{"id":620,"date":"2024-06-27T22:05:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testv78.demowebsitelinks.com\/RobinCaseyWP\/?post_type=our_staff&p=620"},"modified":"2024-09-28T01:30:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T01:30:48","slug":"mackenzie-almond-ma-lcmhc-cgp","status":"publish","type":"our_staff","link":"https:\/\/testv78.demowebsitelinks.com\/RobinCaseyWP\/our_staff\/mackenzie-almond-ma-lcmhc-cgp\/","title":{"rendered":"Mackenzie Almond, MA, LCMHC, CGP"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1719522734673{padding-top: 80px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Mackenzie Almond, MA, LCMHC, CGP (Therapist)” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:50|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”Education and Experience” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Mackenzie received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Wake Forest University Graduate School. She received Dialectical Behavior Therapy training through Psychwire in 2019 and became a Certified Grief Professional in 2020. Mackenzie has an extensive history working in Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Programs as a Lead Psychotherapist and Director of Mental Health. Through specialized training, conferences, and over eight years of working with crises and suicidality, Mackenzie is committed to helping those in distress and\/or suicidality learn to manage their symptoms in an environment of compassion and understanding. She has focused her training on the assessment, intervention, and treatment of those with passive, active, acute, and chronic suicidality, aiming to help individuals across the entire spectrum of suicidality. Mackenzie is a member of People Address and Understanding Suicide Experiences (PAUSE) and the International Association for Suicide Prevention, volunteers with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Living Beyond Suicide Initiative, and has volunteered as crisis support for NAMI\u2019s Survivors of Suicide Attempts support group (SOSA).[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Licensure” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]LCMHC, CGP[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Additional Training and Certifications” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]DBT, CGP – certified grief professional.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”622″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1719522781622{padding-bottom: 80px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Types of Clients\/Patients seen by this provider” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Mackenzie is passionate about creating a safe space for discussing the entire range of human emotions. She has worked for years with the spectrum of suicidality, with her focus being to bring light to the darkness, working to prevent people from falling through the cracks and providing a space for people to openly discuss what is really happening without fear. Additionally, she has focused her work on grief and loss as a Certified Grief Professional. Mackenzie has also worked extensively with depression, anxiety, personality disorders, bipolar disorder, life transitions, grief\/loss, self-harm, trauma, and addiction.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Modalities Used” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Mackenzie focuses on finding the balance between processing what is happening and learning skills to manage difficult times in our lives. She believes every person deserves a unique approach to building their version of a \u201clife worth living.\u201d Those working with Mackenzie will build confidence in their ability to cope with the trying times in life.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”About the Provider” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Mackenzie enjoys spending days at the lake with her fiance full of sunshine and water. She enjoys playing pickleball, hot yoga, CrossFit, listening to music, and learning new recipes to try out.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Professional Disclosure Statements for Mackenzie Almond, MA, LCMHC, CGP” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:26px|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_btn title=”Complete form Online” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fforms.myupdox.com%2Fform%2F149241|target:_blank” el_id=”btnone”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text el_class=”btnone”] Download File<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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