Albany Counseling Services

11/11/2025

Our sweet little office this evening❤️

02/04/2025

Welcome, Stephanie Curtis!

We are excited to introduce Stephanie Curtis, LPCC, as an affiliate counselor at Albany Counseling Services! Stephanie specializes in working with children and adolescents (ages 5 and up), helping them navigate emotional and social challenges in a safe and supportive environment. She is now accepting new clients and even offers Saturday hours to accommodate busy families!

With 10 years of experience, Stephanie is passionate about helping young people build confidence, resilience, and healthy coping skills. She believes that every child can grow, heal, and thrive with the right support.

Stephanie tailors therapy to meet each child’s unique needs, using evidence-based approaches such as play therapy, brief solution-focused therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Through her warm and engaging approach, she helps children and teens express themselves, develop emotional regulation skills, and overcome obstacles in a way that feels natural and empowering.

Stephanie shares, “I love helping children and teens plant seeds of growth and resilience. My goal is to equip them with the tools they need to navigate life’s challenges with confidence—both now and in the future.”

We’re thrilled to have Stephanie on our team of affiliate counselors! If you’re looking for compassionate support for your child or teen, reach out to Stephanie at 740-753-8641 or e-mail her at stephanie.curtis@tenderrootscounseling.com.

01/22/2025

Albany Counseling Services is pleased to announce that Emily Singer LPCC has joined us as an affiliate counselor. Emily is accepting new adult clients and can be reached at 740-299-2398 or at emilysingercounseling@gmail.com. She accepts most major commercial
insurance plans. Look for more information soon about Emily. Welcome aboard!

09/21/2023

The Ohio Children’s Trust Fund has awarded a significant child abuse prevention grant to the Fairfield County Family and Children First Council and Albany Counseling Services will be the partnering entity! The Map Forward Project: Neuroscience for Hopeful Futures in Fairfield County will provide training for schools, clinicians and other community service providers utilizing the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics™️. Our comprehensive Map Forward Assessment Package will be provided to 25 children and their primary caregivers. Our goal is to reduce caregiver burden, a key factor in child abuse, by working directly with children and their caregivers to increase caregiver resources and to improve overall functioning of the child. The project is considered to be a pilot project to potentially be replicated throughout the state. We are so excited to be working in the Fairfield County community!

07/10/2023

Albany Counseling Services welcomes Cortney Beymer LSW to our counseling staff! Cortney will be seeing clients ages 8 and under. Cortney has over 10 years experience working with youth in the education system and is certified in providing trauma-informed care. She specializes in Social/Emotional Learning, positive intervention strategies for families, and play therapy. Utilizing strength-based approaches, Cortney strives to create a therapeutic experience that promotes positivity, empathy, co-regulation and respect for each child and their family. For more information about Cortney or to schedule an appointment call our office at 740-698-0601.

04/07/2023

We are happy to announce Tammy Baumgartel from Albany Counseling Services as our first Champion for Children for 2023!

Each year, as a part of Child Abuse Prevention Month, we select four individuals who have shown a commitment to children and families in Athens County. Every Friday in the month of April, we will honor a different Champion and highlight the work they do.

Thank you to Tammy and the other Champions for all you do for our children and our community!

03/21/2023

Doing a training this evening at Athens County Children Services!

02/21/2023

11/15/2022

Applicants for our Child Therapist Position (see in post below) are eligible to apply to this program if they meet the criteria.

11/04/2022

We are growing our Child Team at Albany Counseling Services...

Are you looking for a professional setting that thinks big but has all the benefits and support of a small, personalized environment? Do you enjoy working with motivated clients who seek out your skills and experience. Do you value continuous learning and seek to utilize that learning to make a difference in the lives of children, adolescents, and families in the Appalachian Region? If so, we invite you to consider joining our team of highly skilled professionals at Albany Counseling Services (ACS).

Albany Counseling Services is seeking a child therapist to serve our 13 and under population. We are seeking candidates with a strong interest in trauma-focused care and will incentivize this position with a scholarship to become certified in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics. Independent licensure is preferred but we will consider the right provisionally licensed candidate. We are especially interested in candidates who are trained in play and other experiential forms of therapy and who have experience working with children with complex developmental trauma.

Albany Counseling Services, LLC, is a private, group counseling practice with facilities located in Albany Ohio. We offer individual counseling and assessment services for children, adolescents, adults and families both in-person and through telehealth, enabling us to serve clients throughout the region. We are primarily insurance-based but also have a significant number of clients who pay out-of-pocket as well as contracts with area agencies and EAP’s. Our team offers a wide variety of trauma-informed counseling interventions and treatment modalities.

ACS offers:
 A competitive compensation package tailored to your needs, skills and experience
 Flexible hours
 A small, supportive, dynamic team environment where learning is valued and supported
 An opportunity to serve diverse populations and grow with our practice
 Extensive paid training opportunities in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics

If you would like to discuss the position, please feel free to reach out to our practice Director, Tammy Baumgartel at 740-844-3141. You can also forward your resume to tammy@albanycounseling.com. Learn more about us by visiting our web-site at www.albanycounseling.com.

07/10/2022

Yelling is not a response, it is a reaction. When we yell, our stress response is activated and so is our child’s. In this state, our child will not be able to learn or grow.

If your stress response is high, take some time away from the situation before responding (when possible). If you can not get away, you can still regulate by moving your body, changing your temperature (go outside, take your sweater off), have a sip of water, hum a tune, or yell into a pillow.

Try use as few words as possible. Once everyone is more regulated, then we can come in and problem solve. One of our biggest challenges as parents is that we step in too quickly and use too many words.

AhaParenting.com