We are therapists who provide a SAFE space for mental health therapy for you
Our Staff
Shannon Brown, LCSw (X/SHE/HER) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICEr (CEO)
Shannon Brown is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Founder & Owner of Psychotherapy & Forensic Services, LLC (2014) in Maryville, Tennessee. She/x is a therapist who is devoted to providing a safe space for people living in Maryville and all of Tennessee. She/x focuses on increasing every person's sense of empowerment & self-determination, providing advocacy to minimize barriers for change & growth, & educating all clients & family/community members. Shannon provides therapy for children, teenagers, adults, couples & families. Shannon holds a master’s degree in Social Work from Case Western Reserve University, is an Irene Sogg Gross Humanitarian Service award recipient (2007), is a Professional Achievement in Direct Practice award recipient (2018) & was inducted as an honored Member of the Hall of Achievement (2018).
- Shannon maintains a membership with the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH).
- She/x is president and founder of Appalachian OUTreach, a local LGBTQ+ non-profit organization.
- She/x is a member of the Appalachian LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
- She/x is a certified OUTCare Health provider.
- She/x is a member of the East Tennessee Civil Rights Working Group.
- She/x was a member of OutCare Health's Board of Directors (2019 - 2022).
- Shannon has been working as an affirming professional with the transgender and non-binary communities for 17 years.
- Shannon is an expert in the area of transgender and nonbinary health for children, teenagers & adults.
- She/x has established professional relationships with area medical providers.
- She/x provides letters for gender-affirming and non-binary-affirming medical interventions (free of charge).
- She/x is an expert in the area of LGBTQ+ mental health.
- Providing a safe & affirming space for the entire LGBTQ+ community is a priority.
- She/x is a a Certified National Emergency Responder & Public Safety Clinician.
- Shannon has certification in Accelerated Resolution Therapy.
- Shannon has certification in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Shannon is additionally specialized in working with:
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Body & Sex Positivity
- Boundary/boundaries development
- Chronic illness
- Chronic pain & body distress
- Cultural diversity issues
- Disempowerment
- Emergency Responder & Public Safety
- Family/community rejection
- Family conflict
- Forensic-related issues pertaining to the legal system
- LGBTQ+ health issues
- LGBTQ+ safe space for exploring any/all issues
- LGBTQ+ marital/couples issues
- LGBTQ+ family issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory/Polycule safe therapist
- PTSD/CPTSD/PTI
- Religious Trauma
- Self-esteem, self-confidence
- Sexual orientation exploration
- Stress management
- Transgender/Non-Binary Identity/Gender identity exploration
- Women's issues
- She provides clinical supervision
Shannon employs a variety of interventions including: Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Meditation & Mindfulness Based Therapy, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, & Solution-Focused Therapy. She/x has almost two decades of experience working with vulnerable & oppressed people, including women & children, victims of violence, LGBTQ+ individuals and families, homeless individuals, & impoverished & isolated Appalachian Americans.
For an appointment, please call or text 865-309-5427 or email shannon@safewholehappytherapy.com
Bethany Jones, LMSW (They/Them, SHE/HER) Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Bethany Jones is our Chief Operations Officer for Psychotherapy & Forensic Services. They/she provides safe, compassionate therapy for our teenagers, young adults to older adults, and couples. Bethany is especially thorough in assessing issues, problems, difficulties, and hardships, and is skilled in exploring any and all possible solutions to help clients achieve their therapeutic goals. They/she has a talent for helping people find their voice in the midst of the confusing world of oppression, discrimination, and prejudice. Providing a calm space to safely exist and breathe, to explore your life, and to realize what has been holding you back is the protected space that Bethany provides every person they/she works with. In addition to these skills, Bethany is a Master's level-student at the University of Tennessee School of Law, working toward a degree in Legal Studies. Their/Her passion for helping others motivates them/her to continue learning how to become an effective and proficient agent of change.
- She/x is a member of OutCare Health's Board of Directors (2022 to current).
- Bethany is a certified OUTCare Health provider.
- They/She is safe, knowledgeable, affirming, & proficient in the area of LGBTQ+ mental health.
- They/She prioritizes providing a safe & affirming space for our LGBTQ+ community members.
- They/she has experience in the area of transgender/non-binary health for teenagers and adults.
- They/She provides letters for gender-affirming and nonbinary medical interventions (free of charge).
- Providing a safe & affirming space for the entire LGBTQ+ community is a priority.
- Bethany is a certified Accelerated Resolution Therapy provider.
Bethany is additionally specialized in working with:
- AAVE (African American Vernacular English)
- Anxiety Behavioral issues
- Body & Sex Positivity
- Boundary/boundaries development
- Cultural diversity issues
- Disempowerment
- Disordered Eating
- Family/community rejection
- Family conflict
- Forensic-related issues pertaining to the legal system
- Foster care/adoption
- Kink/BDSM
- LGBTQ+ safe space for exploring any/all issues
- LGBTQ+ marital/couples issues
- Grief & end of life
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory/Polycule safe therapist
- PTSD/CPTSD/PTI
- Religious Trauma
- Self-esteem, self-confidence
- Sexual orientation exploration & gender identity exploration
- Stress management
- Women's issues
Bethany employs various approaches for treatment, including Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, & Family Systems Therapy. Bethany earned their/her master's degree in Clinical Social Work at Ohio State University. Shannon Brown is their/her clinical supervisor.
