Dr. Brian Cooke is a board-certified psychiatrist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders. He is focused on telemedicine appointments, which he finds patients appreciate for the flexibility and convenience, enabling them to receive treatments from where they are.

His favorite part of psychiatry is listening to his patients, which helps him work with patients and formulate a treatment plan. He has seen how untreated symptoms of mental illness can interfere with all the aspects of a person’s health. He finds it amazing to help patients recover and return to normal functioning. 

Dr. Brian Cooke views the doctor-patient relationship as a collaboration. For him, this is the foundation of clinical care and can have a profound impact on a patient’s recovery and relief from suffering. With a strong academic background, he can educate a patient on their treatment options and work with his patients to make positive changes. 

While focused on telepsychiatry and treatments utilizing medications, he recognizes not all patients will respond to medications alone or may struggle with side effects. He sees Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and esketamine nasal spray as two treatment options for depression that have proven effective for the right patients. 

Jasmine Kincaid is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, joining Mindful Health Solutions as a Psychotherapist. She specializes in working with teenagers and addressing adjustment, Depression, Anxiety, and Mood disorders with them. She approaches her style of therapy as a caring, warm conversation and activities to break up the conversation so that patients can grow in a different (and more creative) way. She is person-centered and strengths-based in her approach to therapy. She strives to be right beside each individual on their journey to increased mindfulness and growth. She utilizes cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, mindfulness-based counseling, and attachment theories in a relatable and more digestible context.

As a Psychotherapist, she believes that therapy is something that people need alongside whatever treatments they’re currently doing or starting to receive for their conditions. In her eyes, a collaborative approach to mental health when needed is the best way to go about treatment, because no one should settle with “almost” feeling better. In her experience, she learned “cold-turkey” medication use is not best for everyone, and alternative treatments like Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy and esketamine treatments, alongside therapy, provide the best results when working as a combination of treatment methods.

To Jasmine Kincaid, the ideal patient would be willing to build a therapeutic alliance to develop new skills and insights into their life, because they are the experts. They are willing to grow and implement change not only for each one-hour session but in day-to-day life where change matters. She hopes to work on a one-on-one basis with each patient, and ensure they have the tools they need, and that work best for them as an individual.

Leola D’Aversa is joining Mindful Health Solution’s Marietta clinic as a licensed professional counselor. She is passionate about working with teenagers and young adults suffering from depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues, and stress management.  

Her therapeutic style is collaborative, creative, empathetic yet straight forward, and easy-going. Leola utilizes various therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person Centered Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy when working with teenagers and young adults. Therapies like these alongside other medications and alternative treatments such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and esketamine can ensure patients find a path that works best for them as a unique individual.

Throughout her career Leola has often focused on family work when teenagers present with mental health concerns. She considers the family to be a system, where one failing part will result in the dysfunction of others. Leola aims to help individuals examine all parts of their lives, so that they can find healing and develop the necessary tools to withstand life’s stressors.  

Leola D’Aversa believes that each client travels a unique journey down the road to self-discovery.  Leola strives to assist individuals with making positive changes by tailoring her modalities to fit their specific needs, and by focusing on their strengths. By acknowledging patterns, breaking cycles, and restoring balance, individuals and families can greatly improve their quality of life.

Dr. Mark Hessenthaler’s array of experience includes psychopharmacology, Mindfulness Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia and nightmares. He enjoys collaborating with his patients to find the optimal modalities of treatment to assist in their recovery.

Dr. Hessenthaler first started utilizing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) while working for the Department of Defense. He was treating Active Duty Members with Major Depression refractory to antidepressant medications. Intrigued by the positive response his patients were having to TMS, he knew it was a treatment he wanted to incorporate further, as more research explored clinical disorders such as PTSD and OCD.

Margaret Foulk is part of our Marietta clinic team as a Licensed Professional Counselor. She typically likes to incorporate CBT, DBT, solution-focused therapy, and mindfulness in working with adults with Depression, Anxiety, Adjustment Disorder, and other mood disorders. She is also a certified rehabilitation counselor and specializes in working with individuals with all types of disabilities.

In her own words, her approach to therapy is authentic, warm, strengths-based, and collaborative. As a practitioner, she believes that the patient is the expert on their own life, and she views therapy as an opportunity for the patient to collect a myriad of tools with which they can heal themselves. She believes the therapeutic alliance is where healing starts and makes it the main goal to show up as her authentic self during each session. She strives to work with patients who are motivated to be active participants and are open to new ideas and techniques.

She joins Mindful Health Solutions because of our evidence-based practice and will be providing psychotherapy to our patients. She enjoys a patient-first approach and wants to work with patients to find what treatment option will work best for them. Margaret worked as a TMS technician prior to getting her Master’s degree, and watching how the treatment transformed people’s lives was exceptionally rewarding to her. She believes in the treatments and how they are minimally invasive, and offer a reduction in side effects compared to traditional medications.

Joy Mitchell is a Psychotherapist with a focus in Anxiety, Depression, Conflict management, Life transitions, Trauma, Women issues, and Post-partum treatment. She works with young adults, teens, families and couples. She is passionate about helping her clients navigate challenging times, discover their purpose, work through grief, figure out school/work and life balance, and develop healthy relationships.

As a Psychotherapist, she has had a lot of success helping her couples learn to fight fair, develop new tools to communicate, and rediscover what it’s important in the relationship. No topics are off-limits for her when it comes to talking with her patients and getting to the root of their situations and issues.

Joy Mitchell is committed to making sure each patient she works with gets the help they need, and the treatment knowledge that can help them along the way. Therapy alongside other treatments such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and esketamine can help give patients a wide variety of options in order to find what works best to help them as an individual.