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As a licensed professional counselor with a deep passion for helping others navigate life’s complexities, I draw from my clinical ...
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As a licensed professional counselor with a deep passion for helping others navigate life’s complexities, I draw from my clinical expertise and my own lived experiences to create a space that feels safe, empowering, and healing.
Lacey Lee is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 10 years of experience. She specializes in trauma-informed care, identity development, and emotional regulation. Lacey supports individuals navigating anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, and relationship issues. She offers a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe, seen, and supported on their path to healing and personal growth.
Lacey received her Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from William Carey University. She utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, and person-centered therapy. Her collaborative, evidence-based approach helps clients gain insight and build emotional strength.
Lacey understands that beginning therapy can feel overwhelming and honors the courage it takes to seek help. She creates a safe and welcoming space grounded in empathy and compassion. She believes healing happens through connection and is committed to helping clients feel valued and capable of meaningful change.
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I work closely with my clients from a strength-based perspective to help them identify ways that they can be successful. Everyone ...
I work closely with my clients from a strength-based perspective to help them identify ways that they can be successful. Everyone faces challenges, however, responding to those challenges sometimes requires assistance.
Gwendolyn M. Sanders is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 26 years of experience in the mental health and health-related field. She is experienced in working with adults, families, couples, and veterans to address their unique challenges and live more fulfilled lives. Gwendolyn specializes in relationship issues, depression, anxiety, grief, end-of-life care, couples counseling, and major life transitions. She continues to work with veterans in a variety of settings and understands their specific issues that impact their need for care. Gwendolyn completed her Master of Social Work (MSW) from Southern University at New Orleans.
Gwendolyn also works with individuals and couples to help them find success in their personal lives and relationships. Gwendolyn utilizes multiple treatment approaches including motivational interviewing, couples-focused therapy, and mindfulness.
Life sometimes brings about challenges that shake our core foundation or our perception of the world. Gwendolyn can help you find your unique response to dealing with those challenges. Schedule an appointment with her today.
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When working with those who are dealing with grief and loss, my therapeutic approach is tailored to that client. Some clients respond well to narrative therapy, whereas some may be less verbal, and an experiential approach may be more suitable. I have found it in the best interest of the client to let them set the pace. As with any trauma, grief and loss is an especially sensitive area, and I strongly believe therapy should aid in the healing process, not hinder it.
"Some of the tools I teach in grief and loss counseling:
In my experience with grief and loss counseling, I can tell when the client is progressing when they reach a milestone they once said they could never see themselves reaching, i.e. not becoming emotional when telling a story about their loved one, being able to have pictures or other memorabilia in the home, repurposing a loved one's bedroom, donating loved one's items to charity, etc.
In addition to grief and loss counseling, clients can supplement their time by going to a grief support group in their community, volunteering, or taking up a new hobby that they will have to learn, which can serve as a healthy redirection when needed.
In preparation for their first grief and loss session, I encourage getting in the mindset of not placing themselves on a strict timeframe to complete the process and to cut themselves some slack. No one person grieves the same, and there is no cookie-cutter grief process.
Grief and loss counseling helps people grieve difficult losses including the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, or the end of a relationship. It helps people navigate their grief process and eventually accept, understand, and move forward from their loss. Thriveworks grief therapists in Flowood, MS have specific experience, training, and skills that enable them to best support grieving individuals.
Grief and loss counseling isn’t one-size-fits-all, but it involves sharing about your loss and then working with your counselor to acknowledge and accept your new reality in its wake. Your provider at Thriveworks in Flowood, MS will design your treatment plan around your unique needs and goals for therapy, applying the counseling techniques that best support them.
If you have recently experienced an event like the death of a loved one, a breakup or divorce, the loss of a job, or another major life change, then you may want to seek grief and loss counseling. Grief can be caused by many experiences and events, so if you feel that you are having trouble moving on from a certain event or find that it is still impacting your life and functioning, grief and loss counseling can help you process it more effectively so that you can move on and once again find fulfillment and satisfaction in your life.
There are many counseling theories for treating grief, one of the most frequently used being the dual process model of grief which helps people acknowledge who or what they’ve lost through rumination while also adjusting to the new roles and identities that this loss has now placed on them. There are also many commonly used therapy approaches used in grief and loss counseling, including Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and traumatic grief therapy.
Grief & loss counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
For many, grief and loss counseling lasts for about 6 months. For others, it may last shorter or longer, depending on the severity of their loss and their grief.
Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy
Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
Thriveworks Counseling & Therapy Flowood is located off of Lakeland E Dr just north of Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, on the south side of Hog Creek. Our building is neighbored by Mississippi State Government, Avanti Travel, Capital Hearing Services, and F & M Specialty Pharmacy. If you have trouble finding our office or have any questions about how to get here, please don’t hesitate to reach out!
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