Greetings. I hope this message finds you well. I would like to personally introduce myself and my business/organization, Trinity Counseling Services LLC. I was asked or informed that there are many who do not realize exactly what it is that Trinity Counseling Services LLC stands for. I would like to share a brief description of the formation of Trinity Counseling Services LLC. Also, I would like to share my personal and professional journey to this point. I hope upon your reading of this information, you will understand both me, my business/organization and the services that we offer better. Ñbn n
My name is Melissa Enoch-DeBerry, recent graduate of Walden University, with a Master's of Mental Health Counseling, specialization in Forensic Counseling. I received a Master's of Business Administration from University of Phoenix-Charlotte. I received my Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist from North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board. I am a National Clinical Addiction Counselor from NAADAC. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate.
I have been employed in the field of Substance Abuse/Mental Health since 1994. I started working in the field shortly after graduating from University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Psychology. Not realizing the mistake of not having advising during college, I ultimately ended up with a degree with no real world experience. I started participating with the Non Profit organization Fighting Back, an organization dedicated to fighting societal ills within Charlotte communities such as Druid Hills, Tryon Hills, Hidden Valley, circa 1994. I was introduced to the field of substance abuse by many individuals that were in the field Flay Lee, Jonathan Belton, Joanne Stevenson, Ahmad Daniels and Winston Lassiter to name a few.
In 1994, I was hired by Mecklenburg County Substance Abuse Services, where I was an Alcoholism Worker I and worked my way to a Substance Abuse Counselor Assistant as I pursued Certification as a Substance Abuse Counselor. During this time, the vision for Trinity Counseling Services LLC was formed . I began noticing the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual effects that drugs and alcohol had on the individuals that it affected. I began asking God for the intervention of his Wisdom, Knowledge and Instruction. I learned that there were many scriptural references that related to the observance of these effects. I asked what?, if anything that I could do to assist to help these individuals and was answered through their education, enrichment and enlightenment. These terms originated from the need for education of the effects of substance abuse on the whole person, the importance of the realization of value in order to strive for betterment and the ability to share their deliverance with others through any means.
Throughout 1998 to 2007, this vision was solidified through my experience working with individuals who had been incarcerated and the formation of the "timeline". This activity was utilized to help individuals realize the patterns of their lives in order to work through their "issues/needs/problems" to begin to address these issues and work towards their ultimate goals. This vision was nearly derailed after encountering several personal issues including the loss of my father, grandmother and two miscarriages within a 4 year period, being told that I was not a very good counselor, being "kicked out" of counseling school, being terminated after 14 years of employment only to fight and lose a court battle for my own redemption and suffering the daily frustrations of the desire to accomplish a goal, but being rebuffed on every side.
Trinity Counseling Services LLC had been a dream until 2005 when I found the initial physical location 5736 N Tryon St Charlotte NC until moving to our current location 1801 N Tryon St Ste 311B Charlotte NC 28206. After 9 years of existence, this dream has yet to reach its full manifestation. We are currently offering substance abuse education for individuals who have received Driving While Impaired, Drinking underage citations and other substance abuse related legal problems. We will begin offering Anger Management, Stress Management and other programs in 2016.
Trinity Counseling Services LLC is a state-licensed facility, offering short and mid term treatment programs for individuals, DWI Assessments, Classes, ADETS/Prime for Life and Prime Solutions and DMV Evaluations. We utilize the foundation of Cognitive Behavior Therapay, but also draw upon Freud's Psychoanalysis, Erikson's stages of development, the Medical Model of Alcoholism and Addiction, Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change, Gorski's Relapse Prevention and Reality Therapy.
As we start adding more services, we will include them in our list of services. For more about myself, MelissaEnoch.com
Thanks, Melissa Enoch-DeBerry, MBA, MHC, LPCA. LCAS, NCAC II