Dr. Kristin Anderson, Psy.D., L.P., NCSP

**Sarah is taking new child and adult patients who have Medicaid plans (Healthy Connections Medicaid, First Choice by Select Health, Absolute Total Care, Molina) for assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders. **Sarah is not currently take new referrals for patients with Healthy Blue/Blue Choice and she is not in-network with Humana Medicaid.

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**Madelyn is not currently accepting new referrals for counseling. Her services are in-network for United Healthcare and out-of-network (OON) with all other commercial insurance at this time, although she is applying for in-network status with numerous insurance companies. She will accept patients using OON benefits or private pay  ($150 for the initial 90-minute diagnostic interview, $125 for ongoing 60-minute therapy sessions). Madelyn is a certified out of network provider with Tricare East.

Madelyn Bowman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in South Carolina. Madelyn received her Master of Science in Social Work degree from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Since graduate school, Madelyn has provided counseling services in middle and high schools in Tennessee, Colorado, and South Carolina.

Madelyn’s primary goal is to support children, adolescents, and young adults through the struggles of everyday life without judgment or shame. She draws upon multiple therapeutic modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy to address the individual mental health needs of each client. While Madelyn has provided support for a variety of issues, her specialties are depression, anxiety, executive functioning, and autism spectrum-related disorders.

Madelyn currently lives in Bluffton with her husband and daughter. She enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. Madelyn is thrilled to expand her counseling practice to include school-based and community-based services. 

**Sindy is currently accepting new referrals for counseling. Her services are in-network for Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, Healthy Blue, Healthy Connections Medicaid, and United Healthcare/Optum. She is a certified out of network provider with Tricare. **Sindy is not currently accepting new patients with Cigna.

Synthia (“Sindy”) Hansen is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. She received her bachelor’s in psychology from Southern Illinois University in 2002 and went on to complete a Master’s in Clinical-Counseling Psychology from Illinois State University in 2004. 

Sindy started her career providing therapy to child and adult survivors of sexual abuse and violence. For the past 15 years, she has been working in community mental health center where she gained experience with a variety of other needs including anxiety, depression, other traumas, family stress/dynamics issues, adjustment difficulties, coping with chronic illness, mood disorders, and behavioral issues. 

She is trained in play and art therapy techniques to help children process their trauma and move toward healing. She has also received training in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the effects of trauma on development, anxiety disorders, attachment issues, and depression.

Sindy utilizes an eclectic and integrative approach to treatment. She believes in tailoring treatment to the individual needs and preferences of the client. She begins by taking the time to fully hear and understand the client’s and caregiver’s perspective, preferences, needs, and strengths. No two people are the same and there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach in therapy. She will work together with the client to help find the solutions they need to either resolve the issue that brought them in, or help them to manage it better if it is not something to be solved. 

Sindy and her family recently moved to Bluffton from their small family farm in southern Illinois. She enjoys the outdoors, running, biking, and painting.

**Laura is seeing patients at Seagrass while completing her LPC-A hours under the supervision of Evelina Fair, LPC-S. She is accepting new adolescent and adult patients for counseling sessions. Her services are private pay only ($125 for the initial 90-minute diagnostic interview, $100 for ongoing 60-minute therapy sessions).

Laura is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate and a Certified School Counselor in South Carolina. As a native of New Hampshire. Mrs. Mason received her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from New England College. Followed by her Master’s degree in Counseling from Adams State University. 

She has more than 13 years of experience as a Professional School Counselor, working with students ages 5-18 years. Her professional journey began at H. E McCracken Middle School, where she spent 4 years, then she moved to the north Atlanta area and took on a Elementary School Counselor position for three years at the International Charter School of Atlanta. This was followed by two years as a High School Counselor at Peachtree Ridge High School in GA. 

Her husband’s job brought her and her family back to Bluffton in 2020 where she was re-hired at H.E. McCracken Middle School and just completed her third school year back. After returning to the Lowcountry, she began her journey to complete her Professional Licensed Counselor Certification. Her love for relationships and a deep desire to understand emotional processes and healing drew her to the helping profession. Laura has had a wealth of life experiences that provide her with an ability to understand common patterns which affect most people in their journeys. 

Laura’s approach to therapy is to create a safe, supportive environment where clients can address their mental health needs without judgment. Laura has experience working with a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma, behavioral difficulty, and identity issues as well as improving family dynamics and helping individuals cope with life’s many stressors and difficulties. Therapy looks different for all individuals and her style is compassionate and responsive to each person’s unique needs.

Outside of school and her office, Laura and her husband live in Bluffton with their two children Dylan and Olivia, and two dogs Rocky and Fitzy. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, walking her dogs, biking, and relaxing at the beach and pool, along with dreaming about her next cruise destination.

**Nicole is seeing patients at Seagrass while completing her LPC-A hours under the supervision of Evelina Fair, LPC-S. She is accepting new child and adolescent patients for counseling sessions. Her services are private pay only ($125 for initial 90 minute diagnostic interview, $100 for ongoing 60 minute therapy sessions). Nicole is not currently accepting new referrals.

Nicole Bossak is a Licensed Professional Counseling Associate as well as a Professional School Counselor with more than 15 years of experience working with school age children and adolescents. Nicole holds a Master’s Degree in Licensed Professional Counseling and School Counseling from Long Island University in New York, a second Master’s Degree in School Administration from the Citadel in Charleston, SC, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from C.W. Post, Long Island University. 

Nicole believes in a well rounded approach to therapy, empowering individuals and helping to better equip them with strategies to build positive change. As a school counselor, she has experience in working with children and their families to navigate through behavioral challenges, anxiety, depression, social skills, divorce, military transition, emotional regulation, building mindset and coping skills. Nicole is also an Autism Certified Professional who is trained in providing social, emotional, behavioral and educational support to individuals with autism.  She is also a certified youth yoga and mindfulness instructor which has benefitted her belief in a balanced approach to mental health. Through her experience with youth and adolescents, she has found passion in working with individuals to set and achieve goals while building self-esteem and confidence to overcome adversities they are facing.  Nicole uses approaches rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy, positive mindset, movement and play based modalities. 

On a personal note, Nicole is originally from Long Island, NY, and has lived in Beaufort for more than a decade.  In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, running, practicing yoga, boating, being outdoors and traveling.