Meet Your Therapist

Ashley Moncrief, LPC, NCC

Dr. Calandra Hawkins, EdS., ALC

Alesha Kozlowski, MS, ALC, NCC

Lasha Perine, MS, ALC, NCC

Fightress Aaron, MBA, MS, LPC, NCC

Fightress Aaron, MBA, MS, LPC, NCC

Fightress Aaron is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), and the founder of New Beginnings Counseling.

With a Master of Science in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling, Fightress brings a trauma-informed, culturally affirming approach to therapy. She specializes in helping women—especially mothers—work through anxiety, depression, and trauma using tools like EMDR, Brainspotting, and attachment-based care.

As a therapist, Fightress is known for her warm presence, deep listening, and commitment to helping clients heal from generational wounds. In addition to her clinical work, she’s passionate about mentoring early-career clinicians, supporting Black maternal health, and creating healing spaces through her work at Wellness Oasis Pike Road.

When she’s not in session, you can find her homeschooling her three children, traveling, or sipping tea while dreaming up her next big vision to support community wellness.

Dr. Calandra Hawkins is a compassionate and insightful therapist who brings over two decades of experience in educational leadership into her clinical work. With a career grounded in supporting growth, resilience, and personal development, she now walks alongside adolescents and adults as they navigate life transitions, explore identity, and work through challenges in their relationships—with others and with themselves.

Dr. Hawkins has a natural ability to connect with clients who feel stuck, uncertain, or overwhelmed by change. Her calm, supportive presence provides a safe and welcoming space for clients to process their emotions, reflect on their experiences, and begin building the life they envision.

She uses a thoughtful, collaborative approach to help clients gain clarity, strengthen self-awareness, and develop practical tools for emotional wellness. Whether you're adjusting to a new season of life, seeking greater self-understanding, or working through relationship stress, Dr. Hawkins offers guidance with warmth, empathy, and respect.

Calandra Hawkins is under the clinical supervision of Heather Angel Leonard, LPC-S.

Alesha takes a compassionate and innovative approach to counseling, grounded in healing, growth, and meaningful connection.

Known for her approachable and upbeat personality, Alesha creates a welcoming space where clients feel at ease being themselves. She brings warmth, authenticity, and relatability into each session, helping clients feel supported as they navigate life’s challenges.

Alesha works collaboratively with clients to explore patterns, build insight, and develop practical tools that support emotional wellness and personal growth. Her style balances empathy with forward-moving strategies, making therapy feel both supportive and empowering.

Alesha practices under the clinical supervision of Kelia Shipman, LPC-S.

With nearly a decade of experience as a school counselor and educator, Lasha brings a deep understanding of the emotional, social, and academic pressures facing today’s children, teens, parents, and educators.

Lasha is especially skilled at helping clients make sense of complex environments—schools, families, and systems—that can feel overwhelming or invalidating. Her work is informed by years of hands-on experience supporting youth and families through transitions, stress, and emotional challenges.

Clients appreciate Lasha’s grounded, thoughtful approach and her ability to meet them where they are while gently guiding growth and resilience. She is passionate about helping individuals and families feel supported, understood, and equipped to move forward with confidence.

Lasha practices under the clinical supervision of Marjorie Sharpe Baker, LPC-S.

Dr. Calandra Hawkins, ALC

Alesha Kozlowski, ALC

Lasha Perine, ALC

Ashley Moncrief, LPC, NCC

is a licensed therapist and professional school counselor who helps clients deepen self-awareness and understand how past experiences shape present patterns.

Ashley provides a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where clients can safely explore emotions, gain insight, and develop healthier ways of relating to themselves and others. She is especially intentional about creating spaces where clients feel seen, heard, and emotionally safe.

Her therapeutic approach is thoughtful and collaborative, helping clients connect the dots between their experiences, emotions, and behaviors while building skills that support lasting change.

Ashley specializes in working with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and grief, and she is deeply committed to helping clients move toward clarity, balance, and emotional well-being.

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