How we became a local wellness center...
This is how Carolina Counseling Wellness Associates (CCWA) became a "little local" wellness center. After moving to North Carolina in 2015, I began counseling at a shared space in Cary NC. My lease manager and fast friend Gary, who had become a mentor to this small town girl, nudged me into taking the plunge into commercial property investing. It felt right in my heart, and I took my piggy bank and counted every penny I had to get this messy ugly yellow brick building...
This was straight out of an HGTV episode..the place was a wreck..yellow walls, old tile..etc. It was a complete gut job..and took months to design..and it was SO MUCH fun.
So I was there, in the yellow ugly place thinking "I am a counselor" what...am...I doing designing and renovating a wellness center? So I took my trauma informed training and years of experience of what therapists and clients may need to feel comfortable and professional..and..my "if you built it, they will come" motto took effect..and we were full of therapy providers and clients within six months of our grand opening in 2016!
Six years later, and here I am now, gearing up for another building and renovation project in Highpoint NC. When it happens fast and feels right, it is the good stuff... remember that!
This is how Carolina Counseling Wellness Associates (CCWA) became a "little local" wellness center. After moving to North Carolina in 2015, I began counseling at a shared space in Cary NC. My lease manager and fast friend Gary, who had become a mentor to this small town girl, nudged me into taking the plunge into commercial property investing. It felt right in my heart, and I took my piggy bank and counted every penny I had to get this messy ugly yellow brick building...
This was straight out of an HGTV episode..the place was a wreck..yellow walls, old tile..etc. It was a complete gut job..and took months to design..and it was SO MUCH fun.
So I was there, in the yellow ugly place thinking "I am a counselor" what...am...I doing designing and renovating a wellness center? So I took my trauma informed training and years of experience of what therapists and clients may need to feel comfortable and professional..and..my "if you built it, they will come" motto took effect..and we were full of therapy providers and clients within six months of our grand opening in 2016!
Six years later, and here I am now, gearing up for another building and renovation project in Highpoint NC. When it happens fast and feels right, it is the good stuff... remember that!
I use intentional design strategies to be a trauma informed space, which essentially means it has been designed to reduce stress, calm your nervous system upon entering, promote relaxation, and our team is trained in trauma informed best practice policies so our clients benefit from multiple aspects of holistic health care.
We have more professionals join our growing team as we expand and continue to work towards ending the mental health stigma in our community. This time around, I have a marketing team, five counselors, intern volunteers, and so much community support...
I am the lead project manager, and with the experience I have learned from our first project, this is going to be FUN!!
So I am getting out the tool box, my beloved power drill, and paint brushes back out and we are breaking ground on a second wellness space in Highpoint NC this summer! I can't wait to show you the before and after... follow us for updates____
We are working hard to end the mental health stigma... because mental health care is just as important and interconnected to our physical health care...and we are in this together.
We have more professionals join our growing team as we expand and continue to work towards ending the mental health stigma in our community. This time around, I have a marketing team, five counselors, intern volunteers, and so much community support...
I am the lead project manager, and with the experience I have learned from our first project, this is going to be FUN!!
So I am getting out the tool box, my beloved power drill, and paint brushes back out and we are breaking ground on a second wellness space in Highpoint NC this summer! I can't wait to show you the before and after... follow us for updates____
We are working hard to end the mental health stigma... because mental health care is just as important and interconnected to our physical health care...and we are in this together.