Meet our team

Llaneika Baines, supervised by April A. West, LPC-S, is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate and Certified School Counselor who is passionate about helping adolescents navigate the challenges of growing up with confidence, resilience, and hope. She specializes in working with teens facing emotional, social, or academic difficulties. Her therapeutic approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Person-Centered Techniques.

With over a decade of experience supporting individuals across the lifespan-from young children learning to manage big emotions to adults seeking clarity and healing-Llaneika is committed to creating a safe and supportive space for personal growth. Whether through one on one counseling or small group support, she helps clients explore their thoughts, build emotional regulation skills, and reconnect with their strengths.

At the heart of her best practices is the belief that growth is always possible, and healing begins with being truly seen, heard, and supported. 

Ashlan Cornett, supervised by Dr. Jennifer Hatchett Stover, LPC-S, NCC, CSC, RYT, is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate and school counselor who is passionate about helping children, adolescents, and young adults navigate life’s emotional, social, academic, and developmental challenges. She is committed to creating a welcoming environment where clients feel genuinely seen, heard, and supported as they develop confidence, resilience, and healthy coping skills.

Drawing from her experience as a school counselor, Ashlan understands the unique pressures young people may face at home, at school, within relationships, and during major life transitions. Her therapeutic approach is warm, collaborative, developmentally appropriate, and grounded in person-centered and strengths-based practices. She works alongside clients to help them understand their emotions, recognize their strengths, improve communication, and develop practical strategies for managing life’s challenges.

Ashlan believes that every client has the capacity for growth and meaningful change when provided with a safe and supportive space. Whether helping a child learn to manage big emotions, supporting an adolescent through social or academic concerns, or guiding a young adult through identity development and life transitions, she is dedicated to helping clients feel empowered, understood, and hopeful about their future.

Erie Benson is a graduate student intern in the Marriage, Couples & Family Counseling Program at Lamar University, working under the clinical supervision of Dr. Jennifer Hatchett Stover, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, CSC, RYT, as she works toward her LMFT licensure. She enjoys supporting adolescents, emerging adults, couples, and families as they navigate anxiety, depression, identity development, relationship challenges, and life transitions.

Her work is grounded in family systems and developmental perspectives, and she believes healing happens through connection, understanding, and collaboration. When working with couples and families, she integrates attachment-based and emotionally focused approaches, along with practical communication and conflict-resolution tools, to help clients strengthen relationships, build trust, and feel more connected.

Erie strives to create a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard and empowered to grow, build resilience, and move toward healthier, more fulfilling relationships.