Our Therapists

Margie is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the CFCC. She earned her Master of Science in Professional Counseling from Southern Christian University and her Master of Arts in Education and Human Development from George Washington University. She is also a certified PREPARE/ENRICH administrator, and uses this assessment for premarital counseling and marital enrichment clients.

Margie has experience working with grief, bereavement and terminal diagnoses, depression, anxiety, stress management, and interpersonal conflict. She also enjoys working with premarital couples and helping couples in conflict develop positive solutions to issues. She regularly works with individuals dealing with Compulsive Overeating and Emotional Eating Disorder. Margie works with individuals, families, and couples, from young adults to the elderly. She takes an eclectic approach, using the most appropriate modality required to move clients toward healing. She regularly uses Cognitive Behavioral, Existential, Family Systems, Reality, and Solution-Focused therapies.

In addition to her career as a counselor Margie has worked as a training and development professional. She has over 15 years of experience in various aspects of training, curriculum design, management, and human resources. She attended Virginia Tech and Virginia Commonwealth Universities for her undergraduate degree in Business Administration/Personnel and Labor Law, and now has over 12 years of independent consulting experience to her credit. She is a certified Myers-Briggs counselor and trainer, and has a strong background in conducting personal resource assessments.

Margie served as a deacon, women’s ministry leader, and Bible teacher in her church. She has worked on staff at Third Church, assisting the pastors with their counseling needs. Margie believes in the authority of Scripture, the work of the Holy Spirit in healing, and is committed to helping you mature in Christ through the process of counseling.

 

Alec Kean is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Clinical Director at the Center for Christian Counseling. He has been practicing since 2011 and specializes in anxiety disorders, including anxiety, panic, OCD, and chronic worry. He also works with individuals and couples facing a variety of emotional, relational, and life concerns.

Alec earned his BA in Religious Studies from The College of Charleston in 1999 and his MA in Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando in 2011. He is a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) with specialized training in applied neuroscience and evidence-based approaches to anxiety.

Alec’s approach is integrative, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Relational Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, and Family Systems. He has a particular interest in Narrative Therapy within a distinctly Christian framework. Alec believes our stories find their meaning within the larger story of God’s sovereign providence and redemptive purposes. God is the Author of our stories, and we are invited to faithfully participate in what He is writing.

Alec seeks to bring sound clinical practice and the Truth of Scripture together, helping clients explore not only their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, but also the deeper questions of the heart—what we love, what we fear, and where we place our hope. He believes that ultimately, lasting hope is found in the person and finished work of Jesus Christ and the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit.

Alec has experience working with anxiety, OCD, panic, depression, grief, family-of-origin concerns, relationships and marriage, premarital counseling, divorce, addictions, and life transitions.

Outside of counseling, Alec enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons, attending sporting events, taking walks, and sharing hospitality with friends and neighbors.