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http://valley-christiancounseling.com/

Valley Christian Counseling, 5151 Research Drive NW, Huntsville, AL (2026)

04/17/2024

We are excited for Celeb D***s to be joining us here at VCC this month of April!

Caleb D***s, MA, ALC graduated Summa Cum Laude from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with a Master of Arts in Counseling in 2023 while also completing a Master of Arts in Theological Studies. He also received a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology with an emphasis in Cultural Anthropology and has an interest in cross-cultural and interreligious approaches to counseling. Before coming to Valley Christian Counseling, Caleb worked at Recovery Centers of America, an organization that treats substance use disorders, as a group therapist and 1-on-1 therapist. In this role, he employed Music Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectic Behavioral Therapy to aid clients in their recovery.

Caleb has interests and training in career counseling and lifestyle development, behavioral therapies, addictive behaviors counseling, and trauma-focused treatment. He has also served on Church staff for two churches and has an understanding for some of the common mental health problems faced in the Church and amongst Church leadership. He believes that God has given the gift of psychology as a tool for healing, and therefore people do well to utilize it to work together for healing as an act of love.

10/04/2023

We are excited for Maria Stansbury to be joining us here at VCC this month of October!

Maria started her social work journey 24 years ago at San Marcos University, Lima, Peru. Later, she attended Liberty University, graduating with a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master in Social Work from the University of North Alabama. As a Christian, former military spouse, immigrant, and mother, Maria has gained skills and experiences to customize treatment, providing genuine empathy while building hope and resiliency for her clients. She integrates a Christian perspective into clinical treatment using Family Systems Theory, CBT, and DBT therapy.

Maria has experience working in City Schools and the nonprofit sector, where she counseled families and children. She has received training in Adult and childhood ADHD, and has training in Childhood Trauma and Childhood Anxiety. She also treats individuals or couples in neurodiverse relationships (one spouse has ADHD, autism, or other neurological differences) and bi-racial relationships. Maria provides therapy for families struggling with depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, childhood, and teen issues.

Maria volunteers with the Lions Club, the Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center (HPRC), The ELM Foundation, her children’s school, and her church. In her free time, she loves being with her husband of 16 years and spending quality time with their three children.

08/29/2023

Valley Christian Counseling is excited to offer NeurOptimal® Neurofeedback!

Neurofeedback is a non-invasive tool that encourages the brain to develop healthier patterns of activity. The goal is not only to bring clarity in your thinking, but also enhance brain function.

Benefits can range from better sleep, enhanced athletic performance, better focus, feeling more resilient as well as relief from anxiety, depression, PTSD and more.

Check out our website at www.valley-christiancounseling.com for more information.

We are booking now for September!

06/20/2023

We’re excited for Lesley Neely to be joining us here at VCC this month of June.

Lesley Neely, MA, ALC, NCC graduated from The University of the Cumberlands with a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She is an associate licensed counselor under the supervision of Nancy De Haas, MA, LPC-S. Lesley works with children and adolescents ages 3 and up and has experience working with children placed in the foster care system, those with adoption and attachment-related difficulties, trauma, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and adjustment concerns. She utilizes interventions from various approaches, including directive and non-directive play therapy techniques, sand tray, cognitive behavioral therapy, and person/child-centered therapy, with a focus on the importance of the therapeutic relationship in promoting positive growth and healing.
Lesley considers it a privilege to walk alongside children and families who are hurting and need support and believes in seeing people the way God sees them - as unconditionally loved and accepted.
Lesley lives in Madison with her husband and three children.

10/20/2020

CELEBRATING 5 YEARS!!!
Valley Christian Counseling celebrates 5 years in serving North Alabama. In the last 5 years, we have expanded our clinical team to four therapists and our office manager and book manager. We are grateful to serve our community.

Businesses, churches, other community supporters, VCC staff, and VCC board of directors, thank you for the past five years of love, laughter, tears, and prayers that you have shared with us. We are honored by your support. To our clients, it has been a priviledge to serve you over the last five years and to be invited into your lives and your journeys. We are honored to walk with you.

Above all, we praise God for His faithfulness. He has provided for every need of Valley Christian Counseling Center. Our hearts cry, “You are worthy of our praise and our trust.”

10/01/2020

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VALLEY CHRISTIAN COUNSELING!!!!!

