Jennifer Wood, LPC-s

co-Owner

Licensed Professional Counselor - Supervisor

Jennifer graduated from East Texas Baptist University in May 2000 with a BA in Psychology. In 2002, she graduated with an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from The University of Louisiana at Monroe. She has been fully licensed since 2006, and in 2012 received her Supervisor License. It has been her privilege to have been in private practice for the past 15 years.

Jennifer has worked in various settings to provide counseling to adults, families, and children. Her specialties and experience includes: marriage and family issues, grief, bereavement, infidelity, eating disorders, depression, personality disorders, co-dependency, play therapy, and spiritual issues.

Jennifer has a deep heart calling to serve those who are hurting. She believes in God’s sovereignty, and that He created us to experience joy, hope and peace. She is passionate about helping her clients connect with God and build meaningful and healthy relationships with those around them.

Jennifer and her husband have been married for 22 years. She enjoys playing piano, photography, and traveling and exploring creation. They have 2 sons and live in Tyler.

“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.” I Corinthians 13:12

Erin Young, LCSW-S

co-Owner

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Supervisor

Erin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Supervisor (LCSW-S) with two degrees in Social Work, a Bachelors degree from The University of North Texas in Denton, TX in 2002 in Social Work and a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work in 2004 from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.

In addition to private counseling practice Erin has experience working in a variety of counseling settings, including services for foster care and adoption, elementary education, and children’s health care.

Erin is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Brain Gym, and Trauma. She incorporates these tools into her counseling sessions. Erin specializes in the treatment of PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety disorders, depression, complicated grief, phobias, dissociation, pain disorders, fibromyalgia, conversion disorder, and ADD/ ADHD. Erin is also trained in family therapy and Heart-Focused Biblical Counseling. Her specialty is counseling children, adolescents, individual adults, and families.  

Erin works closely with The Epilepsy Center at Northeast Texas Neurological Associates located in Tyler, TX, specializing in stress based psychogenic nonepileptic seizures and stress based illnesses.  She leads a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy program that is committed to helping patients take control of their seizures and health, thus improving their quality of life.

In Erin’s spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. She enjoys yoga, reading, and traveling.

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

Jill Kirkley, LPC

Licensed professional Counselor

Jill Kirkley is a faith-based, licensed professional counselor with over 20 years of clinical experience.    

Jill points individuals to seek faith in an all-sufficient God who offers hope.  Our faith in Christ forms the foundation and framework for sound decision-making and there is wisdom in seeking biblical guidance in order to sort through and resolve life’s challenges.  At times, we place our trust in others to meet our needs or even in our own ability to control our circumstances, only to find them insufficient.  Meaningful change is a work of the Holy Spirit as we submit to God and seek his will.  He has given us a Helper, the Holy Spirit, who empowers, comforts, and guides us through each step.   Ultimately, God is interested in changing our hearts, for out of the heart flows all the issues of life.  

Jill works with adult individuals and couples who are struggling with relationship issues, coping with life transitions, trauma recovery, grief and loss, resolving guilt, anger, shame, depression, anxiety, abuse recovery, spiritual issues, and ministry issues. She is trained in focused relaxation which calms the mind and body.

Jill earned a bachelor of science degree in Rehabilitation and a Master’s in Counseling from Stephen F. Austin State University.

She is married to a minister who has been in ministry for over 40 years, and finds joy in her relationship with her spouse, her kids, and grandkids.

“May the God of hope fill you with all peace and joy as you trust in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”  Romans 15:13

Brooke is acutely aware of issues that students must face every day. Our children are increasingly expected to make very adult decisions during critical periods of their physical, emotional and spiritual development.  

Teaching children how to grow the fruits of the Holy Spirit is essential in order that Christian love can effectively counter the world’s challenges: poverty; depression; violence; consumerism; materialism; and the many peer pressures of the digital age. Brooke seeks to integrate all methods of effective counseling practice with adequate spiritual support to help ease the fraught and perilous transition to adulthood.  

Brooke is married, has five terrific children and a loving husband and lives in Bullard, Texas.  When she is not changing lives, she enjoys outdoor pursuits and horseback riding.

Misty Shultz, LPC

licensed ProfESSIONAL Counselor

As a Licensed Professional Counselor, Misty is passionate about equipping others to heal through their trials in order to walk in joy, freedom, and peace.

After graduating from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Behavioral Analysis, Misty received Master’s degrees in Marriage and Family Counseling and Christian Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Since receiving her counseling license in 2009, Misty has become a Certified Life Coach, a Natural Health Practitioner, and is currently pursuing her doctorate in Wholistic Naturopathy.

Having walked through her own trials of loss, grief, sickness, and strife, Misty has a deep personal understanding of how trauma affects an individual - body, soul, and spirit. Her own journey gives Misty not only great compassion and empathy, but also experiential knowledge about the process necessary for healing to occur. Pain, disappointment, betrayal, and illness can leave us feeling “stuck”, anxious, and even hopeless. Thankfully, though, there IS hope! Through both group and individual counseling / coaching sessions, Misty helps clients move out of the dark place of discouragement and into a place of physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

This “triune” approach to healing focuses on the whole person, a “triune” being created in the image of a “triune” God. Thus, Misty addresses not only the mental / emotional component of healing, but also the physical and spiritual aspects of the healing process as she utilizes both counseling and educational resources to facilitate personal healing and breakthrough. Misty’s greatest desire is to see people move from surviving to thriving. She seeks to instill identity and impart wisdom as she equips her clients to heal so that they may joyfully fulfill the purpose for which they were created.

