Welcome to Birch Therapy’s online portal.
If you are a potential client seeking treatment for you and/or your family, please click on Operations Director, Ginger Espino, and schedule a FREE 15 minute discovery call. After May 18th, please schedule on our NEW Care Coordinator’s calendar, Maddie Wyatt, virtually. This helps our clinical director and practice owner, Jenn Birch, match you with the best fit therapist and best meet your needs. Please note we are an out of network practice.
If you are an existing client of one of our 25 clinicians, see direct scheduling below to book on their respective portal.
Thank you for reaching out, and we look forward to supporting you during this season!
** Beginning May 1, 2026, we will be moving from a **24-hour to a 48-hour cancellation notice requirement. This change is being made with care and intention. Our clinicians rely on a consistent and predictable schedule in order to provide high-quality care. When appointments are canceled on short notice, that time is typically impossible to refill from our wait list which directly impacts client care. We understand that life happens, and we always aim to approach these situations with compassion. To support flexibility, the late cancellation fee will be waived if you are able to reschedule your appointment within seven (7) days of the original session. We also want to emphasize that when children are sick, we strongly encourage parents to switch to a virtual session or parent session. This policy helps us maintain a healthy environment for all our families and clinicians and ensures that children are able to get the most out of their time with the clinician. The full updated cancellation policy will be sent to you through Jane. As always, we encourage you to reach out if you have questions or concerns about this change, and we truly appreciate your understanding and your continued commitment to the therapeutic process.
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Claudio Barrientos, LCSW, is a bilingual therapist, fluent in both English and Spanish. I work with adolescents and adults. I have expertise in treating stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and OCD. I also treat grief, acculturation, gender identity, chronic pain, relationship and career issues. My path as a therapist has led to work with diverse groups and clinical settings. This includes migrant children that were under the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
My journey in the helping profession began over a decade ago. At that time, I left the Los Angeles film industry to study mindfulness meditation in New Mexico. Meditation has become a personal practice that has fostered growth and openness. I now incorporate it into my clinical work as well when appropriate. Mindfulness is also a central element in several of the approaches I use. These include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Education is a lifelong pursuit for me. I graduated from the University of San Francisco with a degree in Philosophy & Theology. I got my master’s in clinical social work from the University of Texas San Antonio. I currently have a scholarship to attend Brown University’s Mindfulness Teacher-Training program. I’m training to become certified as a teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. When I complete my training I will bring MBSR to minority populations who may not have access to this wonderful tool.
Claudio Barrientos, LCSW, is a bilingual therapist, fluent in both English and Spanish. I work wi...
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Akejah McLaughlin
“Therapy may only take up one hour of your week—but my goal is to equip you with the tools to heal in the other 167 hours.”
Akejah McLaughlin is a licensed clinical mental health counselor associate and play therapist from Fayetteville, NC. She provides individual therapy for children, teens, and adults, supporting clients through anxiety, emotional regulation, trauma, life transitions, and relationship challenges. She is also a Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) instructor, passionate about strengthening the bonds between children and their caregivers.
Her work is rooted in the belief that healing isn’t about temporary quick fixes—it’s about getting to the root of the pain, fostering resilience, and promoting lasting growth. Akejah earned her Master of Arts in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where she also received certification in Play Therapy. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Methodist University with a minor in clinical/counseling.
Play Therapy (3+);
Adult & Teen Therapy;
Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT); Parenting Support
“Therapy may only take up one hour of your week—but my goal is to equip you with the tools to hea...
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