Dear Clients, Businesses, Churches, other Community Supporters, and to all VCC clinicians, VCC staff, and Board of Directors,

Five years ago this morning, October 1st, 2015, we opened Valley Christian Counseling to our very first clients. Our mission: Offering Hope, Help, and Healing. I woke up with emotion and a heart filled with gratitude this morning. The last five years have been filled with many changes and challenges. This last five year journey has been a walk of faith and my response to fulfill the call to open a Christian counseling center. I reflect back on five years ago when we decided to open a counseling center within a two month period. I was excited, but nervous and didn’t know anything about opening up a small business or a non-profit organization. And certainly, not a counseling center with the complexities of confidentiality, and regulations for serving clients in the mental health field. We started with NOTHING. Our office equipment and much of our office supplies were donated. We obtained second hand furniture, and had lots of mishaps before we opened the doors. We came with exhaustion, fears, insecurities, worries, and uncertainity. Within those two months, we were officially Valley Christian Counseling (VCC), found commercial office space to meet the needs of our clients, and moved in over the weekend (thanks to volunteers) in order to provide continuance of care for our clients that were coming with us. My heart easily reflects back on God’s sustaining strength, and faithfulness during those first days.

In August 2018, Valley Christian Counseling officially became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. This milestone further enabled us to continue our commitment to offer hope, help, and healing to our community.

Of course this year of 2020 is filled with unexpected emotions from every direction! There is a new level of stress and uncertainty. But we can give praise to God as we are still open and have expanded our clinical team to four therapists and our beloved office manager and book manager. I am grateful every single month that we are open and able to serve our community. I have seen many businesses fail during the past five years and am heartbroken for all of them. I know the stress, worry, fears, sweat, and tears that go into opening a business.

Businesses, churches, community supporters, and to all VCC clinicians, VCC staff, and VCC board of directors, I want to thank you for the past five years of love, laughter, tears, and prayers that you have shared with us. We are honored by your support. To our clients, it has been a priviledge to serve you over the last five years and to be invited into your lives and your journeys. We are honored to walk with you.

Above all, I praise God for His faithfulness. The depths of His love and care for people is beyond articulation that can be expressed in words. His hope, help and healing has changed my life and so many lives that I have been honored to serve. He has provided for every need of Valley Christian Counseling Center. His heart seeks to bring what is broken to places of healing. My heart cries, “You are worthy of our praise and our trust.”

Nancy De Haas, LPC-S, Direct

09/05/2020

We’re excited for Heather Roberts to be joining us here at VCC this month of September.

Heather Roberts, LMSW graduated with a Masters in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and with a Bachelor of Science in Christian Counseling Skills from Toccoa Falls Christian College.

With over 18 years of experience, Heather has worked in various agencies including: child protective services in Pittsburgh, PA, an adult community mental health organization in Washington DC, a child/adolescent focused private practice in Virginia, and most recently as a school-based mental health therapist in Huntsville, AL. Heather has volunteered in a variety of church based and community capacities: with the high school student ministry at church facilitating small groups, as a biblical lay counselor at church working with women, in the schools supporting teachers, and currently in her church as a Missional Community Group Leader co-facilitating group meetings and providing member care. Heather resides in Madison with her husband and three children.

Heather’s family history and experience led her to the field of counseling toward the end of high school and she has been pursuing that desire and calling ever since. Heather enjoys working with a variety of ages to include children, adolescents, adults and families. In addition to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy, Heather has training and experience in Child Centered Play Therapy, and is pursuing her certification as a Registered Play Therapist. Heather is also under supervision for and pursuing her LCSW. Heather considers it a sacred opportunity when invited to walk alongside those who are hurting, providing clinically sound help alongside of biblical truth, and pointing to the ultimate helper and healer.x

05/01/2020

Update: April 30, 2020

Valley Christian Counseling is continuing to operate on a fully functioning Telehealth platform as recommended by Governor Ivy. We are adhering to the Safer at Home Order as we recognize that the threat of the COVID-19 is not over. At VCC, we desire to provide safety, and participate in social distancing until we see the decline in this pandemic. However, our therapists are stepping up to provide for the new needs that arise out of this COVID-19. We are continuing to offer hope, help, and healing by providing care and services for our clients through our video/teleconference relationship with each of you. Telehealth is available for initial and ongoing appointments. Our hope and tentative plan is to see clients onsite at the first of June, depending upon the directives given by federal and state authorities.

