Meet the Team
Pastor Jodee Stanton
Hope Center Director
Pastor Jodee Stanton began her ministry career over a decade ago after a successful business tenure. She currently serves as the Care Pastor at theChapel, the founding church of The Hope Center. In her position, she has spent years walking with people through their most difficult circumstances. She holds degrees in Special Education and Christian Ministry and Leadership. Her time in both the marketplace and vocational ministry create a unique dynamic that allows her to meet people where they are, and help them take the next right step toward healthiness.
Analiese Morales
LCSW, Counseling Coordinator
Analiese Morales is a licensed social worker with a heart for those who are hurting. She has worked with teens and young adults in need, with terminal cancer patients, and in our school systems helping children with special emotional needs, neuro-divergence, and those who experienced trauma impact. Her wide set of skills for those needing extra care combined with her heart for connecting people to the healing power of a growing relationship with Jesus, make her gifted to serve our community.
Pastoral Counselors
Dwight and Jeanne Rodgers
Dwight and Jeanne were lead pastors of a thriving congregation for more than 30 years, and serve as the Pastors Emeritus at theChapel, the founding church of The Hope Center. They believe "You can't be what you must be by being what you have been." As pastoral counselors, they have a strong desire to see individuals and marriages experience a pleasant life, a good life and a meaningful life. They desire to come alongside to encourage training oneself and not just trying to accomplish this on your own in life or marriage. Seeing things from God's perspective is the focus needed to be a better person or have a dream marriage.
Glenda Woods
Glenda Woods has been in vocational ministry for more than 30 years. She was the first Care and Counseling Pastor at theChapel, where she currently serves as Pastor Emeritus. Glenda specializes in helping people walk into their purpose through biblical principles. Her method of delivering the truth in love allows her to meet people where they are, but not leave them there. Glenda is also the primary premarital counselor for The Hope Center, because a strong foundation is key to a successful relationship.
Clinical Counselors
All clinical counselors at The Hope Center are independent contractors, vetted by members of our Board of Directors, with tenured experience seeing lives changed. Here is a short bio of each of the clinicians with whom we currently partner:
Andrea Andreasen, LCSW
Andrea received her Masters in counseling and became a licensed clinical social worker and pastoral counselor. She has certifications in accelerated resolution therapy, life coaching and the “I AM Identity & Positive Choice Process”. These tools have helped her find success in treating stress, depression, anxiety, grief/loss, & identity work. She loves helping clients discover more about themselves, their gifts/desires, and finding a path forward to living their best lives.
Christina Chewning, LMHC
As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Christina specializes in helping individuals with anxiety, self-confidence and self-esteem, career counseling, post-traumatic stress and PTSD, pre-marital, toxic relationships, and couples seeking to make healthy changes. She utilizes a variety of counseling techniques to personalize treatment for the specific needs of each of her clients. These evidence-based techniques include Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Client/Person Centered Therapy, and Brainspotting.
Kelly Murphy, LMHC
Since 2016, Kelly has worked with adults to help them towards becoming the best version of themselves. After Kelly's father passed away from cancer in 2019, Kelly has developed a passion for working with adults who are grieving, people diagnosed with terminal illness, and caregivers who need support. Kelly also loves to help people managing life transitions such as educational pursuits, career changes, relocation, parenthood, marital/relationship transitions, and medical problems. Kelly also has experience with assisting clients with managing their depression, and anxiety as well as working with people who are looking to build self-compassion, set boundaries with others, and improve their self-image.
Kelly uses evidence-based techniques such as: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client/Person Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, DBT techniques, and Narrative Therapy. Kelly loves using creative arts techniques to help clients build mindfulness, awareness, and empowerment. Kelly has been practicing as a mental health counselor since graduating from the University of Florida's Counselor of Education Master's Degree Program in 2016. She has been a licensed mental health counselor since 2018.
Accepts some insurance plans.
Terri Pendleton, LMHC
Terri specializes in working with children and adolescents. She is fluent in American Sign Language and works with the deaf/hard of hearing population. She is a local and national crisis responder.
Accepts some insurance plans
Mission & Vision
- Mission: We exist to help people find hope by offering classes, counseling and coaching that allow them to build a bridge toward healthiness and discover the doors to wellbeing.
- Vision: To make hope for the future accessible to all because Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. (Proverbs 13:12)