A Modern Mental Health Practice

“I started The Happy Hour with a dream to redefine what mental health care can look like. Mental health advocacy has always been a deep passion of mine. I have seen firsthand how mental health struggles impact people—loved ones, friends, colleagues, and myself —and I’ve witnessed the shame, confusion, and barriers that often come with getting help. It doesn’t have to be this way.

 I wanted to create a space where working on your mental health feels welcoming, uplifting, and empowering. A place that prioritizes ease, warmth, and connection—where people walk in feeling seen and supported rather than overwhelmed. Mental health isn’t just about struggle—it’s about growth, strength, and living a life that feels aligned and fulfilling.

The statistics alone are staggering—one in five Americans has a mental health diagnosis, yet less than half of them seek support. That means millions of people suffer in silence, not because they don’t need help, but because the process of finding it feels daunting or inaccessible. I wanted to change that experience—to create a space where taking care of your mental health feels as normal and supported as going to the gym or seeing a doctor.

My dream is to make mental wellness more accessible, more human, and more hopeful. Because when people feel safe enough to prioritize their mental health, everything changes. Healing begins, growth happens, and life opens up in ways we never imagined. Thus, The Happy Hour was born, with a mission to make the world a happier place, one conversation at a time.”

— CLARA BELDEN, FOUNDER

We offer a variety of services

  • Therapy – Explore personal growth and healing in one-on-one therapy sessions tailored to your needs and goals.
  • Couples and Family Therapy – Strengthen relationships and improve communication with evidence-based couples and family therapy tailored to your unique dynamic.
  • Life Coaching  – Achieve your goals and unlock your potential with personalized guidance and support through on-on-one life coaching. 
  • Sound Healing – A meditative, multisensory experience in which participants are bathed in the vibration of various instruments. We offer private and group sessions with a certified sound practitioner. 
  • Energy Work – An energy based therapy where practitioners use their hands to help restore balance and harmony to the body.
  • Groups – Led by licensed/certified professionals, our groups are specifically designed to help you meet and engage with a like minded community on topics that are relevant to you. 
  • Workplace Wellness – Employers can support their team with the option of individual sessions, sound baths, or group workshops. 
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Meet Our Team

We’re here to make the world a happier place, one conversation at a time.

Clara Belden, CHC

Founder, Sr. Life Coach + Certified Sound Practitioner

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Clara is gifted in helping people connect to their life’s purpose. Life is full of transition and uncertainty, and it can be so easy to feel lost or stuck amidst all of it. Clara is here to help make sense of those tangled up feelings, get unstuck, and move forward in a way that makes you feel really good and excited about life. 

 

Clara at a Glance:

  • IFC Certified Holistic Life Coach, Certified Sound Practitioner, Masters in Business Administration. 
  • Owner and Founder of The Happy Hour with 8+ years of experience.

 

Clients seek Clara’s support when they are:

  • Seeking deeper self-understanding and a more authentic, vulnerable way of being. 
  • Looking to align and grow both personally and professionally in a more integrated way. 
  • Struggling with anxiety, overwhelm, or burnout and want grounded tools to feel more in control
  • Ready to incorporate practical mindfulness and sustainable habit changes into daily life
  • Navigating a major life transition, change in priorities, or new stage of life and want support in forging a new path

Dr. Ben Frock, MD

Medical Director

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As The Happy Hour’s Medical Director, Dr. Frock supports our philosophy of approachable, individualized care. He believes that we are shaped by our experiences, relationships, and loss over the course of time. As such, all persons should have needs tailored to the moment and treatment may include psychotherapy, medications, or a combination of both. He enjoys working with therapists of all kinds in the community to collaborate and work towards the best possible outcome.

 

Dr. Frock at a glance

Guests who work with Dr. Frock are often seeking:

  • Medication management grounded in real-world experience and practical understanding
  • Compassionate, personalized treatment options that honor their unique needs
  • Seamless collaboration between their care at The Happy Hour and other higher-level providers

Amy Jackson, LCSW-MPH

Director of Professional Services, Therapist - On Maternity Leave

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Working with Amy feels comfortable and safe, yet challenging. She practices from a warm, person-centered approach where each client’s individual needs are taken into account. Amy believes in stepping outside your comfort zone, but only if there is adequate support available to create the perfect environment for growth.  

