How we became a local mental health 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 office space in Cary NC. My leasing 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 heart, and I took my piggy bank and counted pennies, and quickly found a messy ugly yellow brick building...in need of love and attention.
This was straight out of an HGTV episode..the place was a wreck..yellow walls, old tile..etc.
So I was there, in the yellow ugly place thinking "I am a clinical counselor" what...AM...I doing designing and renovating a wellness center. Nevertheless, the calling continued..and I took my trauma informed training and experience of learning what therapists and clients may need to feel comfortable and professional..and..my "if you built it, they will come" motto took effect. We opened our Apex center in the fall of 2016.
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 office space in Cary NC. My leasing 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 heart, and I took my piggy bank and counted pennies, and quickly found a messy ugly yellow brick building...in need of love and attention.
This was straight out of an HGTV episode..the place was a wreck..yellow walls, old tile..etc.
So I was there, in the yellow ugly place thinking "I am a clinical counselor" what...AM...I doing designing and renovating a wellness center. Nevertheless, the calling continued..and I took my trauma informed training and experience of learning what therapists and clients may need to feel comfortable and professional..and..my "if you built it, they will come" motto took effect. We opened our Apex center in the fall of 2016.
Six years later, another dream began over dinner with a dear friend and accountant advisor of mine..and the early mornings of inspiration returned. With the pandemic creating a tsunami effect with the need for mental health care, and little space to practice in our community...This one was meant to be from the start. When it gets you up in the morning without an alarm and feels right, it is the good stuff... remember that! We were up and running and full of providers within two weeks of our opening in the fall of 2022!
Our space is custom designed with visitors and counselors in mind...I use intentional design strategies in a trauma informed framework, which essentially means it has been designed to reduce stress, calm your nervous system upon entering, and promote relaxation. Our team has been trained in trauma informed best practice policies so our clients may benefit from multiple aspects of optimal mental health care.
We have a massage therapist in our High Point office practicing healing somatic work now!
You can learn more about how to schedule here.
Our space is custom designed with visitors and counselors in mind...I use intentional design strategies in a trauma informed framework, which essentially means it has been designed to reduce stress, calm your nervous system upon entering, and promote relaxation. Our team has been trained in trauma informed best practice policies so our clients may benefit from multiple aspects of optimal mental health care.
We have a massage therapist in our High Point office practicing healing somatic work now!
You can learn more about how to schedule here.
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