Meet the Team

Makena Futrell, MA, LPC

Makena is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 8 years of experience in the mental health field, providing care to children ages 5 and up, adolescents, and adults across a variety of clinical settings. Her background includes psychiatric hospitals, crisis settings, and outpatient mental health care, giving her experience supporting clients with both everyday challenges and complex mental health concerns.

Throughout her career, Makena has worked with individuals navigating depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other serious mental health conditions, PTSD and complex trauma, ADHD, eating disorders, relationship difficulties, emotional regulation, life transitions, and family concerns.

At the heart of Makena’s work is a person-centered approach. She believes therapy should feel genuine, collaborative, and individualized, creating an environment where clients feel comfortable being themselves, understood without judgment, and actively involved in their own healing.

Makena uses an integrative approach and has pursued training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic approaches, Play Therapy, Sandtray Therapy, HeartMath techniques, and trauma-informed interventions. She is also trained in the SYMBIS Assessment, which provides a framework for helping couples better understand communication, relationship dynamics, strengths, and areas for growth.
Makena has a particular interest in the connection between emotional experiences and the nervous system and enjoys incorporating approaches that go beyond traditional talk therapy. Through somatic work, HeartMath, Sandtray, and other experiential techniques, she helps clients develop greater self-awareness, strengthen emotional regulation, and build practical skills for meaningful change.

Whether a client is processing trauma, managing a mental health diagnosis, navigating relationships or life transitions, or simply wanting to better understand themselves, Makena believes effective therapy begins meeting each person where they are. Above all, she is passionate about helping clients feel heard, supported, capable, and empowered as they build resilience and create meaningful change in their lives.

Keeley Puckett, LPC-Associate

Keeley is a person-centered, trauma-focused, and EMDR-trained therapist dedicated to creating a safe, supportive, and judgment-free space where clients can show up as their whole selves.

She has experience supporting individuals navigating anxiety, depression, PTSD and Complex PTSD, LGBTQIA+ concerns, life transitions and adjustment difficulties, grief and loss, relationship challenges, emotional regulation, parenting, and family dynamics.

Keeley understands that every client is unique and tailors her therapeutic approach to each individual’s needs, experiences, and goals. Her approaches may include EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), somatic approaches, holistic techniques, and sandtray therapy.

Above all, Keeley is passionate about helping clients feel seen, heard, empowered, and capable. She strives to provide a supportive space where clients can process difficult experiences, recognize their strengths, build meaningful skills, and move toward healing and growth.
Keeley would be honored to be a supportive resource along your healing journey.

(Supervised by Ashli Sutton, LPC-S)

Lyndsay Howze, LPC Associate 

Lyndsay understands that starting therapy can feel intimidating, especially for those who are used to holding everything together for others. She is passionate about creating a warm, affirming, and nonjudgmental space where clients can slow down, process their experiences, and feel more grounded and in control. Lyndsay works with children, teens, and adults, tailoring her approach to meet each client exactly where they are. She specializes in perinatal mental health, neurodivergence, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and life transitions. Her work is rooted in a trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, and person-centered approach, while integrating evidence-based practices such as CBT, ACT, and DBT skills. Lyndsay also has additional training in PTSD, grief, and ADHD, allowing her to support both deep emotional processing and practical skill-building. She provides LGBTQ+ affirming care and works with individuals navigating challenges such as anxiety, burnout, identity shifts during pregnancy and postpartum, ADHD and executive functioning difficulties, trauma, grief, and major life changes. Lyndsay approaches therapy as a collaborative and supportive process, always moving at a pace that feels comfortable believing that clients don’t have to have everything figured out to begin.

(Supervised by Dr. Kendra Bennet LPC-S)

Jenifer Cubine, LCSW 

Jenifer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over five years of experience in the mental health field, specializing in family and children services. She has extensive expertise working with Anxiety Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder, PTSD, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Trauma. Jenifer is trained in CBT, DBT, MCBT, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Eclectic Psychotherapy.

