Christian Counseling -- Adrienne, her dog Sassy & laughter
"Hope" - everyone needs hope. Adrienne’s style of therapy is based on "hope". People feel comfortable with her and feel free to talk about what is bothering them. Sassy, her little white, fluffy dog, often comes to the office with Adrienne. Sassy greets people in the office and helps to cheer them up. Laughter is encouraged because a merry heart is good medicine. Adrienne thinks the point of counseling is to better enable people to love and work and to be relatively free of undue stress and emotional burdens. Her favorite verse that relates to counseling is: “He gives beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.” Isaiah 61:3
She's enjoyed traveling and living a lot of life
Growing up she moved around in the Northeast and Midwest. She settled in Virginia in 1975. She lived in Japan for a year during college. She has her Master of Arts Degree in Counseling from Eastern Mennonite University. She has had a wide variety of jobs before becoming a counselor. These life experiences helps her to relate to folks from all walks of life.
Adrienne has both a background in the counseling field and a background in the arts. She was originally trained as an Art Therapist in Boston, MA in the 1970’s. She has worked in the mental health field both inpatient and outpatient. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Finding Peace of Mind - Effective Counseling
She enjoys working with adults (18 years old and up). She helps people's lives improve because of her training and wide range of counseling experiences. She tailors her approach to the individual, their problem, strengths and issues. (Areas of treatment include: Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, Abuse Recovery, Grief and Loss, Parenting Issues, PTSD, Relationship Conflict & Stress Management.)
Adrienne is one of the most compassionate and supportive people on the planet. If you’re hurting and need a safe place to work through your issues, she is eager to see you find "Hope" again. Call today and get on her calendar.
Virginia Center for Family Relations at 434 973-5640
(She is a provider with most insurance companies.)