Carli Papas-Pasco, LCSW

Carli is the primary therapist. She has been practicing with a multitude of different therapeutic techniques and has worked with a variety of different populations and issues. She graduated from University of South Florida in 2010. Initially, she worked with adolescents and adults struggling with mental illness, poverty and family issues. She worked in a shelter for teens and provided in-home intensive therapeutic and case management services. After moving to the Williamsburg area in 2014, she worked with older adults and specialized in geriatric services and therapeutic interventions. In 2015, she started working with the addiction and borderline personality disorder populations. She started Thrive Therapy, LLC in 2018. Since then, she has worked with the college students, couples and family populations. She specializes in Imago, 12 Step Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

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Coty Mills, LCSW, CSAC

 Coty has been practicing in the field since 2014, beginning in   Norfolk, VA and now in Williamsburg, VA. He has worked with several populations and issues to include: addiction, adults, adolescence, depression, families, couples, anxiety, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder. He specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. ​

​​ "I believe that if a person is given the appropriate environment and support they can become their best self. Together we can take a look inward and work toward developing and unlocking the best you. For years we often hold ourselves prisoner, allow me the privilege to assist with developing personal insight into past traumas and future successes. By developing the capacity to live in the moment, we tap into our 5 senses and allow ourselves to truly live in the moment free of our past or future."
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"People only seriously consider change when they feel accepted for exactly who they are" -Carl Rogers

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."- Albert Einstein

Jacquelyn Cogley, MS, Resident in Counseling

Jacquelyn graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Master’s in Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling. She is currently working towards gaining her LPC license. Jacquelyn has worked with clients who struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma, emotional regulation, self-esteem, and addiction. She works with clients through various techniques including CBT, DBT, and ACT. Jacquelyn has worked with college students, adolescents, and adults. In addition, she works at an Addiction Recovery Clinic in Williamsburg, VA. 

Nathan Ocegueda

Nathan Ocegueda has worked in the mental health field since 2010. He is a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor in the state of Virginia and a Relapse Prevention Specialist. He is recognized for his extensive work with individuals living with a substance use disorder who have suffered a relapse. He specializes in integrating 12-step recovery into addiction treatment as well as Relapse Prevention Therapy (RPT) a person centered cognitive behavioral therapy that aims to identify early warning signs for relapse by identifying lifestyle and personality issues.

Kathy Goss Atanasov, PhD, LPC, NCC, CSAC

Kathy started her counseling career as a high school counselor (M.Ed, William & Mary, 2007), and later specialized in addiction and mental health counseling during her doctorate (Ph.D, William & Mary, 2016). She has worked with adolescents and adults in several clinical settings including public schools, a college addictions clinic, the court system, and at a residential addictions center. In addition, she is a part-time faculty member with Walden University where she teaches a variety of counseling classes including addiction counseling, pre-practicum, foundations of graduate study, and group lab. Kathy specializes in treating adults with substance abuse, trauma childhood abuse/neglect, sexual assault and grief and loss. She utilizes EMDR, Flash, Brainspotting and CBT.

Kat Gernon, MSW, CSAC, Supervisee in Social Work

​If you are struggling with a life challenge, I am here to help. I have worked in the addiction treatment field since 2010 and am a person in long-term recovery. My clinical experience includes working with the following populations: older adults with behavioral disturbances, individuals experiencing serious mental illness, and people suffering from substance use disorders. I graduated with my Master's in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University in August 2019. 
I specialize in treating individuals impacted by substance use disorders. I can assist people with navigating issues in both early recovery and long-term sustained recovery. I am also able to assist clients with spiritual exploration, issues related to grief and loss, managing chronic illness, depression, anxiety, and dealing with life transitions.
I believe in allyship and creating a safe space for all individuals, regardless of identity. I use the pronouns she/her/hers.

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Charis Potoczek, MS, Resident in Counseling

Charis has been practicing in the field since 2015, working with adolescents and adults, struggling with unresolved trauma, anxiety, self esteem issues, depression, dissociative disorders, bipolar disorders, addiction, personality disorders, and adjustment disorders.

Her theory of counseling integrates from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Person Centered Therapy. Many researchers suggest that belonging is our most fundamental need. Due to difficult and traumatic life situations, we can develop a road-map of responses to our relationships that leaves that belonging need unmet, leading to troubling symptoms and dysfunctional coping. Shame from those experiences can distort our reality and paralyze us from taking initiative to get our needs met. And maybe, we are so blinded by our shame that we do not even know what those needs are. Sometimes, the path to healing involves identifying that dysfunctional road-map, unlocking the shame, and empowering you to develop a new road-map so that you can face your life and loved ones with authenticity, courage, resilience and wholeheartedness. 
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When she is not working, she is hanging out with her husband and 3 babies... or doing Cross-Fit somewhere. 

Please do not hesitate to get the help you deserve to start living a life worth living. If we can't provide you with the help you need, we will connect you to the resources in the community that may be able to get you the help you need. Making the first step is always the most difficult. We value people and are here to support you through this difficult time and change in your life. Give us the honor and privilege of being a part of that change.

AA Williamsburg hotline at (757) 784-7594

      Address                            Phone                         Email

1303 Mount Vernon Avenue Williamsburg, VA 23185    ​

  (757)912-2367
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jacquelynthrivetherapy@gmail.com
​nathanthrivetherapy@gmail.com
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