Staff:

NLCC's Counseling staff is composed of caring

professionals with a variety of different backgrounds,

skills and interests, and come from the fields of

Counseling and Marriage & Family Therapy. Each

therapist is licensed (as noted in each therapist’s

biographical section), or is pre-licensed and practices

under the direct supervision of a licensed supervisor.

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Leah Wilson McDill, Ph.D. LPC-S

Licensure

  • Licensed Professional Counselor #13143
  • Licensed Professional Counselor—Supervisor

Formal Education

  • Doctorate of Philosophy in Marriage & Family Therapy, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Master of Arts in Theology,
  • Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy, & a
  • Master of Arts in Christian Counseling,
  • Oral Roberts University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology,
  • Oral Roberts University

Professional Associations

  • American Association of Christian Counselors
  • Christian Counselors of Texas
  • The Net Connection, Founder and President

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Lindsey Irons, M.Ed., LPC-S

Licensure

  • Licensed Professional Counselor #18822
  • Licensed Professional Counselor—Supervisor #3403

Formal Education

  • Master of Educational Psychology, emphasis on higher education & community counseling,
  • University of Texas, Austin
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology,
  • Rhodes College, Memphis, TN

Professional Associations

  • American Counseling Association

Richard W. McDill, MA, LPC

Licensure

  • Licensed Professional Counselor #61339

Formal Education

  • Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, with an
  • emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy,
  • Azu sa Pacific University
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts,
  • Wichita State University
  • Photojournalism Certificate,
  • Syracuse University , through the U.S. Navy

Additional Training & Certification

  • Level I & II EMDR; used to help clients address trauma, Prepare & Enrich (couples’ assessment) through
  • Life Innovations, Inc. (http://www.prepare-enrich.com/about_us.cfm?id=33)

Professional Associations

  • American Counseling Association
  • California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Christian Counselors of Texas

Sally Byrom, MA, LPC, LMFT-A

Licensure

  • Licensed Professional Counselor #63448
  • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Associate # 201245

Formal Education

  • Master of Arts in Professional Counseling/Marriage & Family Therapy, Texas State University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, minor in Sociology, Baylor University

Professional Associations

  • American Counseling Association

Starr Burgess, MA, LPC-I

Licensure

  • Licensed Professional Counselor—Intern #64128

Formal Education

  • Master of Arts in Professional Counseling,
  • Texas State University
  • School CounselingCertificate,
  • Texas State University / Texas Education Agency
  • Master of Science, Southern Illinois University
  • Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota

Professional Associations

  • Texas Counseling Association

Bo Johnson, MA, LPC-I

Licensure

  • Licensed Professional Counselor—Intern #64947

Formal Education

  • MABC Dallas Theological Seminary
  • Bachelor of Science Texas A & M University

Professional Associations

  • American Association of Christian Counselors

Darrell G. Ragland, MA, LPC-Intern

Licensure

  • Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern #66053

Formal Education

  • Master of Arts in Counseling, St. Edward's  University
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts Texas A&M  University - Corpus Christi

Additional Training

Professional Associations

  • Christian Counselors of  Texas

           

 

Jessie Kuhn, MA, LPC-Intern

Licensure

  • Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern #66640

Formal Education

  • Master of Arts in Counseling, Dallas Baptist University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Texas State University

Professional Associations

  • Christian Counselors of  Texas

Serving the Areas of:

  • Abuse & Trauma, Adolescents, Women's Issues, Forgiveness & Spiritual Issues, Sexual & Intimacy Issues, Low Self_Esteem, Shame, Negative Body Image, Grief, Depression, and Anxiety.

           

Lindsey Layzell, MA, LPC

Licensure

  • Licensed Professional Counselor #66591

Formal Education

  • Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy and Counseling, Reformed Theological Seminary
  • Bachelor of Arts in Communications; emphasis in public speaking, with a minor in p sychology - Carson Newman College, Jefferson City, TN

Additional Training/Certification

  • Prepare & Enrich (couples' assessment) through Life Innovatios, Inc.

Serving the Areas of:

  • Children/Play Therapy (4 y/o and older), Marital, Family, and women's issues.

Leah Wilson McDill, Ph.D., LPC-S
Lindsey Irons, LPC-S
Richard W. McDill, LPC
Sally Byrom, LPC, LMFT-A
Starr Burgess, LPC-I
Bo Johonson, LPC-I
Darrell Ragland, LPC-I
Jessie Kuhn, LPC-I
Lindsey Layzell, LPC

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