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Glenda Demas, MA, LPC, ACTP Lead Practitioner and Owner, Pearls of Change Wellness, LLC
into the role of an at-risk counselor within the esteemed Katy I.S.D. Although Glenda had a sense of gratification working within the school communities to provide support, she knew her calling required her to be among other private practice practitioners, servicing those day-to-day who struggle with mental health challenges. As the lead practitioner and owner of Pearls of Change Wellness, LLC, Glenda has worked avidly to provide mental health support to those throughout the Lone Star State and the state of Georgia, by offering individual and group counseling, training, education, and resources to the public and private sectors. Glenda was nominated as one of Top 5 Preferred Mental Health Practitioners in Texas for 2020 by Cigna Health. In addition, she was chosen as the mental health clinician to represent Texas by the Boris L. Henson Foundation, founded by actress Taraji P. Henson, for their “Let’s Talk” free virtual therapy campaign.
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lenda Demas is a licensed profe s sional c ouns elor, advanced clinical trauma practitioner, and mental health advocate with 15 years of experience in crisis intervention and behavioral health management. A born Native Houstonian and graduate of Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, Glenda earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies from the University of Houston-Downtown, a Master’s of Business Administration in Management from Letourneau University, a Master’s of Science in Counseling from Prairie View A&M University, and is currently in pursuit of her Doctorate in Health Psychology from North Central University. Glenda’s passion and inspiration for raising awareness over the importance of mental health support came from her own personal experiences as a child and her desire to make sure that others 58
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Glenda is currently in pursuit of becoming the only nationally certified Public Safety knew that mental health issues should Responder Clinician within the City of be destigmatized. To further her efforts Houston. in advocacy, she wrote herself in as the youngest Board of Director in history for Glenda’s overall goal is to continue to the National Alliance on Mental Illness provide education and resources through (NAMI)-Greater Houston and is currently MyND Your Mental Foundation, a nonprofit organization she established during serving year 3 of her appointment. the height of COVID-19 to support the Glenda is a member of the American community. Glenda’s motto is “Together Counseling Association, American We Can.” Mental Health Counseling Association, American School Counseling Association, She is the daughter of Glenn and Beulah Houston Licensed Professional Counselors Demas and the proud mother of two sons, Association, Licensed Professional Christian and Aiden. Counselors Association of Georgia, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Glenda Demas, MA, LPC, ACTP by way of Alpha Kappa Omega (Omicron Lead Practitioner and Owner Gamma-Initiating Chapter), with over 17 Pearls of Change Wellness, LLC 2717 Commercial Center Blvd., Suite #E200 years of servitude to the sorority. Glenda worked within the public education setting for a span of 13 years, starting as a speech teacher at a local middle school in Fort Bend I.S.D., and later to transition
Katy, Texas 77494 (832) 291-8363 glenda@pearlsofchange.com www.pearlsofchange.com
