Buffie M Williams, M.S. LPC-S, NCC, YT 

Buffie Williams is a former Navy spouse, author and service entrepreneur.  She is the owner of AWAKEN Holistic Counseling & Psychotherapy Services, LLC and consulting agency in Troy, Alabama, and the creator of the “World Knowledge Think Tank Enrichment Program” a comprehensive life program designed as a guide to life/career exploration. She provides advice in the areas of project management and grant writing. She has a B.S. in print journalism/advertising and an M.S in Counseling/Psychology from Troy University.  She has seasoned experience in public relations, administration, and higher education. She has 17 years of experience in counseling as Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Nationally Certified Counselors (NCC).   Buffie has authored several books and guides to include: Our Family Tree and Album, an African American genealogy book; My Baby Book, a journal for grandparents to document and celebrate the lives of their grandchildren; Things Every Sista Should Know, a pocket guide for women; blackriver, a book and healing companion journal that allow the reader to process current/past traumas or mental health issues; Find LOVE in the Darkness, a guidebook for communities;  and Real AWAKEN Men Pray (R.A.M.P.), a group template to provide a safe space in community groups for healing. Starting in October of 2019 she will be a volunteer radio host for the New Heights Education Group in Defiance, Ohio.  She currently resides in Alabama.

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