Brian S. Hissom, MA, LPC, NCC

Director

Mr. Hissom holds Bachelor and Master of Art's degrees in Counseling from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia and is a Certified Rational Emotive Therapist, trained by the Institute for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and specializes in working with adolescents and adults who have emotional, behavioral, and relationship difficulties. His practice also has a special emphasis on helping individuals with chronic pain and medical problems. He provides pre-surgical assessments for candidates for bariatric and pain management surgeries. In addition to his private practice he is also co-founder of Employee Assistance Resources, an Employee Assistance Program business, established with Gary S. Indenbaum, Ph.D. in Hickory, NC in 2002.
Mr. Hissom served from 1987 to 1996 as a Counselor for a Pain Management and Work Rehabilitation program at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, NC. He also was the Director of that department from 1992 until his departure to begin private practice full time in 1996. While at Frye Regional Medical Center he also organized and served as the first Director of the Coordinated Out-patient Services for patients with traumatic brain injury. Mr. Hissom has been in private practice since 1991, serving at Lifeworks in Morganton, NC until 1996 and Counseling & Psychology Resources in Hickory from 1996 until 2006.

Email me direct at bshissom@hickorycounseling.com