Leadership

Jackie Jones, Executive Director
Jackie has worked with various non-profit organizations throughout her life. Her desire is for Bethel Haven to be an excellently lead organization that maximizes its resources and compassionately cares for the emotional health of people in our area.

She has a passion to invest in people and build relationships with them. God has gifted her to lead people in a relational way that helps them become all that God has created them to be. She loves creating environments of teamwork, encouragement and support. 

She has been married to Josh for 18 years and have lived in Athens since 2005. They have four children: Tyler (14), Seth (12), Sadie (6), and Nate (5). 

Clinical Staff

Vance Sims, LCSW
Vance Sims has been a counselor for over 12 years.  He is currently the counselor at Malcolm Bridge Elementary School in Oconee County.  Before becoming a school counselor, Vance worked at Advantage Behavioral Health Systems providing mental health services and alcohol/drug treatment to children and adolescents for 4 years. Learn more
Lee Jackson, LPC
Lee Jackson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has worked in the public school system for the past eleven years.  After receiving his Masters of Education in School Counseling at The University of Georgia, Lee began his career with Gwinnett County Public Schools as a high school counselor. Learn more
Hannah Hall, APC
Hannah Hall felt a calling to be a counselor when she realized that God had given her an innate ability to make others feel welcome and comfortable talking with her. Hannah recently spent time providing community-based talk therapy, art in therapy and play in therapy with children, adolescents and families. Hannah also has a heart for working with college students and adults and believes that the relationship between counselor and client is a wonderful gift. Learn More
​Alan Bohnhoff, LAPC, NCC
Alan Bohnhoff is a compassionate counselor with a wealth of life experience, who is motivated by a passion for helping people.  Feeling led to transition out of a long career in the information technology industry, Alan recently completed a Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Richmont Graduate University. Learn More
Katie Deans, M. Ed., NCC
Katie Deans Katie is an empathic counselor who aims for the counseling relationship to be a place where clients can find emotional, relational, and spiritual support. She understands that participating in therapy often takes courage, and she is inspired by clients who take this bold step to finding greater freedom, joy, and peace. Learn More
Melissa Shepherd, M.A., NCC
As a compassionate encourager from a young age, Melissa has always been drawn to listen, encourage, and assist those who have found themselves in hurting or struggling places. After hearing the stories and struggles of people's lives over the course of many years in retail business, the Lord redirected her path to the counseling field in order to help others better navigate through their life journeys.  Learn More
Maggie O'Brien, M.Ed., NCC
As a counselor, Maggie hopes to empower her clients to lead the lives that God has for them. This is a process, and she is glad to support her clients through their journey to find healing. Maggie believes in the power of the therapeutic relationship and strives to create an environment where her clients come to know and express the most authentic version of themselves. Learn More
​Meredith Casada, LCSW
Meredith Casada cares deeply about walking with individuals in pain, life transitions, and difficulties. She understands the courage and vulnerability it often requires to sit down and talk with someone, and strives to provide strength-based compassionate counseling. Learn More
Shaina Henry, LCSW, CADCII
​Shaina Henry is a licensed clinical social worker who has been providing therapy to individuals and families in private and community-based settings from all backgrounds in Athens and surrounding areas. Shaina is passionate about meeting others where they are, helping them truly feel heard and walking alongside them through healing. Learn More

Office Staff

Susanna Needham, Office Manager
Susanna has lived in the Oconee/Clarke area since 2005.  She brings to Bethel Haven an eye for detail, an appreciation of lists and organization and an excitement to be a part of an organization that is passionate about healing and caring for people. Susanna is an active member of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Athens, a student at Georgia State University and the mother of Linley, 13 and Beck who is almost 5. In her free time Susanna enjoys reading, gardening, playing outside with her son, watching her daughters volleyball matches and taking her little family to travel and experience new places.

Counseling Interns

Thorn Winkler, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern

Thorn Winkler finds his greatest joy in empowering others to reach their highest potentials for lives full of purpose and meaning. Relational, emotional, and spiritual issues often get in the way of living wholehearted lives. We sometimes find ourselves stuck with friends, family members, and even ourselves. Thorn is passionate about helping others work through their personal struggles and making meaning out of life’s darkest seasons.  Learn More

Board Members

Laura Allen
​John Autry
Kathy Behtz
John and Diane Brantley
Scott and Keyla Carson
Heather Kincaid
Andy and Tara Lowry
Jeff and Georgia Williams