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The Hope Preserve

Find Steady Ground in a Safe Space

A collective of therapists dedicated to gentle, evidence-based care for trauma, neurodivergence, and everyday overwhelm. We’re here to Empower Adults and Teens to Thrive Through Personalized Therapy in Tennessee.

Take your first step toward healing - We’re here to help every step of the way

No pressure and no payment info needed. We listen, answer questions, and plan next steps together.

1 - we’ll help you find the right fit
with a quick phone chat

(no phone tag - you pick the time!)

2 - we’ll take it from there
so you can get heard &
take the exhale you deserve

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A safer space to begin healing, grounded in sensory-supportive spaces & processes

Located in Brentwood, TN & Knoxville, TN | Telehealth Available Statewide

Healing is rarely a straight path. At The Hope Preserve, each step unfolds in a space designed to support your senses, offering comfort alongside proven, evidence-based care. Our therapists honor your story and meet you exactly where you are, walking with you through old wounds, new challenges, or the search for personal growth.

Your preference for support

Attuned care, just for you

Helpful for exploring personal challenges, identity, and deepest potential in a private, dedicated space.

Trauma Therapy - Complex or Simpler

Neurodivergent & Sensory Support

Experiential, Narrative, & Creative Therapies

Relationship Therapy - Solo, Couples, Families

Or heal in community

Helpful for building connection, perspective, coping skills, and confidence through inclusive group experiences.

Clay/Pottery Groups & Workshops

Dungeons & Dragons + Cozy Gaming Groups

Body-Doubling Sessions & Parent Coaching

Yoga Groups & Workshops

Meet Our Team

  • Allison Himmelstein Creative Arts Therapy Clay and Pottery Work in Therapy Sessions

    Allison Himmelstein, MS

    Brainspotting + Clay + Adventure + Artistic Blocks & Personal Expression + Body Image + LGBT+ + Autism, AuDHD, ADHD + Trauma

    More about Allison
  • Profile photo of our therapist Cindy Patterson, LMFT. Cindy is a middle-aged white woman wearing a blue sweater over a crisp white shirt and has medium-length brown hair with gentle, graceful waves.

    Cindy Patterson, LMFT

    IFS + Brainspotting + Anxiety + OCD + Trauma/Neglect + Chronic Pain/Health + LGBT+ + Autism, AuDHD, ADHD

    More about Cindy

  • Jordan McRae, MA

    Brainspotting + Parts Work + Burnout + People-Pleasing/Boundaries + Teens & Parent Coaching + LGBT+ + Autism, AuDHD, ADHD

    More about Jordan

  • Lily Winebarger

    Autistic Burnout + Cozy Gaming and D&D + Trauma, Relationships, Difficult Family + LGBT+ + Autism, AuDHD, ADHD

    More about Lily
  • Penny Reif The Hope Preserve Counseling HSP DND Nerd Therapy

    Penny Reif, MS

    Brainspotting + Nerd Culture + D&D + + Depression + Religious Trauma + LGBT+ Autism/AuDHD

    More about Penny

  • Taylor Miller

    Graduate Therapy Intern / Reduced Rates + LGBT+ + Neurodivergence + Adults, Teens, Pre-Teens 10+

    More about Taylor

  • Sally Marciel, LMFT

    IFS & Brainspotting Intensives + Founder of The Hope Preserve

    More about Sally
Let’s Plan Your First Session

We’ll Help You Find the Right Fit

Use this calendar to chat with our front desk without the phone tag,
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