Meet the team
Our staff has a wide variety of skills and backgrounds. All clinicians at Growing Places specialize in attachment work and believe the phrase "all behaviors make sense given their context."
All therapists at GPC are trained to work with individuals, couples, families using a variety of therapy modalities fitting the clients needs.
Laurel Gass, LCSW
Owner/Therapist
(870) 204-2875
Laurel Gass is native to the Harrison area for several decades. She has been a licensed professional since 2018 and finds the human mind and relationships fascinating. Much of her experience in the field comes from the child abuse field, community mental health, and working within the Boone County, AR population in school-based and outpatient settings.
Laurel has been trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT for couples), Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT), Emotionally-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), Eye Movement Desensitizing and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Seed Digging, and others. She enjoys working with couples, families, teens, and adult individuals as well as groups to help them connect, find parts of themselves that isolate or have trouble connecting, and help them heal to have healthier lives.
Laurel is a wife, mother of four children, and enjoys utilizing her green thumb at the office or her home during her off time. She loves reading and practicing cooking recipes, that may or may not be successful.
Joshua Dye, LCSW
Therapist
(870) 280-8953
"Hi, I’m Joshua. My clinical background is in treating developmental and attachment-based traumas, offering strategies to access healthy bonding and co-regulatory processes. My focus is on striving to create a relationship of collaboration and trust with people, recognizing that they are experts in their own life and the author of their life story. I aim to provide a safe and authentic environment in which I use gentle approaches to help people untangle trauma and restore light and love to their relationships. I specialize in all kinds of trauma, with an emphasis on marital relationships, family conflict, addiction, communication skills, social skills, life review, aging, and grief work. I see couples, families, teens, and adults." "I believe that people can absolutely be free from feeling stuck, stressed, and overwhelmed. They can find hope and enjoy healthy relationships again; they can reach for repairing in their lives instead of protections from their negative cycles. People can restore their natural ability to thrive and live in an authentic way with grace and dignity once more. It is an honor to help with this." Joshua is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist, nationally certified EMDR provider, and currently seeking national certification for Emotion Focused Therapy as well as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Brainspotting. His therapies include Internal Family Systems, EMDR, Emotion Focused Therapy, Brainspotting, Ego State Therapy, Child Centered Play, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Bilateral Hypnotherapy, Sandtray Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. He is a native of Arkansas, as well as a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He enjoys marathon running, cycling, hiking, and is an experienced bird watcher. He loves to travel and to pursue extensive training to better serve his clients. Josh resides in the Harrison area with his family and pets.
Robyn Dye, LPC
Therapist
(870) 688-5732
"I am a multi-disciplinary mental health practitioner, weaving together evidence-based research and therapy, ancient wisdom and healing modalities, for full body wellness. Everything I practice and teach comes from a place of integrity, having used these practices in my own life for almost two decades. I am fully committed to helping others ease suffering through using practices that address the physical, emotional, and energetic aspects of ourselves."
Robyn is also nationally certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Brainspotting, and is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She is undergoing certification in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Robyn has other extensive training in attachment and trauma based modalities such as Child Parent Psychotherapy, Ego State Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Sand Tray, Play Therapy, and Bilateral Stimulation Hypnotherapy. She also offers Micro Current Neurofeedback. She works with couples and individuals.
Nathan Gass
Owner/Office Manager
(870) 204-2875
My goal is to help people get into the services they need quickly, efficiently, and manage all of the billing and office needs at Growing Places Counseling. To make an appointment with the staff below, you will contact me to get the process started.
Nathan is a husband, father of 4 children, and lover of the outdoors. During his "off time," he enjoys working at his cattle farm, a good movie, and doing handyman projects that explore his curious side.