To access our therapist’s telehealth platform, go to our website, and then click on the FORMS tab. You will be directed to your therapist's forms. Underneath forms, please click on the links: 1. Informed Consent for Telehealth Services (please review and be ready to discuss at your first session) and 2. Your therapist’s telehealth link to sign in for your online appointment. Call reminders will also provide instructions to access your individual therapist.

Please feel free to contact us at 256-722-8091 for anything you may need.

We pray for your safety and health,

Nancy De Haas Dunn, LPC-S, Director

04/11/2020

“It is finished" (John 19:30) is a victory cry, a triumphant cry, a statement that the price for freedom was paid. His work is accomplished, completed, fulfilled. Thank you, Jesus!

03/30/2020

Update: March 30, 2020
Valley Christian Counseling has moved to a temporary, yet fully functioning Telehealth platform. Beginning Monday, March 23, 2020 Telehealth is available for initial and ongoing appointments. During this time of uncertainty in our community, our country and our world, we are grateful to be a place to offer hope, help, and healing. Here at Valley Christian Counseling, we deeply care for the well-being of each client and are working diligently to provide care and services for each client. We recognize that our clients need us more than ever. As such, we have moved to a video/teleconference relationship with each of you, our clients; while we ensure your safety, participate in social distancing, and decrease the spread of COVID-19. Our hope and tentative plan is to see clients onsite beginning in May, depending upon the directives given by federal and state authorities.

Valley Christian Counseling therapists are utilizing Telehealth. Please go to our website, Valley-Christiancounselig.com and click on the tab FORMS. You will be directed to your therapist's forms. Underneath forms, please click on the links: 1. Informed Consent for Telehealth Services (please review and be ready to discuss at your first session) and 2. Your therapist’s Telehealth link to sign in for your online appointment. Call reminders will also provide instructions to access your individual therapist.

Please feel free to contact us at 256-722-8091 for anything you may need.

Safety and Health to each of you,

Nancy De Haas Dunn, LPC-S, Director

03/23/2020

Valley Christian Counseling has moved to a temporary, yet fully functioning Telehealth platform. Beginning Monday, March 23, 2020 Telehealth is a available for initial and ongoing appointments. Here at Valley Christian Counseling, we deeply care for the well-being of each client and are working diligently to provide care and services for each client. We recognize that our clients need us more than ever. As such, we have moved to a video/teleconference relationship with each of you, our clients; while we ensure your safety, participate in social distancing, and decrease the spread of COVID-19.

Valley Christian Counseling therapists are utilizing Telehealth. Please go to our website, Valley-Christiancounseling.com and click on the tab FORMS. You will be directed to your therapists forms. Underneath forms, please click on the tabs: 1. Informed Consent for Telehealth Services (please complete) and 2. Your therapist’s Telehealth link to sign in for your online appointment. Call reminders will also provide instructions to access your individual therapist.

Please feel free to contact us at 256-722-8091 for anything you may need.

Safety and Health to each of you,

Nancy De Haas Dunn, LPC-S, Director

03/18/2020

Valley Christian Counseling clients and potential clients,

We are reaching out to you and want you to know that we are watching the COVID-19 situation closely and intend to do all that we can to ensure that we are proactively participating in our community’s efforts to minimize the spread and impact of the virus. We are committed to serve you in a professional manner and at the same time, maintain a safe work environment. As we continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and related work announcements and closures, we are continuing to focus on meeting your needs. In an effort to safeguard everyone in accordance with guidance from national, state and city officials, we are severely limiting access to our offices by our clients until April 6th. This potential disruption may include altering work schedules. As conditions dictate, we will provide updated communication. Each therapist is working to ensure uninterrupted services for our clients. We are offering and encouraging phone sessions.

While we recognize that the situation concerning COVID-19 is uncertain and fluid, we continue to work diligently to meet your needs. If you have any questions, please reach out to us directly by calling us at 256-722-8091. We are committed to provide assistance, attention and phone appointments that ensures we are also protecting the health and safety of all our clients, therapists, staff, and their families throughout this period of uncertainty.

Prayerfully,

Valley Christian Counseling
Nancy De Haas, Director

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