Esker Farris (LPC)

I am a retired military officer/Veteran with twenty-six (28) years of experience helping people of all ages, ethnic and social backgrounds, and their families deal with stress resulting from extended separations, finances, child rearing, marriage, and bereavement. My wife of 47 years and I have raised three children and have served in community sponsored programs for youth and families. I own a privately owned counseling business, Hope Counseling LLC, providing professional counseling services to adolescents, adults, couples, premarital and married couples. CBT and Prolonged Exposure trauma trained by the Beck Institute; REBT trained by the Ellis Institute; EMDRIA approved EMDR training by EMDR Consulting; EFT training by the Baltimore-Washington Institute for Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT); Couple Counseling trained by the Gottman Institute; Personality Assessment training by the Personality Insights Institute.