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.
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
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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.
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I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oklahoma and Arkansas who enjoys helping women, young girls, and children build confidence, find their voice, and feel more in control of their lives. I believe therapy should be a place where you feel comfortable, supported, and truly heard.
My approach to counseling is supportive and collaborative. I work alongside my clients to help them better understand their thoughts and emotions while developing practical tools they can use in everyday life. Whether someone is navigating anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, or life changes, my goal is to help them feel more confident in their ability to move forward.
I also enjoy working with children and creating a safe, engaging environment where they can express their feelings and learn healthy ways to cope with challenges. Using developmentally appropriate techniques, I help children build confidence, understand their emotions, and develop skills they can carry with them as they grow.
Before becoming a therapist, I gained experience working in residential treatment, outpatient services, and community-based agencies. I also spent three years as a school counselor, where I supported children and adolescents through academic, social, and emotional challenges. These experiences allow me to meet clients where they are and tailor therapy to their unique needs.
I earned my Bachelor’s degree from Mid-America Christian University and my Master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma.
If you're looking for a supportive space to talk, grow, and work through life’s challenges, I would be honored to walk alongside you.
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Brittany White is a Certified Teacher, a Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) in training, and is the Founder/Director of The Heart of Reading Academy. She has multiple years of experience as an elementary school educator in Texas public schools. She found her love for teaching reading many years ago which led her to earn a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a literacy emphasis from the University of Texas at Arlington. In Arkansas, Brittany has worked both as a tutor for Native American students and most recently as a full-time Dyslexia Interventionist in Fort Smith Public Schools. She is a passionate advocate for all people, young and old, to have the gift of reading, which led her to found The Heart of Reading Academy.
This Academy specializes in Dyslexia Therapy using the Take Flight Program. Take Flight is a comprehensive intervention for students with dyslexia. It is an Orton-Gillingham evidenced based curriculum designed by the Scottish Rite Hospital for children. It focuses on improving word recognition, reading fluency, reading comprehension, and spelling delivered through a multisensory approach.
Brittany is a native Texan who has called Arkansas home for over a decade now. Along with her husband Matthew and their three children, she lives on a small farm in the middle of Fort Smith lovingly referred to as Blue House Farms. On the farm they have two beloved dogs, Maple and Shepherd, a black and white farm cat, Tuxedo, lots of chickens and Babydoll sheep. Brittany enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, working in the flower beds, cold brew coffee every afternoon and traveling to National Parks with her family.
Brittany’s favorite teaching motto is, “They don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care.” She strives to create a safe space for kids to learn, grow, and work through the difficulties and frustrations that children with dyslexia often experience. It is her life’s mission and goal to provide individualized dyslexia therapy with compassion and understanding, and to empower children by showing them they are capable of doing hard things. Brittany and the Heart of Reading Academy would be honored to be a part of your child’s reading journey.