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Our Skilled Therapy Professionals

Our clinicians are trained and compassionate professionals committed to supporting adults in Acadiana. Each therapist brings specialized expertise as a licensed trauma therapist and in perinatal mental health, trauma, and life transitions.

Discover Therapist Expertise and Approach

Trained in EMDR and Trauma Focused Therapies
Specialized Support for Perinatal Mental Health
Skilled in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques
Experienced in Adult Life Transition Challenges
Compassionate and Patient-Centered Therapeutic Approach

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Meet Our Skilled Therapy Team

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Meet Shelly!

Michelle “Shelly” Daigle, LPC, PMH-C, is a licensed professional counselor with certification in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International. Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, she holds a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Divinity from Claremont School of Theology.

Shelly brings over five years of clinical experience supporting individuals and families through perinatal mental health concerns, adoption-related transitions, and trauma recovery. She has specialized training in adoption competency through the Center for Adoption Support and Education, as well as EMDR therapy, doula support, and breastfeeding education. Her approach is trauma-informed, LGBTQ+ affirming, and grounded in cultural humility.

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Shelly works with clients navigating pregnancy and postpartum stress, early parenting, domestic violence recovery, and identity formation. She also supports individuals healing from religious trauma and spiritual abuse, drawing on her deep understanding of how faith, identity, and mental health intersect.

Before entering the counseling profession, Shelly spent 15 years in community leadership roles focused on counseling, advocacy, and supportive care. These experiences shaped her ability to lead groups, teach, and support people in moments of profound personal transformation.

She is also a parent to four children through adoption, bringing lived experience to her clinical work. Shelly is licensed to practice clinical mental health counseling in Louisiana (LPC #7998).

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Meet Leslie!

Leslie Theriot Herhold, MSW, LICSW-S, PMH-C, PIP is the founder of The Nest Therapy Group LLC and Bayou Roots Therapy Collective LLC. Originally from New Iberia, she graduated with a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Louisiana State University in 2006. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker- Supervisor with nearly 20 years of experience in reproductive and maternal mental health, including over a decade of experience in the hospital setting as a social worker for women’s and children’s services. She has received extensive training in Maternal Mental Health through Postpartum Support International and Karen Kleiman’s Postpartum Stress Center in Philadelphia, PA, and holds a certification in Perinatal Mental Health. She has been in clinical private practice since 2018, and now runs a large clinical group practice with 2 locations in Baldwin County, Alabama.

She is licensed to practice independent/clinical social work in both Louisiana (#9349) and Alabama (#4348C), as well as in Florida as an out of state telehealth provider.

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They apply evidence-based therapies such as EMDR and CBT to help clients achieve measurable improvement. Contact us today to schedule a session with an experienced trauma counselor.

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