Our Team
Laurie Lokey M.A.
Laurie co-founded Resilient Love with her husband, Bill, after decades of clinical work individually and leading couples intensives together. She is passionate about partnering with people on their journey to find hope and resiliency. She completed her master’s degree at Trevecca University as a Licensed Professional Counselor and she has created an individual intensive therapy model for the healing of trauma which she continues to develop in her practice. Laurie’s love for helping people heal from the impact of trauma led her to work with a specialist and traumatologist, Dr. Lee Norton. From their work, she developed her own modality called “Trauma Stage Processing,” which she and her husband, Bill, have taught to clinicians across the country.
Laurie has worked as an intensive specialist for the past 15 years and has a thriving private practice based in Spring Hill, TN. Resilient Love is the culmination of decades of clinical therapy experience of her and Bill combined with their journey and wisdom of navigating life in light of the love of Jesus.
Clinical Director, Co-Founder
LPC-MHSP, CTT, EMDR-II
Angela thompson ph.d.
Angela Thompson has a Ph.D. in Clinical Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Mental Health Service Provider, and National Certified Counselor. She is also an Approved Clinical Supervisor and provides post masters supervision for therapists working on licensure in the state of Tennessee.
Angela is trained and experienced in a variety of modalities that include Brainspotting, Experiential Therapy, Psychodrama, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and she is a Certified NARM Master Therapist.
Her work is primarily informed by the Neuro Affective Relational Model (NARM). Angela sees individuals and couples and specializes in the integration of relational and developmental trauma. She maintains a private practice in Nashville, Tennessee and has over 30 years of counseling experience.
Clinical Team
LPC-MHSP, NCC, ACS
James Horne M.A.
Clinical Team
James Horne is a relational coach and a Masters level practitioner trained in NARM (Neuro Affective Relational Model). He has a masters degree in professional counseling and has been in practice for over 20 years. As a relational coach, James is passionate about helping others be their true, authentic selves by assisting them in identifying the barriers that keep them from realizing who they were created to be. James has spent over 20 years working in trauma-focused treatment centers serving in the roles of therapist, trauma specialist and clinical director.
His first career was as an Army officer, and after 6 years in the service, he chose to resign his commission and began his own healing journey which included inpatient and residential treatment for addiction and developmental trauma. This experience inspired him to pursue a degree in counseling which allows him to give back the love that was so graciously given to him.
James is currently in private practice as a relational coach. He also facilitates individual and group intensives, and is available for training and speaking engagements.
Will mooney M. Div.
LPC-MHSP
Clinical Team
Will has been working with individuals and families for two decades in a variety of professional and pastoral capacities. As a therapist, his experience includes working with individuals and couples struggling with trauma, addiction, relational dysfunction, and many other complex mental health issues. Will’s approach to counseling is informed by psychodynamic, attachment, and family systems theories, as well as what he has learned through his own journey of healing.
His therapeutic approach flows out of the belief that we are all made to live fully in relationship with God, ourselves, and others. In order to live fully, however, means we will inevitably experience loss and pain. Often our response to pain and loss becomes self-protective and shuts off our heart from experiencing true freedom, and this has a rippling effect into every other aspect of our lives. Counseling is a collaborative process that offers care and challenge within the safety of a therapeutic relationship. Through this process we can begin to reconnect to our heart’s feelings, needs, longings and desires so that we can begin to live more fully as we are made and give more fully wherever we are.
Betsy B. Abrams M.S.
LCSW
Clinical Team
Betsy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who received her Masters of Social Work from the University of Tennessee and has been in the mental health field for over 15 years. Prior to starting her private practice, she worked with Hospice, disadvantaged youth, survivors of Hurricane Katrina, and did counseling for Restore Ministries. She typically works with couples and individuals who are dealing with a variety of issues including PTSD, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, grief, addiction (including family problems that surround addiction), career issues, infidelity, and premarital preparation.
Betsy is a deep well of wisdom and brings insight and resources for the healing process. She leads with a collaborative style of treatment that includes experiential therapy modalities, EMDR, strength-based approaches, solution-focused approaches, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and attachment-focused therapy when appropriate. She is passionate about helping individuals identify healthy coping skills in order to deal with the everyday life issues or past difficulties that impact their lives today.
Chris Tyrrell M.A.
Director of operations
Chris earned his B.B.A. in Business Management and an M.A. in Practical Theology, focusing his graduate work on pastoral theology and pastoral counseling. He desires to help reintegrate the rhythms of spiritual disciplines such as stillness, silence, and solitude into the cadence of modern living. He grew up in church leadership, leading worship throughout his childhood and high school years, which eventually led to a career in the music industry touring all over the world. Throughout those years, the Holy Spirit has refined and deeply formed his heart for people and his passion for integrating emotional health and cognitive intelligence with theological truths of Scripture.
As Director of Operations, Chris facilitates the business operations of Resilient Love along with overseeing venue operations during programs and retreats. He is passionate about intercession and guides the spiritual formation of Resilient Love alongside of our Clinical Director, Laurie.