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Phone: 989-944-5735

524 W. Main Street  

Ionia, MI 48846

Email: newleafcounselingservicespllc@gmail.com

Located in Journeys Counseling Center

​(616) 523-9033     fax: (616) 523-9031

 

 

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MA, Counseling Central Michigan University 2011

BA, Central Michigan University, 2005

Michigan License #:     6401012948    

Member American Counseling Association-Member ID: 6272818

 

While attending Central Michigan University to complete my Masters of Art degree for counseling I worked at WISE-Women’s Information Services as a domestic violence advocate serving women, children, men and the LGBT community.  Services included but were not limited to individual counseling, group counseling, housing assistance, and legal advocacy.

During my internship for my Master’s degree I worked for Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, primarily in Manistee and Muskegon counties.  I was employed to build and create the domestic violence program for LRBOI Family Services.  My time included creating, and building the grant funded program to reach out to and serve tribal members in a nine county area that were requesting assistance, counseling and support with current or past domestic violence related issues.  Services included but were not limited to individual counseling, legal advocacy, locating and linking to community resources, and addressing substance use issues.

After graduation from Central Michigan University, with my Master’s Degree in hand, I took a position with Newaygo Community Mental Health where I worked as a counselor/case manager.  I facilitated DBT- Dialectical Behavior Therapy groups, and TREM-Trauma Recovery and Empowerment groups.  I also worked with consumers in individual therapy addressing budgeting, employment, substance use, anger management, domestic violence, anxiety, self-harm, suicidal ideation and other issue the consumer identified as an important to him/her in their personal life that they would like to address through individual counseling.

I currently run an ATV Group-Alternatives to Violence for men in Newaygo county.  This group utilizes The Duluth Model which believes that battering is a pattern of actions used to intentionally control or dominate an intimate partner and actively works to change societal conditions that support men’s use of tactics of power and control over women, it offers change opportunities for offenders through court-ordered educational groups for batterers.  And working to open my own private practice.

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