G eraldine Taylor started her career in childcare and was told she had a special gift. “Some of the mothers would sit with me and tell me about their problems. I would talk with them, and I guess some of the counselors overheard me talking. After the clients left, the counselors said, ‘You need to go to school and get into counseling!’ I thought about it and decided to do it!” And she’s been doing it ever since! In 1984 she began her counseling career and has been with EMAGES for 22 years. She also returned to school to get her master's degree in social work. Geraldine keeps busy, wearing many hats! “I do Substance abuse,
provider.” On a typical day, Geraldine does intakes, individual sessions, and substance abuse groups. She even works weekends! When asked what part of her job was the most impacting to her, she responds, “Right now, I’d say the sex offender group, because it's real life—these guys are dealing with real issues and changes. I'm trying to help them make a change
because of the poor choices they made in their lives. Seeing them coming out on the positive side of it is rewarding. I really see a change in them. The information we’ve given them, they are still living by.”
She joyfully shares that there is a solid success rate of turning lives around at
DUI, I’m a mental health practitioner, and I’m licensed as a sex offender
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