Hope

Hope....sometimes it is difficult to see and you have to look for it and trust that you will find it. When I saw this picture, it reminded me of the Journey to Hope. There is a reason this is what we named our counseling firm. Because our lives are a journey to hope. In your life today, hope may be a prayer, a promise, a wish, and sometimes, all we have left or the first idea when we start to rebuild. Hope is there. Even though the journey is hard sometimes, the hope we have will not disappoint(Romans 5: 5). Hold onto hope once you find it.

Blessings,

Susie

Hope in Unprecedented Times

Hi. We are living in the middle of an unprecedented time in history and our entire way of living has been readjusted in the last 3 weeks. And the adjustments have continued on all levels of our lives. As part of that
adjusting, we wanted to reach out and let you know that we have made the decision to transition to a video or telephone counseling option effective Monday March 23rd, 2020. It is a hard decision to make but
we feel it is the very safest decision for you and for us at this time. We are on this journey together, and we will continue; it is just going to be in a different format for a season.

Administrative Corner

Appointment times will stay as scheduled. Some things to be aware of for billing and payment. Moving forward, the preferred method of payment will be payment by credit card. If this is what you currently do
then there will be no changes to the protocol. We will be checking to make sure that the credit card we have on file is current and the one you still want to use and we will proceed from there. If your circumstances are such that this is not possible, please know we will work with you and make arrangements for you to pay in an
alternative way. Because this will be new for all of us, we want you to give you knowledge so you can be prepared and ready for any and all changes and adjustments that affect you. You will still get a regular text
message and/or voicemail reminder of your appointment 24 hours in advance. We will be calling on Monday to confirm and arrange payment for your session for the week.

My prayer for you…..

These times we are living in are complicated and the navigation of all the new work and home and school scenarios is daunting and confusing and discouraging.  Yet, even in the middle of all of it, God is everpresent with us. He is not taken aback back all the changes we are facing.  As a matter of fact, I have shared with several of you that this whole experience has taught me some powerful lessons about God, myself, and the fact that I do not enjoy being ‘told’ what to do, where to go, where not to go.  Once I understood that about my internal battle, I was able to talk to God about it, release my grip on all the things I was still trying to control, and just trust. Trust  that when I cannot know, understand or trust the happenings of this world, I can trust the heart of God, always.  Trusting Him now as we walk into unknown territory on our journey to hope. Because, as long as we have God, we have hope.  Remember that. Praying for you, Susie

Hope Has Not Been Cancelled

Hello. We are joining so many local businesses who want to reach out to you with information regarding our plans for next week. Journey to Hope Is planning to be open. All of us plan to be in the office with normal counseling hours. However, we want to be sensitive to any of you who feel you need to stay home and want to opt for a video or telephone session.  We will follow our normal cancellation policy and ask that you cancel or confirm as soon as possible if you are scheduled for this upcoming week. Of course, if you are experiencing any symptoms such as fever, a dry cough, or headaches that are not typical and/or seasonal for you, we ask that you cancel your appointment with notice. Please let us know what is best for you.

Additionally, for those of you who are on our counseling schedule this week and next week (March 16 - 27), we will be making a courtesy call the day before your appointment in addition to the text/email reminder and we will be asking two questions.

1. Are you having any symptoms?

2. Are you aware if you have been exposed to anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19?

If your answer is yes to either question, we are going to ask you cancel your in-person appointment and choose a telephone or video session instead. It can still be at your appointment time. To arrange for a video/telephone session at your appointment time, please contact us so that we can go over the details and logistics with you.

We are doing everything that we can to guarantee safety and wellness for your as well as for us and family members who may be at risk. We care about all of you who see us at Journey to Hope and we will do everything we can to keep our care for you consistent in all the ways we can.

We are taking every precaution at the office to make sure all areas are cleaned after every appointment. Holding onto hope in troubling times can be a challenge. But we all have to figure out how to trust God in these very times. We can be tempted to believe that when life is hard or things seem scary, then God is somehow untrustworthy. One of the biggest road-blocks in trusting God during difficult times is the confusion. And so many mixed messages. Thankfully, God’s message and His love for us does not change when our circumstances change or when the world is experiencing many changes like right now. He is the same great God in the valleys of life that He is on the mountaintops. Praying for you to use this time to remember and focus on the very heart of God. He is greater always than anything we face in this world.

Praying for you,

Susie~

Happy 9th Anniversary Journey to Hope

Happy 9th Anniversary Journey to Hope! January 31, 2011 was our very first day, and here we are.  3287 days later. I remember signing the lease  and looking at our empty space  (in one of the pictures below) which caused me to come before God and ask.....how in the world are we going to do this thing? How? Only by the grace of God. Now in these days and years, we have filled these offices with hope, love, tears, laughter, forgiveness and new beginnings.

That is amazing to write and even more amazing to think about! We will be celebrating next week, and knowing me probably for about a month!!! Thinking just how much bigger God is than our dreams. So many beautiful souls have been part of this Journey to Hope. Thankful today for every life intersected with ours. 9 years. Wow. Just wow. Blessings, Susie

January 31, 2020

Happy New Year 2020

Happy New Year! If you have visited our site or called us recently, please know that we have been out on Christmas/New Year Break. If you have visited our website recently, or you find your self visiting right now, here is some news for you. Our offices reopen on Monday January 6, 2020 at 11 a.m. and will have regular counseling hours hereforward. If you have called during the break and left a message, we have tried to return each and every call and either speak with you directly, or we left a voicemail. We are also planning to call each of you back on Monday as well to follow up with your concerns, and to get some of you started with us at Journey to Hope.

Our website has some very helpful information about how to get started with us. Take a look at the New Client Tab for more information on getting started. We will also be starting our Anger Management Course again on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 6 p.m. as well as our GRACE group for girls on Thursdays. Please go to the tab on Groups and you will find information on both of these January groups.

January is always that month in our lives where we get a new start, a new beginning, a brand new year. Our prayer for you is that you will have hope for all the tomorrows of 2020, and it would be an honor for us to journey with you along the way to hope this year. Look to hear from us on Monday, or call us at 540-479-1661. Blessings, Susie