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Meet Our Clinicians Chris Aiken, MD, Director Dr. Aiken is a psychiatrist who specializes in both
psychotherapy and medication. He began
his career as a research assistant at the National Institute of Mental Health
in 1993. From there he went on to complete medical school at Yale
and residency at Duke University Medical Center. He has pursued additional education at centers throughout the
world including the Menninger Clinic, Queen’s
Square of London, and Cornell’s
Payne-Whitney Clinic and
Westchester Hospital.
In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Aiken is active in teaching and
research in psychiatry. He has
coauthored two educational books on psychiatry for medical students and has
published scientific papers on psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. He is the president of the Forsyth County
Psychiatric Association and serves as a Clinical Instructor at the Wake
Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Aiken directly supervises the work of other clinicians in
the practice. Matt Case, LPC, Therapist Matt Case invites clients to explore new ways of experiencing
and influencing their feelings, thoughts and interpersonal relationships. He
draws upon a variety of approaches — including Dialectical
Behavioral Therapy (DBT),
family systems, mindfulness and relaxation skills, psychodrama,
narrative and art-based techniques —which provide a menu of insight and
possibility. Matt received his graduate degree from Goddard College and has
worked in both community health and private practice settings. He has a
background in community and divorce mediation, journalism, music and
teaching, and is trained in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. Matt lives in
Winston-Salem with his wife and four children. Al Greene, LCAS, Therapist Al Greene has been a substance abuse therapist, educator and
trainer for over forty years, serving as a clinical consultant and trainer to
numerous programs at the regional, state and national level. He is a
Professor Emeritus at Appalachian State University, where he developed the
masters level curriculum in addictions counseling and implemented the
Counseling Services for Faculty and Staff in 1975, serving as one-fourth time
clinician until 2004. He was twice a recipient of the Order of the Longleaf
Pine and has been honored as the North Carolina Addictions Professional of
the year. Al believes in a wholistic, individualized treatment approach
with every client and is ever mindful and in awe of the miracle of recovery. Liat Handing, LMFT, Therapist Liat Handing strives to listen compassionately and find
flexible approaches for the unique situations individuals bring. She is
experienced in cognitive-behavioral therapy, which is
designed to help clients build skills to overcome depression and anxiety as
well as related conditions like obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar,
phobias and self-cutting. She works
with individuals, families, adults and adolescents. Liat holds a Master of Science from California State
University at Fullerton. Ann McCarty, Psychiatric Physician Assistant & Therapist Ann McCarty specializes in therapy, medication and lifestyle
approaches to mood disorders, including nutrition and mindfulness-based
stress reduction. Ann’s interest in therapy began in the medical field and grew
into a deep appreciation for the mind-body connection. She started her career as a clinician,
educator and researcher in the fields of dermatology and breast cancer at
Wake Forest University’s School of Medicine. While working there, she studied
at the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine and
trained in Carolyn Orr, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner & Therapist Carolyn Orr offers combined psychotherapy and medication
treatment. She holds a degree from the
University
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill where she studied psychiatric
medication and treatment in the three-year nurse practitioner program. She
completed advanced training in cognitive-behavioral
therapy at the international center for this therapy, the Beck Institute. |
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