Acorns n Bones

Thank you

for visiting the site of Acorns n' Bones

Counseling.

We are a community outreach ministry focusing on the

edification

and

education

of members, staff, and community

members regarding the

saving grace, witness, and salvation of Jesus Christ. We offer counseling and outreach resources

to local community members and areas

within the Midlands of South Carolina, serving our community through

programs

such as Marriage enrichment courses, teen pregnancy

education and parenting seminars, sexual trauma and

rape healing

and

restoration

programs, abortion recovery, and several key support

groups.

We support

Relay for Life

annually, extending our team volunteers to our local military active duty members and

dependents!

If you would like to

join our Shaw Team, please contact us at:

acornsnbones@yahoo.com

represent Silent No More Awareness Campaign within our community, serving the community through social media

activities

, rallies,

meetings, luncheons, public ventures, and more! If you are interested in participating in any of our

activities, please contact us and let us know!

We support our community through donations and

fund raising

ventures, and offer pro-bona services per case basis to

counselees and

families. Please, feel free to explore our site, and contact us for any questions you may have relating to our

services and program

opportunities

You may send a request for our quarterly newsletter from Acorns n Bones, or

request

our AnB' Silent No More Awareness

Campaign Newsletter!

God Bless you!

Rev. Tia Buchanan, Lifetime Executive Director and Development Coordinator

Perhaps this is the first time in your

life in which you are

considering

psychotherapy

as an option.

It is not that scary

REALLY!

You do not have

to feel

intimidated or inferior to

anyone for seeking HELP

with counseling! We ALL have individual

strengths and temperament

weaknesses,

and we ALL

have fallen short of being perfect! We are

human beings! Human

beings have emotional,

physical, spiritual, and

mental

issues that

affect how we deal with our environments, and how we

deal with other people's

temperament strengths and

weaknesses. HELP

is NOT

something to hide from, run away from, or

be ashamed of!

SHAME harbors resentment, bitterness, and inferiority. HELP

= SUCCESS!

We use

Christian based

eclectic theoretical approach

draw

on the best of several treatment modalities. In simplest

terms, we

utilize a

trauma-based model, which entails we believe trauma (in its broadest sense) is the root of compulsive

sexual and

relationship behaviors.

Simply stopping the problematic behavior isn't enough without healing the hurt and

educating

counselees about the temperament blends

unique to EACH individual that drives it.

A change of

thought patterns

enables long-term success.

Because we conceptualize sexual addictions as an intimacy disorder, we view sexually addictive behaviors

symptomatic of

deeper issues.

Thus, our primary theoretical approach is to uncover and address those roots. In this sense,

we use a

psycho dynamic

, Arno Temperament

Model, Creation Therapy, and the L

model that utilizes family of origin as

crucial

in developments of adult beliefs and behaviors.

We often utilize a family systems approach, which is the foundation for our treatment of co-addiction and couples recovery.

We believe each

spouse is equally responsible for marriage dynamics, and each partner must address his or her own

patterns of relating through

understanding of one another’s inborn temperament.

In this systems perspective, we enable partners to determine their yoke with one another, and their relationship with God

within their emotional

and spiritual health.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is utilized in addiction recovery. CBT is a behavioral approach in addiction to attendance at

Twelve Step support

programs for accountability and achievement of physical, mental, and spiritual sobriety, as well as

ones establishment and support of healthy

boundaries. Cognitive therapy examines false core beliefs of addicts and co

addicts

the damaging messages received from families of origin

and culture.

Perhaps you have tried counseling in the past, but for

whatever reason

you did not feel listened to by your counselor, nor

feel that your

counselor

helped you nor understood you.

Acorns n' Bones presents an

opportunity for you to

resolve problems

rather than band-

aiding by hiding

and medicating them.

Acorns n' Bones

provides a safe, non-judgmental Christian

environment where appreciation for the uniqueness of

each personal

journey

and your own God-given created Temperament

“inner man”

guides therapeutic exploration.

We will

not address your issues at a

quick fix level

We will explore your inner man, and allow you the freedom

God

provides to

you for healing

mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.

Some of what we collaborate on together will include:

Sexual Addictions,

Depression

Anxiety,

Grief (

is more broad a

trauma than death

loss,

ntense

orry,

tress

anic

ttacks,

Relationship Issues,

Sexual

buse

ornography

, Family

of Origin

Issues, Cross-Cultural Conflicts

(in

collaboration with

edical practitioners

We also cater to those suffering

from grief, and loss in need of abortion

recovery

and rape and trauma

counseling.

Psychotherapy

is a

joint partnership

between client, and therapist. Here

at Acorns n' Bones Healing, we go

many steps

FURTHER

. Within every

person, there lies

many layers of uniqueness

within one’s story and

experiences. We utilize

secondary layers of

Creation

Therapy in order to

teach our clients

how

to successfully overcome inner Temperament

struggles.

Creation Therapy

also available! Creation Therapy

is based upon the theory of temperament

(understanding of the inner

man - our intrinsic

make-up) and

uses this

knowledge to help us understand ourselves. Therefore it allows us to be

the

best that God has created us to be by

meeting the needs of our

temperament equally and scripturally. Although this

therapeutic method is

a fairly new concept

(since 1983) it has

proven to be extremely

successful. See our Creation Therapy

page for further information.

It is a privilege when someone chooses to share his or her life with

in therapy sessions.

cherish the gift of

sharing

your life. Together, we

will explore your issues,

t times with certain

sensitive

issues,

at your own pace, in a safe,

emotionally

trusting environment.

We will make every

attempt to create resolutions

and goals for your life situations. The

goal of our work together is to

strengthen and empower you so that you can

lead a healthy and

productive life with the

choices you make, and have made

within the past.

also

available to meet with couples.

In relationships, problems tend

to develop slowly over time. Unspoken feelings

can undermine

intimacy

and turn to resentments. I help couples to reevaluate their relationship by

uncovering hidden

agendas, breaches of trust and

disappointments.

Our

work may include addressing aspects of emotional and sexual

intimacy,

resolving conflicts, improving communication

and reconnecting

with past

feelings of openness and hope for the

future.

We often make house calls, depending on the

nature of the case content. For further

information, please read our

ervices

page.

appointments, testing, and more information.

We formerly

were under the web

address of www.lilyofthefieldbytia.com, however we look forwards to serving you under www.

acornsnbones.org.

Lily Scouts, our 'tween and teen girls ministry will soon be provided their own link to our home page!

Find us on Merchant Circle:

http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Acorns.n.Bones.803-469-4363

You can also view more information at: the

Sumter Baptist Examiner

http://www.examiner.com/x-25564-Sumter-Baptist-Examiner

NEW: For teens, children, and adults:

See our new link page

*Register NOW for Teen Christian

Seminar

for Teenage

girls (only), see our Relay for Life Team Page, donations available to Cancer

Society, Relay for Life!

(Ongoing

programs)

Welcome
803.469.4363
Rev. Tia D. Buchanan, M.A., C.S.S.B.B.
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
NCCA Advanced Board Certified Sex Therapist
NCCA Licensed Clinical Christian Counselor
NCCA License # FL13741
"Silent No More Awareness" Regional Coordinator (Midlands)
Member: Black African-American Association Christian Counselors, American Association
Christian Counselors, SACC, Student Member: AAMFT

Licensed Clinical
Christian Counselor,
National Christian
Counselors
Association
License# 13741
AACC/BAACC