Announcing the PCC's

2025 Fall Courses

Registration for most courses closes on August 5

Some classes limit the number of students, and matriculated students have priority in all cases. Check the syllabi for required texts/readings and assignments for the first class.

Welcome New Students!

Announcing the matriculated students who will begin their PCC training this fall!

Jessica Barr, MSW, LCSW, MHA, recently opened a private practice working with adults and hopes to offer Circle of Security and IFS groups in the future. She pulls from IFS and AEDP and is excited to grow in her clinical theory, technique and community through training at the PCC. She has a background working in healthcare settings and with older adults. Originally from Fort Worth, TX, Jessica received her MSW from UNC Chapel Hill in 1998. Jessica enjoys connecting with people, swimming, nature, photography, dabbling in art, good food, and going to the beach.

Frances Beroset (she/her), MSW, is an LCSWA outpatient therapist working at Creasman Counseling in Durham. She is currently focused on work with queer and trans youth, autistic adults, and individuals with sexual concerns and is interested in working from psychoanalytic, feminist, and anti-carceral perspectives. She completed her clinical training at Duke’s Child and Adolescent Gender Care Clinic and UNC-Chapel Hill’s Counseling and Psychological Services. She is originally from Pittsboro, NC, and completed her BA at Duke University and her MSW at Smith College.

Dakia “Kia” Davis (she/her), MSW, is a clinical social worker based in Raleigh, NC with a private practice, Healing Journey Therapy & Consulting, where she works with adults navigating trauma, grief, and major life transitions. Many of her clients are Black, LGBTQIA+, and/or survivors of violence. Kia integrates cognitive and mindfulness-based approaches and is a certified yoga teacher. She earned her MSW from Howard University. Her interests include identity development and community psychoanalysis. She is excited to begin psychotherapy training at the PCC in Fallv2025 and co-coordinate the Race and Othering study group. In her spare time, Kia enjoys gardening and spending time with her dog, Missy.

Monica Mann-Wrobel (she/her/hers), PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Chapel Hill, NC. She has been in private practice since 2015 after working at the Durham VA Medical Center, holding a Duke University Department of Psychiatry faculty appointment, and completing her graduate training in 2009 at the University of Maryland and the Baltimore VA Medical Center. Currently, in her practice Monica sees adults with mood and anxiety disorders as well as couples for couples therapy. In addition to her work, she maintains a personal meditation practice, is trained as a mindfulness teacher, and enjoys integrating these principles into her work with clients. Monica grew up in the western Piedmont of North Carolina and keeps busy with her family - her husband and two daughters, ages 8 and 11.

Vitina Monacello (she/they), MSW, LCSW, currently works at the UNC Chapel Hill providing therapy to graduate students in the School of Social Work as an embedded counselor through UNC Counseling and Psychological Services. Originally from Dayton, OH, they received their Bachelor of Arts from the University of Dayton in International Studies, with a focus on Human Rights, and Economics. Vitina completed their Master of Science in Social Work at Columbia University. In addition to her clinical work, Vitina’s professional interests include addressing social determinants of health, expanding access to quality care, and the actualization of human rights. Vitina has a background working in community mental health with experience working in rural communities, schools, and outpatient settings. Vitina is looking forward to deepening their clinical practice through training at the PCC.

Josh Nowlan (he/him/his), MSW, is a LCSWA who recently returned to North Carolina. Josh received his Master of Social Work degree from New York University in 2022, and graduated from the Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute’s Core Program in 2024, where he also worked at an Atlanta-based group practice. Josh has since joined the Center for Psychological and Family Services in Chapel Hill where he currently works with individual adults. Josh is originally from North Carolina and studied music as an undergraduate at UNC-Chapel Hill. Josh also had a previous career as a video editor in NYC for many years before turning to clinical social work and pursuing psychoanalytic training.

Phillip Stillman (they/them), MSW, PhD, is a licensed clinical social worker associate with a PhD in English from Duke University, an MSW from UNC Chapel Hill, an MA in the Humanities from the University of Chicago, and a BSc in Evolution and Ecology from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. They identify as queer, nonbinary, and Jewish, and are joyfully committed to anti-racism, anti-ableism, kink positivity, and health at every size. Phillip works primarily with queer and trans adults and cis women and has been seeing clients since September of 2022. They use psychodynamic psychotherapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and their approach is consistently informed by queer, crip, and anti-racist theory. By night, Phillip teaches at Night School Bar in Durham, offering graduate-level courses on queer theory, ecology, literature, and the strange places where those things intersect. They have experience in activism and social organizing in four countries; have taught courses at the University of Chicago and Duke University; have completed a field placement at Duke’s Center for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation; and have worked at different times as a bartender, barista, day laborer, and freelance writer. Phil specializes in working with complex post-traumatic stress disorder.

Bennett Wood (he/they), MSW, is a queer and trans therapist currently practicing at New River Wellness Collective in Durham, NC. Bennett is passionate about exploring the intersections of transness and neurodivergence within the psychoanalytic paradigm and is excited to deepen his clinical practice through training at the PCC. Before becoming a therapist, he worked in political organizing, advocacy, and policy, which are experiences that continue to inform his commitment to social justice in the therapeutic space. He earned a BA in Economics and a MA in Conflict Studies before completing his MSW at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2023.