Johnny DeLoache is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) ) and National Certified Counselor (NCC) specializing in individual, group, couples and family psychotherapy. He maintains a private practice in Murrells Inlet, SC at the Christian Counseling Clinic. With over 16 years experience as a clinician and counseling minister, he is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His undergraduate degree is in psychology from Wake Forest University. He specializes in grief recovery and serves as a private practitioner working through the Christian Counseling Clinic, serving a broad spectrum of adult and adolescent clients. As a Certified Grief ! Recovery Specialist, Johnny offers assistance in grief and loss in individual and group therapy sessions. Johnny is a practical, interactive, solution-focused and biblical therapist. His treatment approach is to provide support and practical interventions to help clients resolve current problems and long-standing unhealthy patterns of living. As a Christian counselor, he incorporates a blend of conventional, Christian, cognitive/behavioral, experiential, and gestalt approaches, drawing upon a variety of styles and techniques to incorporate what will be most helpful for each client. When working with couples, he utilizes a hope-focused approach. With sensitivity and compassion, he works with each client to help them build on their strengths and to find tools for coping with weaknesses.
Moreover, I am an CENAPS-Gorski trained Relapse-Prevention Counselor. I offer individuals recovering from addictive behaviors hope and strategies for preventing relapse and overcoming denial patterns.
Education:
Vanderbilt University, M.Ed., Human Developmental Counseling
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Master of Divinity, Theology
Wake Forest University, BA Psychology
Additional Training:
Certified Grief ! Recovery Specialist
EMDR practitioner Level 2
Inpatient, Adolescent Alcohol-and-Drug-Addiction Training and Experience at Cumberland Heights Treatment Center, Nashville, TN.
Intensive Outpatient Alcohol-and-Drug Addiction Training and Experience at Shoreline Behavioral Health Services, Conway, SC.
CENAPS-Gorski trained Relapse-Prevention Counselor
License, Certifications & Awards:
Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider designation
National Certified Counselor
South Carolina Notary
Professional Activities and Memberships
EMDRIA
Nashville Area Association of Christian Counselors
American Counseling Association
American Association of Christian Counselors