You will be met with encouragement, compassion, and respect—not labels or judgment.
Meet your therapist
I’m Wendy.
You’re welcome here, just as you are.
I’m glad you’re here. Therapy with me is a place where you can exhale, be fully yourself, and talk honestly about what is weighing on you without fear of judgment. I bring warmth, compassion, humor, and nearly 23 years of counseling and mental health support to our work together. We will move at a pace that feels right for you and work side by side toward the healing, clarity, and change you want.
Nearly 23 years
supporting mental health
supporting mental health
01 / My story
A lifelong learner who believes you can feel better and do better.
I founded DuraCare Counseling & Consulting Services in 2010 and have spent my career helping people, teams, and organizations move from stuck to supported. I have led physicians, nurses, counselors, social workers, and developing clinicians while continuing to work directly with clients.
My professional path began in education, where I taught secondary social studies and later served as a school counselor providing mental health support. That work began during graduate training and continued before I became independently licensed. Together, it represents nearly 23 years of counseling and mental health support.
My love of learning shapes how I practice, teach, lead, and serve. My education spans counseling, educational leadership, naturopathy, history, political science, theology, organizational leadership, and artificial intelligence. Each area gives me another way to understand people, systems, growth, and change.
“The first step to getting anywhere is deciding you’re not willing to stay where you are.”
02 / My counseling style
What it feels like to work with me.
We build the plan together. Your goals, culture, identity, and lived experience matter.
I connect insight to tools you can use outside of session, not just ideas that stay in the room.
Mind, body, spirit, relationships, work, culture, and environment can all be part of the conversation.
03 / Education & credentials
Deep training. Warm, personal care.
Education & lifelong learning
Currently pursuing
Master of Arts in Artificial Intelligence Innovation
Completed degree
Doctorate in Naturopathy
Graduate education
Master of Education in Counselor Education
Graduate education
Master of Education in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Undergraduate education
Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, History & Secondary Social Studies Education
Completed degree
Divinity & Theological Studies
Completed doctoral studies
Organizational Leadership
Licenses & professional certifications
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Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor · Louisiana
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Licensed Professional Counselor · Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania & Oregon
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Licensed Mental Health Counselor · Iowa
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Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor · Ohio
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Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor
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National Certified Counselor
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Board Certified Tele-Mental Health Provider
08
Board Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider
09
Certified Sex Therapist
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Registered Preschool & Youth Trauma Provider
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Certified Child-Parent Psychotherapy Provider
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Louisiana Certified Guidance Counselor & Educator
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Court-approved expert witness
Public profiles currently list active counseling licenses in Louisiana, Texas, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Oregon. Prospective clients should confirm current eligibility for their location when scheduling.
04 / Professional trust
“A natural-born leader and collaborator… very in-tuned to the needs of those around her.”
Two verified Psychology Today peers describe Wendy as compassionate, skilled, insightful, and exceptionally able to help clients feel safe, understood, and valued.