Ep.#136: Virginia Young, PEACE Center

We sit down with Virginia Young to unpack what the PEACE Center in Auburn really is and why co-locating counseling with other services can make life easier for busy families. We also dig into the personal story behind the work, from navigating neurodivergent needs to training interns to become confident, self-led professionals. • what PEACE Center stands for and why the acronym matters • building a single location for counseling plus partner services like occupational therapy and speech and language • strengths-based care as a non-negotiable shared value • how overlapping needs show up for autism, ADHD, and broader neurodivergence • Virginia’s “two and a half hour radius” experience and what it revealed about access • the realities of starting a private practice and learning by doing • training interns to develop self-leadership and practical business skills • how to contact PEACE Center and what to expect when reaching out www.PeaceCenterAL.com334-610-0169