Josh Bramble, MA NCC LCMHCS

Josh Bramble, MA NCC LCMHCS Bio: Josh is a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, a Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor, a South Carolina Licensed Professional Counselor, and a National Certified Counselor. He graduated from Adams State University in Alamosa, CO, with a Master of Arts in School and Community Counseling in 2001. Mr. Bramble is a member of the American Mental Health Counselors Association, The American Association of Christian Counselors, and The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. Prior to opening Agape Counseling and Consulting Group PLLC, he was in private practice in Colorado from 2000-2014. Mr. Bramble provided counseling services (2014-2021) and emergency mental health evaluations (2008-2021) at Pagosa Springs Medical Center in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. He was with Concord Counseling Associates (2021-2023). He also served as a Pagosa (Colorado) Fire Protection District (PFPD) volunteer firefighter for over 7 years and is a part-time firefighter with Kannapolis Fire Department. Josh's goal is to be a beacon of hope for those who have lost hope. Counseling Approach: He is certified as a clinical trauma professional by the International Association of Trauma Professionals. He is a trauma informed therapist and is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychological First Aid and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). Specialties & Population Served: Josh specializing in behavioral health issues for people ages 10+, including at-risk children/adolescents, survivors of trauma/abuse and first responders. He provides individual counseling, couples counseling, and family counseling. Josh treats anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, grief, mood disorders, personality disorders, and a variety of addictions. His theoretical orientation is an eclectic adaptation of counseling theories that includes choice and reality therapy, Gestalt-oriented therapy focusing on what clients can do to make positive changes surrounding thoughts and actions, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which is used due to its evidence‐based approach focusing on exploring thoughts and changing behaviors; Christian-faith based counseling (upon request). Wendy Bramble, MA Bio: Wendy has always had a deep love for helping people, especially in their pursuit of growth, and it has influenced the variety of positions she has held over the years. After earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies, she worked in higher education for 10 years. Five of those years were spent as the Registrar and Director of Academic Advising. During this time, she earned a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. She had every intention of becoming a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, however as life often goes, she was thrown a curveball and moved to another state following her marriage in 2012. While it was never a professional goal of hers, Wendy found herself working for the State of Colorado as a Probation Officer and loved every minute of it. She specialized in the Domestic Violence and Sex Offender caseloads, and she valued the opportunity it gave her to work closely with offenders, their families, local treatment providers, and the courts. She also for a year worked as her judicial district’s Victim Services Officer which gave her a unique balance of serving both sides of the criminal justice system. Wendy and her family relocated to North Carolina in 2021 in an effort to be closer to family and to give her husband the ability to return to a private practice setting (he is a licensed mental health therapist). If she was to sum up her mission in life it would be to love God and love people and she desires to do both with excellence. One of her favorite things is being a mom to her 3-year-old daughter who was miraculously born with the help of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) after years of infertility. She also loves being a bonus mom to her 22-year-old stepdaughter and a wife to her husband of 11 years. As a Professional Life Coach, she looks forward to joining others in their journey as they pursue growth and living life to the fullest extent possible.