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My Resume
Randy Withers, LCMHC
Managing Editor, Blunt Therapy
and Addictions Specialist
Experience
2010 - Present
In Clinical Mental Health Counseling
I have considerable experience in a variety of roles in the field of mental health, including work with individuals and groups, case management, and clinical assessment.
I specialize in family systems and co-occurring disorders.
My counseling is trauma-informed, with a focus on motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral interventions.
In Education
1998-2009
Trained as an English teacher, I spent most of my academic career as the Director of College Placement and Academic Dean at a military academy in Florida, where I also taught journalism and American literature.
Certification and Licensure
National Board for Certified Counselors (NCC)
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS)
Clinical Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
Certified Family Centered Therapist (FCT)
About Me
Randy Withers, MA, NCC, LCMHC, LCAS is a licensed professional counselor and clinical addictions specialist in North Carolina. He is also an author and speaker who writes about mental health, addictions, communication, and relationships.
Education
2014
MA, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Lenoir-Rhyne University
1999
MS, Education
Florida State University
1997
BA, English, Psychology
Florida State University
Skills
Addictions and Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment 92%
Trauma-Informed Individual Counseling 86%
Motivitational Interviewing 91%
Twelve-Step Facilitation 98%
Web Design and Blogging 80%
Case Conceptualization and Diagnosis 98%
Contact
Download a .pdf version of my resume here.
Randy Withers, LCMHC
Blunt Therapy is edited by Randy Withers, LCMHC, a Board-Certified Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist in North Carolina. He is a full-time therapist, author, speaker, writer, and web designer. A native Floridian, he graduated from Florida State University in 1997 with a degree in English and a Minor in Psychology and again in 1999 with a Master of Science in Education. In 2014, he earned Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC. He has been in recovery from co-occurring disorders since 2005 and is active in Narcotics Anonymous.
Randy Withers, LCMHC
Blunt Therapy is edited by Randy Withers, LCMHC, a Board-Certified Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist in North Carolina. He is a full-time therapist, author, speaker, writer, and web designer. A native Floridian, he graduated from Florida State University in 1997 with a degree in English and a Minor in Psychology and again in 1999 with a Master of Science in Education. In 2014, he earned Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC. He has been in recovery from co-occurring disorders since 2005 and is active in Narcotics Anonymous.
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National Board for Certified Counselors (NCC)
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS)
Clinical Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
Certified Family Centered Therapist (FCT)
