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 Anita’s
awareness and compassion for people grew as she constantly
came in contact with individuals who were hurting. It
became her desire to help them and not do anything to
cause them further harm. This became the motivation
for Anita pursuing a degree in counseling. Anita is
a graduate of Washington Bible College with a BA degree
in Biblical Studies with a concentration in Christian
Counseling. Anita received her Master of Arts degree
in Counseling Psychology at Bowie State University in
May 2003. Currently Anita is pursuing her doctorate
degree in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University.
She is a licensed certified professional counselor in
the state of Maryland, a member of the American Association
of Christian Counselors and the American Counseling
Association.
Anita and her husband have been married
for 33 years. God blessed them with one beautiful daughter,
Katrice Marie Leach-Ashton and two adorable grandsons.
She is an ordained minister and is currently the co-pastor
of Shiloh Abundant Life Ministries, in Forestville,
MD. She has served faithfully by her husband's side
for almost 30 years in many capacities. She currently
covers the Women’s Ministry, School of Ministry,
teaches and preaches, and provides counseling. Her counseling
experiences have been with individuals (adults and adolescents),
couples, and families. Over the years she has done a
great deal of premarital work with couples. Her group
work has been with parenting groups and grief counseling.
She has also done individual grief work with adults.
Anita received her certification as a grief recovery
specialist from the Grief Recovery Institute. She also
had the opportunity to do some work part-time for a
local hospice agency. Having been healed of her childhood
wound of abuse, Anita has also been effective in working
with other sexually abused women.
Anita has had the opportunity to teach
workshops and seminars on many occasions in various
settings. She has taught several classes at her church
dealing with mental illness and trained ministers in
her church to become lay counselors.
Anita enjoys counseling, teaching,
and ministering to women. Her greatest desire is to
fulfill the purpose and call of God upon her life. God
has given her a word of release for women in the Body
of Christ. Her greatest joy in ministry is to see women
emotionally healed, delivered and set free from yokes
of bondage. In her spare time she enjoys listening to
music, sewing, cooking, traveling, and making floral
arrangements. More than anything else Anita enjoys spending
time with her family.
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