NewDay Counseling
If you have a problem with alcohol or some other drug, call a NewDay counselor at 912.201.3605 * 401 Mall Blvd, Ste 101 D, Savannah, Ga * Free Phone Consultations
NewDay Staff
Tim Strickland, M.Ed., LPC, CPCS, MAC, SAP, SAE, CCS
Clinical Director
My name is Timothy Jay Strickland. I grew up in Glennville, Georgia, and now reside in Pembroke, Georgia. I graduated from Georgia Southern University with a Master’s Degree in Education Counseling in 1998 and have worked in the field of counseling for over twenty years. I have extensive experience working with adults with mental health and substance abuse issues. I am a Georgia Licensed Professional Counselor. I am a Georgia approved Clinical Evaluator and Treatment Provider for the DUI Intervention Program and have certifications in Relapse Prevention, Clinical Supervision, and Anger Management. In this program, I assist individuals in meeting requirements to get their driver licenses reinstated after multiple DUI’s on their record. I am also certified by the Federal Department of Transportation to provide substance abuse services to employees that are in DOT Safety Sensitive Positions who may have tested positive for alcohol and/or drugs. As a Substance Abuse Professional, I serve as the initial point of contact to establish parameters of change necessary for an individual to safely return to duty via initial assessment and follow up sessions that are required by employers and the Federal government. Further, I am certified as a Substance Abuse Expert as recognized by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide Alcohol/Drug evaluations during investigative mandates for ensuring Authorized Access for nuclear plant workers and contract workers in the United States. Additionally, I am contracted with over a dozen EAP companies to provide Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment, ranging from United States Postal Workers, Unions, Georgia Department of Corrections and the United States Drug Enforcement Agency. In addition, I am the Clinical Director of The WISE Place, a female residence that encompasses the 12-Steps of recovery from a Faith-Based initiative, whereby women are exposed to Celebrate Recovery and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings along with Cognitive Behavioral curriculum to advance their understanding of the disease of addiction. The WISE Place is a Parole THOR approved facility. The women are afforded an opportunity to benefit from a structured program with a high degree of accountability in a safe environment to learn new behaviors and establish more healthy attitudes about life choices that lead to better coping strategies to cope with life issues without the use of chemicals. Each resident is given the opportunity to get individual and group counseling, along with peer support groups, and help in establishing full time employment and support in transitioning into a recovery lifestyle beyond our care. After care counseling is offered, as well. In 2013, I was fortunate to be honored as Georgia’s Licensed Professional Counselor Association’s Counselor of the Year for the development and oversight of a Long Term Residential Treatment facility and extensive work done with an Outpatient population to bring about positive changes in men and women who suffer from addiction in the Bulloch County area as a Treatment Provider for Bulloch Recovery Resources. Finally, for the past year, I have been the Clinical Director of the Intensive Outpatient Treatment program for New Day Counseling in Savannah, GA. I have brought my energy, insight, and professionalism to the forefront to New Day Counseling to add to their already professional and competent staff so as to provide high quality, responsive care to the citizens of Savannah and the surrounding Low Country.
Lorri Strickland, CAC I, NCAC I, SAP
Co-Founder
Lorri Strickland received her CAC I certification in 2017 from GACA. She has been award the New Counselor of the Year award from Georgia Addiction Counselor Association(GACA). She is a member of GACA and NAADAC, two associations that cover the field of addictions. She has worked for Creative Counseling Solutions, LLC, since 2009, when it was originally formed as a company. She started as the bookkeeperand has worked her way into doing everything that the company offers, with the exception of Clinical Evaluations for the State of Georgia’s DUI Intervention Program. She has worked for The WISE Place, CCS’s long-term recovery residence for women since the doors opened in April of 2015 as the Resident Director and as one of the cousnelors. She received a GED in 1994, just after having her first child. She attended Ogeechee Technical College from January 1997, just after having her third child, to December 1999, to become a Micro-Computer Specialist, which makes her a valuable asset to CCS as she handles all of the technical aspects of the business, including building and maintaining websites, creating networks, ensuring the security of client private data files, and maintaining all computers and printers. Recently, Lorri maintains the Bryan County Diversion Program in the Pembroke Office, where she completes evaluations and provides individual and group counseling and implements psycho-education seminars for anger management and responsible driving.
Sandra Malone CAC, NCPRSS, CAMS
Originally from Detroit, Michigan Sandra has over 30 years of experience in the Addictions Field in Georgia.
Sandra began her work and training in 1988 at Anchor Hospital – Talbott Recovery Systems in Atlanta on the Young Adult Unit where she earned a CHUC-Certified Health Unit Coordinator. She went on to earn her CAC- Certified Addiction Counselor in 1980. After becoming a CAC, she held the position of Outpatient Coordinator where she was responsible for Primary Addiction Counseling, Case Management and Aftercare Groups.
Work Experience includes; Outpatient Director for Concorde Recovery Center, Primary and Group Addiction Counseling for Peterkin and Associates, Case Manager-Counselor for GPA Treatment (a MAT program.) Along with Individual Alcohol and Drug assessments for A-Affordable Counseling and Choice Counseling Services and Group Facilitator for A-Affordable and Person to Person Counseling Services, ASAM Level One Participants.
Sandra is an Ordained Minister with the Universal Life Church Monastery and is active in her Community in Volunteer Roles. She currently lives in Metter, GA home of The WISE Place where she is the Resident Manager for Creative Counseling Solut i ons LLC’ Long Term Women’s Recovery Residence. In this capacity she acts as Case Manager for 12-16 Residents.
Sandra utilizes the proven 12 Step Model along with a CBT approach in working with people with The Disease of Addiction.
Rachel Fernandez, MA, CIT
Rachel has worked with Creative Counseling Services LLC since February of 2018 as a Spanish Interpreter and Substance Abuse Counselor for the outpatient substance abuse program. She has been helping the Spanish speaking community understand the substance abuse issues and how it affects their everyday life. Rachel also helps interpret the evaluations that are intended for Spanish speaking clients that do not understand the English language. Rachel has a background in mental health counseling as well as acute trauma counseling and is trained in individual counseling, family, group and substance abuse counseling. She has been working in the mental health field for the last six years with different mental health facilities including Georgia Regional Hospital, Coastal Harbor and Recovery Place. She uses methods of counseling which include the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Recovery Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and (DBT) Dialectal Behavioral Therapy. Rachel is always willing to learn new ways to help her clients with their recovery as she is individually focused. Rachel goes to different trainings provided by the state with new ways to improve the care of the clients mental health and recovery. She is family oriented and has learned from her father and mother who were pastors and missionaries the importance of serving and helping others in the community.
Recent Comments