Jenny Gomez
MS, LPC-S, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor
Jenny Gomez is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Registered Play Therapist and has years of experience in both private and non-profit settings working with children and adolescents, individuals, families, and couples struggling with a variety of issues including:
Substance Abuse & Recovery
Family Violence & Sexual Abuse
Pervasive Developmental Disorders (such as Autism)
Behavioral Concerns
Divorce
Grief & Loss, and other common life challenges
You can find out more about Jenny at www.JennyGomez.net.
Patti Scott
MS, LPC-Intern, LCDC-Intern, NCC, Texas Youth Tobacco Awareness Program Facilitator
Patti holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Master of Science degree from Texas Woman's University. Patti offers private counseling for individuals (teens on up) as well as group counseling. She has trained at Hazelden Center for Youth and Families in Plymouth, MN and is also a certified facilitator for the Texas Youth Tobacco Awareness Program. The next class will begin in Marchn and meet on the 15th, 17th, 22nd and 24th.
Patti offers private counseling for individuals for a variety of mental health issues and day to day life challeges. She helps clients with:
- Substance abuse/recovery
- Separation/divorce
- Depression
- Grief and loss
- Career transistion/guidance
As a single mother raising a teenage daughter she has personal experience with many of the issues she helps her clients with.
Patti offers counseling on a sliding scale.
To learn more please visit www.patti-scott.com
Holly Scott, MS, LPC-Intern
Holly holds a Master's in Counseling from Southern Methodist University. She sees clients of all ages, but she has a special interest in women ages 30's to 50's who are going through challenging life transitions, including:
Depression and anxiety
Grief and loss
Psychological and spiritual aspects of chronic illness
Divorce recovery
Relationship issues and second marriage adjustment
Women in the workplace
Cancer recovery
Parenting challenges
Holly's many life experiences, including a battle against breast cancer, give her a unique personal style of interacting with clients. She has first hand experience with balancing the often conflicting demands of career, family, and personal commitments. Holly sees clients in individual, couples, or family therapy settings. If you are experiencing problems and looking for help in finding solutions, contact Holly.
Learn more about Holly at: www.TherapyByHolly.com
David Ashburner
MA, LPC-Intern, NCC
David specializes in counseling men and couples. He provides a supportive and affirmative counseling setting that can help men and couples sort things out and come up with results that are different from the ones they are currently getting. David works with clients on issues such as:
- Anger management
- Infidelity
- Impulse control
- Mid-life crisis
- Issues related to alcohol, drugs, and pornography
- Poor communication skills
- Controlling and rigid behavior
David has been married over 30 years, and knows it takes work to have a good marriage. He understands men’s issues, and from his work with men, he has been able to help many women who have problems with men. He knows the benefits of couples and individual counseling because he has done it!
214-773-6201
Texas Youth Tobacco Awareness Program
TYTAP is a state approved cognitive-behavioral approach to tobacco cessation. Activities in the program engage students to analyze why they use tobacco, how their environment supports their tobacco use, and assists them in developing strategies to begin the cessation process.
The next class begins on Monday, January 18. Please contact Patti at 214-291-8031 for more information or to register. Or email pattis-tytap(at)sbcglobal.net
Public Lecture Series
The Public Lecture Series sponsored by the St. Andrew Counseling Center seeks to broaden the knowledge base for professionals and families as we all grow in recovery and wholeness. The lecture series brings together practitioners, the church and the larger community for this purpose. St. Andrew is cooperating with The Meadows in Wickenburg, AZ and the Hazelden Foundation to bring nationally recognized speakers to address issues important to our community.
The Meadows is a multi-disorder facility specializing in the treatment of trauma and addiction. The Meadows’ clinical experts reach beyond single-level treatment of addictions, behavioral disorders and psychological conditions to diagnose and treat the underlying problems.
Contact: Betty Dicken, LCDC, Texas Representative for The Meadows, 972-612-7443, www.themeadows.org.
Hazelden Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1949, pioneered the model of care for alcoholism, drug addiction and related diseases that is now the most widely used in the world. Today, with more than 50 years of experience, Hazelden is an international provider of treatment, recovery, research, training and education, offering programs, services and publications for individuals, families and communities affected by chemical dependency.
Contact: Patricia Broat, Southwest Region, 214-587-5267, www.hazelden.org.
The lecture series meet every second Tuesday of the month from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in Festival Hall here at St. Andrew. CEUs will be provided for professionals.
Click here to register for childcare. Deadline is noon on Thursday prior to the lecture.
Winter 2010 Schedule:
February 9 - "Attachment Disorders, Neglect and Addictions" Frances Williams, Senior Clinician, Hazelden Fellowship Club
March 9 - "Life on Life's Terms" Patti Hall, Manager of Wellness and Related Services, Hazelden
For more information, please contact Donna Fenwick 214-291-8011.