Her approach is person-centered and evidence-based, empowering clients to explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences in a safe, non-judgmental environment. Jenifer is dedicated to supporting each individual’s journey of discovery, growth, and healing. She earned her Bachelor of Social Work from Stephen F. Austin University and her Master of Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Kasey McDonald, LPC

Kassey McDonald is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Associate in the state of Texas, working under the supervision of Tommy Chambers, LPC-S. She provides counseling services to children, teens, and adults who are facing life’s challenges and seeking a safe, supportive space to grow and heal.

Kassey uses an eclectic, client-centered approach—tailoring each session to the individual’s unique needs, strengths, and personal story. Whether supporting a parent concerned about their child’s emotional wellbeing, guiding a teen through overwhelming emotions, or helping an adult navigate transitions or internal struggles, Kassey creates a welcoming, affirming environment for every client.

She believes that therapy should feel safe, empowering, and grounded in trust. Her goal is to help clients explore their experiences, reconnect with their sense of self, and move forward in life with greater clarity and confidence.

Kassey is currently accepting new clients and welcomes inquiries about her services or availability for consultation.

Hope Stroud, LPC-Associate

Hope is an LPC-Associate with more than four years of experience in the mental health field. She graduated from East Texas Baptist University in 2025 and has had the opportunity to support teens and adults through a wide range of challenges, life transitions, and mental health concerns.

Hope takes an eclectic, person-centered approach to counseling, recognizing that every client brings their own experiences, strengths, and goals into therapy. She believes clients are the experts on their own lives and works collaboratively with each person to create an individualized approach that feels supportive and meaningful.

Her experience includes working with individuals navigating anxiety, ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, complex trauma, emotional difficulties, relationship concerns, and other challenges that can make everyday life feel overwhelming.

Hope is passionate about creating a warm, welcoming, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel safe to be themselves and explore what brought them to therapy. She understands that clients do not have to know exactly what they need or have everything figured out before reaching out. Sometimes, simply knowing that something needs to change is enough of a place to begin.

Whether working through past experiences, adjusting to a diagnosis, navigating relationships and emotions, or simply wanting to better understand themselves, Hope is committed to meeting clients where they are. Her goal is to help each person feel heard, supported, respected, and empowered as they work toward meaningful growth and change.

Stevi Stanley, LMSW

Stevi Stanley is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with over 15 years of experience working with adolescents in both clinical and community settings. Her passion for supporting youth is grounded in a strength-based, person-centered approach that empowers teens to embrace their resilience, navigate challenges, and discover their inner strengths.

Before joining Strong As Stone Counseling, Stevi served over a decade in Child Protective Services, advocating for vulnerable youth and families with compassion and integrity. She also spent four years working within the Atlanta school district, where she gained a deep understanding of the academic, emotional, and social pressures facing today’s teens.

At Strong As Stone, Stevi specializes in supporting adolescents experiencing anxiety, depression, identity development, trauma, family transitions, and school-related stress. She is committed to creating a safe, judgment-free space where young clients feel heard, respected, and encouraged.
Stevi is currently pursuing her LCSW and continues to grow her practice through ongoing training in trauma-informed care and adolescent mental health. Outside of the therapy room, she enjoys mentoring youth, coaching track and field, and contributing to her community through advocacy and outreach.

Allie Fennell, LPC-Associate

Allie Fennell is an LPC-Associate working under the supervision of Terri Howe, LPC-S. She has 4 years of experience working in the mental health field, serving individuals across the lifespan, with a majority of her work focused on children and adolescents. Allie has supported clients navigating a variety of concerns, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD, ODD, DMDD, PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, LGBTQ+ related concerns, and life transitions.

Allie utilizes evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Person-Centered Therapy. She works with individuals, couples, families, and groups, tailoring each session to meet the unique needs of her clients.

Her therapeutic style is eclectic, grounded in a person-centered approach, and delivered in a non-judgmental, open environment where clients feel safe to explore their thoughts and emotions. Allie believes that mental health is just as important as physical well-being. Her goal is to walk alongside clients during difficult seasons, helping them overcome obstacles and become the person they desire to be. She earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2025 from East Texas Baptist University.

Fun facts about Allie: She was a college volleyball player at East Texas Baptist University and enjoys reading, crafting, sports, baking, and being a fun aunt.

Lindsey Pautsky, Medical Billing Specialist 

Bre Franks, Client Care Admin & Coordinator

Gina Cooper, Intern 

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