Our Team
Megan Adair Casteel, LCSW
President/Owner
Manassas and Virtual
Megan (“Ms. MAC” to many of her younger clients) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years of clinical experience and 8 years of experience as a school social worker. Megan has worked with students in outpatient therapy, public schools, and public and private day schools (Special Education placements). She has extensive experience with Special Education, IEPs and 504 Plans. She has worked primarily with children, adolescents, and young adults, particularly with middle schoolers, though she also works with adults. She specializes in working with adolescents and young adults with high-functioning autism, and young members of the LGBTQIA+ community. She also treats depression, anxiety, behavioral challenges, and ADHD/executive functioning deficits.
Megan believes each client is the expert in their lived experience. She works to create a culturally informed and welcoming space where they can share their journey, challenges, and hopes. She uses a strengths-based approach, and eclectic treatment modality, to help each client find a personalized path to their goals. She draws heavily from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), Somatic Experiencing, attachment theory, mindfulness, and self-compassion. When working with children and adolescents, she collaborates with parents and caregivers where appropriate, while maintaining a confidential space for her young clients.
Megan earned her Master of Social Work degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, and her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She is more than half-way through completing her multi-year training in Somatic Experiencing. This trauma-informed treatment method focuses on calming overactive nervous systems and building resiliency. She is in ongoing training to learn more about the conditions she works with, and how to become an ever-better ally for her clients and community.
In her free time, Megan enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, watching movies, and playing board games. She enjoys meditation in theory, and is working to make more time for it in practice. She got a late start learning to cook, but she’s really trying to get better at it.
Mayra Castro, LCSW
Manassas and Virtual
Mayra Castro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 6 years of clinical experience working with young children, adolescents, families, and adults. Mayra speaks and writes English and Spanish fluently. She graduated from George Mason with her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work in 2020 and in 2021 she received her Master’s degree in Social Work. Mayra has interned in violence prevention programs and provided young children and parents who have experienced violence with therapeutic support and case management services. Mayra has also interned in school social work where she worked with students experiencing learning difficulties, emotional distress, provided parent support and workshops, and engaged in IEP and 504 assessment and planning.
In 2021, Mayra began working at a non-profit where she provided case management and therapeutic services to children (aged 0 through 17) and their families who recently arrived in the U.S from the border. During her time there she also became an Assistant Lead Therapist where she provided supervision to a team of therapists and oversaw therapeutic delivery. Additionally, Mayra provided intensive therapy to children in a residential setting who experienced significant trauma, substance use, inappropriate boundaries, emotional distress, and behavioral challenges. In 2024, Mayra began working in the private sector delivering individual, family, and couples therapy via telehealth.
Mayra primarily works with children aged 3+, families, and adults. Mayra is also open to working with couples facing relational challenges. Her clinical specialties include depression, anxiety, trauma, recent migration to the U.S, family separation, first- and second-generation Latino challenges, ADHD, and young child and adolescent challenges (behavioral and emotional). She primarily utilizes Trauma Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT) however, she also utilizes other therapy interventions such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Brief Solution Focused Therapy, and other evidenced-based interventions. Mayra is continuing to learn more evidence-based interventions to best serve her clients’ needs and deliver a tailored approach. In particular, Mayra is pursuing professional development in working with autistic clients.
Amanda Davis-Scott, LPC
Manassas and Virtual
Amanda Davis-Scott is a licensed professional counselor in Virginia and has been practicing since 2017. She graduated from Virginia Tech in 2008 with a Bachelors Degree and graduated from Radford University with a Masters in Clinical Counseling in 2011. She primarily works with individuals ages 8 and up with a focus on young adults experiencing life transitions, family and couples needing support for managing mental health challenges or grief, and adults with military or first-responder backgrounds and their families. Her clinical specialties include family support, cognitive behavioral therapy (including for psychosis), and trauma including military, first-responder, and perinatal trauma. She is trained in EMDR and traumatic incident reduction.
