Meet our experienced, skilled, and caring staff.

Carol Williams-Nickelson, PsyD

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT), Founder/Partner and Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Williams-Nickelson is a licensed clinical psychologist (VA) with over 20+ years of clinical and leadership experience in psychology, medicine, education/training, and national nonprofit organizations. She enjoys working with clients from all stages across the lifespan and from diverse demographic groups to identify, diagnose, and treat the full spectrum of mental disorders and related concerns. As the Founder and CEO, Dr. Williams-Nickelson's priority is to ensure that Clarity provides outstanding evidenced-based services to every client and she selects only highly accomplished and uniquely talented providers to join the Clarity Team.

Terri T. Hodges, PhD

School Psychologist, Testing Technician, Program Facilitator, and Resident in Clinical Psychology

Dr. Hodges is a school psychologist and resident in clinical psychology with over 20+ years of experience in pediatric and school settings. She has worked with individuals from preschool-age through young adulthood, as well as parents and caregivers, providing an array of services to include assessment, intervention, and consultation. Dr. Hodges enjoys helping young people in recognizing their strengths, identifying skill areas in need of support, and assisting parents and caregivers with strategies and resources to support their children. She provides concrete tools and resources to help her clients implement strategies that work outside of the therapy room to help support their success in different environments.

Nicole Lefman, MA, NBCC

Licensed Professional Counselor, National Board Certified Counselor

Nicole is a Licensed Professional Counselor committed to helping individuals experiencing acute or chronic issues by focusing on overall well-being, effective coping strategies, and development of insight about how thoughts, emotions, and behavior are connected. She collaborates with clients in identifying and reaching their goals and fosters a warm, empathetic environment where people can grow and feel confident about making change.

Michelle Poynter, PhD

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Nationally Certified School Psychologist

Dr. Poynter is passionate about working with children and adolescents. She has extensive experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, psychological testing and evaluation, presenting parenting workshops, and facilitating various groups for emotional and behavioral regulation, social skills, and managing anxiety and depression. She has specialized training in assessing Autism Spectrum Disorder and various other neurodevelopmental disorders such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Intellectual Disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), as well as internalizing disorders such as anxiety and depression. She is ADOS-2 certified, trained in various crisis response models and proficient in a plethora of intellectual (IQ), achievement, developmental and cognitive processing assessments.

Karyn Kayes, BS, EDS, MAT

Special Education Consultant, Behavior Support Specialist, and Certified Life Skills Coach

Ms. Kayes brings 18+ years of experience working in many diverse public school systems across the country, teaching special education in a variety of K-12 school settings, including self-contained, general education, and Autism classrooms. As a respected consultant, she has extensive knowledge about the special education referral and eligibility process, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), planning 504 accommodations, and data-driven development of goals to meaningfully support students with disabilities. She was named Teacher of The Year (2012) for her exceptional support of families navigating the complicated and all-too-often frustrating IEP process.

Lindsay Garey, BA

Clinical Intern in Marriage and Family Therapy, Behavior Support Specialist and Skill Development Coach

Lindsay provides a safe and supportive space for clients to explore their concerns, gain insight, and develop skills and effective strategies for positive change in their relationships and lives. With consideration for contextual and systemic dynamics, she focuses on the impact of the client’s interconnected relationships on overall well-being. She emphasizes understanding and addressing the interactional patterns that occur within intimate relationships, family systems, and the broader social environment, to help her clients navigate a range of issues, such as communication problems, trust and connection difficulties, resolving conflict, parenting challenges, life transitions, and regulating behaviors and emotions.

David Nickelson, PsyD, JD

Partner, Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Nickelson is a clinical psychologist and a lawyer. Using his 20+ years of scientific, clinical, legal and digital training and experience, he helps heatlhcare organizations efficiently and effectively discover, design, develop and deliver the highest quality healthcare resources, services, experiences and outcomes.