Meet the Counselors
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New clients must complete their TherapyAppointment client portal before their first visit with their counselor. This also applies for all new clients scheduling telecounseling appointments.
To complete your TherapyAppointment portal:
Choose a counselor below and click "Book an Appointment." (If you would like guidance on choosing a counselor, please contact us).
Once you are on the counselor’s TherapyAppointment page, click the button to register as a new client.
Please follow the prompts to register.
Within your client portal, you must complete all of the documents under “My Docs & Forms”, input a credit card, upload a photo ID, and submit your insurance information. (You should be prompted to input your credit card, insurance info, and photo ID, but please check under “My Profile” to see if everything is in the system.) This should take 10-15 minutes.
Once everything in Step 4 is completed, you will be contacted by your counselor to set up your appointment.
Kate Daigle, LCSW
Kate Daigle, LCSW
Kate received her bachelor's degree in Child and Family Studies and graduated with a Master's of Social Work from Tulane University in 2004. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nearly 20 years’ experience.
Kate specializes in working with children, adolescents, and families and has 11 years’ experience working in a school setting. Kate works with clients to improve social skills, coping skills, goal setting, behavior modification, and reduce anxiety. She provides a nonjudgmental, supportive approach to psychotherapy where she believes in listening to each client to address their individual needs. She provides a safe, confidential space where her clients feel comfortable expressing themselves and working towards their goals.
Daniel Foy, PLPC
Daniel is a New Orleans native who graduated from the University of Holy Cross with a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2020 and is a Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC). Before pursuing his education in counseling , he served in the United States Army for nine years where he was deployed in three combat tours to Iraq. It was his transition back home that encouraged him to further his education and aid his fellow brothers/sisters in arms.
Daniel is interested in providing services to all who are in need, both military and civilian alike. Daniel has come to find that when servicing veterans, it is important to extend support to their family as well. He would like to assist clients on working through mental issues that hinder their ability of being their best self, specifically addressing individuals with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety, and Depression disorders.
James M. McGinn, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
He graduated from Fairfield University in Connecticut with a Master of Arts degree in Mental Health and School Counseling in 2011 and obtained a doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Holy Cross in New Orleans in 2020. He is both a state Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), and he is trained and certified in Connecticut in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). His areas of expertise include depressive and anxiety disorders; family conflict and divorce; loss and grief; and trauma. He provides counseling to adolescents and adults – particularly those within the LGBTQ+ community – from a predominantly cognitive behavioral therapeutic orientation but also draws from solution-focused, strengths-based, and creative approaches to join with and support clients in their journey to life improvement and contentment.
Click here to book an appointment with James M. McGinn, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Aubrie Smith, PLPC
Aubrie Smith, PLPC
Aubrie received her bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Psychology and Sociology from the University of New Orleans. A New Orleans native, a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and recieved her Masters in Counseling at Loyola University New Orleans, her view of the therapeutic relationship is one of mutual respect and collaboration. Her approach is holistic person-centered; you are not just your struggles. Her goal is to get to know the whole you and work together to explore and define presenting problems, develop future goals for an improved life and work toward realizing those goals. Person-centered therapy allows clients to take more of a lead in discussions so that, in the process, they may discover their own solutions. She believes her role is to assist clients in reaching the goals they may have for themselves by providing unconditional positive regard and helping to facilitate individual journeys. Her area of interest is clay work, art making, and meditation, finding it intrinsically healing and revealing to use techniques that are of interest to individual clients. Recognizing that therapy can be daunting, Aubrie hopes to help alleviate that fear through understanding that each client’s journey is unique, and tailoring a therapy for them, with an emphasis on finding what makes them feel safe and at peace.