Family Constellation Therapists in Knoxville, TN

My clinical experience is wide and deep. I estimate I have conducted about 90,000 hours of psychotherapy sessions, including many hours training and supervising other therapists. This experience covers many modes: individual therapy, as well as family, couple and group therapy. My basic orientation is existential and psychodynamic, but I have added much training and experience in other approaches on top of that over the years. I am Board Certified in Clinical Psychology, ABPP, have served 2 terms as a board director and secretary for the American Academy of Psychotherapy, and previously trained young clinical psychologists and psychiatric residents at the University of North Carolina. We keep learning more about how to be effective therapists, and I have aggressively added to my clinical wisdom. I stand ready to work to understand you deeply, and help you profoundly, whatever your current dilemmas.

Private 1:1 Family Constellation Therapy for high-achievers ready to clear the invisible loyalties behind money blocks, relationship patterns, and success blocks. 90-minute systemic reset. English & Spanish. Family Constellation work is a spiritual and reflective practice for those who want to look with compassion at relationship patterns and family roles that still shape their lives. We create space for insight, perspective and choice beyond talk therapy. This work is not medical, psychological or financial advice. It does not diagnose or treat. For urgent support, please contact a qualified professional.

Are you driven, creative, and self-aware — but inside, you feel anxious or on edge? You know the skills and how to do the “right things” to cope, yet the anxiety's still there. What if it's embedded in your body, placing you on constant alert to try and stay safe? Through a somatic parts work or Constellations intensive, we can partner with your nervous system. Inviting new ways to release old patterns of fear, fawn, and freeze. You can learn to create an inner sense of safety that embodies true calm, presence, and connection.

Our therapists offer relationship‑focused, trauma‑informed counseling that integrates emotional awareness, nervous system regulation, and mind–body therapy. We support clients in feeling more grounded, empowered, and connected—to themselves, their relationships, and their communities. Guided by values of equity, inclusion, and social justice, we provide individual therapy, family therapy, clinical consultation, and professional training for clients and clinicians across Chicago and throughout Illinois. We offer both in‑person therapy in Chicago and secure online therapy statewide, expanding access to specialized, affirming, trauma‑informed care, particularly in communities where these services may be difficult to access.

Knoxville is home to the University of Tennessee — the state's flagship research university — and serves as the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains and Appalachian outdoor recreation culture, giving it a distinctive blend of college-town energy and Appalachian heritage that shapes its therapy community. The city's growing healthcare sector, anchored by UT Medical Center and Covenant Health, provides institutional mental health resources and supplies clinical training to the local community. Knoxville's working-class Appalachian communities carry distinct cultural attitudes toward help-seeking — including strong value on self-reliance and community support — that therapists must navigate with cultural sensitivity. The University of Tennessee's psychology programs, combined with the city's proximity to Appalachian communities experiencing opioid-related crisis, mean addiction recovery and co-occurring trauma are among the most active areas in Knoxville's local therapy landscape.

Gender ID

	60%	Female
	40%	Male

Session Type

	75%	In Person and Online
	25%	Online Only

Top Specialties

75%	Anxiety or Fears
75%	Spirituality
50%	ADHD
50%	Bipolar Disorder
50%	Codependency
50%	Depression
50%	Emotional Abuse

Ages Served

100%	Adult
75%	Senior
75%	Teen
75%	Young Adult
25%	Children

Client Focus

75%	Women
50%	Hispanic / Latino
50%	Men
25%	Asian
25%	Black / African American

Family Constellation therapists in Knoxville, TN

James C. Carpenter, PhD, ABPP

Dayana Lopez Family Constellation / Ancestral Healing Practitioner / Akashic Records Reading

Denise Bike

Centered Therapy Chicago

Family Constellation Therapy therapists in Knoxville, TN Statistics

Average years in practice

Average cost per session

Accept insurance

Offer sliding scale