Like you, I have a life time of experiences that have brought me to this moment in time. The journey is shared, not done alone. Sometimes we need a companion to focus our thoughts, ideas, reflections of an event. I see my task with clients as a facilitator of self understanding and acceptance.

I have twenty years of professional experience facilitating health and healing from a wholistic experiential creative perspective. My professional career has encompassed: Hospital and Hospice Chaplaincy; Forensic/Court ordered mental health social services, death penalty, alternative sentencing and mitigation; Celebrant of community and individual rituals; home health care and hospital case management; Bereavement and Grief counseling; and Private practice therapy - Anger Management,Food Allergies and eating disorders, 12 Step and 16 Step to Empowerment (Kasl), marriage and family issues for both individual and groups.

Contact: truecolorcounseling@gmail.com

I, A. Harriette Bugel, LCSW, MSW, MDiv.,received a Master of Social Work from Clark Atlanta University in May of 1997 and a Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in May of 1988. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in good standing in both North Carolina and Georgia. In accordance with my licenses renewal, I participate in Continuing Education Programs (40 - 45 hours every two years) equaling roughly 300 hours of post graduate education to date.

Populations Served: I have worked for the past 22 years with adults, adolescents and children in a variety of settings: Inpatient (hospital, nursing homes, assisted living), Outpatient (home health, hospice), Community-based Outpatient Therapy, Forensic based, faith based programs, Private Practice and Residential treatment facilities. The scope of practice has included: mental health; spiritual health; case management; death penalty mitigation; process groups (self-esteem, anger management); dual diagnosis groups; job counseling; health education. I have facilitated groups, individual and family therapy as well as case management respectful of gender, orientation, economics, religious, political and cultural variable.

I approach counseling as a dialogue, a conversation between equals. I draw from a diverse background of life experience and reading. My approach to counseling is wholistic by design. It is inclusive of client’s nutritional, physical, spiritual, financial and mental health. My approach is person-centered, psychologically eclectic and integrative including techniques from various schools of thought. My approach draws heavily upon Morita and Naikan theory; Constructive Living theory; Cognitive Behavioral theory, Family Systems theory, DBT-Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, , and Non-Violent Communication, 16-Step Empowerment Process; Enneagram (Personality Type), Cross-Cultural counseling as well as Christian, Buddhist, Sufi and Jewish thought, Art, and Music. Treatment plans are constructed with clients using Person - Centered Thinking techniques. All techniques and guiding principals for therapy are consistent with principles set forth according to these schools of thought. Initial sessions begin with a full psychosocial clinical assessment.

Your journey towards emotional health will require your active participation in and out of sessions. Remember successful change occurs gradually, meaning effective therapy requires a commitment to the process. It will be your responsibility to make efforts to change belief systems and behavior pattern. My responsibility is to facilitate. Together we clearly define your goals and develop a plan to achieve them. We will explore symptoms to discover the core motivation of the issue and work to bring change in those areas through insight, education, behavioral change, self-talk, and other techniques. Progress will periodically be evaluated and the plan modified if necessary.

Risk of Treatment:

The counseling process brings with it certain risks of which you need to be aware. As issues come to light you may have an increase of uncomfortable feelings. Some of these feelings may include anger, guilt, sadness, or anxiety. There is also a risk that as you change, your relationships will change also. Sometimes those we are in relationship with are unwilling to change, thus possibly ending relationships.

Office Hours: 8am - 6 pm Monday - Friday BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Length of sessions depend on the service rendered, but usually last approximately one hour. At this time, I accept Medicaid, Medicare and self-pay clients through and only as a contract employee of HOPE Advancement, Inc. at 34 Orange Street, Asheville NC. (We also accept NC Health Care and BCBS.) I, through Hope Advancement, will provide the options of a sliding fee scale or alternative options to receive services with individuals or agencies, who may or may not accept your insurance plan. Hope Advancement works collaboratively with ACT Medical Group providing Psychiatric Medication assessment, prescription and monitoring.

Fees for persons without accepted insurance plans will be based on a set rate or a sliding fee scale according to the cost for an hour of individual therapy. Payment for service is expected at the time of service. We accept cash as payment for services.

Confidentiality        

All information you share with me, whether in sessions or over the telephone, become a part of your clinical record. Most insurance companies require that they receive a diagnosis before they will agree to reimburse you or pay a submitted claim. If this is the case, I will inform you of the diagnosis I plan to submit. Any diagnosis submitted will become part of your record. This record is accessible to you upon request. All that you share with me will be kept confidential except in the following situations: I believe that your life or someone else’s life is in danger; I suspect child or elder abuse or neglect; records are subpoenaed by court order; or I have your permission to release information in the form of a signed written consent. I will also review cases periodically with colleagues for supervision or consultation. These colleagues are also bound by confidentiality laws and a professional code of ethics.

Complaint Procedure        

If you should have any concerns with any aspect of our work together, please inform me immediately. This will make our work together more effective. If a problem arises that you feel cannot be directly resolved with me, you may contact:

Licenser Board:

North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licenser Board

1207 South Cox Street

Suite F

P.O. Box 1043

Asheboro, NC 27204

While it is impossible to guarantee any specific results regarding your counseling goals, I assure you that my services will be rendered in a professional manner with accepted ethical standards as set forth by the National Association of Social Workers. The Code of Ethics is available on the website.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask at any time. At the time service begins you will be asked to sign a statement of understanding. By signing you are indicating that you have read and understand this statement and that any questions you have regarding this statement have been answered to your satisfaction.

Team Building Facilator

"Time Around the Table" - The kitchen is the place to be in most homes. Why not use it to build your office teams cohesion. It's like cooking with friends and sharing that meal. What do you learn in that time together?

Using Cognitive Behavioral and Gestalt therapeutic modalities Harriette combines 20 years experience as a professional counselor - 20 as chaplain, 12 as clinical social worker - and her Chef for Hire experience to facilitates team building exercise using experience based learning opportunities found in the kitchen. Cooking together creates a environment for sharing life and experiences. It also provides opportunity to experiment beyond the bounds of recipes or habitual behavioral patterns. world.

How it works: This program is for individuals, families, groups. Menus are planned by clients. It could be a simple as baking cookies or creating a full meal together. Cooking occurs in the clients home. Ingredients are purchased in advance by myself. Typically, organic, locally grown produce is used. Session cost is by the hour plus the cost of food. Session concludes with sharing the meal prepared.