Licensed Professional Counselor

Jahnnae Peeples, 

Resident in Counseling

Jahnnae is a Resident in Counseling who completed her Master of Education in Counselor Education with a concentration in Couples and Family Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University. Additionally, Jahnnae has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from VCU. Prior to working with folks in private practice, she worked with children, adults and families in a community mental health setting. Jahnnae has professional training in using a strength-based, integrative model that includes a family systems approach, as well as other theoretical approaches such as cognitive behavioral, feminist and emotionally focused therapies. Her approach is based on each individual or couple’s unique personal and relational goals.
Jahnnae works with individuals, couples, and families. She is passionate about helping clients achieve wellness in the different relationships that exist within their lives. Whether it is a relationship with self, partners or family members, she is interested in working with clients to achieve their optimal wellness goals. Jahnnae especially enjoys working with couples to help cultivate long-lasting, healthy relationships. She is LGBTQIA+ affirming and multiculturally competent.
Jahnnae strives to create a warm, welcoming, safe space that can be helpful in navigating the client’s individual, or relationship journey. She is dedicated to utilizing a trauma-informed, multicultural approach that allows her to acknowledge and honor every individual or couple’s perspectives and worldviews while being culturally sensitive and inclusive regardless of sexual orientation/gender, race or socioeconomic status.
In her spare time Jahnnae enjoys spending time with her husband and son, reading novels, exploring local restaurants and wineries and listening to music.

Sara ‘Nicole’ Bustillos,
Resident in Counseling

Nicole (she/her) is a Resident in Counseling who completed her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Wake Forest University. Nicole strives to create a comforting and inviting space for collaboration and communication during sessions using an eclectic approach. She strongly believes in cultivating a trusting and nonjudgmental space to allow for true exploration and healing for clients. Nicole aims to help clients with relationship-building, empowerment, and finding tools that emphasize her client’s strengths. At this time, she is offering telehealth and in person services in the greater Richmond area under the supervision of Lauren Anderson, LPC (License #0701008795).