CONNECTIon

My name is Derrick Allen. I established Bridges Coaching & Consulting in Tunisia after more than a decade of practicing as a mental health professional in the United States. I have a MA in Mental Health Counseling and I am licensed as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor and Clinical Addictions Specialist in the US. I have also taught and counseled in high schools. 

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My vision for Bridges is to help span the gap between where people find themselves and where they want to be physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Throughout my years of experience, I have worked with clients who feel fragmented, overwhelmed, isolated or numbed by difficulties in life and relationships. These challenges can create distance between us and our goals. This disparity often increases stress and discouragement. As we look for rest and reprieve, our behaviors can become problematic, our emotional health can decline, and we can lose connection inward, outward, and upward.

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I work with individuals, couples, families, and organizations to enhance connection in relationships through restoration and integration of the whole person within the context of their community. I utilize client-centered, solution-focused, and non-medical evidence-based practices to facilitate joining these places of disconnection. I am encouraged to say that when people engage with me in this process, they regularly experience a sense of wholeness and the benefits of connectedness restored. The first step in this process is reaching out for help and being willing to do the work. 

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I am grateful for my connections to my community in Tunisia and in the US. I enjoy speaking the language of those communities through words, food, and sharing of culture. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, hiking, camping, scuba, traveling, and generally anything that includes time with my friends and family.