Our Practitioners
Stephanie O’Hanlon Kayalar LMFT, RN, BSN
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Stephanie is the founder of Restore Balance, she is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in working with couples and individuals looking to increase connection, communication and find growth. In addition to her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy she is trained in Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples therapy and holds sex therapy certifications. Additionally, she utilizes Solution-focused Therapy which is a future focused therapy that helps clients discover their strengths and resources to solve problems and move through life transitions such as marriage and relationships, divorce and separation, acute and chronic illness as well as anxiety to find healing, happiness and new meaning in life.
Stephanie is also a Registered Nurse and prior to becoming a therapist she worked in the Intensive Care Unit and as an instructor for clinical nursing. In the ICU she witnessed the significant importance of mental health to our overall wellbeing. Out of this she went on to develop her own unique style of restorative yoga called Kambal Yoga®. This style utilizes weighted blankets and mindfulness with the purpose of stress reduction and personal growth, it was patented/registered trademarked in 2017.
Another facet of of her work is offering International Retreats which combine her work as a therapist as well as her love for travel. This love was fostered in her years of living and traveling throughout Europe prior to being married and having her four beautiful children. Stephanie is passionate about helping couples and individuals navigate challenges and create joy and purpose in life.
Carly Samach LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Carly is a licensed clinical therapist who supports individuals of all ages that struggle with OCD, anxiety and trauma. Over a career of the last 10+ years, Carly has worked in various mental health spaces giving her a good sense of what care looks like in many capacities. In the midst of the pandemic she began creating her own care space in the form Counseling with Carly, a social media page that is now the same name as her private practice that provides 1:1 therapy as well as workshops and restorative practices. In these spaces she aims to empower individuals with education and encouragement as well as tangible skills they can use to help themselves. Her current research interest is the relationship between hope and a person’s ability to live their life as fully as they desire. Carly is CCATP certified, other areas of specialization include expressive therapy, mindfulness.