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Self-Help Resources

Public Speaking & Seminars

Periodically Village Counseling Center provides public talks and seminars to the local and greater community on pertinent and progressive topics.

Speaking Events

Several speaking dates are in the works for this year. Call us to get a current schedule. A few examples of seminars available are...

Raising Happy Kids - Want to learn how to stay positive with your kids? Feeling like your teenagers are getting the upper hand? Invite Clay Watkins to come speak for your next conference or retreat. His humorous style makes learning fun, and you will come away with valuable and practical tips for enjoying your family relationships.

Affair-Proof Your Marriage - Learn five signs that your marriage is vulnerable to an affair. Understand the four steps to fixing your communication problems. Find five ways to communicate love most effectively. Reignite the passion you once had for each other.

Understanding Women - Recognize the seven main ways men and women differ. Learn the four magic words that will melt every woman's heart. Figure out your woman's emotional wiring and use it to create a win-win relationshp.

Speakers Bureau

Village Counseling Center also offers our professional staff to speak for local community and civic groups on several topics. Contact us to arrange for one of our therapists to speak at a meeting of your community or business organization. Possible topics include the following:

Dealing with Difficult People - Five simple strategies to help you identify and handle the most-hard-to-handle people.

Overcoming Stress - Ten stress-busting techniques to help you enjoy your life and relax more.

Resolving Your Past... Painlessly - Address your emotional baggage and leave it behind once and for all. Learn about new highly effective treatment and self-help strategies to eliminate anger, depression and anxiety reactions to events from past relationships or family history. Stop allowing yesterday to determine who you are today.

Our director, Clay Watkins, M.A. LMFT, a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. Our director, Clay Watkins, LMFT, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He provides individual, couples and family counseling. He specializes in anxiety-related difficulties including panic attacks, post-traumatic stress (PTSD) and phobias. He has advanced training and a decade of experience utilizing EMDR to treat trauma, and his unique brand of counseling integrates a solution-focused perspective that often speeds up the therapy process compared to more traditional forms of counseling. (BBS License #: MFC 37239)
Clay's Curriculum Vitae

In addition to seeing clients himself, Clay coordinates referrals to a network of experienced and qualified counselors with a variety of specialties to meet your specific needs. Contact him today and start creating a better life for you and your family.

Philosophy

At Village Counseling Center we believe most people have the resources to solve their problems. At times, however, a trauma or broken relationships or even the normal pressures of life can cause us to lose sight of our strengths; obscuring our natural ability to problem solve. Counseling provides a safe place where clients can regain their perspective, find acceptance, and challenge themselves to grow. And though true growth does require significant effort and courage, we at Village Counseling Center believe happiness is worth the price. Call us and begin building a better life, one risk at a time.

Learn more about Solution-Focused Therapy

Learn more about EMDR and the treatment of trauma, fear and anxiety