My Background
Danisha Reed, LPC, ACS is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in the state of New Jersey. She is also an approved clinical supervisor (ACS), providing consultations with professionals as well as, supervision for licensed associate counselors (LAC) who need clinical supervision. Danisha Reed attended the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, now Stockton University, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2005, and obtained a Master’s degree in Human Services with a specialization in Counseling Studies from Capella University in 2007. Danisha Reed has over 15 years experience working in mental health and Inner Healing encompassing, but not limited to, substance abuse, marriage and family reconciliation, adolescent development, childhood trauma, mood disorders, Bariatric assessment and counseling, and grief and loss.
Danisha Reed uses a Christ-Centered approach. She is the proud mother of four awesome children that inspire her daily. Having many years of counseling experience, personally and professionally, God has blessed her to have:
A FIERY PURSUIT FOR making God Accessible and Tangible
A FIERY PURPOSE FOR making Inner Healing Achievable and Practical
A FIERY PASSION FOR empowering marriages to be Sustainable and joyful!
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My Story
Over 10 years ago, one evening as I was leaving my home, my neighbor who lived across the street came running to me in what seemed to be a panic. She said, “Thank God you didn’t leave yet. Do you have sugar I can borrow?”
For a split second, I was confused. She was in a panic about sugar? She began to explain that she was baking and needed some sugar ASAP, and did not have time to run to the store. I gave her the sugar and wished her well. I then thought, “wouldn’t it be nice if all of our problems were about sugar?”
About Sugar Counselling
SUGAR Counseling, LLC was established in November 2015. The therapeutic philosophy is holistic in that three interrelated perspectives are explored in therapy: the Existential (the person), the Situational (his/her world), and the Normative (his/her God) (John Frame, 1987).
SUGAR Counseling, LLC is client-centered and uses an eclectic approach that includes but is not limited to solution-focused brief therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.
Solution-focused brief therapy is goal-oriented and emphasizes on the desired outcome of therapy instead of the symptoms and problems that brings one to counseling. In this approach, the therapist assists the client in developing a vision for their future, determining what skills, resources, and abilities a person already possesses that can be enhanced in order to attain the desired outcome.
In cognitive behavioral therapy, the client learns specific skills that they can use to challenge their thought process, identify distorted thinking, modify beliefs, relate to others in different ways, and change behaviors.
Although the therapist is guided by biblical principles, the therapist is sensitive to your religious/cultural differences and perspectives.
My Mission!
The mission of this practice is two-fold:
To restore balance within the individual, marriage, and family by establishing order in their life, making God Accessible, Goals Achievable, and Reconciliation Possible!
The second is to provide churches and organizations with a counseling practice that utilizes biblical principles in addressing the mental health issues of their community, making their service and shepherd duties more effective with a professional counseling approach they can trust.
“We as humans seek balance in our lives. When things are out of order or imbalanced, problems tend to arise, whether spiritually, socially, emotionally, or physically. With God’s help, we can regain balance in our lives. Believe it or not, there is an order to it!” – Danisha Reed, LPC, ACS
About 3 years later, God reminded me of that experience and answered that question.
He said, “Yes!”
Our problems, stressors, and life’s difficulties, with the guidance of our Father, can be as sweet and simple as… sugar! I began to explore different meanings for the acronym S.U.G.A.R and then it hit me—a light bulb moment—Synthesis Under God’s Authority Restored!