Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Executive director of Northwest Psychiatry & Counseling, William (Bill) Oldham, LPC, is dedicated to bringing innovative and thorough Mental Health care to the Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas community. Through various services aimed at diagnosing and assessing mental health, Bill and the team at Northwest Psychiatry & Counseling help their patients achieve lasting, positive improvement in their quality of life.
Bill is a native of the Midwest but has also lived in Chicago and Philadelphia and briefly in Jerusalem, Israel. Since 2001, he has directed a growing counseling and psychiatric practice in Northwest Arkansas. Counseling has been his focus since 1990. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.
At Northwest Psychiatry & Counseling, Bill works with couples and adult individual counseling relationships. He has had advanced training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT). As a therapy modality, EFT research has shown that more than 85% of couples who complete their therapy process maintain healthy, vital relationships.
He has been married to Pam since 1984 and has three children and three grandchildren.
Julia Coffman, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor with years of experience working with children, teenagers, and adults struggling with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, trauma, and assorted behavioral issues. She is proud to provide care to Northwest Arkansas and beyond as part of the team at Northwest Psychiatry & Counseling.
Julia is a native of Bentonville and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from the University of Arkansas, a Master's Degree in School and Professional Counseling from Harding University, and an Educational Specialist Degree in Professional Counseling, also from Harding University. Julia is a play therapist, licensed teacher, and school counselor in Arkansas. She is also trained in Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
Julia is credentialed by the State of Arkansas to conduct online counseling, providing counseling services through the use of technology such as Google Meet, Zoom, and telephone.
Julia was in education for ten years before moving into mental health full-time. She was a teacher for five years and a school counselor for the other five before transitioning to community counseling. Julia has worked in agencies around NWA. She also has experience counseling children in an online environment.
Her heart for helping people is evident, and clients immediately warm to her sense of humor and enjoyment of life. Julia enjoys reading, traveling, the Arkansas Razorbacks, and spending time with her husband and two girls!
Kelsey Hansen, LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Northwest Psychiatry & Counseling in Bentonville, Arkansas. Skilled in working with children, adults, and parents, Kelsey welcomes new and returning patients.
Kelsey studied at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, graduating with her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and an emphasis in Cognitive Neuroscience. She followed with her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
Working with various clients seeking help in managing depression, anxiety, stress, behavioral difficulties, trauma, and self-esteem, Kelsey uses multiple techniques. Her techniques include Person-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness, amongst others. Kelsey’s laid-back, friendly approach helps clients feel comfortable and willing to work toward making and exploring meaningful changes for themselves.
Kelsey is licensed by the State of Arkansas to conduct online counseling through technology such as Google Meet, Zoom, and telephone. She is currently working on learning Emotion Focused Therapy.
Kelsey enjoys spending time with her family and pets outside the counseling office. She also enjoys crafting and creating things to share with others.
Matthew Sweetser, LCSW, is an experienced Licensed Certified Social Worker at Northwest Psychiatry & Counseling in Bentonville, Arkansas. He works with adolescents and adults struggling with a wide range of issues.
Born and raised in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Matthew earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Social Work from the University of Arkansas.
Matthew has experience in various settings, including in an adult inpatient psychiatric hospital, working with kids and adolescents in Therapeutic Day Treatment, and school-based and home-based counseling. Matthew can treat a wide variety of issues, including anger, trauma, depression, anxiety, social skills, grief, family conflict, life changes, and relationship issues. Matthew has received training in play therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral, and emotionally-focused therapy.
Matthew’s laid-back personality and relaxed demeanor create a naturally casual, safe, and fun environment. Matthew enjoys watching movies, playing and listening to music, photography, and, most of all, spending time with his wife, two rambunctious boys, friends, and pets.
Dr. William Little, Jr. is a licensed psychologist in the states of Arkansas and Tennessee. He completed his doctorate studies at the APA accredited counseling psychology program at West Virginia University in 2015. In 2008, Dr. Little completed his master’s degree at the University of Central Arkansas in counseling psychology and worked briefly as a Licensed Psychological Examiner in Central Arkansas before returning to school.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Little has practiced in both the inpatient and outpatient clinical settings. For the last 10 years, Dr. Little has worked in the private practice in the Memphis area providing psychological evaluation, disability evaluation, individual psychotherapy and consultation services.
Over his career, Dr. Little has worked to develop a pragmatic approach to the psychological assessment process. He views each testing session an opportunity for his client’s learn about themselves and to develop an empirically supported understanding of their own unique personal strengths and weaknesses. Dr. Little now completes psychological evaluations for both children and adult populations (ages 6 and up). He also manages a small caseload of psychotherapy clients where he utilizes principles from third wave cognitive behavioral psychotherapy approaches (CBT, ACT).
Dr. Little comes to Northwest Arkansas from Memphis, TN and he is extremely excited to be part of the community. When not in the office, you will probably find him out on the trails mountain biking, fly fishing for some smallmouth bass or trout, or floating a beautiful Ozark stream with his wife, two young boys, and rescue puppy Muddy.
