Dr. Kay Towns, DPC, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor and mental health advocate. She earned a Doctor of Professional Counseling from Mississippi College, a master's degree in counseling from Houston Graduate School of Theology, and a master's degree in theological studies from Southern Methodist University. She completed her clinical training at one of the top psychiatric hospitals in the U.S., The Menninger Clinic in Houston, Texas. Kay is also an ordained minister in The United Methodist Church. Her therapeutic approach is to provide support and feedback to help people effectively address personal life challenges.
“With straightforward language accessible to clinicians and clients, GRACE: A Model for Grieving provides practical exercises to change the relationship between self and grief.” —Dawn Ellison, DPC, LPC, former director of Doctor of Professional Counseling Program, Mississippi College “These practical techniques provide the grieving individual the needed steps to create hope in their life when dealing with devastating loss.” —Rev. Jerry L. Terrill DSM, LPC-S, LMFT-S “The comprehensive model offers five practical tools to create insight and healing. Each person’s unique and individual experience of grief is treated holistically, offering a pathway of growth through loss.” —Dr. Lorna Bradley, author of Special Needs Parenting “The ‘GRACE Grief Model’ is a masterpiece that offers a new perspective on grief by blending well-known, evidence-based therapeutic theories into a singular model. Anyone who has experienced loss or who works with individuals who are experiencing loss will find this book to be an invaluable resource.” —Rayan Al Jurdi, MD