Meet your Therapists
& Staff

Sonja Stewart has worked in various capacities as a clinician, community mental health, foster care, and private practice. Sonja obtained her undergraduate education at Mississippi College and her graduate schooling from Reformed Theological Seminary (Jackson) with a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling. Sonja deeply recognizes that each individual in life needs support of various kinds to help journey through life’s terrains.

As a therapist, Sonja values walking alongside others in their highs and lows, joys and sorrows, and even when life maybe feels like a plateau. She understands that we each go through various seasons in our lives and most times a supporting hand can make a positive difference.

Sonja works with individuals, couples, and families who may have experienced anxiety, depression, loneliness, emotional challenges, grief, relational growth, relational conflict, various traumas, situational or maturational crises, identity struggles, and the like. She provides in-person and teletherapy services depending on the clinical needs of the client.

Benjamin Wilson, LMFT, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in providing therapeutic services and results-oriented treatment plans. As a graduate of the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the University of Louisville, Benjamin provides individual, family and group therapy that covers array of issues from depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, stress management, and self-esteem. He has a passion in working with adolescents, and their parents, in addressing behavior problems, including disruptive and angry outbursts, inter/intrapersonal conflicts and trauma care, parenting strategies, ADD/ADHD, middle and high school transition periods, self-confidence, loss of a parent, bullying, impact of parents’ divorce, self-harm, and social engagements. Benjamin’s holistic approach to an adolescent involves the whole family in order to develop the best treatment, and his experience in the school systems is invaluable. A unique service Benjamin provides is home-based therapy which allows the child or parent the flexibility to stay home in a more familiar, comfortable environment.

Jim McGee is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Board Certified Chaplain and Ordain Presbyterian Minister who provides spiritually integrated therapy, pastoral counseling, and regular psychotherapy including solution focused therapy, DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy), CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), EMDR, ADD coaching, narrative therapy, dream work, depth psychology, and 12 step work. He has over 20 years of counseling and clinical experience covering major depression, anxiety, complicated grief, ADD/ADHD, PTSD, adolescent behavior problems, substance use/chemical dependency, and couples and family therapy. He brings a holistic approach to treatment and serves adults, adolescents, children, and families. As a musician and therapist, he works with clients through therapeutic music techniques including music composition, therapeutic recording, expressive percussion, healing song lyrics and spiritual song therapy. Jim holds a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Seminary, a Masters of Social Work form West Virginia University, and a M.A. in Folklore/Cultural Studies from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Barry Winstead is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Pastoral Counselor dedicated to the practice of spiritually-relationally-integrated psychotherapy. He holds a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Counseling from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, where he is also a member of the clinical faculty. With 20 years of clinical experience in working with family dynamics including couple/marital relationships of all ages, parenting issues, family trauma and crisis, children and adolescent therapy (covering issues like stress, anxiety, addiction, depression) and individual therapy, Barry’s passion and specialty focuses on a holistic approach to improve the individual and relationships. He has worked with issues involving depression, grief, loss, anger, and stress. In addition to his Clinical Director responsibilities, he brings his ministerial background to assist clergy and congregational care. He was also instrumental in designing Open Door Youth Services in southern Indiana and was a therapist for Family and Children’s First. Barry is married, has two daughters, enjoys playing golf (when he has time), the piano, singing, and spending time with family and friends.

Lucas Simpson received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Berea College and a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.  He enjoys working with individuals, couples, and families from various backgrounds and phases of life.  He is passionate about using his clinical skills to help clients tell their stories in a welcoming and safe space where they can be understood. His view of the therapeutic process is that it is a collaborative space where work can be made to create positive and impactful change.  His areas of focus include depression, anxiety, family and marital difficulties, stress, phase of life problems, and specialization in working with LGBTQ+ populations.  His approaches are informed by systems theory and include experiential, structural, narrative, Bowenian, and cognitive behavioral. In his free time, Lucas enjoys reading, playing board games, cooking, and spending quality time with family and friends.

In a special partnership with Inspired Psychological Services, Kilgore works with Rebekah Runyon who provides psychological testing for children and adolescents for ADHD, Specific Learning Disorders (e.g. dyslexia), and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Rebekah is a Licensed Psychological Practitioner (LPP) in the state of Kentucky and has been practicing psychology for over eleven years. She graduated from Spalding University with her BA in psychology in 2007 and from the University of Louisville with her M.Ed. In Counseling Psychology in 2010.

Psychological testing can help you and your child understand their unique strengths and differences leading to an accurate diagnosis. Each evaluation will also provide you with tools to help your child improve their mood, behavior, and functioning in the home, school, and community.

As the owner of Inspired Psychological Services, PLLC, Rebekah provides testing services and works with Kilgore when adolescents and adults need to address anxiety, depression, or trauma. Rebekah is a Christian and provides faith-based therapy to those interested.  Rebekah has been hand-crafted to help others and is humbled and honored when another invites her into their healing journey.

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