Alan Miller, DMin

Spiritual Counselor

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Dr. Alan Miller joined the Palmetto staff as spiritual counselor on June 1, 2010.  He is a graduate of Louisiana College in Pineville and the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.  Dr. Miller received his doctorate in pastoral care from the Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama and has more than 25 years experience in pastoral counseling and ministry.

He offers our clients assistance and encouragement in the spirituality of addiction recovery and works closely with the staff counselors, functioning as a resource person to the treatment team.  Alan and his wife, Sandy, an elementary school teacher, have been married for 24 years. They have three children, ages 18, 15, and 6.

Andrea Sylvester, LPC, LMFT

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Andrea is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Monroe with a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy.  She is dually licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.   Andrea works from a Strategic Orientation including the utilization of Cognitive Behavior, Psychodynamic, Structural, MRI Brief, Communication and Experiential approaches; which leads to an Eclectic Approach. This approach allows her the opportunity to meet clients where they are in order to better assist them in their transition from the position of a problem to a Solution Focused Position.

Ashby Simons LAC, LPC

Counselor

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Ashby Simons, LAC, LPC earned her B.S. from Louisiana Tech University and her Masters from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in Substance Abuse Counseling. She is registered as Licensed Addictions Counselor (LAC-1306) with the State of Louisiana Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority and is registered as Licensed Professional Counselor  (LPC-4598)  with the Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners.

Ashby utilizes Gestalt, Existentialism, and Cognitive-Behavioral therapies to facilitate a change within the client that will enable them to live a life free from drugs and alcohol. Having personal as well as professional experience with addiction, Ashby is passionate in what she does and inspires hope for recovery in her clients.

Ava Solomon-Mazzanti, Ph. D.

Counselor

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Ava Solomon-Mazzanti, Ph.D. is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a Ph.D. in Community Counseling and holds a MA in Substance Abuse Counseling from University of Louisiana at Monroe. Over the last thirteen years, she has devoted her career to counseling dual-diagnosis patients and their families. In addition to her experience as a clinical counselor, she also understands a patient’s needs from their perspective; she has been in recovery now for over fifteen years.