We Are WCNC
Stacey Smith
The visionary and owner of WCNC is first and foremost a wellness enthusiast. She’s a mom, wife, daughter, sister, and friend to everyone she meets. Stacey has been a health and fitness professional for well over 20 years and has balanced that with a thriving business career. Her devotion to her family and the well-being of everyone around her led to opening a place where everyone is welcomed to finding their own personal path to wellness.
Matthew Swartz-Vega
As the owner and facilitator of Pure Brain, neurofeedback gives Matthew the chance to change the lives of all his patients for the better. His analytical approach to health gives him an advantage when measuring and empowering the ability of the brain to heal and reprogram itself. Matthew believes in the science of wellness to empower his clients to take control of their thoughts, behaviors, and lives. From the kids to his adult clients, he gets to see the power of neurofeedback that aligns and unlocks the balance of the brain.
Matthew is a graduate from The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University with a duel degree in Neuroscience and Psychology. He is also pursing a PHD in Electro Physiology.
Dr. Amanda Flowers-Ingham
Dr. Amanda received her Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Michigan in 2008. She practiced in private practice for 10 years and decided she could deliver the best treatment strategies and outcomes by starting her own business in August of 2017. She has a passion for patient first care, dry needling, and treating shoulder pathologies/pain.
Elizabeth Barnacz
I'm so excited to be a part of the WCNC family. I have lived in Holly Springs since I was 11 years old and have seen this small little town grow into what it is today. Being able to serve this community has always been my goal.
I am a licensed massage and bodywork therapist with a heavy focus on assisted stretching. In 2016, my love for helping people began when I joined a peer led workout group in Holly Springs, where I started leading workouts. In 2020, I got my 200-hour yoga teacher training and began working at a company that provided assisted stretching. Enjoying the hands-on work, I decided to continue my education and graduated from The Healing Arts & Massage School in 2022. Sports massage was a huge part of my studies. I even had the opportunity to work on D1 collage athletes. We also studied lymphatic, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, reflexology, and Swedish massage.
When getting a massage from me, you can expect a more therapeutic/sports focus. I may also include revomedic cupping with red light therapy or Gua Sha/scraping in a session. Every massage I give is completely unique, as I listen to feedback from you and your body.
Dani Brandenburg, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, founder of Vital Roots Pediatrics
Dani began her career with a passion for caring for children and supporting families through every stage of childhood. As a pediatric nurse practitioner and mother herself, Dani understands firsthand how overwhelming it can be to navigate healthcare decisions for your family.
Through her years of caring for children and families, Dani recognized a need for pediatric care that felt more personal, unhurried, and centered around the whole child. She created Vital Roots Pediatrics to give families a place where they feel heard, supported, and confident in their child’s care.
Dani’s goal is to build meaningful relationships with families while providing thoughtful, individualized care from newborn through young adulthood. At Vital Roots, she believes healthcare should feel less rushed and more like a partnership — because raising healthy, thriving children truly takes a village.
Faythe Womack
Owner, Do K(no)w Harm Wellness | Women's Wellness & Performance Coach
Faythe Womack is the founder of Do K(no)w Harm Wellness and creator of BAM Private, a personalized women's wellness and performance coaching experience designed to bridge the gap between healthcare, fitness, and everyday life.
With a bachelor's degree in Health Science and a background in emergency medicine, general surgery, and U.S. Army Special Operations medicine, Faythe brings a unique, evidence-informed perspective to women's health and wellness. Her approach combines professional medical experience with a passion for helping women translate health recommendations into sustainable, real-world habits.
Through BAM Private, Faythe provides individualized coaching centered on five pillars: movement, nutrition, recovery, mindset, and systems. She supports women through various stages of life, whether they are rebuilding strength, returning to exercise, navigating motherhood, pursuing athletic goals, or simply seeking a more balanced approach to their wellbeing.
As a mother, athlete, and military medical professional, Faythe understands that wellness must work within the realities of everyday life. She believes women deserve to pursue strength, confidence, health, and longevity for themselves, not solely for the benefit of those around them.
Meet you where you are. Build where you're going.
Britt Laxton
As a trauma-informed Somatic Coach, I help people understand and work with their nervous system so they can move out of patterns that leave them feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like they are somehow the problem.
Your responses make sense. Your nervous system has been shaped by your experiences and has learned ways of protecting you—often through patterns that once helped, but may now be keeping you from the life you want.
Through somatic and nervous system work, I help you understand these patterns, build greater capacity, and create new ways of responding so you can feel more connected to yourself, more in control of your choices, and more present in your life.
Sam Vitabile, Owner and IBCLC
Sam started her career as a nurse in a mother baby unit working in postpartum care. While working with families in the hospital setting, she quickly realized there is a gap in postpartum and breastfeeding care once discharged.
Sam has made it her goal to help bridge this gap to help mothers feel more comfortable and confident in their breastfeeding and postpartum journey!
Stephanie Garrison, LCMHC, LPC
Stephanie Garrison believes healing happens when the mind, body, and spirit are met together, not treated as separate pieces. As a therapist, coach, meditation guide, and yoga teacher based in the Raleigh, NC area, she brings a whole-person lens to her work with women navigating life transitions, burnout, and the search for deeper self-trust and connection, as well as adolescents facing social stressors and substance use.
Her approach blends therapy with skill-building, mindfulness and meditation, somatic work, and movement. She loves finding ways to make sessions feel safe and engaging, including walk-and-talk sessions for clients who open up more easily while moving outdoors. She doesn't lean on any one method. Instead, she pulls from this toolkit to meet each client where they are, helping them process what's happened, build tools for what's ahead, and reconnect with their body and sense of self along the way.
Stephanie offers single-session support for clients who need focused, in-the-moment help, as well as ongoing therapy for longer-term work. Workshops, intensives, and groups are also available.
Whether you're working with her one-on-one or through a workshop or group, Stephanie creates a space where you feel safe to explore, heal, and grow.
Maverick Swartz-Vega
The mascot and therapy dog, and honestly everyone’s best friend is none other than Maverick! He is smart, funny, and full of personality. But most of all he’s the therapeutic dog that understands the importance of wellness and support. He enjoys assisting Matthew with his patients, going out for walks, and all the delicious treats his WCNC family brings by the office. He is a happily spoiled all-American dog.