Staff

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Dr. Paulette R. Eason-Williams is the founder of Heuristic Healing,  Inc.for profit private practice which began as Heuristic Quest  Foundation in 2003 and was incorporated in 2014 and the not-for-profit  Heuristic Quest HeadQuarters (HQ2) founded in 2009.  She is HQ2's  Executive Director and the agency is currently launching its addiction  program.  The program will provide prevention, early intervention and Level I outpatient.  It will reach beyond substances to include process and other addictions that include gambling, sex and shopping, etc.

 She graduated with a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision May 2022.  She is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) since 2003 and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor since 1998.  She is a Licensed CEU  Sponsor as well as a Business Consultant.  She has 2 Master's Degrees- Masters in Criminal Justice from Chicago State University and the other from Adler University in Counseling and Organizational Psychology, She is a National Merit Scholar and an NBCC Minority Fellowship Recipient. 

Her counseling style is laid back, down-to-earth and genuine,  Her preferred therapy style is Alderian-Existential.  She is a Pragmatic  Experimental Teacher.  She trains counselors-in-training and hopes to  target interns who would like to go into under-served areas and open  practices.
She is passionate about African American wellness and helping African Americans recover from the effects of slavery and racism.  She has written three books:  Anger Management,  Addictables, and Coping and Social Skills with Cope n Steady.