PERSONAL NOTE FROM CHERIE:
“Hi! I’m Cherie Burgess, the owner of Grow & Go Life Coaching and Counseling Services located in Central Florida. For over 25 years, I’ve had the honor of being a friend, mentor, counselor and coach to hundreds of individuals, families and groups. While the majority of my professional counseling experience has been through various educational settings, from Pre-K to Higher Education, some of my experience has been working in community-based agencies, particularly the Salvation Army and Children’s Home Society. In addition to working directly with children and teens, I have also worked with many parents, teachers and administrators on trauma-informed care, youth mental health first aid, conscious discipline and love and logic principles.
I am a highly-trained, person-centered therapist who has a deep and dense “tool-box of therapeutic techniques.” I am trained in a variety of techniques from solution-focused therapy and reality therapy to dialectical behavioral therapy. Perhaps my favorite counseling approach is the use of narrative and spiritual counseling techniques to promote positive change in myself, and in my clients. Regardless of the technique, my driving passion is to provide hope and healing to the lost, lonely and brokenhearted. Whether you are experiencing a difficult change in life (adolescence, loss of loved one, new parent, divorce, new diagnosis, etc…), or are just ready to break-free from mental and emotional strongholds, I can help you move from pain to peace, indecision to action, confusion to clarity, fear to courage, despair to hope, and bondage to freedom.
We all have a story. Here is mine.
Click Here to view the Storybook: https://growandgolifecoach.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/My-Storybook.pdf
CERTIFICATIONS
COUNSELING CERTIFICATIONS
(LMHC) LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, State of Florida, MH16709
(NCC) NATIONAL COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION, Certification Number 201910
(NSCC) NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION
National Board for Certified Counselors, Certification Number: 201910
CERTIFIED TRAINER IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA), 2019
COACHING CERTIFICATION
(BCC) Board Certified Coach, Center for Credentialing and Education
ADHD Coaching Certification, JST Coaching & Training, Washington D.C.
EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
FLORIDA EDUCATORS CERTIFICATION, DOE Number: 1156990
NEVADA LICENSURE, Professional Counselor K-12, License No: 0000001875
NEW YORK PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER CERTIFICATE, Permanent School Counselor
FITNESS CERTIFICATIONS
(CPT) CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER, AFAA
(CGI) CERTIFIED GROUP EXERCISE INSTRUCTOR, AFAA
CPR Trained
FORMAL EDUCATION:
Non-Degree Distance Learning, NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Mental Health Counseling
Master’s in Counseling, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, Syracuse, NY, 2003-2005
Bachelor’s in Psychology, ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, Canton, NY, 1998-2002
PROFESSIONALISM
American Counseling Association: Member
American School Counselor Association: Member
Florida School Counselor Association (FSCA): Region 3 Vice President (East Central) – July, 2012 – July, 2014
Lake School Counselor Association (LSCA): President, 2012 – 2015; Community Member: 2015 – 2016
ETHICAL CODE
I adhere to the ethical guidelines set forth by both the American Counseling Association and the American School Counselor Association. Above all else, my primary responsibility is to respect the dignity and promote the welfare of each and every one of my clients!
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In addition to holding a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Human Services, here are my education-related credentials:
Mental Health-Related Training:
Youth Mental Health First Aid, Trauma-Informed Care, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (Level One), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, How to Work Effectively with Suicidal Clients, Managing Clients at Risk for Suicide or Violence. Using Vision Boards to promote Strengths, Early Developmental Disorders Resulting from Abuse, Social Difficulties of Learning, Attentional & Autism Spectrum Disorders, Practical Strategies for ADHD, Conscious Discipline, Zones of Regulation, Creating Safe Places for LGBTQ Youth, Functional Behavior Assessments, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, Cyber-Bullying & Internet Safety, Unlearned Helplessness, Motivational Interviewing, Understanding DSM-5 and ICD, Role of the Counselor in Psychotropic Medications, Emotional Stocks and Bonds, Eating Disorders & Anxiety, Solution-Focused Counseling, Brain Rules & Neuroplasticity, CBT & DBT Training, Infant Mental Health Training, Working Effectively with Stressed & Burned Out Parents, 40 Developmental Assets, Conference on Adolescents, Conflict Mediation & Peer Mediation Programs, Smart but Scattered Teens
School Counselor-Related Training:
Packaging Your School Counselor Program, Marketing & Growing Your Program with Social Media, School Counselor Advocacy, RAMP, School Counseling & Technology, Whole School Climate, Solution-Focused Consultation, College Admissions Process, NCAA Eligibility, Ensuring College Readiness, School & Community Collaboration, Transitional Programming, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, RTI, ESOL Trainings, College Week Live, Homeless & Unaccompanied Youth, Bullyproofing Your School, Literacy Centers, National Training for Differentiated Instruction, Turning Bullying into Buddies, Teaching Students with Disabilities
Trained in the following Assessment Tools:
CFARS/FARS Certified – mental status exams to assess cognitive, social and role functioning
The Child Behavior Checklist, Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children, Parental Stress Scale
NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scale for diagnosing ADHD
Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT)
Interest Areas & Personal Counseling Approaches to Mental Health:
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy & Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approaches
Neuroplasticity through 63-Day Brain Detox (as proposed by Dr. Caroline Leaf)
Spiritual Counseling & Direction
Mind-Body Healing & Energy Healing through Prayer-Based Emotional Freedom Tapping
Strength-Based and Solution-Focused Counseling
RESUME
Click Here to see my resume: Cherie’s Resume