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Jordana Pazin, Ph.D., LPC, NCC

     Jordana Pazin, Ph.D. is co-owner of Hill Country Psychotherapy Associates, PLLC.  She has been a Nationally Certified Counselor since April, 2000 and a Licensed Professional Counselor since June, 2001. Dr. Pazin is also an LPC approved supervisor, providing supervision to students and interns accruing their required hours toward licensure. She has worked in the mental health field since 1992.

     Dr. Pazin practices from The Relational Cultural Model, focusing on enhancement of personal growth, relationships and how they affect who we are, and life experiences. Her areas of specialty include women's issues, relationships, domestic violence, and GLBTQI issues. She completed her doctoral residency at UTSA's Counseling Services.

     Aside from her private practice, Dr. Pazin is also Adjunct Faculty at St. Mary's University, where she has been teaching graduate and doctoral level courses since 2002.

Michelle Gunnin, Ed.S., LPC

     Michelle Gunnin is a co-owner of Hill Country Psychotherapy. She earned two graduate degrees in Marriage and Family Counseling from the University of Florida in 2001 and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is an eclectic therapist who uses a variety of strategies to help clients reach their goals. She utilizes Imago Therapy and Relational Empowerment approaches with couples, and practices from a Solution-Focused and Cognitive Behavioral approach with individuals. She uses art therapy with children and preadolescents. 
 
      Her areas of specialty include couples and marital therapy, therapy with children and teens, parenting, and individual therapy for depression and anxiety. Michelle Gunnin has experience working in many settings including a non profit agency with at risk children and their families, an adolescent clinic, a drug treatment facility, with court mandated individuals, and at a non profit counseling center specializing in marital and family issues. She has been married for 14 years, and has two children.

Joan Terry, LPC

     Joan Terry is a Licensed Professional Counselor.  Joan completed her Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at St. Mary's University.  Joan worked as a therapist at Jewish Family Service for eight years before entering private practice with Hill Country Psychotherapy Associates.  She worked as a counselor for victims of crime for two years as part of a state grant.  Her specialty is working with clients who are struggling with eating disorders using a cognitive/behavioral approach.  Joan works with families, couples, and individuals using a therapeutic approach which includes solution-focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and family systems therapy.

Sally Day, Ph.D, LPC

   Sally Day, Ph.D. is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling from UTSA. Dr. Day works with individuals, couples and families of all ages (children through older adults), using therapy with cognitive behavioral and existential approaches. She strives to work within her clients' own world to assist them in achieving psychological wellbeing. Dr. Day's areas of specialty include relationship issues, self-esteem concerns, depression, anxiety, domestic violence, and GLBTQI issues.

      In addition, Dr. Day is a Licensed Physical Therapist which enables her to understand the connection between the physical and mental aspects of clients' concerns. For example, she counsels athletes, clients with disabilities or chronic illnesses, and clients with recent surgeries, such as Gastric Bypass and Lap-Band, to assist them in obtaining psychological health. Aside from her private practice, Dr. Day also works for the Methodist Healthcare Systems where she performs emergency room psych assessments.

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