The Christian Counseling Center has had interns for many years.   We are honored to host several graduate level student interns most semesters!  Interns are mostly doing co-therapy with Keith or Landon but will also do some sessions on their own,  Here are the folks interning fall semester of 2024:

Loren Vlastos

Loren is currently a graduate student at Liberty University who is pursuing her master’s degree, and future licensure, in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She will be working as a practicum student under Keith Fussell’s, LPC-MHSP supervision now that she has taken and passed all the basic ethical and counseling courses within Liberty University’s CACREP program. Her bachelor’s degree is in Communications and after taking a break from school for several years, she has decided that counseling is the career path she wants to take moving forward. This is a decision based on several factors, but a large one being that she spent some time overseas immersed in different cultures that face various traumas and hardships. The diversity of those hardships/traumas is a challenge she looks forward to learning more about and helping clients work through. Loren genuinely enjoys the uniqueness of each person’s story that she hears, but also respects the cultural boundaries that are defined on a client-by-client basis.

Loren has been married for 4 years to her husband, Kyle, and they have a 16 month on son, Nathan. She grew up in and around Memphis, and now delights in sharing the things/places she grew up seeing/doing with her family – the Memphis Zoo, Pink Palace Museum, Children’s Museum, etc.

Karissa Walhof

Karissa Walhof is a current graduate student and member of the Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society at
Colorado Christian University pursuing her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health
Counseling with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy. She is working as a practicum
student under Keith Fussell’s, LPC-MHSP supervision. She graduated in 2022 with an
undergraduate degree in Modern Music Ministry and plans to utilize and pursue the many
dreams and giftings God has given her in life. While music is a prominent dream, helping
children, teenagers, families, couples, and individuals encounter healing, wellness, connection,
and purpose is another high priority. She honors the unique stories that clients share and views
each individual and family as one with great value and an intentional design.
Karissa is originally from Northwest Iowa but has called Memphis home for the last several
years. She enjoys singing and playing music, songwriting, spending time in community, serving
at her local church through the music ministry and as a youth group leader, and exploring the 0utdoors.

Tori Townsley

Tori Townsley is a masters level student projected to graduate in May of 2025 from Liberty University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. She is married with two boys at home. Tori is passionate about helping the community through her knowledge as a counselor in training and a follower of Christ. She utilizes a client-centered approach to therapy and enjoys working with all ages.