Meet The Executive Team

Connect Counseling Center is led by a collaborative executive team of women who keep the practice running, grounded, and moving forward.

This team includes the Owner, Executive Director, Administrative Director, and Billing Director. Together, they are the people behind the systems, the decisions, and the follow-through that keep Connect steady, ethical, and functional. When things are going well, they’re quietly making sure everything stays aligned. When things get hard, they’re the ones stepping in, problem-solving, and doing the repair work.

They believe leadership should be visible, approachable, and accountable. Mistakes are owned. Questions are welcomed. Transparency is the expectation, not the exception. This team works closely together because no single person should carry a practice alone and because shared leadership leads to better outcomes for everyone.

These women are the ones keeping Connect afloat and moving smoothly. If you have a concern, need support, or something isn’t working the way it should, this is the team that will help you navigate it. They care deeply about the therapists who show up every day and the clients who trust us with their care.

Strong leadership doesn’t mean perfection. It means consistency, clarity, and showing up. That’s what this team does.

Angelique Howington Works

Angelique Howington Works

Angelique Howington Works is the owner of Connect Counseling Center and Works Counseling Center, where she leads with equal parts heart, backbone, and humor. She didn’t build this practice to be perfect. She built it to be honest, sustainable, and deeply human.

Angelique is a licensed professional counselor with a strong clinical foundation in anxiety, OCD, and eating disorders, but she’ll be the first to tell you that no one person should be the expert in everything. That belief is why she’s intentionally built a leadership team she trusts, respects, and actually listens to. Around here, collaboration isn’t a buzzword. It’s the treatment plan.

Her leadership philosophy is rooted in five core values: growth, trust, versatility, humility, and accountability. That means learning in real time, owning mistakes without spiraling, staying flexible when things change, and fixing what isn’t working instead of defending it.

Angelique believes therapy spaces should feel safe without being stagnant. The goal isn’t perfection. The goal is progress. When the practice messes up, the response isn’t avoidance or blame. It’s repair. Very on-brand for a therapy practice.

She is known for being direct, warm, and a little irreverent. Angelique doesn’t believe in toxic professionalism, performative wellness, or pretending burnout is a badge of honor. She does believe in boundaries, clear expectations, and leadership that shows up even when conversations are uncomfortable.

At her core, Angelique is a systems thinker with a therapist’s heart. She cares deeply about creating spaces where clinicians can grow real careers, clients can feel genuinely supported, and no one has to overfunction to prove their worth.

If you’re looking for a perfectly polished practice, this probably isn’t it.

If you’re looking for a practice that reflects, repairs, and keeps doing the work, you’re in the right place.

Jennifer Castner

Jennifer Castner is the Executive Director of Connect Counseling Center and a practicing therapist with a deep commitment to ethical, relational, and effective care. She leads with a belief that trust is the foundation of all meaningful healing—between clients and clinicians, and within teams. Jennifer is dedicated to fostering growth, both in the individuals served by Connect and in the clinicians who provide that care, encouraging curiosity, continued learning, and professional excellence. She approaches leadership and therapy with humility, recognizing the importance of listening, collaboration, and honoring each person’s lived experience. Known for her versatility, Jennifer skillfully balances clinical work, organizational leadership, and systems-level thinking in an ever-evolving mental health landscape. She holds herself and her team to a high standard of accountability, valuing integrity, transparency, and follow-through. Above all, Jenn is passionate about creating a counseling center where both clients and clinicians feel supported, challenged, and genuinely cared for.
Jenn

Briana Graviss

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Briana graduated from Kennesaw State University in 2020 with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and stepped into an already well-established team ready to learn, lead, and earn trust. Rather than forcing change, she focused on listening first — understanding the culture, the people, and the systems — and built strong relationships through consistency, follow-through, and doing the work well.

Starting in intake and working her way into the Administrative Director role, Briana became a trusted backbone of the practice. In July 2025, she expanded her role to include Connect Counseling Center and now oversees the behind-the-scenes operations at both Works and Connect that keep everything running smoothly, from metrics and policies to workflows and problem-solving. She’s known for bringing clarity to chaos, asking the right questions, and creating systems that support both therapists and clients.

Briana is passionate about creating a safe, supportive environment where teams can thrive and clients feel cared for from their very first interaction. Her leadership style is grounded, steady, and collaborative — proof that trust isn’t given, it’s earned.

Outside of work, Briana enjoys time with family, rewatching favorites like The Vampire Diaries and Grey’s Anatomy, relaxing with a good coloring session, and never turning down an ice cream run.

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