Counseling Services Provided
Providing individual, couple, family and group counseling. Goals for therapy are established through collaboration with the client.
Areas of Expertise:
- Depression & Anxiety
- Relationship Problems
- Domestic Violence
- Substance Abuse
- Grief & Loss
- Work & Career Issues
- Marriage & Family Issues
- Parenting Issues
- Stress Management
- Time Management
- Play Therapy
- Life Skills Training
- Life Coaching
About Dr. Josie White
Bio Sketch Of
Josie L. White, DBH, MPA, M.Ed., NCC, LPC-S, LMFT
Josie L. White is a Doctor of Behavioral Health, Nationally Certified Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Mediator. She is the owner of JW’s Creative Solutions, LLC, a company through which she provides Counseling, Case Management, Life Coaching and Behavioral Consulting Services. Dr. White is also the Founder and Executive Director of Community Innovations, Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop programs that will improve the educational, social and economic status of individuals at-risk to poverty, unemployment, poor health and crime. Dr. White is committed to empowering individuals and mobilizing communities.
Dr. White was a 1992 Presidential Management Intern and a 1993 Fellow with the International Foundation for Education and Self Help. Dr. White earned a Doctor of Behavioral Health from Arizona State University; a Masters in Human Services Counseling from the University of New Orleans and a Masters in Public Administration from Texas Southern University.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES and SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) – National Board for Certified Counselors, Greensboro, NC 27403-3660.
Licensed Professional Counselor/Supervisor – State of Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners, Baton Rouge, LA.
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist – State of Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners, Baton Rouge, LA.
Domestic Violence Training (01/2003) – YMCA Battered Women’s Program.
Mediator – Loyola University School of Law Mediation Training (June 2006).
Custody Evaluation Training: The Anatomy of a Custody Evaluation (10/2007) – Family Services of Greater New Orleans.
Bureau of Prisons Transitional Drug Abuse Treatment Program (01/2008) – Family Services of Greater New Orleans.
Group Treatment of Adolescent Sexual Abuse Offenders (July 2008) – Marvin W. Clifford, Ph.D., LCSW – Ochsner Health Systems.
Clinical Supervision for Mental Health Professionals – Training for LPC Supervisors (August 2016).
Licensed Private Investigator – State of Louisiana Board of Private Investigator Examiner.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
New Orleans Health Service Corp. (2007- 2009)
Health Service Clinician
National Board for Certified Counselors (2003-present)
Chi Sigma Iota (2002-present)
Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society
National Association for Female Executives (2000-present)
American Counseling Association (2002-present)
Louisiana Counseling Association (2002-present)