New Beginnings Counseling Center relocates

ALANNA WOLF-ARMSTRONG Staff Writer
Stacie Clevenger

The New Beginnings Counseling Center has relocated from 318 N. Main St. to 423 N. Market St.

Office Manager Stacie Clevenger said the change in location will enable the organization to increase the number of full-time counselors from three to four, allowing the center to serve more clients.

New Beginnings, a 501C3 not-for profit, is an outpatient organization that offers a variety of counseling services for adults, adolescents, and children in the areas of family relationships, domestic violence, substance abuse, anger management, and marriage counseling.

The center also facilitates drug and alcohol abuse support groups and provides mental health assessments.

Some New Beginnings clients are referred for court-mandated therapy while others are simply seeking help in order to deal with personal crises and improve their lives.

“At our old location we only had room for three counselors,” Clevenger said. “And at this location we are now up to four counselors with much more spacious accommodations. Now, at this location, it’s a little bit more equipped for everyone.”

The move to North Market and into office space formerly occupied by the Maryville Area Chamber of Commerce and the chamber-operated state license bureau, took place in November.

“They moved and we moved right in,” Clevenger said. “We’re still doing some painting and small things like that. Some rooms, like the counselors’ rooms, are finished, but there is still some work that needs to be done.”

New Beginnings Counseling Center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. Group meetings and classes meet at various times throughout the week.

For more information about New Beginnings services, call 660.562.3000.