Kecia’s approach to counseling is warm, empathetic, encouraging, eclectic, collaborative and holistic.

Kecia is a wife of 31 years and the Mama to five wonderful human beings, and now a mother-in-law too! The years have brought hardship in Kecia’s life, times of grief, loss, overwhelm, anxiety, depression, care-taking, life transitions and the list goes on. It is because of these experiences that she felt called to become a counselor. “Life can be very hard at times and goodness knows we cannot go through it alone. As the world continues to shift and change, our children are struggling, parents are struggling, young adults are encountering intense decisions as they become independent and adults are just trying to hold on as they try to work, balance family needs, pay the bills and just survive. People are in need of encouragement, a safe place to land, an empathetic ear, helpful feedback and a place to reflect and reset.”

A graduate from Liberty University, Kecia has a Master’s degree in Professional Counseling and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a concentration in Christian Counseling. Kecia is also trained as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and a SYMBIS facilitator.

Kecia has experience working in the New River Valley community, in the public school setting as a therapeutic day treatment counselor, as well as a mental health skill building counselor and an outpatient counselor in group practice. During her practicum and internship she served with a school counselor and a play therapist. Kecia has served as a foster and adoptive parent as well. She is grateful for each of these opportunities to have served the community and grateful for the children and individuals she has served and still carries in her heart every day. She is excited to now be in private practice and be able to continue to serve the community.

Kecia is currently a member of the American Counseling Association, the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling, the American Association of Christian Counselors and the Association for Play Therapy.