How By Your Side Counseling Services Got It’s Start

Author: Ashley Saltzman, LCPC, NCC, Board Approved Supervisor

Throughout graduate school, many students dream of starting a private practice one day. The idea sounds good, right? Who wouldn’t love that autonomy and flexibility? Well, fresh out of school, April and Ashley worked for a local nonprofit as home-based and school-based counselors. They were colleagues in the mental health field for several years before contemplating the idea of being ready to take on the journey of private practice together. With the encouragement of family, friends, and colleagues, they decided this was more than a dream, it was a reality. April and Ashley made the decision that two is better than one and who wouldn’t want someone to be by their side during life transitions? Historic views of psychotherapy can be somewhat dated and we wanted to offer a name and brand that were on-point with our views of counseling. We are people, just like you. We want you to come as your authentic self and we want to be by your side until you’re ready to take the lead with whatever is going on in life that finds you here.  So here we are! By Your Side Counseling Services was created and we couldn’t be happier to provide the compassion and support our clients deserve.