Carolina Behavioral Health and Wellness

Meet Our Staff

Providers

Provider

Kizzy Petersen is a dually, board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner.  She has more than 25 years of mental health experience which includes direct care staff as a mental health technician, registered nurse and now provider. She has provided mental health services to children, adolescents, adults and geriatrics in a variety of settings.  She is certified to treat families across lifespan but specializes in adults. Kizzy received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2001 and Master of Science in 2015, both from Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem NC. She received her psychiatry training at Anderson University in Greenville SC in 2020.

She is a member of the North Carolina Nurses AssociationAmerican Nurse Association and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

Psychotherapist

Courtney Cooper is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate. She has received educational training from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology in 2018 and East Carolina University with a Master of Science in Counselor Education in 2022. She has experience working with adolescents and young adults providing mental health services including Anxiety Disorders, Depression, ADHD symptom regulation, and Stress Related Disorders. Therapeutic approaches used included Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Jungian Therapy, and Art Therapy to assist clients in becoming a balanced self in their life journey.

Scroll to Top