A Family Pulling for You: Meet Will Aitchison
"You feel like you have a family pulling for you. It holds you to a higher level of accountability, and I'm very grateful for that. It keeps me on the right track." Will [...]
Life Lived Together: Meet De’Leathia Hightower
De'Leathia Hightower, Joy House Community Manager We’re excited to introduce you to De’Leathia Hightower, our new Joy House Community Manager, who describes her calling to share "life lived together" with our residents as they recover [...]
Worth the Wait: Meet Our Joy House Team!
To say that our newest staff members have been "worth the wait" is a huge understatement. After many months of searching and prayer, eager to fill several key staff positions, our Joy House team is finally [...]
“Daddy’s mean!” Play Therapy and Domestic Violence
Wall art in the Joy House playroom. Brenda Johnson, MA, LPC, RPT-S, NCC Joy House Counseling Co-Director “Daddy’s mean!” These two words powerfully sum up the reality of a 3-year old girl who [...]
Kintsugi, Finding Beauty and Strength in Brokenness
Brenda Johnson, MA, LPC, RPT-S, NCC Joy House Counseling Co-Director Kintsugi (or Kintsukuroi) comes from the words “kin,” meaning golden, and “tsugi,” which means “to join or repair.” The legend of the Kintsugi comes from 15th [...]
Domestic Violence: A Human Issue
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but what is domestic violence and why should we care? In a recent interview with our staff, Joy House Counseling Co-Director Susan Gembarowski, MA, LPC, NCC, offered this definition: [...]
Why Hand “UP” Giving
What do we mean when we talk about giving our residents a hand UP, not a hand OUT, during the holiday season? Christmas is intended to stir up feelings of [...]
The Peace He So Desired
Traci Willhite, LPC, LAC, ACS Providence House Counseling Director Ed's story has been shared with his permission. A condition many of our residents battle is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Experiencing intrusive thoughts, reliving [...]
When Emotions Feel Big
Susan Gembarowski, MA, LPC, NCC Joy House Counseling Co-Director When you are a pre-teen, you wonder where your place is in the world. For the pre-teen whose family is ruled by a parent's addiction, [...]
This Is Walking In Freedom
As we celebrate freedom this week, we thought you’d enjoy hearing one resident’s experience of how Providence Network is shaping her recovery from addiction. Our most recent FirstStep graduate, Star Ferguson, has not only made great [...]