EXPERTS

Patricia Halley, MS, LPC-S

Blossom Beyond Counseling Center

Patricia Halley is a dedicated therapist with over 20 years of experience providing compassionate and effective mental health support. Specializing in individual, couples, and family therapy, Patricia works with clients ages 12 and up, offering virtual-only appointments to those residing in Texas.

With a deep understanding and extensive experience in ADHD, trauma, life transitions, anxiety, depression, and addiction, Patricia helps clients navigate challenges using evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered techniques.

Patricia has experience working with children in the foster care system, as well as foster and adoptive families. She has also worked in psychiatric hospitals and with clients struggling with addiction who are involved in the criminal justice system.

Now, Patricia has her own private practice, Blossom Beyond Counseling Center, where she continues to provide compassionate and accessible care. She accepts insurance, self-pay, and offers a sliding scale based on an honor system.

In addition to clinical practice, she provides clinical supervision for LPC-Associates in the state of Texas.

For inquiries or to schedule a session, please contact Patricia@BlossomBeyondCounseling.com.

Madeline Minor, LPC, LMFT-Associate

Anchor of Hope Counseling

My name is Madeline Minor and I am a LPC and LMFT-Associate (supervised by Jennifer Reeves, LMFT-S) in Houston, Texas. I specialize in working with African American millennial women, couples, and women experiencing maternal mental health challenges.

I received my Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Houston in 2010 and my Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a Concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy from Sam Houston University in 2018. I have had the pleasure of facilitating substance abuse groups, as well as worked with teens, families, and individuals throughout my mental health career. Currently, I facilitate a monthly-closed group at Family Roots for Life, which I have done for about two years. I am passionate about helping people grow mentally.

Through our journey together, you will find a judgment-free space where you can be real. I believe therapy is a collaborative process where you can heal and grow. I do not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to therapy as everyone is unique. However, I often use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), narrative therapy, or an eclectic approach. I am also Gottman Level 1 certified, Fair Play Certified, and a RETAIN Parental Leave Coach.

I look forward to meeting you and starting our work together.

Queen-Ella Pringle, MA, CFLE, MFT, CFTP

Cornerstone Visionaries Consulting and Coaching, LLC

Queen-Ella Pringle is the owner of Cornerstone Visionaries Consulting and Coaching, LLC located in greater Charleston, SC. She is passionate about working with families in transcending trauma and prompt healing. She provides life and family coaching skills, enrichment services, and psycho-education. As a native of New York City and a United States Air Force Veteran, Queen has extensive experience working with military service members and their families for over a decade in numerous roles of managing interpersonal relationships, conflict resolution, team building, goal planning, work/life balance, and many more areas that encourage personal and professional growth and development.

She has organized and facilitated events for women’s groups, marriage seminars, children’s growth potential training retreats, corporate functions, and training environments. She has provided training internationally in England, Turkey, Italy, Germany, and the United States to various populations.

Queen holds a Masters in Human Services Counseling with a focus on Marriage and Family and a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Liberty University. She is currently completing her ED.D in Community Care and Counseling focusing on Traumatology. She is a member of numerous distinguished organizations including the Family Life Coaching Association and the National Council on Family Relations, with a designation as a Certified Family Life Educator and a Certified Family Trauma Professional.

Kimberly Glaudy, MS, LMFT

Family Foundation Initiatives

Kimberly Glaudy is a licensed marriage and family therapist and owner of Family Foundation Initiatives. She is also a resident of Houston, TX, and has worked with youth and community development organizations for over 20 years. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Anthropology and coupled that with a Master’s in Organizational Management and Leadership. Kimberly’s dedication to serving others led her to career opportunities working alongside homeless families, Somali refugees, children and youth in state custody, minor females who survived sex trafficking, as well as lay church members. In 2018, Kimberly joined the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University. In this position, Kimberly taught Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) to service providers in various sectors throughout the United States and globally.

Today, Kimberly leads a therapeutic group practice dedicated to meeting the clinical needs of underserved populations and people of faith. When Kimberly is not providing therapy, training, or participating in public speaking engagements, she is making great memories with her wonderful husband or with one of her five dynamic adult children.

Dr. Monica H. Kendall

Discover Numbers! LLC

Dr. Monica H. Kendall is the owner and CEO of Discover Numbers! LLC. She is a retired mathematics educator and leader. She loves working with parents and students in a caring and compassionate manner to strengthen their self-confidence as capable mathematicians. Discover Numbers! LLC serves students around the world of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds through customized and individualized mathematics tutoring.

We also work to support a positive environment for doing math by offering discounted tutoring rates for students who perform Random Acts of Kindness for others.

Julie Ung, LMFT-S, LPC-S

Missouri City Family Counseling and Magnolia Counseling of Pearland

Julie Ung is co-owner of both Missouri City Family Counseling and Magnolia Counseling of Pearland. For over 17 years, Julie has provided counseling to individuals, families, and couples as well as mental health services to children and families through inpatient, outpatient, and home-based settings, and residential treatment centers at DePelchin Children’s Center.

With extensive training and experience working with those living with trauma stemming from abuse and neglect, attachment-related difficulties, behavioral difficulties, and mood disorders, Julie utilizes techniques and approaches such as play therapy, Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) techniques, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) when caring for her clients. She also has a special interest in working with couples who are experiencing relationship dissatisfaction, disconnection, and high conflict, and works with couples who need support dealing with infidelity, communication difficulties, divorce, blended families, parenting or even just marriage enrichment. Julie utilizes Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) and Gottman principles in her work with couples and tailors her approach to each client’s needs. Her style is collaborative, honest, relaxed, and friendly.

Julie holds a Master’s degree in Family Therapy from the University of Houston Clear Lake. She is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT #201258) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC #64363) in Texas.

Laquanta Joiner, BSW, MS, LPC TBRI

Awakening Connections

Laquanta Joiner is the practitioner owner & founder of Awakening Connections LLC. She is a master-level Human Science & Trauma-Informed professional with over ten years of experience in serving the community, resolving conflicts, and guiding those in need. She is experienced in assessment, trauma-informed mental health counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy, case management, parent coaching, facilitating workshops, and providing support in mental health.

As a counselor, she seeks to create a therapeutic alliance with clients and works collaboratively to create effective and sustainable change. She draws from evidence-based treatment modalities Including CBT, Solution Focused, Mindfulness-based, TF-CBT (Certification in process), C-DBT Certified DBT-Dialectal Behavioral Therapist, Motivational Interviewing, Person-Centered Therapy, Reality Therapy, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Strength-Based, Structural Family Therapy and Gottman Methods, EMDR Clinician (in training) and a TBRI Practitioner.

Vanessa Austin, MA, LPC-S

Private Practice

Vanessa Austin is a professional counselor in private practice with over 30 years of experience serving children, adolescents, adults, and families with a wide range of challenges such as emotional & behavioral disorders, foster care & adoption issues, abuse & trauma, personal, family & work stress, grief and loss, divorce & separation, marital and pre-marital concerns, etc.

Some wise person has said, "We all are as sick as our secrets.” Healing and freedom come when we are transparent about what ails us. Hence, my professional goal is to develop a therapeutic relationship of trust with clients along with healthy coping skills and a safe place to heal.

My passion is to help people change, one session at a time!

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