Payton is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Denver Seminary. She enjoys working collaboratively with clients to better understand the patterns, experiences, and relationships that shape how they see themselves and the world around them. Her counseling style balances reflection and insight with practical tools clients can carry into everyday life.

She especially enjoys working with college students, young adults, women, and athletes who may be high-achieving on the outside while feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of themselves internally.

Her approach to counseling is warm, collaborative, and practical. Payton helps clients slow down and better understand the patterns, experiences, and relationships shaping how they see themselves and the world around them. She balances space for reflection and deeper insight with tangible tools clients can use outside of the counseling room. Her work draws from evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based strategies, tailoring counseling to the needs and goals of each client.

As a former Division I runner at the University of Georgia, she especially values the intersection of mental health, identity, relationships, and the pressures that can come with achievement. Outside of counseling, Payton enjoys staying active through running, hiking, and biking with her husband. She also has a well-known love for organization and can rarely resist creating a resource, color-coding a project, or designing a PowerPoint.