12/16/2020
'The End of an Era'
Friends and Colleagues,
Since its founding 10 years ago, The Grove Counseling & Psychotherapy has been a therapeutic relational home -both for the many of us who practiced together there over the years and- for many people who came through our doors seeking healing and growth.
Over the last few months, a confluence of circumstances outside of our choosing has led Margaret and I to make the difficult decision to close the The Grove. As I have begun letting people know, more than one has described it as "the end of an era," and it certainly feels that way to us as well. We are proud of the role that The Grove was able to play in others' lives and are grateful to those who also believed in what our group had to offer and referred people to us over the years.
Margaret plans to open an office in the Spring Oak Office Park at 11900 N MacArthur, Suite F6, OKC, OK but for now will continue doing teletherapy from home until it seems safe to return to face to face in the office. Her contact information remains the same: 405-413-5184. Her business name is Growing Edge.
For the time being, I have shifted my practice (currently teletherapy-only) to a small cabin-office I've been building in the woods near my home in Logan County to ride out the remainder of Covid-19-related safety precautions. I anticipate a return to in-person work sometime in 2021 but am still developing specific plans. I also continue part-time in the role of Assistant Director at Renew Counseling Center @ SNU. For now, my contact info remains the same (I will link my individual practice-related Facebook account in the comments below) 405-412-8326, joe.shaleen.lpc@gmail.com . My business name is "Terrain Psychotherapy".
We both look forward to continuing our therapeutic work in our new settings. Thank you from both of us for the roles many of you played in enabling The Grove to be what it was.
Sincerely,
Joe Shaleen and Margaret Murray