and dozens of monarch butterflies in the summer. She is an artist and wannabe gardener. When she’s not working, she prefers to be under the open sky, immersed in nature, and soaking up the sun, or binging cooking shows on the couch.

Rashmi Singh, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor who is dedicated to working with children and families experiencing mental health challenges. She is passionate towards understanding the emotional and cognitive development in children and motivated to provide psychotherapy services for healing to children, adolescent, and young adults. She has more than three years of experience serving individuals and families affected with mental health challenges and complex traumatic experience, including but not limited to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, PTSD, foster care challenges, issues affecting families related to divorce, domestic violence, and parent-child interaction.

Rashmi obtained her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Oklahoma State University in 2020. She also holds a Master’s and Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences and has performed her post-doctoral research work at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, OK. Her research work studying impact of sports related concussion on mental and cognitive health of young adults and her experiences as a volunteer for children in Tulsa local communities motivated her to purse clinical work as a licensed mental health counselor with a goal of guiding children, adolescents, and their families affected by mental health challenges.

Rashmi aims for a holistic and culturally-sensitive, client-centered approach to psychotherapy. She believes that each child and their family’s circumstances are unique. With support of a personalized therapeutic approach and the involvement of family, clients can work through their mental health issues towards healing. Her approach is guided by her doctoral and post-doctoral background in biomedical sciences and neuroinflammation. She focuses on establishing a therapeutic relationship to provide mental and emotional healing using interventions based on current developments in the field of psychology and neurobiology. Rashmi is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and Sandtray therapy. She incorporates therapeutic approaches including trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy, mindfulness, yoga and breathing exercises, polyvagal/psychosomatic, and interactive play in her practice.

Rashmi grew up in India, but came to USA in the year 2003 with her family and has called Tulsa home since 2004. She enjoys reading, knitting, traveling, gardening, learning languages, walking with her dog, and participating in fast walking races. Rashmi is an avid gardener and feels that counseling is similar to gardening. She believes that each person is unique and, in a secure environment when willing to work towards self-healing, has the potential to grow into an emotionally, intellectually, and socially mature and compassionate individual.

Lydia Gentges, LPC, holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Oklahoma State University, and a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Oklahoma State University. She has a diverse set of experiences working with children and adults in different settings including a wide range of issues.

Lydia enjoys seeing the magic that play therapy and artistic expression can bring to clients. She has attended various trainings on play therapy, and is currently working toward Registered Play Therapist licensure in the near future. Lydia has worked with children, teenagers, and adults with issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, self-esteem, and peer relationship/social skills issues. She enjoys seeing the change that safety and healing can bring to clients when they are able to fully be themselves without judgment and to develop their own insight, healing, and ability to communicate their own emotions.

In her spare time Lydia enjoys family time with her husband, son, and daughter, and occasionally engaging with various forms of artistic expression, such as coloring, drawing, and painting. She enjoys swimming when weather permits, and generally taking advantage of opportunities to play and be a “kid.”  

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 "Hi There! Let me start by saying that I’m very proud of you for taking this step. It is no easy task to enter into a counseling relationship, so whether this is your first time or you have engaged in services before, I believe you came to the right place. As Ecclesiastes teaches us, for everything there is a season and a time for every matter. If this is your time of weeping or your time of laughing, your time of mourning or your time of joy, your time of silence or your time to speak, I would be honored to sit beside you through it all."

Zaire Archuleta, LPC-C, holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Belize and received her Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Oral Roberts University in 2021. Zaire was a high school teacher for two years, where her passion for empowering and motivating others to achieve their goals was nurtured, and her empathy for broken relationships and family issues pointed her toward joining people on their path of pain, their commitment to self-exploration, and their courage to grow.

She has worked with diverse issues, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance use, life transitions, and women’s issues. Zaire is trained in evidence-based therapies, and her warm and culturally-sensitive approach is integrated into each session, where she utilizes a holistic approach to combine ideas and techniques to fit the unique needs of the client.

In her spare time, Zaire and her husband, Antonio, enjoy weekend hikes through nature parks, renting a boat on the lake or relaxing on the nearest beach, and traveling and connecting with family and friends from around the world, including the Azores, Belize, England, Israel, Myanmar, and many states across the country.

John R. Miller, LPC, has practiced mental health therapy for almost a decade. He earned his Master's Degree in Christian Counseling from Oral Roberts University in 2012, where he performed practicum hours at a Tulsa area alcohol and drug addiction recovery center.

Before becoming a therapist, John taught English at Union Public Schools for 20 years, of which eight of those years were also spent coaching basketball and boy's tennis. While at Union Schools he was a facilitator for the Adventure Ropes Course, smoking cessation facilitator, and led drug and alcohol education courses for students and parents for the Union school district.

John earned his Bachelor's Degree in Secondary English Education and Physical Education from Missouri Southern State University, where he also served as an assistant coach with Men's Varsity Basketball.

John has experience in adult therapy, as well as with couples, family, and children. John currently accepts patients ages 13 years and older. In addition to individual and couples therapy, he provides outpatient substance and addiction therapy. John is experienced with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), trauma-focused CBT therapy, and Motivational Enhancement Therapy. He is also certified to conduct anger management counseling.

John is a native Oklahoman who grew up in Waukomis, a small wheat-farming community near Enid. He has lived in the Tulsa area for 27 years with his spouse, Mary Lou. John is the father of four children and grandfather to six grandchildren. He enjoys science fiction and superhero movies, music, and motorcycles.

Allison R. Burke, LCSW, has worked in the field of social work since 2004 when she received her bachelor’s degree. In 2015, she completed the Master of Social Work program at the University of Oklahoma. Allison’s experience includes child maltreatment research, medical and housing case management, and clinical therapy. She has experience with both adults and children in these areas.

Allison’s approach to therapy is to promote resilience and healing through a therapeutic partnership. She is an endorsed Infant Mental Health Specialist with specialized trainings focused on reducing long-term effects from trauma and insecure attachment. Allison has been trained in the following modalities: reflective supervision, Child Parent Psychotherapy, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trust-Based Relational Intervention, Circle of Security, Theraplay, Incredible Years, and Trauma Play Therapy.

Allison has lived in the Tulsa area most of her life. She and her husband are parents to a son and enjoy having more pets than there are people in their home. Allison and her family enjoy playing video games, watching movies, escaping into reading, and hiking at Turkey Mountain.