About Us

Mind Over Matters

Our mission is to provide you, the Natchitoches community, with trusted, accurate, up-to-date, and unbiased mental health and wellness information.

Welcome to the Mind Over Matters website. This website was developed with the sole purpose of bringing mental health education and related treatment resources to the Natchitoches community. Our website is different from most other mental health and wellness sites. We are not in the business of making money, offering other services, or seeing how many clicks we can get. Unlike most websites, we are local. Our leadership team and advisory board are members of this community. Because we value our community, we will do our best to make sure the information we provide is unbiased, current, and accurate.

Mind Over Matters Is Not Just a Website

We are an initiative dedicated to the overall wellness of our community members. We believe that all facets of wellness—mental, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual—work together to help us become the healthy, happy, loving individuals we want to be. Mind Over Matters believes that healthier citizens produce a healthier, more supportive, and more productive community. To this end, we will soon be adding more articles on healthy living to our website. We are also excited to be sponsoring in-person classes on issues such as parenting, conflict resolution, financial literacy, and anger management.

Expert Staff

400+

Vetted Resources

Our Journey

During and after the covid pandemic, rates of mental health and substance abuse doubled throughout the country. Here in Natchitoches, mental health providers saw a rise in the demand for treatment, suggesting that our community was very much a part of the national suffering.

In response, a local counselor created the idea for a comprehensive mental health education program, which she took to the Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Foundation Board. The board wholeheartedly backed the idea, appointed a leadership team, and provided financial and administrative support for the Mind Over Matters initiative. The leadership team spent about a year developing the idea, assessing mental health needs in the Natchitoches community, partnering with local organizations, cataloging treatment resources, building an advisory board, and creating this website. Mind Over Matters is now a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Mind Over Matters will continue to grow as we respond to the changing mental health and wellness needs of our community.

Vetted Providers

At Mind over Matters, we understand that seeking mental health support is a vulnerable process, and we take it upon ourselves to ensure that our users are connected with professionals who are prepared to provide immediate assistance and support.

Insightful Articles

We provide reliable reading materials by collaborating with licensed, educated, and trusted individuals and organizations. Our team of mental health professionals and researchers ensures accuracy and clarity, while ongoing quality control keeps the content up-to-date.

Life-Changing Treatment Options

We prioritize collaborating with professionals who have a proven track record of helping individuals achieve positive outcomes. By leveraging the expertise of these trusted sources, we can provide a diverse range of perspectives, approaches, and treatment options to cater to the unique needs of our users.

Support Our Mission!

If you are a provider or other mental health resource, you can submit your profiles at the bottom of the page for inclusion on mindovermatters.me

Our Leadership Team

Cindy Allen, MA

Licensed Professional Counselor

Hillary Bennett

Board Member of the Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Foundation

Erin Boyt, Ed. S

Community Liaison for Natchitoches Regional Medical Center

Rev. Kris Paul

Rector at Trinity Episcopal Church and Missioner for Wellness & Mental Health

Holley Shivers

National Certified Counselor

Zachary Veuleman

Licensed Professional Counslor

Advisory Board

Learn more about our process of reviewing and approving our articles to make sure they are accurate and trustworthy.

The Mind over Matters Advisory Board consists of experienced, local mental health and wellness professionals who are appointed for two-year terms. The Board meets quarterly with the Mind Over Matters Leadership Team to support its mission of providing mental health education and related treatment resources to the Natchitoches community. The Board ensures that both the MOM website and in-person classes meet current professional standards and are responsive to the needs of the entire community. Additionally, Board members contribute content to the MOM website and community classes, particularly in their area of expertise.