About Me
I have been providing mental health, substance abuse and behavioral counseling services to individuals and families for over 40 years. My initial years of professional service were in residential treatment centers working with adolescents and their families. In 1995, I transitioned to providing home based counseling, outpatient direct services, staff supervision and program development with National Counseling Group. With the development of Envision Counseling as the outpatient services of National Counseling Group in 2016, I expanded my services to provide clinical evaluations, individual, family and group therapy, trainings and lectures, and client substance abuse education seminars. I have been qualified as a mental health and substance abuse expert in several court systems and continue to provide that service and consultation as needed. Please review my Services page for more details.
In 2020, I successfully transitioned all clinical and presentation services to a web based, teletherapy platform to accommodate pandemic needs. I have continued providing the same high level of care and support to my clients throughout the pandemic and have now shifted my practice to a private tele-health practice. I encourage you to reach out to connect with me to see if I am the right fit for your needs.
Why Teletherapy?
I piloted teletherapy services in the past with my group services by adding a monthly telephone group to the weekly in- office face to face meetings. I understood that therapy cannot necessarily take a break when barriers keep individuals from getting to face to face appointments. Weather, transportation, cost, time and other factors can interfere with a client accessing clinical services to address their needs. This pilot program highlighted the cost savings for clients in time and transportation expense and allowed the clients to experience therapy in their own homes.
Fast forward to March 2020 when it was necessary to avoid contact due to the pandemic, and all services became teletherapy. I was able to immediately set up video and teletherapy services for clients I would normally have seen in the office. Since that time, I have built a successful teletherapy practice providing assessments, individual, family and group counseling as well as workshops and expert testimony in court cases all via video camera or telephone connections. As a result, I have embraced the teletherapy model and will provide all my services in this manner. I have partnered with a HIPAA compliant electronic medical record and video platform to provide needed confidentiality, appointments and documentation and will work with you to address the situations that are bringing you to my site. Please contact me for further information.
A tree’s beauty lies in its branches, but its strength lies in its roots.” ~Matshona Dhilwayo