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LivingWorks START
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: September 2024
Highlands Counseling Center, housed in the Peggy Crosby Center, is dedicated to helping those in crisis. To learn how you can help, email [email protected] or call (864) 481-0598.
Tracy Stribling Franklin and Linda Kirkman
The Counseling Center offers outpatient therapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups regardless of background. Fees are sliding scale based on financial need.
This fall, they are providing LivingWorks START suicide prevention training. This 90-minute workshop, which is free to the public, thanks to a grant from Cashiers Community Fund, teaches participants to recognize suicide warning signs and how to offer support.
Developed by experts, in just 90 minutes LivingWorks START trains participants to recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide and how to help them connect to needed help and support. LivingWorks, START is designed to equip community members with essential suicide prevention skills.
This training, led by Tracy Stribling Franklin, LMHC, will be at the Albert Carlton Community Library at 249 Frank Allen Road in Cashiers on the following dates: August 29 at 12:30 P.M.; September 12 at 11:30 A.M.; September 25 at 10:30 A.M.; and October 4 at 4:00 P.M.
You can scan the QR code on page 218 to register. For more information, please email [email protected] or call (864) 481-0598. This is a stand-alone training, so you only need to register for one session. Space is limited and you will receive confirmation of your registration.
Each year, over 703,000 people take their own lives, according to the World Health Organization.
More importantly, with the right knowledge and skills, everyone can intervene and help a person with thoughts of suicide.
Resources:
988 Suicide and Crisis Line: Available 24 hours. Languages: English and Spanish; call or text 988lifeline.org
The Counseling Center is located at the Peggy Crosby Center and offers outpatient therapy services. The center is staffed by two therapists and a part-time executive director.
• Tracy Stribling Franklin (LMHC) specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), helping clients improve communication and reduce anxiety, sadness, and loneliness through altered thinking patterns.
• Michael Greene (LCSW) is bilingual and experienced in counseling, primary care behavioral health, and working with vulnerable populations.
• I assumed the Executive Director role in July, bringing extensive healthcare leadership experience in the field of behavioral health to the center.
