540-373-2320 | info@fcsagency.org | 305 Hanson Avenue, Suite 140, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401
Welcome
The mission of this agency is to provide access to counseling and related services, without charge, to low income, uninsured people of our region.The Agency's goal is to help people work toward freedom from mental and emotional problems, family and marital conflicts, and various other situations that affect quality of life.
What's New?
Summer Hours Coming Up:
Summer Hours: June 1 - August 31
Monday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday: 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday: 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Monday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday: 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday: 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Brown Bag Update:
Brown Bag In Service
All Brown-Bag Inservices are
held at
RACSB
Fredericksburg, Virginia
You will receive 1.5 CEU's for attendance.
Brown Bag will return in September
What Matters:
A Client Story
A woman came to Fredericksburg Counseling Services in 2006. She was a plain appearing woman, somewhat of a physical handicap, and her facial affect was flat. On one of the early sessions, the counselor asked her to draw a picture of herself. She drew a stick figure as basic as you could draw. There was a round head, straight line for her body and straight lines for her arms and legs. She drew the eyes very basic and a straight line for the mouth. One word to describe the picture is “stark” and “dark”.
After 44 sessions they talked about how far she has come and this early
drawing was referenced. Again, the counselor asked her to draw a picture
of herself. This drawing has her with red hair, a blue shirt and a pair of
slacks. The face had expression and a big smile.
They compared the two drawings and the client commented how the first drawing was like a bare shell of a person. No expression, no concept of body, just a shell, but now… completely different.
On the new picture the client wrote the following,After 44 sessions they talked about how far she has come and this early
drawing was referenced. Again, the counselor asked her to draw a picture
of herself. This drawing has her with red hair, a blue shirt and a pair of
slacks. The face had expression and a big smile.
They compared the two drawings and the client commented how the first drawing was like a bare shell of a person. No expression, no concept of body, just a shell, but now… completely different.
without prompting mind you:
I am me.
I am free.
I can and will survive!
Had the number of sessions been limited by
insurance or capacity, this client would have been seen
for 15 sessions at best. Yet, at 44 sessions, the change
is beyond words. She has hope, has self esteem,
and she believes she now has a positive future.
That says it all.
A Client Story
FREDERICKSBURG COUNSELING SERVICES, INC.
305 Hanson Avenue, Suite 140 • Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401
540-373-2320 • www.fcsagency.org