Meet Your Therapists
The Made Well Center for Wholeness has a team of passionate and driven individuals ready to help you achieve optimal wellness. Our team maintains a high level of integrity, confidentiality, wisdom & discernment, as well as desire to see sustainable change for our clients. Read below to learn more about each therapist and their specialties.
Buffy Andrews, MSW, LCSW, RYT200, CPT
Biography:
Buffy Andrews has lived in the Wilmington, NC for the past 7 years. She has worked for Child Advocacy & Parenting Place, worked at Coastal Horizons Center as an Intensive In-Home team Lead therapist, outpatient therapy in Pender County Schools, and is now working in private practice (at the Made Well Center, hellooo).
Buffy loves working with young adults, adults, and couples who have experienced trauma, anxiety, or difficulty in relationship.
“I believe we are made well, and I believe we’ve been given the right tools and skills, we just sometimes need a little community, need a little education & encouragement, and need a little practical help to get back to this original state of paradise.”
Nicole Murray, LCMHC
Biography:
Brittany Patterson, LCSW
Biography:
Brittany moved to Wilmington, NC from Boston, MA eight years ago. She received her Masters of Social Work from Simmons University and has been working as a clinician in various settings for thirteen years. Brittany is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Therapist) who specializes in treating trauma, familial issues, parenting skills work, mood disorders, and anxiety/depression.
Some of Brittany’s specialties include doing work with somatic/sensorimotor trauma processing, and loves incorporating mindfulness practices into therapy. Brittany is committed to making sure no one is invisible and sees mental health treatment as a way of strengthening the broken places until people feel WHOLE again.
She also has many talents including dance through her studies of Ballet and Modern dance in Purchase, NY. Sometimes she likes to include body work into the therapy practice as well. She loves working with adults, particularly parents, as well as adolescents and families to help heal relationships.
Melissa McLamb, Counselor in Training (CIT)
Biography:
Melissa, a North Carolina Native, recently moved back from the Western USA. Melissa has her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Lee University, is working on her Masters of Social Work from Florida State University, and has a plethora of field experience.
Melissa has worked with children with social/emotional needs as an Applied Behavior Analysis Therapist, has been an assistant residential director at a residential treatment facility for girls ages 13-18, and she’s worked as a Case Manager for a mobile response team gaining experience working with children and families.
Melissa is excited to broaden her range of experiences and put into practice all
that she has learned through working with people in all walks of life.
Melissa has a heart for people and simply wants to meet others where they are so that
together they can walk towards healing and wholeness. She is warm and discerning, and she
is focused on utilizing the best approach according to the specific needs of each individual she works with.
If you would like to meet with Melissa, she is available for self-pay clients at
only $25 per session.
Learn More About The Made Well Center’s Services
The Made Well Center offers online therapy services for anyone struggling to find the time for therapy, anyone suffering extreme anxious distress related to socialization, individuals struggling to find childcare for them to make it to therapy, or for anyone who just wants the comfort of counseling in their jammies. Learn more.
Outpatient counseling and therapy is a great place to receive safe support and guidance from a licensed clinician to help you identify and make steps towards identifying root causes to pain and suffering, changing thoughts & behavior patterns that leave you feeling stuck, and learning how to communicate with yourself, and those around you. Learn more.
As a Certified Personal Trainer focused on wellness, Buffy Andrews offers group and private yoga classes, personal training, and group fitness. Learn more.
We offer retreats and workshops throughout the year on various topics. Some will be fun creative outlets, some will simply be a nice relaxing time away from daily stressors, and some will be continuing education courses for other Mental Health Professionals in the community. Learn more.
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Made Well Center for Wholeness
The Made Well Center for Wholeness in Wilmington, NC helps bridge the gaps between health and despair. This is a wellness center that gives back. By coming to receive counseling/treatment here, you support the healing process for someone who may not normally be able to afford such luxuries.
