Meet Our Counselors
At Hope Counseling Center, we are committed to continually getting the latest training and obtaining consultation to help you develop a healthy, balanced life.
An important step toward a healthy life is to choose a therapist who is right for you.
Please take time to review the below specialties to determine your specific need.
Kevin Leapley, MA, LPC, CSAT
I have worked with couples and individuals for 20 years. I have been married for 34 years and bring real life experience along with counseling expertise to each and every therapy session with you and your partner.
I have a passion for helping couples find connection, passion, friendship, and love again. I work diligently to establish a caring, safe, and honest relationship for both partners. I never view either partner as “the problem.”
I am a Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist and also a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist.
Mario Uribe, MS, LMFT Associate
I use Sue Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy to help couples heal the negative cycles that can destroy such closeness. The greatest reward comes when a couple discovers a true, deep attachment and both partners feel greater security in the other.
Helping couples understand their patterns so they can change them into positive, bonding conversations is one of the things I love most about my role as a therapist.
Chuck Powers, MA, LMFT
My heart breaks every time I hear about a relationship that ends. It’s hard to watch couples who are stuck, confused, and running out of resources and hope. Ending relationships can hurt so much, but most people just don’t know what to do in this situation and many end a relationship that can be saved.
I practice Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and all I can say about this theory is it’s the number-one, scientifically-validated couples therapy Emotionally-Focused Therapy use today.
Charisse Ferrer, MEd, LPC-S
I want to help you connect with your truest self, even the parts of you that are difficult to embrace. When that happens, you can genuinely make meaningful relationships with those around you and experience the world in more courageous ways. I help my clients heal and recover through Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). The goal of EFT is not just to manage your daily stressors, but to create a more secure attachment bond using the power of emotion.
Alex Parnell, LMFT
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with anxiety, depression, and disconnection every day. I am passionate about working with marriages and families whose relationships may be in crisis (broken trust; conflicted; disconnected) as well as stable families wanting deeper connection and relational intimacy. I help them see themselves and each other through a lens that includes the issues each person brought with them to the relationship, including ways their hearts and minds were impacted by relationships and situations experienced during their formative years.