Richmond Creative Counseling, LLC
Cashel Ahrens is a dedicated psychiatric nurse practitioner currently working at Richmond Creative Counseling, LLC since August 2022. Prior to this role, Ahrens served as a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Resilience Health from September 2021 to July 2022 and held the position of clinical faculty at the University of Virginia School of Nursing from December 2019 to December 2021. Ahrens has experience as a psychiatric registered nurse at the University of Virginia Health System from August 2017 to October 2020 and as a registered nurse in oncology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital from July 2016 to August 2017. Ahrens also began a career in healthcare as a student attendant at the University of Virginia from December 2013 to May 2016 and as a research assistant, contributing to the International Cystic Fibrosis patient registry. Ahrens holds a Master's of Science in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Science, both from the University of Virginia.
Richmond Creative Counseling, LLC
RCC is a multi-specialty group mental health practice, located in Richmond, VA. We are comprised of highly specialized and skilled LCSWs, LPCs, LCPs, PMHNPs, RDs, Registered & Board Certified Art Therapists, and Registered Play Therapists/Supervisors. We provide outpatient services to individuals, couples, and families from age 2 to 100. As an Approved Provider for the Association of Play Therapy, we host trainings and supervision for professionals around the country looking to enhance or improve their Play Therapy skills. Additionally, we partner with several local and out-of-state Universities to host clinical internship and residency placements because we believe the best education is often experiential learning. We accept all major insurance products, including most Medicaid plans, because we believe that accessibility to quality mental health care should be a right and not a privilege. Our entire practice is LGBTQ affirming and competent, and we believe that racial and cultural competency should be the rule, and not the exception, when it comes to receiving mental health services from qualified providers. Finally, we believe that our employees are our #1 resource and most valuable asset as a business. We invest in their wellbeing and livelihood to ensure that the individuals we serve are being treated ethically and compassionately by happy, grounded professionals.