FAQ

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Each counseling session is 50 minutes.

I work with children as young as 3 years of age through adults of all ages – no limit!

Yes, I work with men and women as individuals, and couples.

Yes, I am a Christian. I work with believers and non-believers; my calling is to relieve human suffering by offering hope and encouragement to any person who might benefit from the services I offer.

I meet you wherever you are in your spiritual journey.

Initial sessions are usually a time for gathering information and hearing the needs/wants of the client.

Individual sessions are “you” time. Most sessions involve some form of talk therapy; we approach your issues based on the information you share with me.

When working with couples, I meet with each person separately for an initial session; then we meet all together for the next sessions. Throughout the process, we may have occasional individual sessions.

When working with families, again I meet with each person individually in the beginning and then we come together.

When working with children, I meet with the parents/caregivers, first. Then I meet with the parents/ caregivers along with the child for the second session.

In subsequent sessions, depending on the situation and age of the child, the parents may be present for the entire session with a child or only at the end of the session to have a bit of a “show and tell” time (only for very young children).

Sessions involving children are typically play therapy. Tweens and teens sometimes work with art, music, or sandtray therapy. Sandtray therapy is actually appropriate for all ages… even adults.

Again, every individual is unique; no couple or family is like any other. Sessions will be structured according to specific needs.

Occasionally clients will need to read information that I share with them between sessions. Also, many times it is important to practice what has been learned in the session, between sessions.

I graduated from Louisiana Tech University twice; BA in Elementary Education/Library Science; MA in School Counseling. I also received +30 from Louisiana Tech University in Administration and Supervision.

Also, I recently graduated again with an MA in Counseling from East Texas Baptist University.

I have over 30 years of experience as an educator: elementary school teacher, assistant principal and principal, school librarian; school counselor at all levels – elementary, middle school and high school.

During my internship for my Licensed Professional Counselor license, I was supervised by Tracy W. Thomas, LPC-S, in Marshall, Texas.

I am licensed to practice as an LPC in the State of Texas, License #77764.

Therapy is not spooky. It is an opportunity for you to work on your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health; all of these aspects of yourself make you uniquely “you.” If any one of these areas are out of whack, therapy helps you tweak it.

Roadrunners are my favorite bird! So much so, that I’ve written two children’s books about them.

Roadrunners have some outstanding qualities that I see as “positives” for humans: they’re adaptable and they’re quirky (and they don’t care who knows it).

They start each day by “hitting the ground running,” they like to “kick up dust,” and they don’t mind getting off the beaten path.

These are fun qualities that I strive for in my work as a therapist – we just can’t take ourselves too seriously. Smile.