Mary Elaine Gamel-Rasco
Licensed Professional Counselor, MDiv, MEd, LPC, S-LPC
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
2 Endorsed
4268 Cahaba Heights Court, Suite 129, Vestavia, AL 35243
Let's Connect (205) 928-3834
I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor, extensive experience in mental health, substance abuse & spiritual issues as a Chaplain/Pastoral Counselor. I hold two Masters Degrees: Master of Divinity in Pastoral Care/Counseling & Master of Education in Counseling/Guidance. Worked over 10 years with adults & now am expanding into work with children/adolescents. Enjoy working with people in building their self-esteem, exploring impact of families of origin on their current functioning, & helping persons connect with their identity/purpose, using various modalities. I enjoy using Sandplay Therapy & other creative methods. I invite you to contact me to help you discover your strengths & build coping tools.
Self-Esteem, Boundaries, Codependency, Family of Origin, Adult Children of Addicts, Spiritual Issues, Grief/Bereavement, Identity/Purpose, Existential Issues, Veterans' Issues, Women's Issues, Men's Issues, Abuse Issues.
If you are an Associate Licensed Counselor in Alabama and seeking a supervisor for your licensure process, I am a licensed Supervisory LPC and currently accepting students/ALCs.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Mary Elaine Gamel-Rasco now - (205) 928-3834
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Couple Sessions $150
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- Allegiance
- American Behavioral
- Anthem | Elevance
- Beacon Health Options | Carelon
- BHS | Behavioral Health Systems
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- ComPsych
- Magellan
- MultiPlan
- New Directions | Lucet
- Optum
- PHCS Network
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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Mary Elaine Gamel-Rasco
Licensed Professional Counselor, MDiv, MEd, LPC, S-LPC
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Alabama / 2177 Mary Elaine Gamel-Rasco
- In Practice for 24 Years
- Certificate from Supervisory LPC S-801 / 2015
- Certificate from Endorsed Pastoral Care/Counseling with ABC/USA
- Attended University of Montevallo, M. ED., Counseling and Guidance, Graduated 1993
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Coping Skills
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Supervision of Counselors in Training
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
2 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Family ,
Group
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Native American
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Family ,
Group
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Native American
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Play Therapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Sandplay
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal
Location
Primary Location
Elaine G. Rasco, L.L.C.
4268 Cahaba Heights Court
Suite 129
Vestavia, AL 35243
(205) 928-3834Email me
Nearby Areas
Take the first step to help. Call now - (205) 928-3834
Mary Elaine Gamel-Rasco
Licensed Professional Counselor, MDiv, MEd, LPC, S-LPC
Last Modified: 5 Feb 2024