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I am Developer/President of SEED Publishers, Inc., author, TV host, lecturer, founder of Degenhardt Educationals, and Christian counselor. I hold a Master of Science Degree in Social Work from the University of Tennessee School of Social Work and a Bachelor of Science Degree, Cum Laude from Belmont University, Nashville, TN, with a major in psychology and a minor in religion.

Currently, I serve as a Christian counselor in the Nashville, TN area. My objective is to provide practical Christ-centered individual, group, and family counseling and teaching services for individuals, groups, and families. Specific areas of expertise include individual and family restoration, grief and loss, depression, boundary issues, dependency, co-dependency and addiction, changing a relationship or behavior, building God focused self-concept, spiritual concerns, and heart healing.

The encouragement and hope that I bring to my ministry springs from my deep faith in God and my own personal experience. I help individuals and families who feel trapped in their situations find a way through them, pointing them toward Jesus Christ as healer and deliverer. Years ago when I, myself found Christ, I also found the ministry to which He had called me.

Long years of study and preparation in fulfilling my calling and being obedient to Christ followed. For Ten years at the Alcohol and Drug Council of Middle TN, I established a counseling program in a large inner city high school and was responsible for training school staff, students, and parents in prevention and intervention activities. I also established student support groups, provided short-term individual and group counseling sessions and worked with area businesses, creating a supportive community for prevention.

Then, for two years at the Alcohol and Drug Council, I served as Clinical Director at 16 area schools. I assisted in the creation of a team atmosphere among clinical staff, conducted program site visits, coordinated program progress, evaluated successes and identified areas needing improvment.

In 1987 I founded Degenhardt Educationals, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) Educational, Counseling Ministry. Out of this came the development of the Degenhardt Family Learning system, illustrating how addiction and other problem behaviors disrupt the family balance. A poster illustrating 35 different addictions and problem behaviors was also designed.

In 1997, I established SEED Publisher, Inc., which has published four of my books. I teach and counsel from a Biblical perspective, focusing on individuals' emotional and spiritual growth. My years of professional experience combined with my Christian faith have given me a wise and balanced approach. My ministry is healing and restorative. For more information visit my web site at: www.seedpublishers.com