Alfred Hughes, MFCC, LAMFT

My mission focuses on gaining strength in one’s life.

My mission in therapy is to support others recognize the strengths within themselves, to overcome their emotional struggles, and to grow healthy in their relationships with others.

Therapy is about becoming complete in who you are.

Hopefully, each client will learn new ways of seeing themselves in a more positive way and increase their coping skills and abilities to handle anxiety, trauma, stress, etc.

Overall, my style of therapy is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, but I like being eclectic and use other therapies such Psychoanalytic, Gestalt, and Family Systems.

Supporting people identify the things that will make them successful emotionally, spiritually, and holisticly is my primary focus.

Openness is your key to effective therapy.

Clients should be open to learning more about themselves, how they emotionally function, and how they respond to life crises. Your being open and being willing to have honest communication is one of the key strategies to resolve inner conflicts and improve relationships.

Don’t stay in the past.

Together, we will venture to your past and gain a better understanding. However, we won’t stay there. We will use the information learned to better understand our present and make positive and productive changes for the future.

Who am I? I am an African-American male who grew up in the 60s but always try to evolve.

Here are my credentials.

I was born and raised in New York City and grew up in Harlem as part of a large family. Since that time, I’ve had the opportunity to live on the East Coast, West Coast, and now the Midwest.

My bachelor’s degree is in Theology with a minor in Psychology from the College of New Rochelle in New York; and my master’s degree is in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling from the University of Phoenix in Sacramento, California.

I have enjoyed doing counseling for over 15 years in a variety of capacities.

As a clinician, I’ve worked in a variety of settings, including a residential facility for boys ages 7 through 17 and two county psych facilities in California. In the Midwest, I have worked as a Case Management Supervisor and Clinician in Chicago and Center Manager for six years in Indiana where I focused on Career Counseling. Currently, I am a Supervising Case Manager in the area of Workforce Development.

Some interesting things about me are…

I have been fortunate to live on the East Coast (New York), the West Coast (California), and now in the Midwest. I enjoy sports, home improvement, movies, music, and other forms of art.

I’m a summer person and prefer the warm and hot over cold weather. I also enjoy traveling and family time with my children, grandchildren, and this year my first great-granddaughter.