I am a licensed professional counselor at Vallis Mental Health offering individual counseling. I graduated from the University of North Alabama in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Arts specializing in public speech. I also have a minor in mathematics from my undergraduate studies. I incorporate my undergraduate training into my counseling profession with an understanding of how individual personality styles and communication styles migrate into our daily lives and determine our specific paths.

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I strive to provide overall wellness that encompasses at least four dimensions including mental health, emotional health, spiritual health, and social wellbeing. In addition, I include in my purpose for clients financial education when needed as well as personality assessment and a goal-oriented lifestyle. With every client, my goal is to provide a safe, confidential environment where my first priority is that I ensure the utmost genuineness, as even though each individual has specific issues that bring them into a counseling environment, my desire is that they see therapy as comfortable not anxiety-producing.

I graduated from the University of North Alabama with a Master of Arts in Counseling degree in 2015 with training in evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person Centered Therapy (PCT), Gestalt Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Reality Therapy, Psychodynamic therapy, and Mindfulness strategies. I consider myself as more integrative in counseling approaches and do intervene with more existential and spiritually based ideals as well. I utilize a holistic and strength-based approach to help patients tap into their innate resilience and move toward positive change and healing. I am passionate about providing a safe and empathic space to explore wounds, challenges, and patterns that may be impeding a patient’s quality of life.

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• Licensed by the Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling (LPC)

• Certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NCC)

• Member of the American Counseling Association

• Member of the Alabama Counseling Association

• Member of Chi Sigma Iota in counseling
   

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Accepts most healthcare plans with Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield,

United Healthcare, and their subsidiaries

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Stan is a VA Community Care Network Provider

All other patients are currently self-pay

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​Good Faith Estimates are available upon request.