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Solutions for Life |
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Selah Richards Licensed Professional Counselor Intern 469.855.7795 |
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Selah works with individuals, couples, and groups who want education, assistance, and support in learning new skills and coping strategies, finding meaning in crisis and life, repairing damage from trauma, and reaching life goals. Selah can help you address issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, abuse recovery, grief and loss, chronic illness and pain, stress management, anger management, effective communication, assertiveness, and biofeedback/relaxation response training. Selah current works a therapist providing therapy and assessments for chronic pain patients at Productive Rehabilitation Institute of Dallas for Ergonomics.
Email: selah@selahcares.com If you are making contact for the first time, please specify if it is acceptable for me to leave a message if I cannot reach you directly. If you are sending an email, please indicate if you would prefer an email or phone reply.
Counseling Beliefs: I believe that a counselor serves as a guide, teacher, mentor, encourager, supporter, and accountability-partner. I am a supportive, solution-focused, strength-based counselor. I believe that counseling must be customized to match your needs, goals, and personal situation. I also believe that everyone will experience mental health difficulties at some point in their lives and that counseling is an amazing opportunity to grow, increase self-awareness and understanding, develop spiritually, learn healthy coping strategies, improve relationships, and create a satisfying life. I find it helpful to use a variety of counseling techniques such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Reality Therapy, Biofeedback/Relaxation Training, and Faith-Based Therapy.
I believe that a spiritual foundation in counseling can be very effective and healing for many people. I believe that many of life’s difficulties affect people physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Therefore, faith-based counseling is available upon request.
Academics & Experience: Earned a B.A. in Psychology from Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1997 Earned a M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas, Texas in 2004. My thesis, “Differences Between Individuals with Dissociative Identity Disorder Based on Receipt of Government Disability Benefits,” aimed to show how a complex mental disorder could be addressed using strength-based, solution-focused, psychosocial rehabilitation modalities. I performed volunteer services with Family Services’ Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Crisis Hotline and Response Team of Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1995 - 1996. I also volunteered at the Houston Suicide Crisis Hotline in 1998 - 1999. I completed internships at UT Southwestern University Rehabilitation Center in 2000, the Eugene McDermott Center for Pain Management in 2001, and the HealthSouth Brain Injury Rehabilitation Day Treatment Program in 2002. I provided crisis pregnancy counseling, pregnancy loss counseling, faith-based counseling, and pregnancy health education for the American Pregnancy Association in 2003 - 2004. I provided intensive case management, individual psychosocial rehabilitation, crisis management services, and led psychoeducational groups for people with severe and persistent mental illness for Adapt of Texas in 2004 - 2006.
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For information about our group or this website contact: Michelle Nietert 1506 N. Greenville Avenue Suite 220 Allen, Texas 75002 Phone: 972-979-9720 E-mail: solutions@allencounselingassociates.com |
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ACA Home Our Staff Location Client Forms Groups Marriage Counseling Children and Adolescents Mediation and Co-parenting Special Issues Biofeedback Seminars and Speaking Engagements Coaching and Telephone Counseling Supervision LPC Interns Premarital Counseling Career Counseling Play Therapy Trauma and Abuse Links and Resources
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All staff associated with Allen Counseling Associates function as independent contractors with the exception of Michelle Nietert, M. A., LPC Supervisor, Center Director. All Licensed Professional Counselor Interns are under the supervision of Michelle Nietert. Please contact her at 972-979-9720 if you have any questions or concerns. |