We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Samantha Allison-Evans . We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Samantha below.
Samantha, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear about how you went about setting up your own practice and if you have any advice for professionals who might be considering starting their own?
My firm was established during pandemic in 2020, when mental health was on the rise. I saw so many people across the country on social medial, TikTok , Instagram suffering in silence . I saw a need for telehealth and more people needing access to more therapists. I said. I need to start a telehealth practice so people could have more access to mental health. I decided my practice could reach more people if I was on commercial insurance panels. I got on all the commercial panels : UHC, Cigna, BCBS, Superior, OSCAR health, and Aetna. Then Allison Evans Counseling & Consulting, PLLC was born
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.
Samantha Allison- Evans is the owner/psychotherapist of Allison Evans Counseling and Consulting, PLLC. Samantha is a licensed mental health therapist who loves to empower her clients to reach their full potential.
Samantha has been a Licensed Professional Counselor (License #74956) with a Government Agency for the past 13 years. Samantha has a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Henderson State University and a Masters in Counseling with an emphasis in Rehabilitation Counseling/Mental Health from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock .
Firstly, Samantha has been working in the field of counseling for over 17 years and has been employed with the State of Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor for 13 years. Samantha has worked with clients with a number of mental health and physical disabilities; ranging from ages 5 until 70 years old.
Samantha’s experience also includes, working at several psychiatric facilities while performing the following tasks as an Inpatient therapist, Intake Clinician, Crisis therapist , Behavioral Specialist and Case manager. Furthermore, her experience concludes working with the following specialty areas: Behavioral Disorders, Personality Disorders, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Grief, and Marriage and Family Issues.
Samantha utilizes Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) which is a type of psychotherapeutic treatment that helps people learn how to identify and change destructive or disturbing thought patterns that have a negative influence on behavior and emotions. Also, Samantha utilizes Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) is a strength-based approach to psychotherapy based on solution-building rather than problem-solving. Unlike other forms of psychotherapy that focus on present problems and past causes, SFBT concentrates on how your current circumstances and future hopes.
Samantha takes an “individual treatment approach”, because she believes each individual client has the power to change their circumstances.
“At Allison Evans Counseling & Consulting, PLLC , our mission is to heal, empower, and transform lives through compassionate counseling services. We strive to empower individuals to reach their full potential and make positive changes in their lives. Our ultimate goal is to help clients achieve personal growth, overcome challenges, and find lasting happiness and fulfillment.”
What’s been the most effective strategy for growing your clientele?
My effective strategy for growing clients is : being consistent with clients, psychology today, therapy den, black girls for therapy, word of mouth, facebook and referral from other mental health professionals
Putting training and knowledge aside, what else do you think really matters in terms of succeeding in your field?
Taking professional classes, going to conferences, reading psychology research
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image credits DL Lacy for all professional pictures