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Anna Rodriguez, MA, PLPC
Supervised by Darrell Provinse, License # 2004003789 Independent Contractor Anna Rodriguez earned her degrees from Gordon College (Wenham, MA) and Lesley University (Cambridge, MA). She is an Art Therapist currently pursuing her credentials for being a registered Art Therapist. She is a member of the American Art Therapy Association and the Missouri Art Therapy Association. Before working at Agape, Anna interned at a partial hospitalization program for children and teenagers, then inpatient with adults before moving onto working inpatient with adults and then at an intensive outpatient for adolescents and adults. As a therapist, Anna utilizes a variety of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Art Therapy…
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Jessica Bryant, MA, LPC
Independent Contractor Jessica Bryant earned her Bachelors of Science in Psychology and Christian Counseling through Liberty University. She earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University, as well. She completed her counseling internship serving at Karis House Counseling in Saint Louis, Missouri. Jessica also has 10 years’ experience as an Associate Pastor and in other areas of ministry, including music, children’s ministry and some missions experience. Jessica enjoys counseling women, men, and youth from all walks of life. Her heart is to help each client understand themselves, their environment and those they relate with, from a healthy perspective. Jessica takes a holistic person-centered approach, being…
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How To Build Trust In A Relationship
By Darrell Provinse, MA, LPC, NCC, Executive Director I don’t believe that you can live for very long on this planet without realizing that the fairy tale ideal of “Happily Ever After” is just that — a fairy tale. Broken people, in a fallen world, hurt each other, sometimes in big ways, sometimes in small ways. Sometimes, we relive or carry around past wounds from other relationships and import them into the present. Whatever the cause, I think most people, by the time they reach adulthood, have experienced a betrayal of trust, and struggle with how to appropriately allow themselves to be vulnerable in a relationship without feeling that they…
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12 Tips for Parenting Your Teenager
by Janet Kontz, MA, LPC Does this sound familiar? We often hear from parents of teenagers that they find it difficult to connect with their kids when they reach the adolescent stage of life. Many parents feel that this is the most daunting time to be a parent. Helping your teenager navigate through this period of life in between childhood and adulthood can be as confusing and frustrating for you, as it is for them. Take heart, parents! It doesn’t have to be a hard as you might think, and you don’t have to do it alone. Here are 12 tips for understanding and parenting your teenager: 1. Expect inconsistencies Teenagers are…
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