Episode 7 show notes
In this episode, Will and Anton discuss local therapy/counseling support with Dr. Kristi Madison, Will’s personal therapist. Dr. Madison provides several resources for Northern Virginia residents and how we can help our fellow family group members with stress and balancing relying on faith versus medicine. We end the podcast discussing substance abuse and how the pandemic is affecting our community.
Resources:
Bible Scriptures:
Lamentations 3:19
About Dr. Kristi Madison(Manassas, VA):
PH:571-214-7703
Email:Abidinghopecounselingservices@gmail.com
Dr. Madison’s paper on An Investigation of the help-seeking attitudes of African American Christian churchgoers.:(full paper)
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8444&context=dissertations
Dr. Kristi Madison is licensed in Virginia as a professional counselor and a substance abuse treatment practitioner with close to 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. She is also certified nationally as a Master Addictions Counselor. She utilizes empathy and a strengths-based approach with a variety of techniques to work with clients coping with mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD, and substance abuse in individual and group settings.
Dr. Madison provides a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment where an individual or family can explore their concerns without fear. She believes that it is her job to encourage and empower the clients who trust her to share in their journey.
Her experience is unique in that in addition to the traditional counseling setting, she has worked outside of her office in homes and in the prison system. She is also a licensed special education teacher, with many years of experience teaching high school students.
Hotlines
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233
PWC Domestic Violence Hotline 703-221-4951
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
Find a therapist
www.psychologytoday.com
www.goodtherapy.org
Resources
Novaquickguide.org or www.novaregion.org/quickguide
Saint Thomas Methodist Church (Food Pantry) 703-368-5161
In the Rooms: www.intherooms.com
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