About the group: A professional mental health agency, ministry and community resource. Local offices at 2325 177th St., Lansing; 11065 Broadway, Suite 8, Crown Point. Web site: wwwnewleafresources.org.
Mission: New Leaf Resources promotes healthy relationships and personal growth through counseling, education and consultation from a Christian perspective.
Special events: New Leaf Resources offers counseling for adults, children and families for family problems, marital conflict, grief and loss, depression or anxiety, chemical dependency and eating disorders. Sessions cover emotional, physical or sexual abuse, domestic violence, parenting, blended families, sexual addiction, gambling, attention deficits and life transitions. Services for businesses and organizations include leadership consultation, conflict resolution, workplace relationship consultation, team building, assessment for employees with struggles, referral source for employees with counseling needs and consultation for the complexities of families who are in business together.
Services for pastors and churches offered include pastor's support group, church leadership conflict resolution, team building for church staff, counseling referral for church members and educational presentations on numerous topics related to relationships and emotional health. Services for Christian schools are care conventions (day long retreats to teach kids about making healthy choices), onsite counseling and assessment, psychological testing, educational presentations on subjects such as bullying and mutual respect and crisis counseling in the event of sudden tragedy or crisis.
Advice: "Not only are we a professional mental health agency with professional therapists and staff, we do everything from a Christian perspective," said Terri Kasper, New Leaf Resources development director. "We reach out to the community and try to help those in need, regardless of their ability to pay. We work with clients."
How to get involved: For more information, call (708) 895-7310 or visit www.newleafresources.org.
