Rick McKoy MA, LCMHCA

Rick McKoy MA, LPCA

Rick McKoy MA, LCMHCA

Rick McKoy MA, LCMHCA is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate with a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Rick’s counseling experience has primarily been in areas of relationships, mood disorders, life adjustments, communication, conflict management and vocational assessment/decision-making. The areas he is most passionate about and focused on are marriage, pre-marital, and career counseling. Rick uses an “integrated” theoretical practice and approach, drawing from the best practices of counseling theories as well as from a Biblical worldview. “Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy,” “Emotionally-Focused Therapy,” “Motivational Interviewing”, “Client-Centered”, “Behavioral Activation” , Gottman principles and the Connected Marriage Model principles (developed by Dr. Mike and Rhonda Garrett) are the theories and practices he predominantly uses in caring for clients.  Rick is passionate and committed to guiding couples and individuals toward and through God’s vision and design for marriage and life. In addition to his counseling training and experience, Rick has had a 37 year professional business career in sales and human resource management  and over 30 years of lay ministry experience in marriage and family ministry in churches and the community, teaching, training, coaching and mentoring couples and men.

Rick is very committed and involved in the church and ministry serving as an elder, marriage ministry leader, church planter and Christian education. He and his wife of over 40 years have been blessed by 2 married children and 7 grandchildren.  Rick enjoys sports, the outdoors, spending time with his grandchildren and, his preferred method of therapy, camping.

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  • Dr. Mike Garrett

    Dr. Mike Garrett PhD., Dmin., LCMHC (NCLCMHC 2653)

    Dr. Mike Garrett PhD., Dmin., LCMHC is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Executive Director of Christian Counseling Associates of Raleigh, with over 35 years of successfully helping individuals, marriages, and families. Many Raleigh – Durham NC-area pastors refer congregation members to Dr. Mike because of his expertise, training, experience and personal commitment to

  • Rhonda Garrett, MA, LPCA

    Rhonda Garrett, MA, LCMHC

    Rhonda Garrett, M.A. is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and Spirit-filled empathy to the clients she serves. Beyond her 40 years of life experience as a pastor’s wife, Rhonda is an author and has an extensive background in lay counseling, lecturing and mentoring. Areas of therapy in

  • Ginna Bustle, MSW, LCSW

    Ginna Bustle, MSW, LCSW

    Ginna Bustle, MSW, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings over 30 years of experience working with individuals, families, and couples. She earned her master’s degree in social work from Boston University, and has worked in a variety of settings including as an intensive in-home family therapist, as an outpatient therapist, and as

  • Dottie Hilliard, LMFT

    Dottie Hilliard, MA, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of North Carolina. Dottie received her Master of Arts degree in Christian Marital, Family, and Individual Counseling from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, the same place she first received a Master of Arts degree in Biblical Counseling. Dottie grew up in Raleigh and

  • John Sullivan

    John Sullivan, MA, LMFT

    John Sullivan, MA, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist. He studied at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC where he earned both his Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ethics and his Master of arts degree in Christian Marital, Family, and Individual Counseling. John grew up in Alaska and joined the Navy

  • Angela Mills, MA, LCMHCS

    Angela Mills, MA, LCMHCS

    Angela Mills LCMHC, is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor with two decades of counseling experience. She brings a wealth of insight into caring for children, adolescents, parents, and young adults.  Angela holds an M.A. in Counseling from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a B.S. in Public Health from the UNC at Chapel Hill. She

  • Angel King, BCACLC

    Angel King, MCLC

    Angel King, MCLC is a Master Life Coach. She is certified through the Board of Christian Life Coaching, an affiliate of American Association of Christian Counselors. She received her master’s credentials through the International Board of Christian Care. Angel is certified through Cornell University in Plant-Based Nutrition and is also credentialed in Radiology. Angel enjoyed

  • Brandon Coombs

    Brandon Coombs, ACLC

    Brandon Coombs, ACLC is an Advanced Christian Life Coach (ACLC) and certified through the Board of Christian Life Coaching, an affiliate of American Association of Christian Counselors. He also holds a Master’s degree in Christian Counseling from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and received his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Family Studies from Miami University in Oxford,