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MA, LPC

Taylor Krulac

Taylor's passion is fostering a strong therapeutic alliance and human connection with her clients. Therapeutically, she has a passion for helping clients find sustainable ways of living with mental health, especially with OCD and trauma.

Greenville is home to me. I am passionate about my work and my clients’ treatment progress. I am eager to get to know you, to get to know your therapy goals, and to get to know how we can tailor the treatment and therapy approach to uplift your current circumstance and achieve your ultimate potential while revitalizing your life passion and personal strengths.

l work with adolescents and adults. I specialize in working with individuals presenting with a variety of mood disorders such as OCD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and acute crisis behaviors.

I earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Psychology from Clemson University in 2013. Becoming a therapist has always been a personal passion and career path. Upon graduating from Clemson, I earned my Masters of Arts (MA) in Counseling Psychology with the Mental Health Counseling track from Boston College in 2015. Boston College’s training emphasized a social justice orientation that I uphold in my therapeutic approach with clients. While obtaining my Masters degree, I worked as a clinical practicum student at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital. While at McLean Hospital, I specifically worked at the OCD Institute with direct training in Exposure Response Prevention (ERP).

As an LPC, I participate in peer clinical supervision with other clinical professionals to receive mentorship on my clinical endeavors.

I seek growth and to maintain ethical standards within my clinical training and treatment approaches. Therefore, my professional memberships are with the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), the American Counseling Association (ACA), and the South Carolina Association of Licensed Professional Counselors (SCALPC).

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MEd, LPC, NCC

Mia Martinson Connelly

Mia works to help clients improve their relationships with themselves and the world around them through perspective shifts, acceptance-based strategies, and healthy coping strategies. She places importance on a strong therapeutic relationship to help clients recognize strengths as well as unhelpful patterns and introduces research-backed ways to improve clients' patterns of thinking and behaving over time.

Each person approaches life with an arsenal of beliefs, skills, perspectives, fears, and motivations that are influenced by experiences, upbringing, biology, and other internal and external factors. My focus is to help you use your arsenal to navigate your life in a way that creates a grounded balance and room for growth. I specialize in working with clients over the age of 15 who present with anxiety disorders such as OCD and agoraphobia, depressive disorders, and eating disorders. I use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to treat OCD and other anxiety disorders, as well as CBT, ACT, and DBT skills as applicable to treatment goals. While these evidence-based practices are necessary tools for successful outcomes in therapy, I also believe that our therapeutic relationship is an extremely important part of your care. I believe that you are the expert on your life, and I am here to help you learn new tools, challenge you, and support you.

I focus on using Exposure and Response Prevention as the main therapeutic tool to help clients improve symptoms associated with OCD, Eating Disorders, phobias, and other anxiety-related disorders. This requires a strong commitment from my clients to practice skills outside of therapy sessions! Seeking therapy is a huge step toward improving your wellbeing; it can be daunting to find a therapist who fits you well, to budget, and to commit. I truly believe that there is hope in this therapy and invite you to reach out via email or phone if you are ready to begin improving these symptoms.

Training: Mia's first experience with OCD was as a practicum student at the University of Mississippi's Clinic for Outreach and Personal Enrichment while earning her Master's in Counselor Education at the University of Mississippi's Graduate Program. Mia went on to provide therapy for eating disordered populations at the Eating Recovery Center in Greenville, South Carolina, where she was specifically trained in Exposure and Response Prevention for Eating Disorders in 2019. In 2022, Mia completed the Exposure and Ritual Prevention for OCD Workshop at the University of Pennsylvania, Center for Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA).

Mia is a licensed provider in the state of FL for virtual therapy sessions.

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EdS, MEd, LPC-A

Thomas Hudgins

Thomas is a Clemson University graduate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (EdS/MEd ’26). He is embarking upon his “second career” after his first as a staff member in higher education.

Thomas is a Clemson University graduate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (EdS/MEd ’26). He is embarking upon his “second career” after his first as a staff member in higher education. Thomas is excited to serve as the newest counselor at Uplift Counseling Services, where has a particular interest in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) treatment – especially with men facing the disorder – while also serving adolescent-to-adult clients facing anxiety, depression, and trauma. His approach leans heavily on a person-centered approach while delving into the big, existential questions about life that clients wish to explore. Thomas hopes to create a comfortable, positive space where clients feel open to sharing and – true to the practice’s name – being uplifted to their best selves. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, woodworking, birdwatching, and playing with his goldendoodle. He obtained his LPC-A in May 2026, and receives additional support through the supervision of an LPC-S.

Client Review:

“I started working with Thomas in the midst of a very difficult pregnancy; my OCD was beginning to rear its ugly head in the worst of ways and I needed help fast. Thomas has shown me compassion and understanding from the very beginning, I have never felt judged in the safety of his office space. I am able to come as I am and work on exposure therapy at the pace that feels good to me. In therapy, I have learned to reframe the way I have always thought of OCD, this tiny detail has completely changed the course of my treatment. I leave each visit feeling empowered, heard and understood- I do not think you can put a price on that.  I am a better mother, wife, nurse, and friend because of the tools and growth I have made within those four walls. I would recommend Thomas to anyone; he truly is one of the very best.”

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Office Coordinator

Karen

Likely, your first introduction to our practice is with Karen. Karen strives to bring warmth, compassion, and clear communication to you when seeking to learn more about your possible options for mental health care in our community, and, more specifically, with Uplift Counseling Services.

Karen’s healthcare industry experience and background bring long-term knowledge of care and patient services to Uplift Counseling Services, LLC. She was a pioneer in the selling and education of doctors in pharmaceutical sales of newly commercialized medicines for patient treatments to combat HIV. Most recently, as health care rose to address the need for additional mental health care services, Karen shifted her career to align and support the much-needed areas of eating disorders and drug and alcohol addictions. Karen’s experience is now perfectly placed with her ability to assist clients’ path to a healthy journey of alignment with the clinicians at Uplift Counseling Services, LLC.

Transparency Disclaimer: Uplift Counseling Services, LLC is committed to providing a safe, respectful, and transparent working environment while upholding professional working boundaries. Our professional duty and ethical duty is to cause no harm. In full transparency, it is acknowledged that a dual relationship exists between Taylor Krulac and Thomas Hudgins, as they are married. All parties involved are aware. The practice-wide commitment is to maintain a professional, safe, clinically focused, and competent care learning environment within a professional working environment.

Of the individuals suffering with major depression, only 1/2 seek treatment.

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