For an appointment, please call or text (865) 518-2444 or email bethany@safewholehappytherapy.com
Clinician - Korrie Xavier, LMSW (he/him/his)
Korrie Xavier views therapy (and the world) through an intersectional, social justice, trauma- and attachment-informed lens. He works with individuals, couples, and families living in Maryville, Knoxville Tn & all of Tennessee, who are navigating
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Attachment
- Body & Sex Positivity
- Boundary/boundaries development
- Cultural diversity issues
- Depression
- Disempowerment
- Family/community rejection
- Family conflict
- Forensic-related issues pertaining to the legal system
- Grief
- Kink/BDSM
- LGBTQ+ safe space for exploring any/all issues
- LGBTQ+ marital/couples issues
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory/Polycule safe therapist
- PTSD/CPTSD/PTI
- Relational & communication issues
- Religious Trauma
- Self-esteem, self-confidence
- Sexual orientation exploration & gender identity exploration
- Stress management
- Transgender/Non-Binary Identity
- He has experience in the area of transgender health for children, teenagers, & adults, & he provides letters for gender-affirming medical interventions.
Korrie is LGBTQ+ kink, and polyam safe, knowledgeable, & affirming. He is a certfied OUTCare Health provider. Korrie provides free letters for gender-affirming medical interventions.
Korrie is knowledgeable and capable of safely working with veterans and people who are dealing with the carceral (legal) system. He provides psychoeducation and support for building resilience, learning effective communication, understanding emotions, and being fully present and embodied.
His approach is informed by a variety of philosophies and models including Dialectic Behavioral Informed Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Buddhist/mindfulness philosophy. He believes that a diagnosis does not define who people are, have been, or will become and prefers to work collaboratively to determine what works best in regards to the therapeutic process.
Shannon Brown is his clinical supervisor.
For an appointment, please call or text (865) 224-6223 or email korrie@safewholehappytherapy.com.
Eden Batista, LMSW (She/her/They/Them)
Eden Batista was raised in Maryville and is familiar with what it means to grow up and live in a rural county as an LGBTQ+ person. Her background and experiences are in crisis work and crisis management, which includes a sensitivity for the stressful processes of hospitalization. Because of their crisis work, they have an extensive knowledge of local resources that can be helpful for people who feel lost and alone.
Eden focuses on helping clients achieve clarity of problems and/or issues, regain stability, and achieve personal happiness. They have compassion for all people and because of this, they are dedicated to providing a welcoming space that is aesthetically and emotionally pleasing and relaxing. Eden’s therapeutic style is frequently described as warm, creative, compassionate, and down-to-earth, with a lightness that helps people to feel at ease.
Eden works with pre-teens, teenagers, young adults, and adults and utilizes the following interventions and theoretical frameworks: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic theory, Attachment Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eclectic, Expressive Arts Therapy, Strengths Based, Interpersonal, Trauma Focused, and Systems Theory.
On the weekends you may find them catching a weird movie, a local band’s set, or painting little comics with their cat.
- Anxiety
- Attachment
- Betrayal trauma
- Body & Sex Positivity
- Boundary/boundaries development
- Communication skills
- Coping skills
- Crisis Intervention
- Cultural diversity issues
- Depression
- Disempowerment
- Family/community rejection
- Family conflict
- Grief/Traumatic Grief
- Interpersonal violence
- Kink/BDSM
- LGBTQ+ safe space for exploring any/all issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory/Polycule/Non-monogamy safe therapist
- PTSD/CPTSD/PTI
- Relational & communication issues
- Religious Trauma
- Self-esteem, self-confidence
- Self-harming
- Sexual orientation exploration & gender identity exploration
- Sex worker/human trafficking victimization
- Stress management
- Suicidal ideation
- Thought disorders
- Transgender/Non-Binary Identity
Eden provides free letters for gender-affirming medical interventions. They are kink, polyamory/non-monogamy, and sex-worker safe.
Shannon Brown is their clinical supervisor.
For an appointment, please call or text (865) 518-2444 or email eden@safewholehappytherapy.com.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - Carla Underwood She/Her/Hers
Carla Underwood
joined the therapists of Psychotherapy & Forensic Services in May 2021. She is the friendly & warm face that greets everyone who walks through our door. She is an expert when it comes to info about cars and sneakers. She's working toward completing her undergraduate degree. She is enthusiastic about helping people, especially those from our LGBTQ+ community.
ETTRICK BROWN
Ettrick Brown
joined the therapists of Psychotherapy & Forensic Services in March 2020. He loves to assist with the therapeutic process by sitting in people's laps, licking them, cuddling, & sometimes just sleeping close by. He is very mindful of noises and does his very best to remain quiet so people can concentrate. He believes that
- love
- kindness
- respect
- patience
are the most important qualities to have. His favorite toys squeek & he loves to chew on bones. He stated that he has "an imperfect smile & I love that about myself."
Only accepting LGBTQ+ Clients at this time
Limited openings for
LGBTQ+ Emergency Responder and/or Law Enforcement
OR transgender-identifying clients.
Call Shannon 865-309-5427 (must include this information in voicemail message to get an appointment).