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Counseling For All

Regardless of Income or Insurance

Welcome to CEC

We envision a future where all people can attain mental wellbeing through access to professional, affordable counseling services, leading to a healthier community.

About Us

How We Can Help

We believe that everyone deserves quality, professional counseling, which is why we offer weekly appointments with the same therapist for as long as you need. We are here every step of the way.

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Children’s
Play Therapy

Play therapy is to children what counseling is to adults. Play therapy helps children express or communicate their feelings more easily through play activities. The Association for Play Therapy (APT) defines this as when "trained play therapists use the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development.

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a therapy aimed at helping people recover from a traumatic event. After any trauma, the images, thoughts and emotions can remain. These can create an overwhelming feeling of being back in that moment. EMDR helps you process these memories with bilateral stimulation, which allows normal healing to occur. This effectively helps your brain recognize that an event was in the past, rather than still occurring in the present.

General Counseling

Counseling can make a profound impact on a person's life. With a professional counselor's support, people can talk about problems they face, navigate difficult life situations, improve coping skills, and move toward solutions. Overall, counseling guides a person toward growth, strength and their best life.

Meet Our Therapists

Shawn Williamson

MS, LPC, Clinical Director
Elan Johnson-Williams MA, LPC

Elane Johnson-Williams

MA, LPC
Mary MacDonald, LCSW, LPC

Mary MacDonald

LCSW
Hannah Wilson, LPCC

Hannah Wilson

LPCC
Lydia Storey-Lopez

Lydia Storey-Lopez

MA, LPC, LAC

Lindsey Hodges

MA, LPC

Aisha Chapra

MSW, LSW

Kristine Ducote

MA, LPCC

Hailey Crane

BA, MA Candidate, Intern

Hannah Tucker

BSW, MSW Candidate, Intern
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Can You Help?

We are grateful for any donation you can make to help provide counseling for Mesa County’s children, teens and adults. THANK YOU from CEC and from our whole community!

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Testimonials

"This was the most compassionate, professional care I’ve ever received.”
–Former CEC Client
“You were there for me when nobody else was.”
–Former CEC Client
“I can’t thank you enough for everything you’ve done for my family.”
–Former CEC Client
“Therapy was a game changer for me.”
–Former CEC Client
“These counselors are amazing. This is the most calming place I’ve ever been.”
–Former CEC Client
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Testimonials

“My weekly sessions at the Counseling & Education Center helped me to focus on the underlying issues at hand. I felt safe, understood, and hopeful with the various techniques used in my tailored healing process…I learned to forgive myself for heinous acts that I sustained at the hands of horrible people. The shame and pain slowly diminished and I became stronger and more confident…I learned what it is to value myself.”
–Former CEC Client
“The Resilience Program Really Teaches Positive Skills To Reduce Caretaker Fatigue, Compassion Fatigue, Burn-Out, And Stress. Helps Individuals Find Tools To Better Meet The Needs Of Clients And Co-Workers.”
2019 Participant
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CRISIS RESOURCES:

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org

Veterans Crisis Line
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