Sunday, August 30, 2009 — In her 15 months in business within Stanly County, Wanda Burger has seen her counseling business, entitled “Changing Seasons,” grow to the point that she is now adding staff in both the Albemarle and Troy offices.
While the faith-based counselor treats individuals of all ages for a myriad of psychological and emotional problems, Burger works mostly with families at her Albemarle office, which is affectionately called “Grandma’s House.”
Then, there are three group homes, one each in Candor, Woodrun and Albemarle, that have four teenage residents apiece. Drugs, alcohol, or the inability to live within a family are the problems that these young residents present.
This past June, Burger completed the North Carolina Child Treatment Program Pilot and became rostered in Truma-Focused Cognitive Behavorial Therapy (TF-CBT), a therapy model whose goal is “to make children feel better and get back in a healthy and safe way.”
Joining Burger at Grandma’s Place in September will be Barbara Ellen Warren while Terry Whitling will be taking over as program director in Troy.
Warren, a 20-year veteran who has expertise in the areas of gerontology, treatment of depression in seniors, stress management, biofeedback and health promotion.
Whitling specializes in working with children dealing with emotional or behavioral problems and substance abuse in adolescents and adults.
Burger recently signed a five-year contract with UNC-C to utilize interns from the school in her practice.
This fall, Deborah Whitling will be interning in the Albemarle office while Jasmine Lewis, a UNC-C graduate and Argosy University student, will intern in Troy.
What is TF-CBT?
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral (TF-CBT) is a psychotherapeutic intervention designed to help children, youth and their parents overcome the negative effects of the traumatic loss of a loved one; domestic, school or community violence; or exposure to disasters, terrorists attacks, or war trauma.
The program can be provided to children 3-18 years of age and their parents by trained mental health professionals in individual, family and group sessions in outpatient settings.
It targets symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which often occurs with depression and behavior problems.
The intervention also addresses issues commonly experienced by traumatized children, such as poor self-esteem, difficulty trusting others, mood instability and self-injurious behavior, including substance abuse.
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