J Phoebe Amante received her Masters of Clinical Social Work at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1968.  Her B.A. was also from the University of Michigan.  Her job experience has been diverse and unfailingly interesting and rewarding.  She has worked in AFDC, social services, in a large mental hospital, and community mental health before going into private practice 25 years ago.  She is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker as well as a Marital and Family Therapist by the State of North Carolina.  She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the Academy of Clinical Social Workers and is a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work.

Phoebe practices individual and couples psychotherapy employing various modalities which include psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and behavioral therapy as well as relaxation and imaging.  Her work with individual clients is varied: some of the areas in which she has expertise include Depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety and Panic Disorder, and issues involving infertility and adoption.  She also works with relationship issues with premarital and married couples.  In all of the above, she has had extensive post-graduate training.

Janet L. Athey, Ph.D. jathey@dilworthpsychotherapy.com

Dr. Athey obtained her PhD in Clinical  Psychology in 1988  from the University of South Carolina.  Her graduate training emphasized exposure to a wide range of settings and people to ensure a broad, solid foundation.  Dr. Athey has worked in the prison system in South Carolina with youthful offenders, at the state psychiatric hospital with both child and adult populations, and interned at Indiana University Medical Center where she had rotations on both child and adult units.  On internship, Dr. Athey established her specialty work with children and adolescents, working extensively in a premier research and teaching hospital in Indianapolis to develop both diagnostic and treatment protocols for seriously ill children and adolescents.  Upon completing her internship, she relocated to the Carolinas where she spent two postdoctoral years in public mental health centers working with multiple ages and income levels. Just prior to establishing her own practice, Dr. Athey served as clinical director at the Family Center, an agency that specializes in treating sexually abused children in Charlotte, North Carolina.

 Dr. Athey has put great value in obtaining a variety of life experiences outside of psychology to ensure that she provides a well-balanced approach to her work. She has spent 24 years in the martial arts resulting in two black belts in Korean and Japanese style karates.  She retired from karate and moved into the more gentle and meditative martial art of Tai Chi when she started a family.  She has been practicing Tai' Chi for 12 years and enjoys blending many of the principles into her therapy (see TaoHealingArts.net or thepeacefuldragon.com for more info).  Dr. Athey also has played music since the age of 8 and incorporates her guitar playing into therapy with children.

 Two years ago, Dr. Athey began training in bodywork method of Dr. Milton Trager which emphasizes gentle touch and alignment to ameliorate chronic tensions in the body. She was certified as a Trager practitioner in 2006 and finds this method quite useful with sensory disorders with children, for relieving chronic tension and for general enrichment with adults (see www.trager.com).

 Dr. Biber received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Carolina in Chapel  Hill in 1974.  He completed his internship in Clinical Psychology at the Georgia Mental Health Institute in Atlanta, GA.  He received his B.A. from Columbia University in New York City.  After working first at the Clayton County Mental Health Center in suburban Atlanta and then in Charlotte at the Mecklenburg County Mental Health Center, in 1978 he entered private practice in Charlotte.  He is licensed by NC Board of Psychology Examiners as a Licensed Practicing Psychologist-Health Care Provider and by the NC Board of Marital and Family Therapy as a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist.  He is a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Society.  He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Division of Professional Practice of the North Carolina Psychological Association.  

 In addition to his clinical practice,  Dr. Biber is a part-time Associate Professor of Psychology at Queens University of Charlotte  since 1976, teaching various clinical courses, including Abnormal Psychology, Behavior Disorders of Children and Adolescents, Theories of Personality, Theories of Counseling, Forensic Psychology, and Psychology and Religion.  For approximately ten years, Dr. Biber served as a clinical consultant to the McLeod Addictive Disease Center, providing supervision and consultation to the staff of the adult and the adolescent programs in the area of alcohol and drug abuse

Married for 42 years to Judy Biber, Dan is the father of four and the grandfather of five.

Katherine Jones, LCSW   KJones@dilworthpsychotherapy.com

Katherine Jones received her Master of Social Work degree from the University of South Carolina and her  Bachelor of Science degree from Black Hills State  University in Spearfish, South Dakota. She has over ten years of local experience in the Carolinas specializing in interpersonal relationships.

and is a certified Triple P Provider (Positive Parenting Partner). Katherine uses these modalities along with Cognitive Behavior Therapy and other techniques to improve relationships for individuals and families. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the Theraplay Association.  

 Jane Patterson received her Masters Degree in Social Work in 1975 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She has been licensed as a clinical social worker since 1990 and has been in private practice as a psychotherapist since that time.  In addition to her work as a private practice mental health practitioner, she has worked as a social worker in a variety of settings, including a college counseling center, a rehabilitation hospital, and a child welfare agency. Jane is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and has served on its inquiry committee (reviewing ethics complaints) since 1989.  She has been active in the local Mental Health Association and is a member of the Association for Imago Therapy.

    Jane enjoys working with adolescents and adults in individual therapy and also seeing couples working on relationship issues.  She has a compassionate, caring style that begins with listening carefully to the issues and deciding together with the client on goals for treatment.  She draws from a range of approaches, including cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic and psycho-educational.  Jane has had extensive training in marital therapy from both John Gottman’s Research Based Model and Harville Hendrix’s Imago Relationship Therapy.  Jane also does critical incident stress management and incorporates relaxation techniques and meditation into her therapy.

     Jane is also an active member of the community.  She teaches a meditation class and tutors Cambodian students at her church. She is a volunteer with the American Red Cross, trained as a Disaster Mental Health Counselor.   Jane has also been married for 25 years and has two sons.