 

Amy at a glance:

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 14 years of experience.
  • Certified instructor in The Gottman Institute’s The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work 
  • Extensive training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

 

Enjoys working with individuals on:

  • Self-compassion that blooms into self-esteem
  • Inner Criticism
  • Navigating burnout, overcoming feelings of having to do it all
  • Boundaries that are practical and applicable
  • The Happy Hour’s Couples and Family Counseling Specialist
  • Key approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and self-compassion work through an Attachment lens.

Brooke Rappaport, PhD

Therapist

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Brooke is approved to practice across state lines providing teletherapy to 35 states. 

Click HERE to see if your state is on the list.

Amy Narusas, LCSW

Therapist - Not accepting new clients on week nights

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Working with Amy you can expect to have a partner on your journey who listens to you, collaborates with you, challenges you, and guides you. Amy’s hope is that you leave each therapy session feeling empowered and equipped with the tools necessary to move forward.

 

Amy at a glance:

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 9 years of post-graduate experience
  • Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT), and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional

 

Amy is passionate about working with individuals on:

  • Unhealthy coping skills
  • Building healthy relationships with self and others
  • Getting clear on values
  • Understanding what brings you meaning and purpose in life
  • Living fully with a complex mental health condition
  • Previous experience in inpatient psychiatric services, leading group therapy, and serving individuals with persistent mental health diagnoses. 
  • Key approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Family systems, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy

Jeannette Diddens, LCSW

Therapist

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Jeannette is passionate about being an anchor of consistency, nonjudgement, and reflection as you explore feelings and experiences during the uncertainties of life. Jeannette creates a grounded environment, helping her guests feel comfortable and open to share their thoughts, emotions, and experiences.

 

Jeannette at a glance:

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience.
  • Trained in Walking Therapy and The Gottman Method for Couples Therapy

 

Her specialities include:

  • Exposure Therapy and OCD
  • Generalized anxiety
  • Burnout recovery and prevention
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Disconnection/disengagement
  • Highly effective in helping couples reignite their spark, navigate empty nesting and other life transitions, and strengthen their overall foundation.
  • Key approaches: Exposure Response Prevention Therapy, Strengths Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Walking Therapy, The Gottman Method

Hannah Schonewill, LCSW

Therapist

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When you work with Hannah, you’ll be welcomed into a warm, non-judgmental space where you can feel truly heard and supported. She prioritizes building a trusting relationship, allowing you the freedom to be open and transparent as you take meaningful steps toward healing and self-discovery.

 

Hannah at a glance

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 7 years of experience
  • Postpartum Doula Trained; certification pending

 

Hannah specializes in helping clients through: 

  • Transitions
  • Identity shifts
  • Perinatal journey
  • Persistent and overwhelming worry
  • Intrusive thoughts
  • Challenging emotions
  • Experience working with neurodivergent individuals and parents of children with neurodivergence.
  • Emphasizes the importance of personalized, effective coping skills
  • Key approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Strength Based Perspective, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Christa Booker, MMFT

Therapist

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Working with Christa as your therapist feels calm, safe, and reassuring. Her warm, lighthearted presence creates a space where you can freely explore your thoughts and feelings. Christa helps you organize your mind, feel truly heard, and embrace your humanness with compassion. 

 

Christa at a Glance:

  • Pre-Licensed Master's of Marriage and Family Therapist, with five years of life coaching experience.
  • Certified in Gottman 1 and Prepare/Enrich for Premarital Counseling

 

Clients seek Christa’s support for:

  • Gaining deeper insight into both romantic and platonic relationships
  • Navigating addiction and addiction-adjacent challenges
  • Managing anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts
  • Engaging in pre-marital counseling to build a strong foundation
  • Developing a clearer sense of self, particularly after higher education or at the start of their career
  • Key approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solutions-Based Focus, Narrative Therapy

Sam Wilson, LPC-MHSP (Temp)

Therapist

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Whether you're feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward, Sam offers a space where you can slow down, quiet the noise, and begin reconnecting with yourself. Sam's goal is to provide a safe and solid foundation as you explore life roles, boundaries, belief systems, and your unique way of interacting with the world.

 

Sam at a glance:

  • Master’s-level therapist practicing under supervision of Dr. Joy Samuels, LPC-MHSP (TN License #2364)
  • Special interest in helping men understand how masculinity and emotional connection can coexist, and guiding them toward living more connected, authentic, and emotionally whole lives.

