About Figley Counseling & Associates

Figley Counseling & Associates is a group of licensed counselors and interns who have come together to create an environment Where Relationships Heal. More than just a tagline, this descriptor of who we are as a practice reminds us that who we are to each other matters if we are to serve as agents of healing for those who come to us for help.

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As clinicians, we foster our relationships with each other by our twice-monthly shared lunches where we come together for 90 minutes for food, encouragement, shared presentations and discussions of how to grow in our skills as counselors, and prayer for each other and our families.

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Evidence of the bond we share with one another is that no one wants to miss our monthly meetings, counselors and interns regularly seek each other out for encouragement and guidance between those meetings, and clinicians selflessly refer clients to their colleagues when they recognize that another counselor’s expertise in an area of counseling needs is a better fit for the client.

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Findings of studies of counselor effectiveness repeatedly reveal that at least 50% of progress in therapy can be attributed to the quality of the bond between the counselor and the client. We do not stop with that 50%, as a byproduct of clinicians who love and enjoy one another is a selfless eagerness to freely share their experiences and insights to help each other grow. This kind of collaboration permits each of us to become better equipped to counsel effectively in a broad range of counseling needs.

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But that initial 50% is vital. And we believe that counselors who practice relational wholeness with one another feel supported and encouraged—and are thus better equipped to serve as a secure base and a safe haven for clients longing to find a trusted person to help them process their areas of struggle or pain.

Welcome to such a safe and nurturing community—Where Relationships Heal.