Meet the Therapists:

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Dr. Bonano, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, offers mental health therapy for a range of issues including mood disorders, ADHD, adjustment issues, anxiety, Asperger's/Autism, and abuse. She also conducts adoption home studies in Louisiana and Mississippi. With 25 years of experience treating clients in the Picayune area, Deslie is dedicated to providing trauma-informed care. She is licensed in both Mississippi and Louisiana.

Deslie is a Board Certified Diplomat and a Clinical Trauma Specialist, and she shares her expertise as a professor of social work at both Tulane University and Grand Canyon University.

Paula brings a strong background in both school-based and clinical settings, having worked as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, School Social Worker, and School-Based Clinician while also serving as an advocate within the school system. This experience gives her a practical understanding of how emotional, behavioral, and academic challenges intersect in real life—not just on paper.

She works with children, teens, and adults navigating ADHD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, behavioral challenges, anger, adjustment issues, trauma, and relationship concerns. Utilizing her expertise in mental health therapy, Paula doesn’t take a one-size-fits-all approach—she meets clients where they are and helps them make sense of patterns that feel overwhelming or stuck.

As an EMDR-trained therapist, Paula integrates evidence-based approaches with a grounded, supportive style and emphasizes trauma-informed care. Her goal is to help clients not just cope, but actually move forward in a way that feels meaningful and sustainable.

Dr. Simmons is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in providing mental health therapy for individuals facing trauma, adjustment challenges, grief and loss, depression, and anxiety. Since 2007, she has been in private practice in Picayune, where she is committed to delivering compassionate, trauma-informed care. 

As a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers, Dr. Simmons holds certifications in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and is also a certified Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist.

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Shannon specializes in providing mental health therapy to individuals, couples, and families. Her focus is on strengthening relationships and helping clients heal from life's challenges through a systemic lens. Guided by Systems Theory, she considers each client within the context of their relationships, environment, and experiences, helping to uncover patterns that shape well-being and connection.

Additionally, she is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a powerful, evidence-based approach for processing trauma, reducing distress, and fostering resilience.  By integrating EMDR with relational and systemic approaches, Shannon creates a safe, supportive environment for clients to reprocess painful experiences while cultivating healthier patterns of interaction and self-understanding.

Her goal is to walk alongside clients with compassion and curiosity, empowering them to break cycles that no longer serve them, restore balance in their relationships, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Dr. Jennifer Ladner-Graham is a licensed Clinical Psychologist who provides evidence-based mental health therapy services to individuals, families, and groups across the lifespan. She is committed to delivering thoughtful, individualized care grounded in current research and best practices, including trauma-informed care. 

Dr. Ladner-Graham has extensive experience treating a wide range of psychological concerns, including anxiety, trauma-related disorders, mood disorders, interpersonal difficulties, addiction, and personality disorders. Her approach emphasizes both symptom relief and deeper, sustainable change.

In addition to clinical services, she offers professional consultation and has specialized experience working with impaired professionals, supporting both recovery and restoration of functioning.

Kimberly Sauls, LCSW, a native of Vicksburg, MS, attended Mississippi College where she earned her bachelor's degree in Social Work. She then completed her master's degree in social work at the University of Southern Mississippi. 

Since 2001, she has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience across various fields, including inpatient psychiatric care, residential women's recovery, public mental health services, and behavioral intervention services in public schools. In 2018, she established her private psychotherapy practice, where she provides mental health therapy to children, teens, and adults. Her scope of practice includes trauma-informed care for mood disorders, ADHD, adjustment disorders, substance abuse, anxiety, and trauma.

Caty is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker currently licensed in MS. She has experience working with youth and families during crisis intervention, and providing support alongside patients and their families in hospice care. In her private practice, she specializes in helping children, teens, adults, couples, and families navigate various challenges, including stress, anxiety, anger management, ADHD, adjustment issues, depression, and grief. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, she is trained in EMDR and draws from  a strengths-based perspective, utilizing trauma-informed care along with CBT and DBT approaches.

 Her goal is to create a supportive, collaborative space that meets clients where they are, reflects their experiences, and encourages them to explore and take steps toward meaningful change and growth.

Gary is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides a holistic, person-centered approach to supporting your mental health therapy goals. 

“I bring over a decade of real-world experience working with individuals and families across a range of settings, from in-home services through the MYPAC program, psychiatric care at UMMC, to nursing and rehabilitation centers. These experiences have shaped how I approach people - not just a diagnosis. I utilize trauma-informed care and evidence-based practices, but I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all therapy. 

My goal is to meet you where you are and help you move forward in a way that actually works for you. I look forward to meeting with you and will feel honored to be a part of your journey.”

Leah is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with years of experience helping clients navigate relational issues, anxiety, depression, behavioral challenges, anger, mood disorders, trauma, and life stressors. As someone who deeply values relationships, Leah utilizes a trauma-informed, systemic approach to support teens, adults, couples, and families while keeping deeper contextual factors in mind. Leah believes people heal best when they feel genuinely seen, understood, and supported.

Leah strives to create a compassionate and grounded environment where clients feel comfortable exploring emotional wounds, relational dynamics, and long-standing patterns that may be keeping them stuck. She believes lasting change happens when people feel both supported and appropriately challenged, and her therapeutic approach balances compassion, insight, and meaningful personal growth.