“I figured [counseling] would be the best way to apply my desire to help people who need to be helped, people who need a voice that may not be able to speak for themselves.” When Charles Strong III, LPC-S, began hashing out ideas for career paths in his youth, a desire to help people in …
Having developed a disposition toward the spiritual realm from an early age, Taryn remembers begging her parents to send her to the Academy of the Sacred Heart, an all girls’ school in Grand Coteau, LA. Having access to Catholic spirituality in formative years created the opportunity for Taryn to grow a spirit of omnism as …
Before Foley Nash, LPC-S, LMFT-BAS, entered into the behavioral health field formally, he was (and still is) a linguist and teacher. Upon acquiring a BA of Spanish with a German minor, he continued studying language in the pursuit of a Masters degree in Spanish Philology & Applied Anthropological Linguistics. Near the end of his Masters …
Originally published in Uptown Messenger by Tyree Worthy Business Profile: TPN, a modern clinician referral platform By: UptownMessenger.com A New Orleans-based startup is working to match verified behavioral health treatment providers with patients who need their help. The Trusted Provider Network (TPN) platform is just that: an online network of licensed clinicians across the state, …
“It all started as a scam to get me back into school.” A freshman at Northwestern University in 1968, James was kicked out of college on an account of marijuana possession. His options were three years of hard labor at Angola or probation, and he was granted probation. In order to be admitted back into …
TPN.Health introduces James Flowers, PhD, LPC! Dr. Flowers will be speaking at TPN.Health’s upcoming MIND CLINIC Conference December 5th, sharing twenty-eight years of experience designing programs to evaluate the total health of a person from a biopsychosocial approach. A world-renowned expert in the treatment of chronic pain, Dr. Flowers is the founder of J. Flowers …
TPN.Health first connected with Taylor Farris, LMSW, at our DBT Skills Training. We’re excited to have followed up with her as she shared on her work at the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center today and in the world of corrections as a whole. Taylor’s pathway to work in corrections began with law, which first piqued her …
On the evolution of her work in nutrition and behavioral health Here, Layne Roland, LCSW, reflects on her arrival in both personal and professional spheres and how these two spheres interact with one another. Early in life Layne recalls having an overall enriched relationship with food rituals, from learning “country style” cooking and baking from …
“There are many many paths to recovery. I believe that as a clinician. I believe that as a recovered individual.” After working for eleven years at treatment centers in the New Orleans area, John decided it was time to begin practicing privately. He opened his practice, Counseling and Recovery, LLC, in February of 2019. Having …
“We’ve noticed through both our work and personal experiences that either you or the person you care about is struggling with substances. There aren’t that many degrees of separation anymore.” -Counseling and Recovery Guidance, LLC Jessica G. Kendrick, LPC, and her colleagues are celebrating the opening of Counseling and Recovery Guidance, LLC, an outpatient private …