Today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Smith.
Dr. Smith, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
As a child, you envision what career you will hold when you grow up. For me, I was lucky. My vision has never faltered or changed along the way. I have always wanted to help people by being a mental health professional. While holding true to that dream, I attended higher education where I went through the ranks to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Masters’ degree in Counseling and a Doctoral degree in Counselor Education. While on this academic journey, I served as an elementary school teacher and then a Counselor where I worked with children and families from the elementary years to ultimately transitioning to counseling students in higher education. What I observed in those positions were that I encountered students, teachers and families that inevitably were “slipping through the cracks.” There is such a stigma that has been associated with mental health. It was and still is my passion to remove the stigma in order to assist people in obtaining their voice, happiness and serenity.
I made the decision to transition into private practice gradually, where my attention and focus could be 100% on providing quality mental health services for people within our community.
Has it been a smooth road?
As a new business owner, I don’t believe that your journey is ever smooth. There are always obstacles that one will encounter that assists in helping you to grow and develop into a more successful entity. Although there are manuals out that that will give you step by step directions on how to open a successful practice, the level of your success is measured by your effort and willingness to persevere. My biggest struggle was moving past my own personal fears of failure to embark on the journey that was ordered just for me.
We’d love to hear more about your work.
Steps to Serenity Counseling is a mental health counseling practice whose focus is on partnering with clients in their journey to serenity. We offer individual, family and couples counseling experiences for all age groups. Steps to Serenity Counseling also offers professional development training, consultations with educational entities and supervisory experiences for Licensed Professional Counselor- Interns.
What makes our practice unique is we give our clients the option of holding counseling sessions in the environment that is most comfortable for them (i.e. home, park, office, etc.). We are known for having respect and empathy for every client that we partner with. We provide both affordable and quality mental health services for ALL individuals.
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Mental health services are definitely needed not just in our city, but worldwide. As a city, we can strive to promote healthy mental health and be more empathetic to those not only with mental health disorders and illnesses but to all individuals.
For mental health clinicians starting out in Houston, I would suggest you identify your mission and vision for your practice and identify the critical steps you will need to take in order to meet them. Clinicians should attend trainings and workshops while networking with other clinicians in the field. It is important to seek to ask questions that will assist you in growing.
Contact Info:
- Address: 77 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Ste 600, Sugar Land, TX 77478
- Website: www.stepstoserenitycounseling.com
- Phone: 832-384- HELP (4357)
- Email: steps2serenitycounseling@gmail.com
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