Samantha Russell-Porte, LMFT
Manassas and Virtual
Samantha Russell-Porte is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Virginia, and has been practicing since 2016. She graduated from Spelman College in 2013 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in psychology with a pre-law concentration, and graduated from Northwestern University in 2016 with a Masters of Science in marital and family studies. She primarily works with clients ages 13+ and older, with a focus on young adults experiencing life transitions, but has worked with a variety of clients throughout her career. Her clinical specialties include anxiety, relational issues, racial identity, and adolescent issues.
Throughout her career, Samantha has had the opportunity to sit on various panels and lead discussions as a mental health expert, and has led workshops that focus on workplace burnout and its impact on people of color and navigating interracial and intercultural romantic relationships. Additionally she has led classes that introduce the basics of mindfulness to middle school aged children. Trained through a systemic and integrative model, Samantha approaches therapy with a ‘one size does not fit all’ mentality, and strives to create a safe space for clients to work towards their unique treatment goals.
Outside of the therapy office, you’d most likely find Samantha enjoying good food and good company amongst loved ones, attempting to read multiple books at one time (and buying more books than her bookshelf can hold,) cooking and baking, listening to Broadway soundtracks, and relaxing with her 10-year old stepdog.
Stephanie Hancock, MSW
Supervisee in Social Work
Manassas and Virtual
Stephanie is currently a Supervisee in Social Work working towards obtaining her LCSW. She earned her undergraduate degree from George Mason University and Master’s Degree in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been practicing in the clinical field for about three years and is currently under the supervision of the company founder, Megan Adair Casteel, LCSW.
Stephanie’s practice focuses on providing support to her clients utilizing dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and other evidence-based techniques. Through active listening she will work towards empowering you to tackle cognitive distortions, develop positive behavior practices, and manage intense emotions. She presents with experience working with adolescents, families, couples, and adults treating anxiety, depression, aggression, and life-partner struggles/issues.
Tierra Hardin, MSW
Supervisee in Social Work
Manassas and Virtual
Tierra is a Supervisee in Social Work, with experience serving a diverse client population. She holds a Master’s in Social Work from The Catholic University of America and a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has a broad skill set, including individual and family therapy, crisis intervention, advocacy, and problem-solving.
She has particular experience working with adolescents and teens, and treating conditions such as ADHD, depression, anxiety, and behavioral challenges. She uses a person-centered and strengths-based approach in treatment. Through interventions like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, she seeks to collaborate with her clients to help them find ways to overcome their obstacles.
Maya Rzemyk, MSW
Supervisee In Social Work
Manassas and Virtual
Maya is a Supervisee in Social Work who is dedicated to foster change and help clients reach their individual goals. She focuses on each client as a unique individual and communicates in a positive and compassionate manner. Maya is motivated to provide a safe environment and facilitates a client-centered approach. She is experienced in working with a diverse population of individuals who desire focus in self-esteem, coping skills with anxiety and depression, working through grief and loss and trauma.
Maya attended the University of New England for undergraduate and graduate school. She earned her Master of Social Work after attaining her bachelors in Health Wellness and Occupational Studies, with a minor in psychology. Maya is under clinical supervision and gaining training as she pursues her Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) certification. She is also a yoga teacher, achieving her 200hour Yoga teacher training in 2018.
Maya is a Maine native, living in the northern VA area since 2016. She enjoys being active by running, practicing yoga, traveling, walking her dog and staying busy raising a newborn.
Daysh Evans, Counseling Intern
Manassas and Virtual
Daysh is a Master of Education in Counseling Intern who is deeply committed to fostering inclusive, culturally competent spaces where clients feel truly seen and understood. She is increasing her understanding of interventions she has found helpful in working with clients, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Person-Centered Therapy. Daysh will be supporting the team and meeting with some of her own clients during her internship this summer.
Daysh can often be found testing out new recipes to add to her culinary lexicon. She spends her remaining free time taking in stories of all kinds, including, but not limited to, books, movies, music, and video games.