Polly Sheffield Roberts, Ph.D., LPC

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Phone: 540-343-5455

Education: Ph.D. - Counselor Education & Supervision - Virginia Tech; MA - Counselor Education – Virginia Tech; MAT - Duke University; B.A. - Randolph-Macon Woman’s College

Experience: Since 2005, I have worked as a pastoral counselor at Interfaith Counseling Services, which has now merged with Family Service of Roanoke Valley. I am trained as a mental health therapist and is experienced in providing faith-integrated counseling when the client desires. I have experience as a graduate instructor in counseling at Virginia Tech and at Radford University. I also have 12 years of experience as a high school teacher.

Counseling Modalities: Affective-Cognitive-Behavioral, Solution Focus, Supportive-Directive, Insight Oriented, Family Systems, Faith Integration (used in conjunction with any of the above)

Areas of specialty or concentration: Women's issues, Depression Anxiety, Other mental illness, Loved ones of persons with mental illness, addictions, Divorce recovery, Stress management, Life transition, Death/dying and grief, Parenting of adult children, Spiritual issues, Clergy and clergy family members, Older adolescents and college students, Senior citizens

Client Populations: Adults, children and couples

Full or part time availability: Part-time

Organizations:

• American Counseling Association
• American Association of Pastoral Counselors
• Virginia Counselors Association
• Roanoke Counselors Association
• United Methodist Church – active lifelong member