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\"\"By Susan Elise Campbell<\/p>\n

With Grace Mental Health Counseling PLLC has been growing and operating at capacity at their Saratoga Springs and Clifton Park locations since 2018. The business recently opened a third location in Queensbury, increasing access to quality mental health care in the North Country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe consistently heard feedback that the community in and around Queensbury would benefit from more providers to support the expansion of the area,\u201d said Nicole Edwards, LMHC, who is co-founder and co-owner with Diane Webb, LMHC.<\/p>\n

Edwards specializes in couples and family counseling and Webb in trauma, \u201cwhich is why we are well-matched. We do different things and have a well-rounded staff of therapists,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

All three locations are purposefully located close to clinics, and the Queensbury location at Fowler Square is across the street from Adirondack Community College.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are easy to find at 719 Bay Road,\u201d she said. \u201cStudents can walk over to Suite 2101 and receive services.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>When Edwards and Webb were solo practitioners, they had waiting lists a year and a half\u00a0 <\/span>long, according to Edwards. Joining forces allowed them to open a large practice and hire more therapists.<\/p>\n

They want to help remove the stigma attached to people seeking mental health services.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t work to create shame around mental health services,\u201d she said. \u201cIt means people haven\u2019t been getting needed treatment. Counseling is a necessary part of life, and fortunately the shame associated with it is now diminishing,\u201d Edwards said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The pandemic, isolation and the societal changes that have driven many to counseling, according to Edwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe unique pressures of our time create significant stress that may make us susceptible to anxiety, depression, or other mental health challenges,\u201d she said. \u201cCOVID put a spotlight on couples, leading to separations among many adults because there was nowhere to hide. In other relationships, fewer face-to-face interactions and remote conversations often led to lack of depth and fulfillment in those relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor our young people, it is particularly hard to be a teen today because of isolation,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd social media is causing them to make unhealthy comparisons with one another as teens try to put their best face forward. Also for children, the lack of structure and isolation caused by the pandemic in such formative years is something that we are still seeing families working through.\u201d<\/p>\n

COVID also forced the entire practice to be \u201cmore flexible and adaptable,\u201d and Edwards said they \u201chad to turn the business from full-time in person to completely virtual overnight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to secure online platforms, we are able to continue to provide traditional in-person therapy while offering cutting edge on-line therapy for those that benefit from that modality,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Edwards and Webb oversee and split their time among all three locations. There have been four new hires in Queensbury, three relocated from other offices. The space could accommodate as many as 10 professional staff.<\/p>\n

A second goal when designing the Queensbury space was to create \u201ca healthy workplace environment that promotes work\/life balance.\u201d Edwards said With Grace is a practice \u201cwhere therapists can put their families first, so our focus is on putting staff first while supporting them in their growth and passions in the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

The partners thus encourage the counsellors to select a specialty, choose the amount of time they want to work, and \u201cessentially build their own salary. Therapists today really are overworked and underpaid,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are putting a lot of energy into creating a stress-free, supportive and positive environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that investing in our employees will lead to the best possible treatment for clients,\u201d Edwards said.<\/p>\n

The partners chose a suite that allowed new construction so that they could design it for the needs of their business and their patients, such as soundproofing. Edwards said it is \u201cset up more like a spa than a clinic,\u201d which helps the practice \u201cstand out. This gives patients a more profound sense of a place for healing and where they can feel their worth when they enter our space.\u201d<\/p>\n

The scope of professional services at With Grace Mental Health Counseling includes couples therapy, family therapy, trauma, teen specialties, maternal mental health, grief and bereavement, addiction, co-parenting, and more for the unique needs of clients.<\/p>\n

Edwards said that everything she does is driven by her faith, which is why she and Webb named their business \u201cWith Grace.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe meaning of that word, Grace, is what we work very hard to extend and to teach,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are all mental health counselors from different faiths and backgrounds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more about the locations and services that With Grace Mental Health Counseling, PLLC has to offer at the website www.withgracemhc.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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