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people feel at home and they feel like they ’ re being shown grace and love ,” Hope said . “ I think that has so much to do with being able to finally let go and start opening up .”
Hope ’ s struggle to find the right counselor led her to understand that Winds of Change won ’ t be the right fit for everyone .
“ The company that ’ s down the street is not going to be able to help everyone ,” she said . “ There ’ s room at the table for everybody , because everybody ’ s situations are different .”
Hope may not be a counselor herself but the field called to her , and she took a job as a receptionist with a local center . Then about a year ago , the Huddlestons decided it was time to open their own center .
“ We ’ ve always served in the community ,” Hope said . “ That ’ s always been a big part of our lives .… It just got to where this is what we wanted to do . What better way [ to serve the community ] than to pay forward what we had gone through .”
The name Winds of Change comes from the saying “ Sometimes in the winds of change we find new direction .” The Huddlestons hope to help people find new direction . While they both had administrative and management experience , they themselves are embarking in a new direction — having never started a business before . They looked at locating in several communities before settling on North Corbin . They also had to establish credentialing with insurance and the state licensing process involved in treating clients , particularly for substance use disorder .
“ We didn ’ t want to open the doors on just one demographic ,” Hope explained , though adding they are starting small and opening in phases , first with adults and adolescents . “ We have two counselors and a lab technician .”
Hope added that Winds of Change is working with Social Services and the court system for their random screening program . While one counselor specializes in postpartum treatment and
Winds of Change is located at 1220 Master Street in Corbin .
the other in substance abuse , they both can treat a wide array of mental health issues .
“ The staff that we bring on in the second phase will be specifically hired to work with teenagers and children ,” Hope continued . “… If we can help those kids at that age deal with all this stuff that they have to deal with , that they shouldn ’ t have to deal with at that age , it will help their future .”
In addition to counseling services , Winds of Change offers targeted case management to help clients with resources for needs such as housing , food , transportation , clothing , child care , GED , free legal aid , obtaining legal documents , insurance , money management and goal setting .
“ We ’ ve partnered with a couple of places on job placement and training ,” Hope said . “ We ’ ve also partnered with a clinic in Barbourville who will able to make sure that our clients have primary care .”
Winds of Change — located at 1220 Master Street , Suite 6 in Corbin — is open Monday through Friday from 9 a . m . to 6 p . m . Call 606-404-5104 or visit windsofchangeky . com to learn more .
“ If you have in mind that you need help , it ’ s so at your fingertips now to just ask ,” Hope said . “… If someone comes to us and we feel like we can ’ t help them , I would not let them leave without finding them help somewhere else . I don ’ t want anyone to be like I was . I don ’ t want them to walk out the door and three years later [ try to find help again ].… If there were more businesses that had that approach , a lot of things would not go unseen or undone .”