{"id":94,"date":"2025-04-10T16:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upstaterecoverycenter.com\/about-page\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:53:04","slug":"about-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/upstaterecoverycenter.com\/?page_id=94","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-georgia-font-family has-medium-font-size has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25;font-size:14px\">Upstate Recovery Center offers comprehensive and compassionate care for those struggling with sexually compulsive\/addictive behaviors, partners affected by the betrayal trauma of sexually compulsive\/addictive behaviors, and trauma survivors. We believe that an ongoing commitment to education and training is essential to maintaining the highest level of treatment for clients. The licensed clinicians at Upstate Recovery Center and its affiliated therapists complete trainings from recognized experts in the field in order to provide up-to-date, accurate, and quality assessment and treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight wp-elements-56dc4529b36d3a39864d7c7ef19139a9\" style=\"color:#f70101;font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25;font-size:20px\">Sarah B. McGuire LISW-CP Supervisor, CSAT, CMAT-FD, CCPS, EMDR, Basic ART, SC Bar Trained Family Court Mediator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\">With over 25+ years of experience in the field of social work, Mrs. McGuire has worked with the Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Social Services, Department of Mental Health and the Continuum of Care. Since 2007, Mrs. McGuire has focused her experience on working with adolescents and adults with problematic sexual behaviors, becoming fully Certified as a Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) in 2013. Mrs. McGuire is also a Certified Clinical Partner Specialist (CCPS) through APSATS, focusing on the trauma and healing of those who have been affected by their partner\u2019s unhealthy sexual behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\">Mrs. McGuire is also Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and trained in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), which are treatments specific to trauma of any type. She also is passionate about working with military members (former and active) and first responders to address and heal from trauma-related issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\">Mrs. McGuire holds a Master\u2019s degree in Social Work from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Sociology and Political Science from Presbyterian College.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight wp-elements-35a0f725d4059e83f5ad87b4142b7c59\" style=\"color:#f70909;font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25;font-size:20px\">Leslie Hull-Kimball LISW-CP Supervisor, CSAT, Basic ART<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\">Prior to beginning private practice in 2010, Ms. Hull-Kimball served for six years as a clinical liaison for the Department of Juvenile Justice and Mental Health. She is recognized as a mental health expert for Greenville County Court and has been previously recognized by her peers at The Greenville Mental Health Center as the Child, Adolescent, and Family Therapist of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\">Additional experiences includes working with Juvenile Drug Court; providing psycho-educational information and therapeutic support for parents of teens dealing with substance abuse issues; and working with a local hospice providing loss and grief counseling for terminally ill patients and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\">Ms. Hull-Kimball has been a practicing clinician since 2002. She holds a Master\u2019s degree in Social Work from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Psychology from Converse College. Ms. Hull-Kimball completed her licensure as an LISW-CP Supervisor in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font wp-elements-7b0fe112628f049d03e584bc22fefcf0\" style=\"color:#f90404;font-family:Georgia;font-size:20px\">Affiliated Therapists<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\">Upstate Recovery Center also recommends the following affiliate therapists. Each therapist affiliated with URC owns and operates hir\/her own company and URC assumes no liability for any affiliated therapist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1\">Kateryna Barnes &#8211; Reclaiming You Counseling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reclaimingyoucounseling.com\/\">https:\/\/www.reclaimingyoucounseling.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\">Michele Holder &#8211; Ruhe Counseling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michele-holder.clientsecure.me\/\">https:\/\/www.reclaimingyoucounseling.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\">CeLisa Patterson &#8211; Agape Transformation Counseling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agapetransformationllc.com\/\">https:\/\/www.agapetransformationllc.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\">Dylan Redd &#8211; Coalescence Counseling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-georgia-font-family has-custom-font has-custom-lineheight\" style=\"font-family:Georgia;line-height:1.25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coalescencesc.com\/\">https:\/\/coalescencesc.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upstate Recovery Center offers comprehensive and compassionate care for those struggling with sexually compulsive\/addictive behaviors, partners affected by the betrayal trauma of sexually compulsive\/addictive behaviors, and trauma survivors. 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