David Miller, LCSW – School Based Therapist

With a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and a Master’s Degree in Social Work, David Miller is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate.

Prior to joining the CHA team in 2019, David worked with clients in various settings, including crisis centers, client homes, and schools.  Using a strengths-based approach, David uses primarily Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI) to provide healing therapeutic services to children and families.

Matt Weisner, LCSW – Senior Clinician of School-Based Therapy

Matt is the Senior Clinician of School-Based Therapy Services for Children’s Hope Alliance. He has the privilege of leading a team of therapists who coordinate with Iredell-Statesville Schools Student Services to bring outpatient therapy to students at many of the schools across the district. This partnership with ISS was created to enhance opportunities for mental health services for students that may have challenges accessing them in a different setting.

Matt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology and his master’s degree in social work. Matt obtained his clinical social work license in 2015.

Matt has experience working with individuals and families in a variety of settings, including psychiatric hospitalization, child welfare, elementary, middle, and high schools. Over the years, Matt has specialized in community based therapy, supporting children and families through adverse experiences as a result of intense trauma. Matt has been trained in and facilitated Evidence-Based Programs (EPBs), including Triple P Parenting, Strengthening Families Program, and Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress.

As a parent of two school-age children, Matt appreciates and celebrates the unique strengths that all children possess. It is the strengths of the youth that he engages to enhance resilience through adverse periods. Using a variety of approaches from mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Matt supports clients with developing skills that match their strengths and values to promote their fulfillment. He has used these techniques to support children, youth, parents, and couples impacted by mood disorders, anxiety, hyperactivity, executive function disorders, defiance, conduct disorders, chronic stress, and trauma to enhance their well-being and relationships. He is thrilled to be involved in the process of supporting education and bringing opportunities to increase grit and resilience that is vital for youth to develop into successful adults!

Alex Holchin, MSW, LCSW-A – School-Based Therapist

Alex is a school-based therapist in Wilkes County. She completed her bachelors degree in social work at Western Carolina University, where she also went on to complete my Masters in Social Work. Alex is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate.

During her MSW internship, Alex collaborated with physical therapy students at WCU to introduce social work services to their student-run physical therapy clinic that provides services free of charge to the community in WNC. Alex says she has “a passion to help the community and serve them to the best of my ability,” and she is thrilled to begin working with clients in Wilkes County Schools.

Anna Paulin, LCSWA – School-Based Therapist

Anna Paulin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate and passionate School-Based Therapist serving Iredell-Statesville Schools. Anna graduated from Stony Brook University in 2015 with her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and from Binghamton University in 2022 with her Master’s in Social Work.

Anna has a deep love for working alongside youth to build an empowering environment for them to grow and thrive in as they uncover who they are and what drives them. Before joining CHA, Anna worked in daycare, assisted research on intersectionality and age-related prejudice, volunteered as a crisis counselor, and interned as a school-based therapist. These experiences largely inform Anna’s approach to therapy being strengths-based, client-driven, and filled with lots of opportunities for expression through art, play, and activities.

Anna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing (MI) to guide her work with youth while remaining flexible to their unique strengths, needs, and wishes for therapy. In her free time, Anna loves to crochet, bake, and take pictures on her film camera.