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Life can be overwhelming - especially right now. Whether you're facing a recent loss, fear of the unknown, challenges in relationships, finances, family or career; or maybe you just need a little encouragement from an understanding and empathetic counselor, Lake Area Counseling is here for you.
We don't believe in band-aids, cover-ups, denial of problems, or making excuses for ourselves and others. We shoot straight, focus on creative problem solving, and find real and practical solutions. We know the pain of past trauma, but we don't stay there; today is all we have and the future is what we make of it. We believe in moving forward.
We are relationship-focused. We know negative relationships brought the wounds and positive relationships will bring the healing. We believe in coping skills and positive thinking but we believe in healing and supportive relationships even more. We believe in Hope Unlimited.
Joel Daugherty MA, LPC-S
Indiv./Men/Couples
Holli Jones, MS, PLPC
DeRidder/Tele-health Only
*Currently not accepting new clients
Desaree Armand, MEd, LPC
Indiv./Women/Youth
Annabelle Guins, MA, PLPC
Kids (8+)/Youth/Indiv.
Andrew Duplechin, MA, LPC
Couples/Indiv.
Morgan Bowman, MA, PLPC
Kids (5+)/Indiv./Couples
Rebecca Pettefer, MA, PLPC
Kids (8+)/Youth/Indiv.
*Currently not accepting new clients
Kim Patton
Office Manager
OFFICE HOURS
Monday
9:30-5:30p
Tuesday
9:30-5:30p
Wednesday
9:30-5:30p
Thursday
9:30-5:30p
Friday
8:30-12:30p
Sat/Sun
Virtually by request
PROTECT YOUR FAMILY WITH TRUPLE
We're excited to announce that we've partnered with one of the best internet monitoring apps, Truple, to help keep your family safe from online threats! Truple is an app that takes intermittent screenshots of online content from phones, tablets, and computers, and sends a report to a parent, partner, or accountability person. Truple uses a customizable algorithim to identify potentially harmful content to help with porn/sex addiction, online affairs, and keeping children safe on the internet.
Truple is an amazing tool to help fight addiction and keep your family safe! We highly recommend it! Visit truple.io to learn more and use the promo code "LAKEAREA" to receive 10%-off your subscription.
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Looking for a Christian counselor?
For questions about integrating faith and counseling, click here.
For a list of family and youth community resources, click here.
We are located at 1117 Kirkman St. near downtown Lake Charles, LA.
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