Clinician Bios
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Margaret Brooks, DPT, KLPC, CEO of Cornerstone Counseling of Madison County, CCMC, is a Kentucky Licensed Pastoral Counselor and member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. She has been working for Cornerstone Counseling for the past 6 years. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and Rocky Mountain University, with an emphasis in physical therapy. After a call to ministry 9 years ago, she began work on her Masters of Divinity with emphasis in pastoral care and counsel from Baptist Seminary of Kentucky and successfully completed a focused training program for pastoral counseling from the Kentuckiana Pastoral Counseling Consortium. She and her husband Mark have been married 28 years and have college-age children. She loves times with her family, times of travel, and watching movies on the big screen. She works at CCMC's Richmond and Berea locations.
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Crystal Shepherd is a Certified Pastoral Counselor, as well as a member, of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. She is an Associate Counselor with Cornerstone Counseling of Madison County. Her previous experience was at St. Luke’s Christian Counseling Center. She is a graduate of the University of Louisville (B.F.A) and Baptist Seminary of Kentucky with her Masters of Divinity with a specialty in Pastoral Care and Counseling. She has completed two units of Clinical Pastoral Education and has experience as a hospital chaplain. She is married with two children. She works at CCMC's Lexington location.
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Allen Conner, is a pastor and a counselor who operates out of a Biblical Worldview. He has been in ministry for over 39 years. Most of those years were spent as a senior pastor and a Christian Counselor. He has his Master of Divinity in Practical Theology and Counseling and has met all the educational requirements for a Doctor of Ministry in Marriage and Family Therapy. He is a Board Certified Christian Counselor and is currently working toward licensure as a pastoral Counselor, KLPC, in the state of Kentucky. He notes that he has been "blessed" to be married to his high school sweetheart for 39 years and counting. He has 3 grown and married children who have provided he and his wife with 5 grandchildren, one on the way. Music, Motorcycles, and the out- of- doors are a few of his passions. His modality of counseling is primarily from a Cognitive Behavioral, Solution Focused, Brief Therapy, perspective. He works at CCMC's Lancaster location.
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Jenny Ross, is a Master's Intern at Cornerstone Counseling of Madison County. She is currently a graduate student at Campbellsville University, working toward her Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She has a BA from Eastern Kentucky University and a Masters Degree in Missiology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Having spent thirteen years in East Asia, she understands the challenges of living in another culture and the experience of reverse culture shock. She has a heart to use her understanding of the joys and challenges of serving in ministry to walk alongside those in ministry positions, and their families. She strives to provide a safe, respectful, and caring place for children and adults to share their needs, concerns, and challenges. She meets with individuals, couples, and families helping them set attainable goals, so they can realize their strengths and potential. She works with clients to relieve their symptoms, as they work towards healing, restoration, lasting change, and resiliency. Jenny works out of Waco Baptist Church located at 3646 Irvine Road; Waco, KY 40385. Not only does she have office hours during the work week, she also has evening hours during the week, and is available to meet clients on Saturday.
