Family Insight Magazine

Grateful FOR THE ABILITY to Heal ”S eeking professional help or going to

succeed from a young age.Though her parents were young at her birth, they invested in her education and instilled a strong work ethic in her as she grew. Dr. Clare turned out to be a homebody as a youngster and didn’t spend a night away from home until high school. As a teenager, making friends occasionally proved difficult because she was an only child. But she always had the desire to help. Her parents provided her

counseling can be scary, but at Family Insight, we do our best to treat everyone with respect,” says Clarissa “Clare” Alderman. She’s CEO of Family Insight, LLC, and among her impressive and numerous certifications, she is an LPC and Play Therapist. Employed when children can’t express trauma or emotions in words, Play Therapy functions

as an expressive type of therapy. With toys, children reveal how they feel, and the Play Therapist aids them in processing their emotions. A typical day sees Dr. Clare starting early, and it picks up intensity. Dr. Clare holds sessions with back-to-back clients, often

with a college education and extracurricular activities while she worked two jobs. When her undergraduate studies were over, Dr. Clare found herself buoyed by her spirituality and faith as she began her new life as an adult. Inspired by her mother and other family members in the education

as many as six or eight a day, and she also performs assessments, family sessions, and parent consultations over the phone. As CEO, her other duties involve administering the business, marketing, and community outreach. For example, during Mental Health Awareness Month, Dr. Clare promoted and ran multiple community events. Dr. Clare grew up in a small, rural town outside Valdosta, Georgia, and she strove to

and health care fields, Dr. Clare knew her mission in life was to help others. She earned a Master’s Degree in psychology and became a high school guidance counselor. She excelled in her position and was promoted to Assistant Principal. However, she discovered she preferred helping people feel better and that children were her passion. They gravitate to her, and Dr. Clare knows a positive CONTINUE READING>>>