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Counseling for Adults, Children, Families, and Groups
Solutions to provide Hope and Healing
| Co-Founder Belleville Counseling Associates |
Mitzi Hunter, one of the founding therapists of Belleville
Counseling Associates, lost her battle with cancer in March of
2009.
Mitzi Hunter and Linda Spriggs met at Chestnut Health Systems in
Belleville where they both worked as outpatient therapists. Both
women desired more independence and flexibility in their practice than
agency work provides. With faith and hope, they opened the doors to
Belleville Counseling Associates in August 2006. Together Linda and
Mitzi began to build a promising practice.
Counseling Associates, lost her battle with cancer in March of
2009.
Mitzi Hunter and Linda Spriggs met at Chestnut Health Systems in
Belleville where they both worked as outpatient therapists. Both
women desired more independence and flexibility in their practice than
agency work provides. With faith and hope, they opened the doors to
Belleville Counseling Associates in August 2006. Together Linda and
Mitzi began to build a promising practice.
| Mitzi Hunter Fehr |
Mitzi selected a Celtic mandala as the logo for the practice. Mandalas
are found in many cultures. For centuries, mandalas have been used to
find meaning in our human experiences, and understanding of our
place in the scheme of things. Creating and coloring mandalas was a
meditation and relaxation technique Mitzi offered many of her clients,
young and old.
Mitzi Hunter was a gifted counselor. Her creativity and imagination as
well as her clinical expertise, fueled her interactions with clients. Both
her clients and her friends valued her great empathy and provocative
insight. With a natural grace, Mitzi put her clients at ease. With her
genuine joie de vivre, Mitzi raised the spirits of and delighted her
friends and co-workers.
Mitzi spearheaded the plan for Belleville Counseling Associates to
become licensed providers for “Kids in the Middle” groups in St Clair
County. Even as she recuperated from cancer treatments, Mitzi
continued to assist with planning group activities and staffing of
cases. Two of her young clients offered these reflections.
"Me and Mitzi had a great time together and she was a good
person." J.
"We never would have solved our problem if Mitzi never started
this group." A.
Mitzi was our beloved friend as well as our co-worker and we miss her.
We endeavor to keep her spirit and vision alive as we continue to grow
the practice she helped to create. This is all for you Mitzi!
are found in many cultures. For centuries, mandalas have been used to
find meaning in our human experiences, and understanding of our
place in the scheme of things. Creating and coloring mandalas was a
meditation and relaxation technique Mitzi offered many of her clients,
young and old.
Mitzi Hunter was a gifted counselor. Her creativity and imagination as
well as her clinical expertise, fueled her interactions with clients. Both
her clients and her friends valued her great empathy and provocative
insight. With a natural grace, Mitzi put her clients at ease. With her
genuine joie de vivre, Mitzi raised the spirits of and delighted her
friends and co-workers.
Mitzi spearheaded the plan for Belleville Counseling Associates to
become licensed providers for “Kids in the Middle” groups in St Clair
County. Even as she recuperated from cancer treatments, Mitzi
continued to assist with planning group activities and staffing of
cases. Two of her young clients offered these reflections.
"Me and Mitzi had a great time together and she was a good
person." J.
"We never would have solved our problem if Mitzi never started
this group." A.
Mitzi was our beloved friend as well as our co-worker and we miss her.
We endeavor to keep her spirit and vision alive as we continue to grow
the practice she helped to create. This is all for you Mitzi!
Additional Reflections
"Mitzi's insightful wisdom and teachings will live on forever in me,
although I miss her so much. There isn't a day that goes by that I
don't think of her beautiful smile and warm spirit and wish I could just
see her one more time. I would tell her again, 'I carry you with me
always Mitzi; I wouldn't be who I am if it wasn't for you.'" N.
"What can I say about Mitzi? She had one of the loveliest and most
serene spirits I have ever encountered. Her joy and enthusiasm about
life and recovery were so visible; there was a light shining through her
eyes. I first met Mitzi at Chestnut Health Systems when she came
there to complete a practicum as part of her master's degree in social
affected others around her, both as a student and then when we hired
her as a staff member. Clients could readily tell that Mitzi had "walked
the walk", and that she was someone they could trust. They also knew
they had encountered a therapist who believed there was hope for
recovery and healing, no matter how tragic their lives had been.
I miss Mitzi so very much, and still find it difficult most days to
believe she is really gone from this earth. Her voice, laughter, and
stories still run through my head. I am very grateful to have had MItzi
as a friend and colleague in my life." D.
although I miss her so much. There isn't a day that goes by that I
don't think of her beautiful smile and warm spirit and wish I could just
see her one more time. I would tell her again, 'I carry you with me
always Mitzi; I wouldn't be who I am if it wasn't for you.'" N.
"What can I say about Mitzi? She had one of the loveliest and most
serene spirits I have ever encountered. Her joy and enthusiasm about
life and recovery were so visible; there was a light shining through her
eyes. I first met Mitzi at Chestnut Health Systems when she came
there to complete a practicum as part of her master's degree in social
affected others around her, both as a student and then when we hired
her as a staff member. Clients could readily tell that Mitzi had "walked
the walk", and that she was someone they could trust. They also knew
they had encountered a therapist who believed there was hope for
recovery and healing, no matter how tragic their lives had been.
I miss Mitzi so very much, and still find it difficult most days to
believe she is really gone from this earth. Her voice, laughter, and
stories still run through my head. I am very grateful to have had MItzi
as a friend and colleague in my life." D.