Elevate Counseling Services, a growing practice serving the needs of clients from locations in South Easton, Middleboro and Bellingham, has promoted Allyson Balara to Associate Director of the Children’s Team.

In this role, she will supervise all clinicians who work with children ages 12 and under, across all of the practice’s locations. She works primarily out of the Easton location.

Allyson Balara joined Elevate Counseling Services in 2017 as a clinician. Prior to that, she was a Case Manager for Beacon Health, and before that she worked in the field of community mental health. She had some experience additionally as a school counselor during an internship at the University of New Orleans. She earned her Masters’ Degree from the University of New Orleans, and her undergraduate degree from Bridgewater State University. She holds the LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) designation.

Her area of specialization is working with children and teenagers managing anxiety, and building coping skills to manage stressors.

The Easton, MA resident enjoys spending time with her family which includes her husband Nick, and sons Neo and Chase. In her spare time, she and her family take karate lessons at a local studio.

Leigh-Ann Larson, Founder and Director of Elevate Counseling Services, said, “It is our pleasure to promote Allyson to this key role within Elevate Counseling Services. Our younger clients and their families are in great hands under Allyson’s watchful eye. Her expertise and empathy will be of tremendous value to the families we serve.”

About Elevate Counseling Services

Elevate Counseling Services is a private group practice of behavioral health care professionals committed to the highest possible standard of care in their counseling practice, in recovery programming and behavioral health care business practices. Elevate Counseling Services treats children (five years of age and older), teenagers, women, men, families, couples, as well as individuals and family members affected by or recovering from substance abuse. The Elevate healthcare professionals treat people experiencing anxiety, depression, mood disorders, substance abuse, relationship problems, relationship problems, and binge eating disorders. Elevate Counseling Services also offers offer counseling for gastric bypass or sleeve evaluation for surgery and post surgical support. Additional areas of specialization include parenting skills, anger education, marriage counseling and Christian counseling; they also offer counseling for ADD, academic problems, social skills, grief and loss, and health promotion. Leigh-Ann Larson, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with extensive experience in Community Mental Health, and Private Practice founded the private practice in 2015. Elevate Counseling Services has locations in South Easton, MA, as well as Middleboro and Bellingham, MA. Because of the conditions associated with COVID-19, Elevate Counseling Services offers their full array of counseling services online as well. For additional information please visit http://elevate-counseling.com, or call 508-202-1811.