ABOUT
Calming Wind Counseling Services, LLC is a group mental health private practice located at 9023 Forest Hill Ave in the Bon Air, VA area. We are a team of licensed mental health professionals who are driven to provide effective and humanistic counseling.
Through the use of evidence based practices Calming Wind Counseling Services providers utilize individual, couples, group, and family strengths to assist clients in building successful and enjoyable lives.
Calming Wind Counseling Services, LLC provides outpatient therapy, telemental health, clinical supervision, clinical consultation, and clinical education services. Through these services Calming Wind Counseling Services, LLC promotes the growth and development of clients, clinicians in training, and fellow clinicians.
OUR TEAM
Jonathan Ugalde, LPC
Executive Director of Operations and Finance & Therapist; Co-Founder
Jon is a trauma informed, person-centered, and systemic therapist believing in the power our experiences and relationships have on us. Jon’s clinical experience has been with those who are going through “Life’s Transitions” while working in substance use clinics, wilderness programs, community based mental health agencies, and outpatient therapy practices.
Hours:
Monday & Wednesday:
5:00pm-8:00pm
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday:
5:30pm-8:30pm
Saturday:
9:00am-12:00pm
Email:
jugalde@calmingwindcounseling.com
Robin Fore Martin, LPC
Therapist & Board Approved Clinical Supervisor (Telehealth Only)
Robin Fore Martin is a licensed professional counselor who is certified in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and is a Board Approved Clinical Supervisor. Robin believes in meeting people where they are with their mental health and substance use needs while providing strategies and techniques to help them move in the direction of their choice.
Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday:
9:00am-11:00am
Tuesday:
9:00am-11:00am;
6:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday:
Call for Availability
Email:
rforemartin@calmingwindcounseling.com
Cortney Zeigler Ugalde, LPC
Executive Director of Branding and Logistics & Therapist;
Co-Founder
Cortney is a passionate and motivated person centered therapist who pulls from the strengths of relationships to help clients’ develop motivation, and coping skills through the use of person centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy. Cortney’s clinical experience working in group emergency foster care and community based mental health agencies has helped strengthen her passion for helping others develop respectful and caring relationships with each other.
Hours:
Monday & Wednesday:
5:00pm-8:00pm
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday:
5:30pm-8:30pm
Saturday:
9:00am-12:00pm
Email:
czeigler@calmingwindcounseling.com
Ashlyn Dimmick, LPC
Clinical Director & Therapist
Ashlyn is a licensed professional counselor with experience coming from community based services. Ashlyn has a experience with a wide variety of mental health needs, especially depression, anxiety, and trauma. She works with clients ages 13 and older, as well as families and couples. She emphaizes learning and using skills that are effective for each individual client to meet their goals. She uses a combination of person-centered, CBT, and DBT within a trauma-informed approach.
Full Biography
Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday:
3:00pm-7:00pm
Saturday:
Call for availability
Email:
adimmick@calmingwindcounseling.com
Joanna Smith, LPC
Therapist (Telehealth Only)
Joanna Smith is a licensed professional counselor dedicated to increasing access to mental health care by providing counseling services online. The therapy provided stems from a holistic theoretical orientation primarily based on cognitive-behavioral therapy and person-centered theory. Joanna has a relaxed, friendly approach and believes everyone is capable of experiencing more joy through simple, practical steps.
Hours:
Monday & Wednesday:
9:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday:
9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday:
Call for Availability
Email:
jsmith@calmingwindcounseling.com
Destiny Douglas, LPC
Therapist
Destiny is a licensed professional counselor and certified substance abuse counselor who is passionate about cultural humility, as well as identity affirming and accessible mental health services. Destiny believes that the goal of therapy is to provide clients with a safe, nonjudgmental, and validating place to develop and enhance skills that increase clients’ capacity to cope with life’s ongoing stressors.
Full Biography
Hours:
Monday Through Friday:
6pm-9pm
Saturday:
10am-4pm
Email:
ddouglas@calmingwindcounseling.com
Ernest Swanson, LPC
Therapist
Ernest is a licensed professional counselor who comes from a background working community mental health services such as mental health skill building in Southwestern Virginia. Ernest is passionate about helping others and is looking forward to helping those in his local area gain access to outpatient therapy services through telehealth.
Full Biography
Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday:
9:15am-12:15pm
Saturday:
Call for availability
Email:
eswanson@calmingwindcounseling.com
Hayley Dodd, LPC
Therapist
Hayley is a licensed professional counselor who is coming from the Washington D.C. area to provide outpatient therapy services via telehealth. Hayley has a lot of experience in outpatient therapy and we are excited to be welcoming her to the team.
Full Biography
Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday:
9:15am-12:15pm
Saturday:
Call for availability
Email:
hdodd@calmingwindcounseling.com
Christine Vazquez, ATR-BC
ATR-BC & Group Leader
Christine Vazquez is a ATR-BC who has years of experience of being a Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina. Christine is a Certified Mind Body Medicine Practitioner who loves encouraging others to use imagination and relaxation for healing. She has worked as an ATR-BC for ten years in many different settings.