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Theodore Woodard III Licensed Professional Counselor
Theodore is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-A. He holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling with a specialization in Sport and Health from Adler University. He graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Kentucky State University.
As a therapist, Theodore is passionate about helping clients foster self-awareness and gain insight into their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors by building a unique connection with each individual client and focusing on their holistic self.
Prior to working with Pearls of Change, his experience includes: working as the lead intern for the Kenwood Brotherhood organization, located inside Kenwood High School, in Chicago Illinois; working as a therapist for Houston Harmony House; and for Intracare North PHP. He has experience working with children, adolescents and adults and has helped clients in various behavioral healthcare settings who struggle with diverse issues. He utilizes various theoretical orientations such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person Centered Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing. His clinical experience with clients includes clients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Bipolar I and II, Schizophrenia Disorder and Schizoaffective disorder.
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Lillian Adeyemi Intern-Liaison
Lillian Adeyemi is currently in her 19th year as an educator, formerly an award-winning speech and debate director for several major school districts in the Houston area. She is currently a middle school counselor in the Houston Independent School district while pursuing her LPC-A at Pearls of Change Wellness. She obtained her BS in Multidisciplinary Studies II from McMurry University with teaching fields in Communication and Theatre. At McMurry, she was a 1st Team All-District and Sweet 16 All-Tournament basketball player. She is a recent graduate of Lamar University with a Masters of Education in Counseling & Development and her passions are children and adolescent counseling. She is currently a member of the Sam Houston Chapter of the Texas Association of Play Therapy and plans to continue education to receive her Play Therapy Certification. Her passion for children and adolescents comes from her classroom experience and seeing how cognitive-behavior techniques along with solution-focused based counseling can help young people immensely in living successful lives. Her experience in coaching athletics and speech and debate has helped so many former students realize their place in the world and she plans to bring that same energy to every counseling session with every client.
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Marjani Myles Intake Co-Ordinator
Marjani holds a B.A.in Psychology and is currently in pursuit of her M.A. in Clinical Psychology. Marjanii is your guide through every stage of the in-take process. The goal is to ensure that each patient is comfortable and handled with care at Pearls of Change Wellness. Providing support and appointment management is my current expertise. I look forward to servicing your in-take needs.