Local Interior Designer Recs?

Good morning gang, reaching out to get some help with planning a mini remodel we’re trying to do at our house. Specifically, redesigning the window and sliding glass door arrangement on two of our walls. Do you all have any recs for local designers to help me plan that? We have a couple options on contractors, haven’t decided who we’re going with yet. So far, the two contractors we spoke with just asked us what we wanted and weren’t that helpful helping us plan the layout. I figure it’s a small job for a designer. I’m envisioning them coming to see the space, making a design that I can pass along to the contractor. Maybe what we need is an architect? I’m new to this, lol.