Sanctuary Care Providers
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Bill Finnell/Executive Director
Bill (LPC/MHSP, ACS, D.MIN.) has worked for over 20 years as a professional counselor, providing individual and couples counseling. Bill has a master of arts in counseling from Denver Seminary, a Doctorate in Ministry in Member Care from Columbia International University. Bill is an approved clinical supervisor by the National Board of Certified Counselors. In the past Bill has been the director of a counseling program for a college, the bereavement program manager at a hospice program, worked as a missionary internationally providing care and counseling for missionaries serving in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Bill is currently the executive director of Sanctuary Counseling Center.
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Allison Garrott - Psychologist
Dr. Garrott works with the whole person, believing that one’s behavior, the way in which people react to their psychological environment, is to a great extent within their control. In other words, people have the ability to change the outcome of their lives.
Allison loves seeing growth through counseling in the areas below: anxiety, parenting, ADHD, life transitions, aging, depression, trauma, disordered eating, and grief & loss.
Education: Allison earned her Bachelors degree from Sweetbriar College her and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Memphis (1992).
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Liz Garrott - Counselor
Empathetic, kind, understanding, knowledgeable, and helpful. In Liz's free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing tennis, and hiking.
Liz loves seeing growth through counseling in the areas below: depression, parenting, life transitions, grief and loss, relational distress, anxiety, and marriage. -

Murray Garrott - Counselor
Kind, trustworthy, insightful, and empathetic. In his spare time you can find him playing tennis or hunting.
Murray loves seeing growth through counseling in the following areas: ministry burnout, addiction, marriage, depression, anxiety, and trauma.
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Mallory Hawkins - Counselor
Genuine, personable, and easy to talk to. She enjoys spending her free time with family, friends, and the Lord. Her favorite activities include being outdoors, sports, and watching good movies.
Mallory loves seeing growth through counseling in the following areas: identity & low self-esteem, ministry burnout, anxiety, codependency, depression, trauma, addiction, and grief.
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Rachel Shepard - Counselor
Practical, easy to talk to, and empathetic.
Rachel loves seeing growth through counseling through the following areas: stress & anxiety, depression, life transitions, marriage, identity & low self-esteem, grief & loss, and relational distress.
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Jessica Uke
Jessica is a counselingT-LPC/MHSP at Sanctuary Counseling Center. She is a graduate of Harding University with a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Degree. Before starting the counseling program in 2022, she was in full-time ministry with Campus Outreach first in Arkansas and then in Memphis, TN. It was during those years of full-time ministry when Jessica came to recognize her therapeutic disposition and a need to further her education to help individuals process their past and rewrite hopeful futures. Jessica believes her role as a counselor is to create a climate where people can gain insight into their problems and behaviors as well as learn new skills and behaviors to overcome these problems. Jessica continues to gain experience in individual counseling (including EMDR) as well as group counseling.
Education: Jessica earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from Arkansas State University (2018)
Areas of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Life Transition, Trauma, Identity/Low-Self-Esteem
Counseling Residents
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Michelle Catalano