Misty lives in Tyler with her beautiful daughter and enjoys nothing more than being “mom” to her favorite person in the world. When she has a little free time, Misty enjoys reading, hiking, providing hospitality, and relaxing on the back porch with a cup of tea and Jesus.

There are four verses that have shaped Misty’s faith, ministry, and understanding:

“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I (Jesus) came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10

ALYXANDRAH WHITE, LMFT, CIMHP

LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST

Alyxandrah (Alyx) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with an undergraduate degree in Family and Community Services and a graduate degree in Marriage and Family, both from Oklahoma Baptist University. She is also a certified in Nutritional Psychology. She graduated with her bachelors in 2015 and her Masters degree in 2018.

She began her career in Enid, Oklahoma with a community counseling agency and in 2019 she and her husband moved to North Central Kansas where she practiced at a group private practice until June 2022. She and her family recently moved back to Texas, where she was born and raised at the end of June 2022.

Along the way she became certified in Prepare Enrich (Biblical marital and premarital) and Gottman level 1 couples therapy models. She is also trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and works primarily with pre-teens,adolescents and adults. She also has experience working with life transition periods, adjustment, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and Bi-polar disorder in individuals as well as communication, conflict and adjustment in family groups(such as between siblings, co-parents, blended families, and parents and their adult children.

She is excited to finally work in an environment where she can utilize her faith in the Triune God and empower others through scripture and prayer, using Gods' words to echo truth when her own training and words are not enough.

Alyx has been happily married since 2016 and has 2 children under two. She is glad to be back in Texas where her own family of origin and in-laws also reside and to blossom her own family relationships with the ones that raised her in Christ.

"But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong."

2 Corinthians 12:9‭-‬10 ESV

Kelley Bell, LPC

Licensed professional counselor

Kelley is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC).

Kelley has worked in the field of education for over 30 years, serving as a professional school counselor in both public and private Christian schools for the past 18 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, a Master of Education in Guidance and Counseling, and a post graduate Certificate in Mental Health Counseling. Working as a school counselor, she has a desire to encourage her students to recognize their value and embrace their worth in the Lord and choose to find joy in all circumstances. She is excited to extend this passion by serving her clients at The Bridge.

Kelley has been involved in prayer ministries for teens, young women and mothers of teens for many years and is passionate about sharing the privilege of being in God’s presence. She is a member of Grace Community Church in Tyler where she is active in the women’s ministry. Kelley and her husband have been married for 33 years and they are blessed with two children, two children-in-law and two grandsons.

Kelley is passionate about helping teens and young adults who are struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, self-harm, and family issues. She also desires to help parents through the challenges that can come with parenting as well as working with young married couples to develop healthy marriages centered around the Lord. Kelley is trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy and uses various techniques throughout the counseling process. She truly believes that counseling from a biblical perspective allows one to experience an unexplainable joy as they journey through the healing process.

Kelley’s life verse is 1 Thessalonians 5:16, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

Jenny worked as a Juvenile Probation Officer for 10 years where she recognized the need for mental health professionals in the Juvenile Justice field. After working as an officer, she felt a strong calling to become a counselor where she believes she can help adolescents and at-risk youth on a more meaningful level. She also works with children and adults, and is passionate about working as a counselor to help her clients recognize their strengths so their confidence and hope can grow making life’s challenges easier to face.

Jenny and her husband live in East Texas. They have been married for 10 years and have 1 daughter.

“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me.’ -Erma Bombeck-

Elizabeth solomon, M.Ed

Licensed professional counselor - associate

Elizabeth is an LPC-Associate, currently supervised by Brent Kirkley, ThM, LMFT, LPC-S. She graduated from Baylor University with a B. A. in 2016, and then graduated from Lamar University in 2021 with an M.Ed. in Counseling and Development.

Elizabeth spent the last seven years working in the Texas public school system, first as a high school teacher and then as a high school guidance counselor. While working with students and families to achieve successful educational outcomes, Elizabeth felt a calling to make a change in order to integrate a holistic approach to mental and spiritual health for young people and their families.

She has been counseling in the private practice setting for the last 18 months and continues to work with adolescents, as well as individual adults and couples. Elizabeth is passionate about helping families grow and thrive at all ages and stages, and has been allowed the privilege of walking with clients as they face grief, anxiety, depression, infertility, postpartum issues, parenting struggles, and marriage conflict. 

Elizabeth believes that each of us, alongside our Heavenly Father, are co-authoring our life stories. When a difficult life event causes confusion, chaos, and grief, God is already working in the midst of it to create beauty and show evidence of His redemptive love. When we trust Him in spite of our circumstances, we have the opportunity to face life's greatest obstacles with patience, hope, and even joy.

Elizabeth is a native East Texan and has been back in Tyler with her husband, who is her high school sweetheart, for six years. They have a two-year-old son and enjoy spending time outdoors together. 

"I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God's love, and to know Christ's love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God." - Ephesians 3:17-19