Professional Moderators Explained

To provide an enriched experience, our discussion boards are moderated by licensed mental health professionals such as Licensed Counselors, Psychologists, or Clinical Social Workers.

Professional Moderators Explained

Thriveworks created this Community to be a helpful resource, but the opinions expressed in the Community are not necessarily the opinions of Thriveworks or its affiliates. The information contained in the Community, including moderator-produced content, should not be considered professional advice, and is not a replacement for medical or mental health care. Never disregard the advice of your physician or healthcare professional, or delay in seeking advice, because of something you read in the Community. If you think you may have an emergency, seek appropriate assistance immediately. Thriveworks does not endorse any specific product, service or treatment. Use of the Community is subject to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and moderators will remove posts identified as being in breach of those terms.

Please remember that the Community is a public forum! It is your responsibility to protect your identity. You will not have the ability to edit or delete your post later.

What a Moderator Does:

Answers some community member questions
Facilitates discussion by posting questions to the community
Removes racist, defamatory, or abusive posts
Approves contributions by guest contributors

Meet your moderators

Anthony Centore, Ph.D.

The Founder of Thriveworks, Private Practice Consultant for the American Counseling Association, Columnist for Counseling Today magazine, and a Professional Counselor licensed in CO, GA, MA, NC, and VA.

Melissa McGinness, LPC

A licensed professional counselor. She works with adult individuals, couples and families and has more than 10 years of experience in the mental health field. Her experience includes private practice, residential group work, professional therapeutic interventions to students in the public school setting, outpatient counseling, in-home therapeutic interventions to families, and crisis intervention.

Greg Handel, Ph.D.

Has more than 35 years of experience providing positive life supports for individuals, couples and families. He has worked in several different environments including inpatient and outpatient mental health centers, rehabilitation facilities, congregate residential settings and in private practice.

Stacy Franklin, LPC

She is a licensed clinical mental health therapist and registered neutral for the state of Georgia, helping you to reach your personal and career goals, while maximizing your full potential is Stacy Franklin’s primary concern. Stacy is known for her open, direct and empathetic approach to counseling. She uses an integrated approach to counseling, which means she utilizes a variety of orientations and therapies, which are based on the client's individual needs.

Jessica Pena-Cabana, PhD, MEd, CSC, LPC, CFC

She has over 16 years of experience working with children, adolescents, couples, families, and adults with special needs and emotional issues. Dr. Pena-Cabana is trained as a National Certified Forensic Counselor (NAFC) and also in CBT, DBT, EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness, Solution focused, Play therapy, Grief and Loss, PTSD, and trauma. She is a member of AASECT/ Sex Therapist. She has work as a Clinical Director, Therapist, and Professor in NYC, Texas, and South Carolina. Dr. Pena-Cabana has the experience and ability to work with children with Autism, ADD/ADHD, oppositional behaviors, Anger Management, and trauma. Additionally, she provides therapy and supervision for Parenting, Grief and Loss, and Behavioral Problems and Families suffering from PTSD.

Want to Volunteer?

If you are a licensed mental health professional and would like to volunteer as a Moderator, contact us at Community@thriveworks.com!

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Meet the Moderators!