 

Clients seek Sam out to help with:

  • Navigating anxiety, depression, and difficulties of life
  • Understanding relationship dynamics and improving emotional connection
  • Breaking free from rigid ideas or limiting beliefs
  • Healing from trauma, addiction, and disconnection
  • Building a more integrated and honest sense of self
  • Key approaches: Sam's approach is warm, genuine, and rooted in humanistic/existential perspectives. Together, you will create a space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings openly, free from judgment, and work toward changes that feel empowering and true to who you are. Sam uses CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and expressive arts techniques with a backdrop of existential empowerment. 

Claire Price, CHC

Senior Life Coach - On Maternity Leave

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Claire's coaching is rooted in a simple belief: you're capable of more happiness than you think. She helps clients tune into their own inner voice—the one that often gets drowned out by fear, hesitation, or doubt. Through her work, Claire has guided countless individuals to take the next brave step toward the life they actually want to be living.

 

Claire at a glance:

  • IFC Certified Holistic Life Coach, Doctorate in Occupational Therapy
  • Claire brings over four years of experience as a life coach, is a certified yoga instructor, and has more than a decade of expertise in the health and wellness industry. 

 

Clients turn to Claire when they are:

  • Ready to tap into their courage, reclaim their sense of personal power, and feel confident in the face of uncertainty
  • Trying to figure out what they actually want from work—and what they definitely don't
  • Making a career change and want tactical support—resume revamp, interview coaching, and a clear roadmap to make it happen
  • Ready to approach dating with more intention—especially those in middle age or returning to it after divorce or loss of a partner
  • Looking for another mom who gets the reality of balancing career, kids, partnership, and everything in between
  • Struggling to build routines that actually move them toward the life they want

Erin Kaminski, CHC

Holistic Life Coach

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Working with Erin looks like having open, candid conversations on resetting, refocusing, and reprioritizing goals and finding the intrinsic motivators to move past the blocks that get in the way, so you can be an active creator in the life you want.

 

Erin at a glance:

  • IFC certified Life Coach
  • Blue Zones Certified with over 14 years experience in creating cultures and environments of health and wellness. 

 

Clients turn to Erin when they:

  • Are ready to take bold steps toward greater independence, adventure, and self-confidence
  • Want support and skills to build meaningful connections—both romantic and platonic
  • Feel called to reshape their environment and daily habits in the direction of health and fulfillment
  • Are seeking to reconnect with their “why” and realign with what truly matters to them

Caroline Culver, CHC

Holistic Life Coach

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Caroline specializes in helping people navigate the transformative seasons of their lives, from being in their 20s, dating, relationships and creating their identity in adulthood. Caroline is especially passionate about helping people find their footing, build fulfilling relationships, and develop a stronger sense of identity and direction in an ever-changing world.

 

Caroline at a glance:

  • HCTI certified coach, ICF certification in progress 
  • B.S. in Songwriting, Minor in Music Business – Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business, Belmont University
  •  Songwriter, touring musician of 6 years
  • Seven plus years of experience and integration in the wellness industry.

 

Clients turn to Caroline when they:

  • Feeling uncertain about who they are or what direction to take next, especially during periods of change and transition
  • Wanting to build healthier, more meaningful relationships and approach dating with greater clarity and intention
  • Navigating creative paths or the music industry, with support in areas such as imposter syndrome, performance anxiety, and brand development.
  • Wanting consistent and honest accountability to stay aligned with what matters most
  • Feeling overwhelmed by life’s noise and ready to reconnect with what they truly want to experience more of in their lives

Kim Breese, HTCP

Energy Practitioner

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Working with Kim feels like a breath of fresh air that flows in to support and uncover the peaceful place that resides only from within. The place where our truest expression resides. Many have referred to energy work as ‘reiki on steroids’, or a spiritual tune-up.

 

Kim at a glance:

  • Healing Touch Certified Practitioner with 8+ years of experience.
  • Kim offers intuitive guidance with a grounded, compassionate presence.

 

Clients are drawn to Kim’s work when they are:

  • Feeling out of touch with their body, too in their heads, or spiritually disconnected
  • Seeking support in deepening their inner knowing, intuition, or spiritual connection
  • Needing a safe, nurturing space to reground, downshift, and return to center
  • Desiring gentle, healing touch to promote relaxation, peace, and stillness