Our Team

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Alyson Davis, LMFT

Sister Circle Director and Therapist

Alyson (she/her) is a narrative therapist who believes in healing through storytelling — not reinventing individuals, but instead helping individuals reclaim themselves. Her identities are Black, cisgender, heterosexual, married, mother, stepmother, late-30s, spiritual, and from a middle-class military family originally from the southern region of the United States. In addition to narrative practices, she utilizes solution-focused, person-centered, collaborative, strengths-based approaches. Her work helps community members become their own allies.

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Kishara Joy Griffin, MSW

Sister Circle Therapist

Kishara (she/her) earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, minoring in sociology, from the University of Maine Farmington. She later received her master’s degree in social work from Boston University. Kishara is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), along with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). She is passionate about healing and working collaboratively to support meaningful change.

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Tianna Jordan, MS

Sister Circle Therapist

Tianna (she/her) is passionate about supporting diverse and underserved communities by offering inclusive, trauma-informed care with warmth and compassion. She views therapy as a space where healing is possible and where participants can honor life’s challenges. Tianna's integrative approach rooted in somatic practices, CBT, DBT, EFT, and attachment theory reflects her passion for racial and generational healing. She earned her M.S. in Mental Health Counseling from Longwood University in 2022.

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Grace Wint, MS

Sister Circle Therapist

Grace (she/her) is passionate about helping others find peace and embrace their authentic selves. She hopes to reduce the stigma of counseling in her community. Grace uses a holistic lens, leaning on mindfulness and trauma-informed theories. She believes people heal in relationships, making the therapeutic relationship vital in her practice. Grace offers a non-judgmental space of unconditional positive regard. She earned her MS in Counseling from UNC-Greensboro.

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Shelly Wood, LCSW

Interim Executive Director of the Mental Health Counseling Program

Shelly (she/her) serves as co-interim executive director, where leads the mental health counseling, resilience, and community partnership programs. A native of Charlottesville, she has 10 years of experience at the agency. Shelly is focused on ensuring the organization’s mental health programs are accessible, responsive, and rooted in a community care model of service, which meets our participants where they are and improves mental health outcomes.

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Juanika Howard, LPC

Therapist and Yoga Instructor

Juanika (she/her) received her BS from ODU in psychology and counseling and her MS in mental health counseling from Longwood. She utilizes eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, cognitive behavioral therapy, expressive art therapy interventions, and mindfulness in sessions. Juanika walks alongside community members on their journeys to increase supportive and creative resources that meet their needs, and is passionate about normalizing mental health and being in community with others.