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Legacy Life Care Programs Linda Smith MMFT-Practitioner-LINDA IS NOW TAKING CLIENTS
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Meet Linda who is Specialized in EMDR, TB-CBT, Family therapy and Individual therapies.
HIPPA compliance, Privacy and Confidentiality: Referrals: Fax: 1-931-381-5363 or call or text at 931-215-2182 leaving a short message with your first and last name initials.
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needs matter to LINDA SMITH MMFT who IS Here to Service Your Needs
Legacy Life Care Programs Business Strategy and Partnership Concentration Endorses Linda Smith MMFT Now Located at 1324 Trotwood Avenue Suite 11 Columbia Tennessee 38401 (931) 215-2182
BUSINESS STANDING
Linda Smith's Credentials
Postgraduate* Level Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy-Specialty in Family Therapies.
Specialized Studies*
Family Systems*
Origins & Generational Family Approaches*
Concentration in Couples, Individuals, Children, Adolescents, Teens, Young Adults and Elders*
Linda's Concentrations:
Oversight Direction and Individual and Group Case Management Under her licensed Supervision who is a PhD., LMFT independently Licensed as an Approved Licensed LMFT Supervisor licensed in Tennessee, Florida, and Kentucky*
Legacy Life Care Programs Licensed Entity:
Linda's practice as an MMFT Counselor has been granted from Tennessee Licensing Board for Licensed LPC, LMFT, and Pastoral Licensed Counselors and she holds a temporary MFT TN License #1843 assigned 12/20/2020*
Linda's Legacy Life Care Programs (LLCP) Mental Health Outpatient Agency is a licensed provider Agency listed as one of Tennessee's Division of Mental Health Outpatient Services as a provider in good standing with excellence surveys over several years under direction of Legacy Life Care Programs and health care providers in Tennessee*
National Health Care Affiliate Organizations:
Nursing Home and Sub Acute provider as a Nursing Home Administrator in Florida (retired) and longstanding in Tennessee*
Linda is a long standing NHA. within Tennessee's provider as licensed for over 20 plus years awarded several perfect facilities' zero deficient free surveys both in (Florida) and in Tennessee*
Linda holds a Tennessee Public Notary for the public notary services for Tennessee's public notary services*
Universal Secular Credentialed Chaplaincy*
Linda obtained credentialed secular university chaplaincy in 2021 forward as a wedding officiant, holy sacrament and communion, dedication faith-based baptism, and chaplaincy bereavement services*
Memberships:
Linda is active in National Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, partnering in advocacy for clients and educational curriculum progression into advancement of new approaches and methods for advancing in clinical and collegiate growth as an MFT*
Member in good standing with Tennessee Association of Professional Licensed Counselors and Marital and Family Therapy*
Long standing with National Nursing Home and Caregivers Association*
Long standing as a collegiate graduate in advanced studies at North Central University earning a national accreditation as a master level graduate in Marital and Family Therapy specializing in Family Therapies and recipient award of excellence in business administration*
Long standing Belmont University collegiate undergraduate studies and Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration, cum laude Who's Who and Most Outstanding Colleges and Universities awards*
Long standing graduate degree in master's in science, specialty in Strategic Leadership with several accolades and published works*
Online Development of Support Groups*
See Linda at Linda Smith MMFT, Legacy of Life location at 1324 Trotwood Avenue Suite 11 Columbia, TN 38401.
There is a session waiting for you--931-215-2182*
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
Linda FOLLOWS AAMFT ETHICAL STANDARDS*
TENNESSEE STATE and federal GUIDELINES*
legacy life care programs policy and life safety compliance*
ADHERES TO THE AAMFT ethical STANDARDS WHICH HOLDS LINDA OUT AS An MMFT to the public*
ensures compliance maintains confidential hippa online and virtual client services*
FOLLOWS RESIDENTS' RIGHTS*
finds clients and therapy is working together WHILE FOCUSING on current NEEDS OF what CLIENTS' may or may not see as changes in a person's life*.
LINDA ACKNOWLEDGES by HAVING GOOD LISTENING SKILLS WHen ENGAGING IN CONVERSATIONS WITH CLIENTS during SESSIONS REMAINS PARAMOUNT*
UNDERSTANDING A CLIENT'S NEEDS, SETTING UP GOALS, establishing interventions, or HELPING PROCESS EACH TASK between session homework clients feeling and emotions become meaningful*
knowing what strengthens A CLIENT's meaning for what makes sense may WORK ON helping a person change to improve life experiences*
*** knowing there may be risks or rewards as persons begin the processing of changing may mean a change in job, or setting boundaries, or becoming a choice maker-still anything worth working through is worth the effort*
together working and running life"s race there is hope for change*
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reaching out globally
person-centered and finding balance in one's life can help nuture well-being, deliver outcomes of satisfaction+
linda STRIVES TO KEEP STANDARDS AND ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING during her client sessions WITH EACH CLIENT AT ONE'S LEVEL OF language and ENGAGING COMMUNICATION while UNDERSTANDING where a person is in the current stand*
WITHIN RESPECTING EACH ONE'S DIFFERENCES AND CULTURAL VALUES AT THE FIRST SESSION remains an ambition ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS*
TREATING EACH PERSON AS THEY IDENTIFY SELF- ALL SESSIONS ARE DONE EITHER VIRTUALLY OR SCHEDULED BY APPOINTMENT WITH THERAPIST/CLIENT SESSIONS.
INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, AND FAMILIES ARE SCHEDULED BY APPOINTMENTS*respecting privacy clients
AT ANY TIME MAY SELECT TO END SESSIONS OR CHANGE A THERAPIST OR ASK FOR A BILL*
LINDA WILL PROVIDE AT A CLIENT'S REQUEST A MINIMUM OF THREE REFERRALS TO ANOTHER THERAPIST BETTER ABLE TO MEET A SPECIALTY NEED WHEN LINDA MAY NOT QUALIFY WITHIN A SPECIALIY AREA*
MAKING APPOINTMENTS
LINDA IS OPENED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND CLOSED ON MAJOR HOLIDAYS- BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
"If this is an EMERGENCY, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital"
FEES
FEES RANGE FOR INDIVIDUALS: $85.50
FEES FOR COUPLES AND FAMILIES: $90.50
$5.00 ADD ON FEE FOR ALL CREDIT PROCESSES
CLIENTS PAY AT THE BEGINNING AT INTAKE REGARDLESS OF VIRTUAL SECURE TELEHEALTH OR IN PERSON PRIOR TO BEGINNING EACH SESSION
FOR A CLIENT'S CONVENIENCE WE USE SQUAREUP, VENMO FOR PAYMENT SYSTEMS.
LINDA ACCEPTS VISA, MASTER CARD, DISCOVER, BANK DEBIT CARD, OR EMLOYER CREDIT CARD
INSURANCES
LINDA DOES NOT BILL INSURANCES HOWEVER, SHE WILL GIVE YOU A SUPER BILL TO TURN INTO YOUR INSURANCE PROVIDER SHOULD YOU REQUEST ONE.
Customer Referral Legacy Life Care Programs AND LINDA takes all customer REFERRAL SERVICES online or through fax-931-381-5363. (see our contact above to upload or sent your referrals in a secure service)
CLINICAL THEORIES AND SPECIALITIES
Types of Therapy Linda Focuses on:
Acceptance/Commitment (ACT)
Attachment-based issues
Client Choices with Setting Goals and Interventions
(CBT) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Cognitive Processing Therapy
Grief/Compassion Focused
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
EMDR/PTSD/Trauma Focused Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Family / Marital/Couples/Individuals Therapy
Family Systems/Gottman Systems and Methods
Humanistic /Experiential Therapy
Initial Intake/Evaluation and Assessments and Treatments
Engaging/Integrative Therapy
(IFS) Internal Family Systems/Interpersonal Therapies
Utilizing Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) with Interventions
Interviewing through engaging utilizing Motivational Interviewing with Client telling Stories within Narrative Processing
Person-Centered with Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
Play Therapy/Role Playing
Psychodynamic /Psychotherapeutic Therapy
Relational with Relational Emotive Behavioral (REBT)
SHORT/Long Term Solution-Focused Therapy (SFBT)
Structural Family & Strength-Based Therapies
Trauma-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/Trauma Based
CLIENTS PAY IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO INTAKE, EITHER ON VIRTUAL SECURE TELEHEATH ACCESS, OR AT BEGINNING OF EACH SESSION5363.
931-361-5363 Covid- ReadyLinda will do tWHAT are Your Preferences as a therapist, counselor, practice professional or partnership interest?
A normal process for intake is to meet and engage and get acquainted with new clients and complete all HIPPA and paperwork, demographics and why client came into therapy.
Complete and sign off by therapist/client practice policy and discuss time frame in therapy, either short term (up to 8 weeks) or long term (up to 9 weeks or indefinitely with reassessing ongoing based on when client tells you goal is met).
Complete Suicidal Ideation Assessment
Linda educates on Suicide Prevention: -
"If this is an emergency, please call 1-800-Helpline, or 911-emergency or go to the nearest hospital---
Please contact Linda Smith for assistance-ordrop a message and state the purpose of your needs.
