Chantal D. Hayes, MA, LCMHC-S

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Chantal Hayes is the Founder and CEO of Banyan Integrated Health and Banyan Tree Counseling & Wellness. A Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHC-S #S9282), Chantal built Banyan Tree Counseling in 2015 and launched Banyan Integrated Health in 2024 to bring psychiatric care and medication management into the broader Banyan continuum.
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Chantal's clinical practice as a counselor and supervisor is housed at Banyan Tree Counseling & Wellness, where she specializes in anxiety, depression, young adult life transitions, mindfulness, religious trauma, grief and loss, and couples/relationship counseling.

​At Banyan Integrated Health, she serves as Founder and CEO, leading strategy, operations, and the practice's commitment to accessible, integrated mental healthcare.

Recognition & Awards
Under Chantal's leadership, Banyan has been nationally and regionally recognized for growth, impact, and clinical excellence:
  • WTWH Healthcare Frontline Honors — Class of 2025
  • Inc. 5000 — #1,754 (2025) | 250% three-year growth
  • Inc. Regionals Mid-Atlantic — #43 (2025) 
  • Inc. Regionals Mid-Atlantic — #7 (2024) 
  • BusinessRate Best of 2026 — #1 Counselor in Winston-Salem, NC
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Professional Affiliations
  • Forum Chair, Board of Directors, Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) — Raleigh-Durham Chapter
  • Member, Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) — Global & RDU Chapter
  • Member, American Counseling Association (ACA)
  • Member, Licensed Clinical Counselors of NC (LCCNC)
  • Member, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
  • Member, American Business Women's Association (ABWA)
  • Member, Wilmington Women With A Purpose
  • Member, GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality
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Education & Credentials
  • Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology — University of San Francisco
  • Bachelor of Arts in English — University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  • Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHC-S #S9282), NC Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors
  • ADOS-2 certified (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition) through Western Psychological Services​
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Clinical Background
Chantal completed her graduate internship through the University of San Francisco's Center for Child & Family Development. Upon graduating, she served as a psychotherapist at Greenbrier Academy for Girls in West Virginia, and later provided Intensive In-Home Services in Wilmington, NC. She has also provided therapy for children and families through The Children's Home (Reynolda Counseling) and Winston East Pediatrics at Wake Forest Baptist Health. Before becoming a therapist, Chantal taught 1st grade at the Roger Bacon Academy in Brunswick County, NC, and 2nd grade at the Lisa Kampner Hebrew Academy in San Francisco.​
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Personal Life
Chantal lives with her three children, one spouse, and a wild pack of perpetual dust bunnies. An AuDHD ambivert, she is passionate about all things psychology, which doesn't always earn her return invites to dinner parties. She brings a background in Buddhist study (mentored by abbot monk Phrakru Buddamonpricha at Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram) and considers herself a student of the universe, constantly learning.

​Outside the office, she enjoys meticulously planning travel to obscure places, snowboarding, writing poetry, creating art, being in awe of nature, and contemplating what it means to be human. She's passionate about social justice and committed to building a more just and equitable world. At home you'll find her eating stinky cheese, watching Curb Your Enthusiasm reruns, playing video games, or hanging out in her greenhouse singing to her plants.