Meet the Mitchell’s House Team
Sara Dore, MA, LCMHCA
Sara Dore is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate in the State of North Carolina. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Colorado Christian University and a Masters of Education from Indiana Wesleyan University. She received her Masters of Clinical Counseling from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
Sara has strong clinical skills and works with adults, teens and children ages 3 years old and up. Sara’s therapeutic approach is client-centered while integrating trauma-informed therapy and other evidence-based theories. With children she utilizes Child Centered Play Therapy. Sara has many years of clinical experience both in private and school settings.
Emily Reiner, LPC, LCMHC, RPT
Emily Reiner is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in the State of North Carolina and Georgia. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Integrative Studies; Psychology and Criminal Justice from Kennesaw State University and a Master of Science in Clinical Counseling Psychology from Brenau University.
Emily’s experience includes school-based counseling, expressive arts therapy and counseling in private practice for adults and children. Emily is a registered play therapist. She provides support and developmentally appropriate interventions to children and their families facing medical trauma.
Kiley Thiel, MA, LCMHCs, CCTP
Kiley Thiel is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She maintains a private practice and is an adjunct professor of psychology at Queens University of Charlotte. Past experience includes working as director of children teen services at Kindermourn (2014-2020) and providing inpatient and outpatient psychotherapy school-based service for CMC Atrium Behavioral Health (2003-2006)
B.S. in Psychology, May 2000, M.A. in Health Psychology, May 2002, Appalachian State University
- Licensed Professional Counselor 2004 – 2018
- Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor 2018 – present
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional 2017 – present
- Member, National Alliance of Grieving Children 2014 – 2021
Melinda Willison, MS-CMHC, NC-LCMHCA, NCC
Melinda is a Nationally Certified Counselor licensed in NC as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor and obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Capella University. Her experience includes a background as an educator, school-based support services and counseling, as well as, working with both children and adults in private practice.
Melinda holds certificates in Trauma Focused-CBT, along with training in Managing Grief and Complicated Grief. Melinda is a member of the American Counseling Association and actively engages in continuing education programs through the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) and The Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development (AMCD).