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v/m: 423.517.7070, ext. 5
fax: 423.208.9373
​steve@elbowtree.com


​Welcome!
Thanks for stopping to look at my page. Keep reading and you will find helpful information about how to get started with me.  I've included  some of the common situations in which I work with clients.  If you are experiencing something different than what you see listed below, it's likely that I can help you too.  Check out the gallery at the bottom if you'd like to get a glimpse of some of the counseling related projects we are involved with around the world. ​
Just scroll down to find: 
(1) scheduling information
(2) fee & payment information
(3) links to forms that will need your attention & action prior to our first session.
(4) the many issues on which I partner with clients
(5) a little more about me

Scheduling - The quickest and easiest way get an appointment with me is to:
  • Call Cindy, my wife, who is my office manager and does all of my scheduling.
  • Contact her @ 423.517.7070, ext. 4 and be in front of your calendar.​
  • If needed, Cindy's email is: cindy@elbowtree.com​
  • You may call at anytime. If required, leave her a a brief message and a contact number and she will call you back as promptly as possible.

Payment
  • The fee for a 50-minute session is $125.00
  • I accept cash, personal checks, credit and debit cards and HSA cards. All card transactions will include a $3.55 convenience fee.
  • If you have insurance, I can participate as an "Out of Network" provider for most insurance plans.  Serving you as an "Out of Network" provider means you pay my regular Session Fee, then I provide you with a receipt that has all the point-of-service information necessary for you to file and possibly get a rebate from your insurance company - based on what your plan allows.​​

Intake Documents
Take a look at the three documents below.  Print & Fill out form #1 - the Intake Questionnaire (both pages) ahead of your 1st appointment and bring it with you. (Please only use black ink when filing out these forms. Thanks!).  Forms #2 and #3 need your attention too. Just read them over carefully. You don't need to print them. You will sign Form #2 - Authorization for Treatment electronically at your 1st appointment.
Counseling Opportunities
  • Depression & Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Trauma & Recovery
  • Grief and Loss
  • Men’s issues
  • Major decisions and life transitions
  • Recovery from broken relationships
  • Forgiveness and Reconciliation
  • Making sense of anger and reactivity
  • Spiritual formation
  • Restarting emotional growth
  • Shame and unresolved guilt
  • Blending families
  • Parenting strategies
  • Navigating life's developmental stages
  • Learning the art of communication
  • Supporting a loved one recovering from abuse
  • Pre-marital and pre-engaged couples
  • Marriage enrichment
  • Resolving conflict
  • Empty Nest Syndrome
  • Recovery from Infidelity
  • PREPARE / ENRICH Inventory
Supervision & Consultation 
  • As an Approved Supervisor in Tennessee, I offer supervision for post-graduate candidates seeking licensure 
  • I also offer consultation for licensed professionals, pastors and community leaders

Crisis Counseling, Education and Disaster Response
I serve with a team of medical professionals and engineers who respond to natural disasters around the world.  Between disasters, the team also does community and mental health education in the developing world and provides training to the next generation of disaster responders.
  • Mission to the World (MTW) - Criticial Incident Counselor - Global Disaster Response​
  • International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) - Approved Instructor
Credentials
  • Licensed Marital & Family Therapist #129
  • Licensed Professional Counselor, #560
  • Mental Health Service Provider (MHSP)
  • Approved Supervisor (TN)
Education
  • M.A., Marriage & Family Therapy, Reformed Theological Seminary 
  • B.S., Business Admin. ~ Marketing & Pre-Law, University of South Carolina
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A Little More About Me...
For the past 33 years, I have had the privilege of joining the journeys of countless people and their stories in a partnership for growth, healing, and hope. My clients have been my best teachers. With their help and working from a Gospel-Centered worldview, I have learned how to support my clients in successfully navigating their own life challenges and relationships in the pursuit of real meaning and true joy. I am energized by seeing marriages rebuilt, parents learning how to lead, and people finding their way through the maze of a crisis and landing at the doorstep of a new opportunity.

I work from a systems perspective. I look at the whole and then at its individual parts. I identify how a relationship system communicates, both verbally, and most powerfully, non-verbally. I help people understand how to start where they are and successfully get to where they want to be.