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About Us

About Engedi Therapy Services

The Founder and Owner of Engedi Therapy Services – LaWanda Martin

As the owner and founder of Engedi Therapy Services (ETS), Lawanda Martin, has worked in Human Services for over 20 years in various aspects of counseling. Graduating from Texas A&M University Central with a Masters in Science, Counseling Psychology with a minor in Marriage & Family Therapy and Substance Abuse Treatment. Currently licensed in Florida as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor(LMHC), Certified Addiction Professional (CAP) and a National certification - Alcohol & Other Drugs Counselor (ADC). I hold a Virginia license as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) certification for substance abuse for the Department of Transportation.

I enjoy working with patients from adolescence to geriatrics and has done extensive work focusing on treating depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorders, acute stress, organic mental illness and substance use disorders. Lawanda has a long history with providing counseling, assessments, pre and post deployment trainings/briefings and social services to military members and their families.

I also spent time working with community behavioral health agencies, providing counseling and assessments to clients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) on an outpatient and inpatient basis and has supervised case managers, license eligible in counseling, and others including licensed individuals.

I love my work and greatly value the opportunities each day brings to help my clients achieve the best health and quality of life possible.

Engedi’s Mission

ENGEDI

The first part is the common noun עין (ayin), meaning eye, or spring of water: "Occasionally it represents the whole process of seeing; of understanding and obedience. The eye is used to express knowledge, character, attitude, inclination, opinion, passion and response.

Mission Statement

Engedi Therapy Services is an organization that provides and ensures accessibility, comprehensive services, and collaborative and person-centered service to those experiencing increased stress, marital and family discord, recovery, and mental health illness.

Vision

To empower stakeholders and promote accessibility to behavioral health services, recovery and improving quality of life.

Values

E- Ensures efficient and timely services and provide training and education

N- Need base services with no judgment

G- Genuine and safe environment

E- Engaged, empathic, and person centered approached

D- Deliver cultural competency, hope, and collaboration with community partners and stakeholders

I-Invested in helping others in need

Engedi's Approach

Life is a journey that takes us in many different directions and doing so, can bring feelings of anger, sadness, frustration, loneliness, despair, depression, mood instability, and periods of happiness. Let’s determine together how to resolve areas in your life you would like to see different. As a Licensed Professional Counselor who practices a person-centered approach and strongly believes that a collaborative effort leads to positive adjustments, better decision-making, resolution of problems and long-term success. I work with individuals, couples, families, mature adults and adolescents in their journey to promote positive thinking, behavior change, resolution of anxiety and depression, managing organic mental illnesses symptoms, first episodes of psychosis, OCD, PTSD, divorce, career issues, and developing a new outlook of self and life.

My approach is to consider the whole person concept: the mind, body, soul, physical, spiritual and environmental surroundings when setting goals in my treatment planning. There are several modalities that I'm versed in - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectal Behavioral Therapy, Motivation Interviewing, Brief Therapy, and Solution Focus and Interpersonal Therapy.