Helping You Heal and Thrive

At Core Counseling Group, we believe that at the heart of every challenge lies an opportunity for growth, healing, and connection. Our mission is to help individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s complexities while fostering emotional resilience and stronger relationships.

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Core Values

These values guide everything we do, shaping how we support our clients, our team, and our community.

Building strong, meaningful relationships is at the core of what we do — with clients, with colleagues, and with yourself.

Connection

Openness

We create a space where honesty, vulnerability, and growth are welcomed and respected, allowing everyone to show up authentically

Rootedness

Providing stability and support so you can do your best work and thrive without burnout.

Encouragement

Encouragement guides everything we do — helping clients move forward and supporting therapists in their growth and well-being.

We’re your partners in your journey toward healing.

Our team of compassionate and experienced counselors specializes in working with individuals, children, teens, couples, and families. Whether you’re dealing with grief and loss, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or other life adjustments, we are here to provide the guidance and support you need.

Meet the Core Counseling Team

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  • Danielle Wheeler is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor. She has actively worked with married couples, individuals, adolescents, and children for over 16 years. Danielle has experience working with : marital conflict, relationship concerns, blended families, attachment, adjustment difficulties, stress, depression, anxiety, grief, behavioral difficulties, and conflictual family dynamics. Danielle's passion comes from her great burden for people that are hurting. She understands how one person's pain affects not only the individual, but the entire family system and uses this approach in working with her clients.

    Danielle is Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Certified and uses this attachment approach with children and families. Danielle also has received extensive Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) training in addition to Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Trauma-Informed trainings and incorporates these interventions in the therapy setting.

    Danielle is originally from South Carolina and received her Bachelors of Science in Psychology from North Greenville University. She relocated to Arkansas to receive a Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy and Community Counseling from John Brown University. She attended Focus on the Family Institute in Colorado Springs, CO, where she had the privilege of studying under experts in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy.

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  • Lisa Brock is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Her experience includes working with all ages in a variety of settings that include residential, outpatient, intensive outpatient, agency and private practice. Her current clinical focus is in treating couples and adult individuals. Lisa is trained in and practices the treatment models of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS).

    “I believe emotional pain is real pain and I want to create a safe place for my clients to explore and resolve the emotional pain that holds them back from obtaining the relationships and the success that they want to feel fulfilled and whole in life.” – Lisa Brock, LPC LMFT

  • Jesse has over 8 years of experience helping individuals navigate anxiety, depression, and life’s everyday challenges. He offers a warm, supportive space where clients can unpack what’s weighing them down and begin feeling more grounded, present, and empowered.

    Whether you’re facing stress, low motivation, overthinking, burnout, or lingering sadness, Jesse helps make sense of what you’re experiencing and supports meaningful, lasting change. He is trained in EMDR and integrates evidence-based tools like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with a psychodynamic approach to create a personalized path for healing.

    While Jesse often helps clients with everyday mental health concerns, he is also skilled at supporting those working through deeper emotional struggles and more layered experiences.

    He believes in every person’s capacity for resilience and growth and is passionate about helping clients build lives that feel more balanced, connected, and fulfilling. Jesse is currently accepting new clients.

  • Cindy Wood is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oklahoma and Arkansas who is passionate about helping women and children navigate life’s challenges and build resilience. With a warm and supportive approach, she walks alongside her clients as they work through daily struggles and develop the skills they need to thrive.

    Before becoming a therapist, Cindy spent many years in education as a kindergarten and middle school teacher, as well as a school counselor. This experience gave her a deep understanding of children’s developmental needs and the unique challenges families face both inside and outside the classroom.

    In addition to her counseling work, Cindy is certified in Oklahoma as a school psychologist. She collaborates with local school districts to provide psychoeducational evaluations and support the development of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), helping ensure students receive the resources they need to succeed both academically and emotionally.

    Cindy brings compassion, insight, and dedication to her work, creating a safe and encouraging space where clients can grow and feel supported.