Dr. Lovell received his degree in Clinical Psychology in 2002 from Wright State University, after completing his pre-doctoral internship at the Counseling and Human Development Center (CHDC) at the University of South Carolina. After a brief tenure at Georgia Southern University, from 2002-2006, he re-joined his professional family here at CHDC in March of 2006. Dr. Lovell serves CHDC as a staff psychologist and also as Director of Outreach programming for the center. His clinical interests include, Existential-Humanistic and Experiential therapy, working with mood disorders/depression, interpersonal process groups, training and supervision in psychotherapy, and outreach to campus organizations. Dr. Lovell enjoys singing, dancing, theatre, laughing with others, and karaoke in his spare time. (and he likes to be addressed as "Toby").

Jody earned a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree and is working toward licensure as a Clinical Psychologist. She serves as Director of Groups and is also in charge of the Alcohol/Drug Interventions at the Counseling & Human Development Center. Jody’s areas of interest include interpersonal relationship issues, couples therapy, group therapy, sexual orientation issues, and personality disorders. Her therapeutic orientation is primarily psychodynamic/interpersonal and she believes in the power of being genuine and compassionate when connecting with clients. She also enjoys supervising trainees. Jody previously worked at USC Aiken’s Counseling Center, where she served as a Counselor and Alcohol & Drug Programmer for the campus. In addition, she has worked as a therapist and psychometrist in a prison, at a community mental health center, in a private practice, and at Georgia Tech’s Counseling Center. Jody completed her pre-doctoral internship at USC’s Counseling & Human Development Center in 2002-2003 and is thrilled to be back at CHDC as part of the permanent staff.

Sylvia joined the CHDC staff in 2003. She has worked with children, adolescents and families, in addition to adults. Her primary research and clinical interests focus on addressing the mental health of African (Black) Americans. She has also conducted research in the areas of depression, rural mental health disparities, violence and sexism. In her clinical work, she has worked with various groups, including abused and neglected children and adolescents and adult survivors of sexual trauma and domestic violence. She has clinical experiences in residential, inpatient, psychiatric and forensic settings. Her theoretical orientation is cognitive-behavioral. She serves on the university’s Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Committee.

Maria joined the Counseling Center in 2005 after working many years in South Carolina’s public mental health system. She comes to us with a wide range of clinical experience in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Included in her areas of expertise are working with people in crisis, chronic illnesses, schizophrenia, bi-polar illness, and major depression. She has also supervised a variety of mental health professionals, taught psychiatric nursing in the Peace Corps and is experienced in living in several different cultures. Maria has a holistic orientation which entails a biopsychosocial approach to therapy. She believes the human experience is best understood in the context of three essential and interwoven areas: biological attributes, personality traits which influence how we adapt to our world, and social/environmental stressors which are inevitable. Managing these areas greatly influences our well-being.