the Therapist - Vivian france, PHD, LCMHC, NCC, NBCT

License

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
National Certified Counselor (NCC)
Licensed/certified K-12 public-school counselor (30 years of experience)
National Board-Certified Teacher (NBCT)
PREPARE ENRICH Certification (2021)

Education

PHD - Counselor Education & Supervision - Liberty University (CACREP -2021)
MFA - Counselor Education - NCATSU (1993)
BFA - Early Childhood Education - NCATSU (1989)

BFA

Professional Memberships

Professional membership with the American Counseling Association

Special Recognitions/Honors

Member of Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) Counseling Honors Society

Special Training

PREPARE ENRICH (Enhancing Marriages)

Projections for Engaging Animal Assisted Therapy

My passions include animal assisted therapy and drama therapy. Thus, creating opportunities for engaging animals and creating narratives or drama in therapy is my greatest passion when striving to improve emotional and mental wellness in clients. Farm life inclusion is slowly and steadily developing within my professional practice. Appointments may be carefully planned with deep consideration of client needs.

Pre-Arranged Appointments

Innovative Techniques

In addition to the traditional style of counseling, "couch and chair," Vision of Hope Counseling serves clients outside the traditional framework of therapy...The therapist offers four uniquely efficient techniques for engaging adults in the therapeutic healing process: Walk, Art, Floral Arranging, and Animal contact. Advanced scheduling required... (Prearranged - Appointments).

Retreat for Walk Therapy Technique

If convenient (considering travel distance) the client may elect to engage effective and meaningful counseling while employing the technique of walk therapy (1 to 3 hour session). (Prearranged - Appointments)

Retreat for Art, Floral, & Animal Contact Techniques

If convenient, the therapist offers techniques with the use of art, floral, or animal contact that helps provide therapeutic benefits (i.e., relaxing and calming) for the client (1 to 3 hour session). (Prearranged - Appointments)