LEGACY LIFE CARE PROGRAMS LINDA SMITH MMFT PRACTICES COMING IN WITH FAMILIES BY ENGAGING AND INCLUDES ALL FAMILY MEMBERS INTO THIS PROCESS-
LINDA INVITES YOU INTO HER COUNSELING ROOM AND IS CURRENTLY TAKING CLIENTS
Professionals and Resources
Whether a youth, teen, adult, college student, family, couple, or career advancement professional we will place your membership into Legacy Life Care Programs portal as sampled below:
NEW GROUPS NOW ONLINE SECURE VIRTUAL SUPPORTS --
FOCUS: Missing children, runaways, unknown and lost children for parents are now being formed.
FOCUS: Kids Chat Group-meet new friends in a safe secure virtual website sponsored by Legacy Life Care Programs-contact us-all children under 16 years old must have parental consent-contact us now on psychology today or here under contact link.
Wellness: Liinda leads this wellness group only for women. This grief shares grief of loss, chronic illness and how to share together stories and follow guidelines of professional recourses. Contact us here or psychology today. If you are suffering from chronic illness or want to improve your life experiences coming together will help.
Meet JIM SMITH, VP of Operations, over Financials and Life Safety
James (Jim) Smith Vice President of Financial Affairs
Meet our CEO President and Administrator over Contracts, Therapy Contacts and Program Direction
Linda Smith, MFT
Meet our Professional Marriage and Family Counselor Ms. Linda Smith, MMFT, graduated NCU-with a Master in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Linda counsels Family Counseling, Children, aged 7 and above, Adolescents, Teens, Young Adults, Couples, Pre-Marital, and Seniors
Linda Smith can be found on http://Psychologytoday. Com,/Find Therapists/Columbia/Tennessee or match your needs to therapeutic needs; go to hppts://psychologytoday.com/therapists
As an outsource and support agency, LLCP and Linda works with other outside agencies, hospitals, doctors, health care, foster care and other public entities to help and support our Maury County Community and those who reside in the Middle TN areas-find us on FaceBook:
https://www.facebook.com/home
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LOCATION AT 1324 TROTWOOD AVENUE, SUITE 11, COLUMBIA TENNESSEE 38401
LOWER LEVEL
About Us and story.
A little bit History
Linda and James Smith opened their nonprofit in October of 2013. Linda and Jim live in Maury County with their two dogs Cody and Taylor. Both loves to travel and work in their gardens. They attend a nearby church and serve when volunteers are asked for within the area of Maury County Projects-Linda and her team planted beautiful lilies near the Mt. Pleasant Airport in Mt. Pleasant. After several years, they are still growing.
Linda and Jim have four children and several grandchildren. Linda has family history of military family background and works with veterans when able to help. Jim is a retired fire captain from Columbia Fire Department.
Legacy board members all share in the mission purpose and intent of LLCP (Legacy Life Care Programs) services that we offer to those participants who need them. We have managed adult day care programs, nursing home programs, assisted living programs through administration, and contracted Linda out as a nursing home and assisted living consultant throughout the years of operations. Linda serves as a consultant over programs development with Legacy.
Currently, Linda Smith serves as the practitioner as MMFT/Administrator over her licensed Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Agency, licensed at 1324 Trotwood Avenue suite 11, Columbia, TN., in Maury County, Tennessee.
All agency and working with clients.
All professional therapists are contracted consultants who are contracted to provide what their licensed area, which Linda demonstrates and requires supervision over Linda's MMFT counseling services to clients.
Linda graduated with a Master of Marriage and Family Therapy through NCU-a National Accreditation in Marriage and Family Therapy master level diploma degree in July 2020. with specialized emphasis in Family Therapies.
Linda is currently studying for her National Exams and hopes to complete the exams 2023-24.
Linda holds her TNMFT Temporary License # 1814, and her supervisor holds her TN LMFT # 878 license to oversee Linda as a LMFT supervisor. Linda and Tina meet weekly to discuss case load and recommendations for client needs.
ENDORSEMENTS
Legacy board members endorses Linda in her taking a dual role; one of administrating over the day-to-day operations of the various charitable service areas and programs at Legacy Life Care Programs and serving primarily as the practitioner at the Trotwood Avenue site location while taking her knowledge and skills to a new level through her individual practice while working with her client base.
Secular Chaplaincy
Linda recently became a secular universal community ordained pastor and currently holds a wedding officiant pastoral certificate in after-hours appointments after working during her daily business hours in her MMFT while counseling clients during her normal work hours.
SUPERVISION
Linda Smith has a site supervisor oversight with Linda's MMFT Practice at Therapeutic Wellness Centre, Franklin, TN and Linda and her supervisor meet weekly for case management oversight of her client base. Recommendations are taken back to clients to discuss.
TENNESSEE PUBLIC NOTARY SERVICES DESIGNATION
Linda Smith holds a Tennessee State Public Notary Certificate and by appointment after hours will help public with notary issues-TN laws apply to all certified and licensed entities.
MEMBERSHIPS
TN ASSOCIATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIES
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY
NATIONAL NURSING HOME ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL CARE GIVER ASSOCIATION
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