Meet the Team

Craig Chepke, MD is a Board-Certified psychiatrist and has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He attended NYU School of Medicine and completed his residency training at Duke University. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Chepke is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry for the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

Dr. Chepke has special interests in treatment-resistant and severe mental illness, movement disorders, and sleep medicine. His approach is to personalize treatment to each individual person, from the newest leading-edge medications to older underutilized treatments, such as lithium and clozapine. He also strongly emphasizes psychotherapeutic interventions and physical health and wellness through exercise, dietary modification, and supplementation. He is active in clinical trials and serves on the Board of Directors of nonprofit organizations benefitting Schizophrenia and Huntington’s Disease.

Using a holistic approach, I work with individuals who want to achieve lasting change. I earned a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a graduate certificate in Gerontology. I am nationally board certified for health and wellness coaching (NBHWC). I have over 10 years of experience and the way I view/practice therapy is heavily informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Based Therapy, and the understanding of a person centered environment. Using a systems approach to resolve life issues, I help you to facilitate the changes in your life that you wish to occur.

Counseling is provided in a confidential, caring atmosphere with attention to each client's culture and values. I see myself as a collaborator and believe clients are the experts on their own lives. I help them explore their inner world and discover their authentic, peaceful, happy selves.

Timothy Balisky is a board certified Psychiatric Mental-Health Nurse Practitioner. Timothy has a real passion for understanding the details that make up every person's history particularly as it relates to their struggle with mental illness. Following a 10 year career as a cardiac and neurologic intensive care nurse he returned to school to further his education in nursing. He attended Southern Adventist University for his masters in nursing where he graduated with honors and received the clinical excellence of the year award. His approach to treatment centers around a collaborative process between himself and each individual patient so that, through their mutual cooperation, they can find the best combinations of treatments and health enhancing daily practices to allow a person to discover and enjoy the best version of themselves.

Timothy Balisky has a special interest in caring for adolescents, adults, and geriatrics with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well as adults and geriatrics suffering from treatment-resistant depression and anxiety. Give us a call today to see how Timothy's careful style of providing treatment that is filled with listening and educating can help guide you and your loved ones into a new and more enjoyable season of life.

Emily Markey is a board-certified physician assistant who employs a holistic approach in her practice. She engages with patients through thoughtful, conversational assessments, taking into account their comprehensive medical histories and how these may affect their mental health.

She graduated with honors from the Lenoir-Rhyne University PA Program and is a distinguished member of the Pi Alpha Honor Society. Outside of her professional pursuits,