Elevated Perceptions Wellness & Therapy
Two clinicians, one grounded approach — trauma-informed care in Knoxville, TN, with telehealth across Tennessee and Michigan. From depth-oriented trauma work to practical skills for veterans, children, and families, care here fits the person in front of us.
Welcome
A therapy practice in Knoxville, TN for people who are ready to feel more connected to themselves, their bodies, and the lives they are building. Care here is steady, collaborative, and grounded in respect for your pace.
A warm, nonjudgmental space to name what has felt hard to carry, whether that is trauma, anxiety, or a relationship that keeps hurting the same way.
Somatic-informed support that looks beneath the surface symptom to the pattern holding it in place.
Practical coping skills for anxiety, stress, and the moments that ask more of you than you have to give.
Services
Symptoms are usually the surface of something larger, but not everyone needs the same starting point. Some clients want practical tools: skills for anxiety, stress, or a specific transition, and that support is here. Others are ready to go underneath the surface, into the patterns, parts, and history actually running the show. That deeper work asks more of you up front, but it does not hand back the same problem in a different outfit six months later. Between the clinicians on this team, both approaches are available, matched to what actually fits.
In person in Knoxville, TN · Telehealth across Tennessee and Michigan
Who this is for: You may be carrying something that happened, even if it happened a long time ago. It shows up as hypervigilance, a hard time trusting, or a body that still braces for something that already passed.
How I work: Trauma-informed means the pace is set by what you can actually hold, not by a treatment timeline. Nothing here rushes toward insight before there is enough steadiness to make use of it.
Who this is for: The same relationship pattern keeps showing up, even with different people. Trust is hard to build, or hard to hold onto once it is there.
How I work: I look at how early relationships shaped what feels safe or unsafe in connection now, and I use the therapeutic relationship itself as a place to notice and work with those patterns directly.
Who this is for: Your thoughts spiral, loop, or convince you of things that are not quite true, and you want practical tools for catching that in real time.
How I work: We identify the specific thought patterns driving distress, test them against what is actually true, and build more workable responses you can use outside of session.
Who this is for: Emotions feel too big, too fast, or too hard to come back from once they start, and it is affecting your relationships or choices.
How I work: I draw on DBT skills across four areas: staying present, tolerating distress without making it worse, managing emotional intensity, and communicating effectively in relationships.
Who this is for: You already have insight, maybe a lot of it, but the pattern keeps repeating anyway. You want to understand the why underneath it, not just manage the symptom.
How I work: We look at history, early relationships, and the patterns that formed for good reason at the time, often using what shows up between us in the room as information.
Who this is for: You feel like you are at war with yourself. Part of you wants one thing, another part wants the opposite, and the self-criticism can be relentless.
How I work: I work with the different parts of you, including the ones doing the most damage, with curiosity instead of trying to eliminate them. Most parts are protecting something.
Read more: Trauma therapy · Anxiety therapy · Identity & life transitions · Domestic violence & relational trauma
Sessions and fees. Sessions are available in person in Knoxville or by telehealth anywhere in Tennessee and Michigan, with sliding scale options that may be available. Whitney accepts private pay and is in-network with the following insurance: Aetna, Cigna, Optum.
Telehealth across Michigan
Who this is for: You served, or someone in your family did, and the transition out of that world has been harder than expected.
How I work: My experience working directly with military members and veterans shapes how I understand reintegration, trauma tied to service, and the specific weight of that transition.
Who this is for: Something happened, and your nervous system never fully stood down. Intrusive memories, avoidance, or constant alertness are part of daily life now.
How I work: Trauma-informed, paced work that builds enough safety and stability before processing what happened, so the work does not outpace what you can hold.
Who this is for: You or someone you love is navigating cognitive or mood changes after a brain injury, and it has changed how daily life feels.
How I work: My work with adults navigating brain injury and cognitive recovery shapes an approach that meets your actual capacity, and coordinates with medical care where needed.
Who this is for: Your child or teen is struggling with big emotions, behavior changes, or a hard transition, and you want support that understands their developmental stage.
How I work: My background in school social work informs a developmentally grounded approach, often involving family, that meets kids and teens where they actually are.
Who this is for: Across ages, trauma shows up differently, but the need for safety and pacing does not change.
How I work: My experience spans children, adolescents, adults, and veterans, which shapes a trauma-informed approach that adapts to age and circumstance without losing the same core care.
Who this is for: You feel defined by what is wrong, and you are tired of therapy that only focuses on what is broken.
How I work: We start with what is already working: your resilience, your existing skills, your strengths, and build from there rather than starting from deficit.
Sessions and fees. Sessions are available by telehealth anywhere in Michigan, with sliding scale options that may be available. Tiffany does not accept insurance directly, though a superbill can be provided for clients seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Tiffany accepts private pay.
Some sliding scale options may be available. Whitney is in network with the following insurances: Aetna, Cigna, Optum.
How Elevated Perceptions is different
Therapy here isn't about rushing toward insight or forcing a breakthrough. It is about creating enough steadiness to notice what has been protective, what has become painful, and what may be ready to change.
Our therapists
Depth > quick fix.
Whitney has worked in the field for nearly a decade. She began in domestic violence work as an advocate, program manager, and court advocate before opening her private practice. She focuses on underlying patterns rather than symptom checklists, because meaningful change develops over time.
Off the clock, she’s usually on a river, halfway around the world, or outnumbered by three rescue dogs at home.
Read Whitney’s full bioCompassionate, strengths-based, trauma-informed.
Tiffany works with children, adolescents, families and adults navigating trauma, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, anxiety and family transitions. Her background spans school social work and work with military members and veterans, and her interest in neuroscience shapes how she understands trauma and stress.
Outside the office, she practises yoga, travels, and spends time with family and friends.
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How care begins
The first steps are simple, collaborative, and paced with care, so you can ask questions, get a feel for the fit, and begin with more steadiness.
Share a little about what you're carrying and what kind of support you're looking for.
Your therapist will connect with you to answer questions, talk through fit, and clarify next steps.
Your first sessions move at a steady pace, with space for your story, your body, and your goals.
Resources
Longer reflections on trauma, anxiety, identity and relationships, plus the short Reels from our Instagram — each one written out so you can read it as well as watch it.
A grounded look at nervous system regulation, why it matters for anxiety and trauma, and how somatic therapy in Knoxville, TN helps the body settle, not just the mind.
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In our constantly connected world, the line between helpful technology and harmful digital habits has become increasingly blurred.
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ReelI grew up in Appalachia, most people get familiar with shame early. It isn’t innate; shame seems to be placed upon us, probably to protect something in someone else. It…
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ReelTelehealth is not the format I imagined myself in. I probably chose this profession partly to avoid sitting at a desk in front of a computer. But it lets people find…
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How your health information is handled, and your right to know what care will cost before you schedule it.
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