NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief

NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and is an expansion of the Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief. The doctors of the NEA Baptist Clinic saw the need for grief counseling services years ago, and with the grateful donations to the NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation, this dream became reality in October 2017. To see more information about the NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation, please visit NEABaptistFoundation.org

1717 Executive Square
Jonesboro, AR 72401

Office: 870-936-7719
Fax: 870-934-3655

Services

Our clients receive one-on-one therapy sessions tailored their greatest needs. We schedule group therapy sessions and seminars around specific grief needs throughout the year.

Thanks to donations from our community, therapy sessions are free, and clients can go as many times as they need.

Individual grief counseling
For children, teens & adults

Support groups

Camp Good Grief
Grief camp for children 6-12

Teen Camp Good Grief
Grief camp for teens 13-17

Grief workshops

Community education

Crisis response
For schools and businesses

NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation Programs

NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief is one of the 6 programs of the NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation. Please visit the NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation about what the programs offer to the Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri communities.

 

 

 

 

Staff

Angela Hamblen Kelly, LCSW
Administrator
Lauren Strini, LPC/MHSP
Clinical Director
Anna Paige Umhoefer, LCSW
Clinical Manager, NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief
Leigh Anne Blakely, LCSW
Grief Therapist, Milla's House
Andrea Buford
Bereavement Coordinator, Milla’s House
Carolyn Danley, MS
Grief Therapist/Community Educator, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief
Robin Edmiston, LCSW
Grief Therapist, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief
Kiara Griffin, Ed.S., LPC
Grief Therapist, NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief
Maria Griffo, MS
Grief Therapist, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief
Stevie Harmon, Ed.S., LAC
Grief Therapist, NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief
Deborah Kelly, LCSW
Grief Therapist, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief
Melissa Lyons, LCSW
Grief Therapist, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief
Christy Price
Bereavement Coordinator, NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief
Michelle Redick
Office Manager, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief and Milla's House
Barbara Ricks, LCSW
Grief Therapist, Milla's House
Erin Robbins, MA
Grief Therapist, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief
Rachel Stephens, LCSW
Grief Therapist, Virtual
Christie Walker, LMSW
Grief Therapist, Milla's House
Hannah Zaleski, LMSW
Grief Therapist, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief and Milla's House

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Testimonials

  • The Center is very open and warm. I don’t think we could have made it those 18 months without the Center – I think the loss would have just been too very overwhelming.
    – Adult client
  • I have seen a lot of therapists in town, and you are the only ones who understand and help me in my grief.
    – Adult client
  • You will never find a more loving and caring group!
    – Adult client
  • I love coming here – my dad would be proud I come here.
    – Teen client

Videos

Services

Our clients receive one-on-one therapy sessions tailored their greatest needs. We schedule group therapy sessions and seminars around specific grief needs throughout the year.

Thanks to donations from our community, therapy sessions are free, and clients can go as many times as they need.

Individual grief counseling
For children, teens & adults

Support groups

Camp Good Grief
Grief camp for children 6-12

Teen Camp Good Grief
Grief camp for teens 13-17

Grief workshops

Community education

Crisis response
For schools and businesses

NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation Programs

NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief is one of the 6 programs of the NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation. Please visit the NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation about what the programs offer to the Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri communities.

 

 

 

 

Staff

Angela Hamblen Kelly, LCSW
Administrator
Lauren Strini, LPC/MHSP
Clinical Director
Anna Paige Umhoefer, LCSW
Clinical Manager, NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief
Leigh Anne Blakely, LCSW
Grief Therapist, Milla's House
Andrea Buford
Bereavement Coordinator, Milla’s House
Carolyn Danley, MS
Grief Therapist/Community Educator, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief
Robin Edmiston, LCSW
Grief Therapist, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief
Kiara Griffin, Ed.S., LPC
Grief Therapist, NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief
Maria Griffo, MS
Grief Therapist, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief
Stevie Harmon, Ed.S., LAC
Grief Therapist, NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief
Deborah Kelly, LCSW
Grief Therapist, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief
Melissa Lyons, LCSW
Grief Therapist, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief
Christy Price
Bereavement Coordinator, NEA Baptist Center for Good Grief
Michelle Redick
Office Manager, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief and Milla's House
Barbara Ricks, LCSW
Grief Therapist, Milla's House
Erin Robbins, MA
Grief Therapist, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief
Rachel Stephens, LCSW
Grief Therapist, Virtual
Christie Walker, LMSW
Grief Therapist, Milla's House
Hannah Zaleski, LMSW
Grief Therapist, Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief and Milla's House

What Our Clients Are Saying

  • The Center is very open and warm. I don’t think we could have made it those 18 months without the Center – I think the loss would have just been too very overwhelming.
    – Adult client
  • I have seen a lot of therapists in town, and you are the only ones who understand and help me in my grief.
    – Adult client
  • You will never find a more loving and caring group!
    – Adult client
  • I love coming here – my dad would be proud I come here.
    – Teen client