About Noel
Noel Love M. Ed.
Licensed Professional Counselor and Chemical Dependency Counselor in the Clear Lake area. LPC Texas #73592. LCDC 12849. NPI 1669026548.
From the Air Force to this room
Noel Love initially worked as an alcoholism counselor after enlisting in the Air Force a year out of high school. Witnessing a change in his recently sobered-up father, he started a path that would include fourteen years as a counselor and program administrator and twenty years as an educational consultant specializing in helping schools respond to serious issues like substance use disorder.
He has published six articles in professional trade publications, including Adolescent Counselor, written a non-fiction book on positive and solution-focused behavioral interventions, conducted hundreds of interventions for families across the nation, trained more than 30,000 teachers from more than 600 communities, and received national recognition for professional contributions in 1997 and 2002. He has also authored three training curricula used in K-12 schools from coast to coast.
How he works
Noel integrates several therapy modalities that include a client-centered approach, EMDR, solution-focused interventions, cognitive behavioral therapy and family systems. In keeping with best practices, he incorporates the client’s spirituality in the healing process and strives to create a collaborative relationship. The aim is for the client to access internal and external assets that serve in the resolution of conflicts, the healing of broken spirits, and the restoration of damaged relationships.
He received his Master’s in Counseling from the University of Houston-Victoria at Sugar Land (2016) and is licensed in Texas as a Professional Counselor (LPC) and Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC). He works with depression, PTSD, affective disorders, anxiety, family distress, grief and loss, codependency, and substance use disorders. He welcomes adults, couples, teens, and families.
He strongly supports the role of the Twelve Steps and encourages active participation in Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Alanon. Therapy is not recovery; it is a tool for one to more fully embrace and enjoy one's recovery.
Stop in the Name of Love
In 2010, Noel wrote and published Stop in the Name of Love, a book about positive and solution-focused behavioral interventions. It is targeted to parents, educators, and counselors who conduct behavioral interventions, and it is available on Amazon.com and Barnesandnobles.com.
Psychology Today lists more than 25 years of direct clinical experience and 28 years in practice. A related site mentions more than 34 years as a counselor and educational consultant. This page uses the more conservative Psychology Today figures.