Licensed Professional Counselor Joins AltaCare staff

Viewed: 2595

Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Apr 14 2015 10:27 AM

DOTHAN, Ala. - Southeast Alabama Medical Center (SAMC) is pleased to welcome Mary F. Lockwood, licensed professional counselor (LPC), to the AltaCare Outpatient Psychiatry and Counseling program.

Lockwood brings 10 years of professional experience in a variety of mental health settings to AltaCare.  She most recently worked as the facilitator for an Intensive outpatient chemical dependency program and as an outpatient therapist with a local psychiatric practice. 

She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Troy University in Dothan in 2002 and Master’s Degree in Psychology and Community Counseling from Troy University in Dothan in 2005. She is state licensed by the Board of Examiners in Counseling. 

She has also worked locally as a rehabilitative therapist and substance abuse therapist, as well as served as lead therapist treating adolescent female teens at a local residential and inpatient psychiatric hospital. 

Lockwood treats adults, adolescents, families and couples suffering with anxiety, depression and addictions. She has a unique understanding of how addictions and mental illness influence the dynamic make-up of family members.  Ms. Lockwood provides a confidential, motivating, supportive, safe and validating environment for patients to begin making life-changing decisions and behaviors.

In addition to counseling services, AltaCare offers Psychiatric Services and Partial Hospitalization Service. For more information about services provided at AltaCare, call 334-794-4582 or after hours call 800-248-2773.

About SAMC:

With 420 licensed beds, SAMC is a tertiary referral center and the largest hospital in the Tri-State region serving more than 600,000 residents. Approximately 300 physicians are on the medical staff and are supported by more than 2,800 hospital employees. The not-for-profit hospital is owned and operated by the Houston County Health Care Authority. The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine is an academic division of SAMC. 

SAMC is a Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama Tier 1 Provider since 2007 with additional recognition in cardiac and stroke care. SAMC established the state’s first telemedicine network, created to provide faster, more effective treatment in the early stages of a stroke. SAMC is ranked in the top 10 percent in Alabama for overall hospital, medical and surgical care by CARECHEX.

 

<- back