Support For Individuals, Couples & Families

Hello! I’m Dr. Erin Schuyler, PsyD

(pronounced Skyler)

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

For new patients and intakes please email: admin@thestonehouse.org
or call Mrs. Martha Banda at (803) 881-8344

Email: dr.schuyler@thestonehouse.org
Phone: 803.200.1770
Fax: (803) 335-5426

Changes and transitions in life are sometimes hard to manage alone. These uncomfortable feelings are a signal that it’s time for something to change. As a licensed clinical psychologist, I encourage my clients to identify life’s obstacles while creating strategies to work towards their goals. I believe my job is to walk alongside my clients as they unpack their experience, whether its discouragement, anxiety or traumatic. My sessions provide continued safety and validation, all at your own pace.

Working with clients of all ages, I can assist you in exploring your options and making choices that are more adaptive. My goal is to help you gain confidence and feel more in control. Together we can discover ways to improve your comfort with yourself and those you care about, whether you are dealing with a loss or one of the other bumps along life’s road.

Coming from an Adlerian background, I focus on the present and address clients’ histories in ways that can promote a greater understanding of how past experiences contribute to who they are today. With this insight, clients are able to reorient themselves to a healthier style of life. Within family therapy, your values will be highlighted while learning how to use a positive discipline approach.

Additionally, working around the country, I understand firsthand how critical it is to have a culturally sensitive and experienced therapist. To maximize the effects of therapy, the relationship between the client and therapist is extremely important! I have experience working with our veteran population and dual diagnosis. My extensive experience in evidence based treatments for PTSD have been successful in treating a wide variety of individuals. In my practice, I utilize aspects of Adaptive Reorientation, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), as these approaches work well for a wide variety of issues.

Dr. Karly Stroup, PsyD, ABPP

Email: karlystroup@thestonehouse.org
Phone: 330.519.1788

I am an energetic licensed clinical psychologist who is offering comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational assessments to the growing Blythewood and Northeast communities! I use a variety of diagnostic methods to capture each individual’s profile of strengths and weaknesses. I asses the person’s level of functioning, including attention, memory, learning skills, language skills, nonverbal reasoning, organizational skills and problem solving. I investigate whether the person is experiencing any emotional distress that is severe enough to meet criteria for a formal diagnosis,such as a depressive or anxiety disorder.

An assessment can be critical in treatment planning. For example, when a child is struggling with behavioral and academic difficulties, this could be a result of several factors (mental health problems, social skills deficits, learning disability, ADHD, etc.). The findings could inform educators and other providers of how to better support the child’s needs.

Please contact me to initiate a free phone consultation to discuss whether an assessment would be appropriate. Whether Autism, ADHD, learning disability, giftedness, mood/anxiety, I commit that you will receive a respectful, in depth look at the issue of the potential causes and make recommendations that will be useful in managing or solving the problem.

Hello! I’m Michael Burney, CH

Email: mburney@columbiahypnosis.com
Phone: 803-500-5077
Website: columbiahypnosis.com ( Visit for more information and scheduling )

Columbia Hypnosis Director, Michael Burney, holds certifications from The American Board of Hypnotherapy, The International Association of Professional Conversational Hypnotists and the Association of EFT Professionals, He is a Certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner, Certified Quit Success® Smoking Cessation Specialist, and Certified NESTA® Sports Hypnosis Hypnotist. He holds a Medical Hypnosis Certification and Certification by Take Shape For Life® in partnership with C.O.P.E* *MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education, College of Nursing at Villanova University.

Dr. Don Hillyard

Email: dr.donhillyard@thestonehouse.org
Phone: 803-394-1207

Dr. Don Hillyard is an (SC/LMFT) licensed marriage and family therapist in South Carolina.  He is Board Certified as a National Certified Counselor by the National Board of Certified Counselors and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in North Carolina and a Mental Health Counselor in New York State.  He has personally trained with Albert Ellis and John Gottman.

His specialties are Family Systems Counseling, Trauma therapy using EMDR, Prepare-Enrich Couple Assessments, and Spiritual Direction, serving as a highly successful  parish minister with four ABC/USA  churches in NYS for 35 years.

Dr. Hillyard loves people and has brought helpful insight and direction to 1000’s of younger and older people for many years.  His fee for therapy is according to ability to pay and he works with Employee Assistance Programs and Insurance plans.  He has founded and directs the Stone House Counseling Center in Blythewood, SC.

Loretta Harris, LPC

Dr. Stewart G. Young, MD

Email: dr.sgyoung@thestonehouse.org
Phone: 803-834-9553

Dr. Young is establishing a private practice for the purpose of providing time to talk with a doctor in order to discuss whatever issues, concerns, or questions you may have about your own health and medical care, or that of those who are under your care.

Clients will not become medical patients of Dr. Young in the traditional sense.  Rather, 30-60 minute visits will serve the purpose of augmenting current medical care by the clients’ primary care providers and specialists, with a view to reducing anxiety, frustration, and confusion from our complex medical care system; striving to help clients to better help themselves; and, to help patients help their medical providers to better help them.

Dr. Young is a retired General Practitioner who served the Columbia area for 32 years, working at First Care on Decker Blvd. with Dr. Stephen Izard for 29 years, and at Blythewood Family Practice for three years.  After serving as a Marine Corps helicopter pilot from 1972-78, and completing his undergraduate education, graduating Summa cum laude from Clemson in 1981, he attended the USC School of Medicine, graduating in 1985, and completed one year of post-graduate training in the Family Practice Residency at Richland Memorial Hospital.

To make an appointment with Dr. Young, call the number, above, and leave a voice mail; or, send an email, including your phone number, to the above address.  Please plan to bring to your visit a list of your medications, including the diagnosis for which each is taken: and, a list of your major concerns.

The charge for a 60 minute visit is $100.00, cash; a graduated fee scale is available, with prior approval. Insurance will not be filed.