About Us

Lizy joined the staff in July 2016. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Lee University in Cleveland, TN, and an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lincoln Christian University in Lincoln, IL. Lizy grew up in Colorado and California before moving to Tennessee for her bachelor’s degree. She particularly enjoys working in the college setting and helping college students with a variety of mental health concerns. College students are at a unique time in life as they meld life and academics and she wants to help students navigate this season. Her previous clinical experiences include working at Lincoln Christian University Counseling Center and Heartland Community College Counseling Center in central Illinois. Lizy believes that developing a safe and accepting relationship is essential to the counseling process and she has experience working with a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, academic distress, grief, family issues, and trauma. Lizy is working towards licensure as a Professional Counselor. Lizy enjoys spending time with her husband and enjoying the beautiful outdoors when it isn’t too hot. She loves to paint, draw, and write during her free time.

Lacy joined the staff in fall 2017. She holds a B.A. in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina, a M.S. in Psychology from Augusta State University, and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Georgia. She began her professional career as the inaugural Coordinator of Suicide Prevention and Crisis Response at the Georgia Institute of Technology Counseling Center and developed a passion for working with college students with a wide variety of concerns. Lacy’s professional interests include suicide prevention and postvention, grief and loss, couples and relationships, group therapy, spirituality, and substance use concerns. She is a QPR Master Trainer, a trained Survivors of Suicide Loss group facilitator, and a past junior board member for the Georgia chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, adventuring outdoors, and planning fun surprises.

Bill enjoys working with students across the wide range of issues at the intersection of personal growth, mental health and academic success. He believes that giving oneself permission to find and follow one’s authentic passions is an important first step in living a vital, engaged and fulfilling life. Bill’s professional areas of interest are anxiety, health behavior change and LGBTQ issues. His approach to counseling and psychotherapy draws from cognitive behavioral, interpersonal and mindfulness theories. Bill completed his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his doctoral internship at the University of Florida Counseling Center. He is licensed as a Psychologist in Georgia and North Carolina. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Equality Clinic of Augusta and is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Augusta University/Medical College of Georgia Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior. He enjoys playing guitar badly, travel and laughter with friends and family. His favorite word is ''imagine'.

Professional Interests: Multicultural counseling competencies, multicultural organizational development, effects of oppression and discrimination on mental health, health and well-being of international students, women’s mental and physical health, identity development, and the mind-body relationship. Elena joined the Augusta University Counseling Center in August, 2015. Elena is originally from Macedonia. She has lived, studied and worked in the US since 1999. Elena has worked with individuals, groups and couples who have needed help with adjustment difficulties, identity development, physical health problems, depression, anxiety, life crises, life transitions, family of origin concerns, and problems in interpersonal relationships. Prior to moving to joining Augusta University, Elena worked as a staff psychologist at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh for seven years, and prior to that she lived in Muncie, Indiana where she was completed her predoctoral internship at the Ball State University Counseling Center. Prior to that, Elena lived in Auburn, Alabama while working on her doctoral degree, and had clinical experience in both the college counseling setting and community mental health setting. While working on her master’s degree in Edwardsville, Illinois, Elena obtained clinical experience in a hospital setting in Skopje, Macedonia. As a staff psychologist, Elena focuses on creating a collaborative and supportive relationship with the student and on empowering the student to discover and create resources and personal strengths to solve problems, make new meanings out of life circumstances and events, as well as advocate for him or herself in difficult situations. Academic Training: Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Auburn University, MA in Clinical-Adult Psychology from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, BA in Psychology from Graceland University. Personal Interests ; Elena likes the outdoors and walking. One of her hobbies is jewelry making and learning about gems and gemology. She finds it very important to have good communication with and to support her immediate family members who live in Macedonia.

A recent graduate of Augusta University, Traci Westin became a part-time counselor in August 2017 after completing her master's of education in clinical mental health counseling. While she was in the counselor education program, Traci served as the graduate assistant, practicum counselor, and counselor intern at SCAPS. Before following her gifts of empathy and positive regard to the counseling field, she spent nearly two decades as a newspaper editor. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in mass communication from Winthrop University. As a counselor, Traci integrates her journalism background by helping her clients make meaning of their own stories. She considers it a privilege to walk alongside college students as they learn the significance of caring for their mental health, often for the first time. As a former college softball player, Traci has a particular interest in student athletes and the unique challenges they face as they strive to succeed on the playing field and in the classroom. Traci enjoys life in Augusta with her husband and rescue dogs. 

Kevin became an Associate Professional Counselor at SCAPS in 2018 after completing his Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology from Augusta University.  Before his position at Augusta University, Kevin worked with adolescents at a local private practice.  Kevin takes an eclectic, client-centered approach to psychotherapy.  He believes that each student presents with a unique life history and therefore requires an individualized approach that may span the many different modalities psychotherapy has to offer.  Most importantly, Kevin believes in the positive quality of the relationship between therapist and client, as this is one of the most consistent indicators of successful outcomes in psychotherapy.  Kevin has a specialty in working with adolescents who present with symptoms of anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, anger, stress, and adjustment difficulties.  Outside of being a therapist Kevin spends time with family, on a soccer field, working with wood, and growing food.

After practicing social work for about 5 years, Bayo returned for graduate studies at University of West Georgia, terminating in a specialist degree in Counseling and Supervision. In totality, Bayo has amassed over 15 years of experience serving students, families and their communities through clinical mental health work focused on improving functioning and fostering healthy development. Bayo’s treatment philosophy focuses on the principle that all people at their core, crave balance: Therapy and mental health treatment as a whole aim to broaden resilience and deepen self-understanding through insights and active learning. Bayo’s preferred treatment modalities are an integration of a humanistic orientation, creativity-based approaches and cognitive behavioral and solution-focused ACTIVE interventions. When Bayo isn’t doing clinical work, he is finding ways to laugh deeply with friends and family, exploring Star Wars media, playing racquetball or re-watching a UFC fight. 

Charlette joined the staff in August 2017. She graduated from Paine College in May 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and from Troy University in December 2010 with a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Management. She has worked previously in the field of Social Service as a Social Service Case Manager with the Department of Family and Children Services and as a Family Service Worker with CSRA EOA Head start. She has a heart for helping others which led her to the Augusta Care Pregnancy Center, a nonprofit organization. In January 2012, Charlette became a trained Volunteer for the Augusta Care Pregnancy Center. Several months later she obtained a position as an Office Associate. Charlette enjoys spending time with her two children. She loves to shop, travel, read and volunteer.

A recent graduate of Augusta University, LaSherrica Christian obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. During her undergraduate studies, LaSherrica worked at SCAPS as a work-study student. LaSherrica is an advocate for her community; during her free time she enjoys serving through her sorority and mentor group. LaSherrica has a heart for educating underprivileged communities.  When she’s not working and volunteering, LaSherrica enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and traveling.