My husband and I love watching Frasier. We watch the re-runs on TV nearly every night. If they are not on TV, we of course pop in our Frasier DVDs. Anyway, on tonight's episode Roz was crying to Frasier and he was giving her wise counsel. For some reason, my own therapy sessions with the fabulous Carleen Newsome popped into my head tonight. I am really thankful for all of the help she gave to me a few years ago!
In my early teen years my family made me go see a counselor as a part of "family counseling". I could not stand the person they made me see. She was rude, degrading, and judgmental, so I refused to even talk to her during our sessions. Yes, I am sure part of this was my own stubbornness, but she was also a horrible counselor. I developed a prejudice against counselors because of this experience and refused to see them in my later teen years when I could have most definitely benefited from counseling!
Needless to say 2 years ago when my father left, as much as I did not want to go to therapy, I knew I needed to deal with my emotions through counseling. I am so glad I was blessed with the amazing counsel of Carleen.
I knew I would like meeting with Carleen from the moment I met her! She is stylish, sassy, and compassionate. She was an amazing listener and asked me questions that made me think about my reactions and emotions. She saw my weaknesses and my strengths and taught me how to use those in life. She taught me stress-reducing strategies, which I still use. I tend to be a very anxious, stressed out person and she gave me many beneficial techniques to deal with my anxiety. I am sure I looked like the biggest train wreck, but she never made me feel that way. I loved going to sessions with her. I wish I lived closer to The Summit because I would probably still go once a week at least!
Carleen is so intelligent and talented. She is an amazing counselor and helped me in countless ways. She is an inspiration too! She has experienced pain in life and is easily able to relate to her clients which makes her very successful. I think she is simply fabulous in every way!
Carleen,
Thank you for taking the time to work with me when I needed it most! Thank you for seeing hope and potential in me when I felt overwhelmed and completely broken. You helped me get through the most difficult situation in my life. I cannot thank you enough for that! You are an amazing person with great style, an awesome sense of humor, a kind heart, and a love for the Lord. Thank you for all the help you provide to people daily.
Love,
Mary Beth Darr
