Ondria Spivey , LPC-MHSP

Ondria Spivey is a Licensed Professional Counselor - Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP) with 24 years of clinical experience working with individuals and families across the lifespan. She has provided care in inpatient, residential, and outpatient settings and has supported clients from childhood and adolescence through adulthood and geriatric stages. Her leadership roles have included serving as Clinical Director for a residential treatment center for children and youth and later as Clinical Director for an outpatient counseling center, and she currently maintains an independent practice.

Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, relationships and family issues, grief and loss, career questions, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD. She also focuses on matters related to adoption and foster care, family of origin dynamics, fertility struggles, forgiveness, and discovering life purpose. Ondria integrates evidence-based methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to tailor care to each person’s needs.

As a follower of Christ, Ondria finds personal strength and guidance in her faith and offers faith-informed support for clients who share that conviction or are open to exploring spiritual resources. At the same time, she values useful concepts from modern psychology and uses them alongside spiritual practices when appropriate. She emphasizes reconciliation and healthy connection in relationships, believing that thriving relationships - with others and with God for those who seek it - are central to emotional well-being. Ondria is committed to collaborating with each person to identify meaningful, practical approaches that promote greater peace and more joy in daily life.

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