Our missionTo bring meaning to everyday life through recognizing an individual's purpose, strengths, and uniqueness.
Amber Joy Thaxton, LPC
Founder, LPC Supervisor
Amber is a passionate Licensed Professional Counselor with over 13 years of experience in the mental health field. She has found deep joy in learning to abide in God’s presence and brings this foundation of faith, compassion, and authenticity into her work.
In 2019, Amber founded JCC and continues to serve as a leader in the community through training and psychoeducation. While she values these leadership roles, she remains deeply committed to one-on-one client work, believing there is no substitute for the relational depth and impact of individualized care.
Amber loves her role as a therapist because it gives her a front-row seat to the healing power of Jesus Christ in the lives of those she serves. She considers it a privilege to walk alongside clients as they pursue emotional health, spiritual growth, and increased self-efficacy.
Amber is also the author of the Fruity Journals devotional series and the founder of Flourish Women’s Wellness Group, both created to support holistic wellness and faith-centered growth.
Focus Area: Trauma recovery & healing, leadership burnout, boundary setting, emotional regulation and self efficacy
Populations: Adults, leaders, executives, caregivers, couples
Modalities: Cogntive Behavioral, Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems etc.
Insurance: BCBS, UnitedHealth Care, Health Choice, Mending & Aetna
Kira Floyd, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Kira Floyd is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Kira completed her program at Northeastern State University with highest honors with her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She earned a bachelor’s degree in family science from Oklahoma Baptist University.
Kira has a heart for others, and believes that every person has the ability to change, grow, and overcome through what seemingly can feel like life’s biggest challenges. Kira believes therapy is a safe place to address trauma, negative thoughts, and overcome areas of life that have been challenging.
Focus Area: Couples counseling, relationship conflict, communication, emotional connection
Populations: Young adults & teens
Modalities: Cogntive Behavioral Client-Centered Therapy
Insurance: BCBS, UnitedHealth Care & Aetna
Haley Pettingell
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate
Haley is passionate about helping individuals and couples strengthen communication, connection, and understanding. She creates a space that balances warmth with gentle challenge, ensuring each person feels heard and valued. Haley partners with clients to create sustainable, meaningful change in their relationships.
Focus Area: Couples counseling, relationship conflict, communication, emotional connection
Populations: Couples, adults, individuals
Modalities: Gottman Method, Cogntive Behavioral Client-Centered Therapy
Insurance: BCBS, Cigna & Aetna
Kyzia Whisenhunt
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate
Kyzia offers a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients can show up authentically and feel empowered in their growth. She values collaboration and helps clients navigate patterns, boundaries, life changes, and emotional self-understanding. Kyzia also incorporates practical tools and routines to support balance across work, personal, and spiritual life.
Focus Area: Life transitions, self-esteem, boundaries, emotional regulation
Populations: Adolescents, young adults, adults
Modalities: CBT, Client-Centered Therapy, skills-based interventions
Insurance: BCBS, Cigna & Aetna
Karie Graybill
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate
Karie creates a calm, compassionate space where clients feel safe, seen, and supported. She believes healing begins when people feel truly understood and unhurried. For clients who desire it, she integrates faith with evidence-based therapy while honoring each individual’s values and pace. Karie believes hope is always within reach and is honored to walk alongside clients as they pursue healing and personal growth.
Focus Area: Anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, faith-based counseling
Populations: Adults, individuals seeking faith-integrated therapy
Modalities: CBT, Client-Centered Therapy, faith-integrated approaches
Insurance: BCBS, Cigna, Aetna
Supervision
Supervision is a learning environment geared to help supervisees build on their education and skills acquired up until this point. Together we will journey through unfamiliar experiences and find balance in addressing deficits, and engineering one's own clinical insights. This process will help supervisees to take the lead in learning new information, retention and application.
Our approach is to acknowledge and support Counselor Candidates strengths and areas of growth. We consider it an honor to partner with others through their career journey to seek skill, competency, knowledge and experience. As Licensed Professional Counselors and Supervisors, we will assist our supervisee(s) in setting realistic goals, recognizing strengths, and encouraging their pursuit towards wholeness. Theoretically, we work from Integrative models that include Solution Focused, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems, Narrative Therapy, and Client Centered Frameworks. We use theoretical approaches and compassion, along with a number of models and techniques, to comprehend patterns of thoughts and origins of behaviors. We use these tools to better understand the work we do and how to support those we work with.
Practice Location:
Joy Christian Counseling
6316 E. 102 St, Ste 102
Tulsa, OK 74137
Email our Director at info@joychristiancounseling.com for more information about applying for supervision.