RIBBON CUTTING A ribbon cutting ceremony took place at the newly opened Shalom Counseling and Mediation Center Numerous local business owners came to celebrate with the Shalom team as well as members of the Wauseon Chamber of Commerce and City of Wauseon officials
By: Jacob Kessler
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
jacob@thevillagereporter.com
Shalom Counseling and Mediation Center celebrated their new Wauseon location with a ribbon cutting this past week. The new Shalom location is situated at 400 Enterprise Avenue in Wauseon and joins offices already established in Bryan and Archbold.
Shalom Ministries was created back in 1998 as a non-profit and is governed by a board of directors. Its mission is to provide Christ-centered, results-oriented, professional counseling and mediation to all people.
A broad range of outpatient mental and behavioral health services are offered to children, families, individuals, and couples.
Executive Director Allen Rutter explained that there are a lot of services available for children at Shalom. In that way, many services are provided to Job and Family Services and some courts.
“We look forward to being able to provide more for JFS and the courts here in Wauseon now that we are located here, more East in Fulton County.”
“We have numerous services available for children and have certified play therapists working with kids. These therapists do amazing work with the kids and use many techniques,” said Mr. Rutter.
The Wauseon office opened on March 18th after much discussion on how to move the company forward. “We had been so busy and have had such limited space that we considered a renovation project for the Archbold office.”
“Then this building became available, and it was much more economical and was a faster process for us to ramp up office space.”
“It also positions us to serve the residents of Fulton County, Wauseon, and those to the East more by making it more convenient for those residents to come. The building also gives us a lot more room for expansion to meet the demand,” said Mr. Rutter.
Mr. Rutter also explained how excited everyone is to begin their new journey in Wauseon. “Wauseon is a really exciting place and I think it’s a growing community. We are here to serve the people and have many opportunities to share, including our EAP services offered to local businesses.”
“We are not in competition with other mental health agencies. There are a lot of excellent places for people to receive mental health services. Our work is about collaborating with people, not about competing.”
“There is a lot of demand these days and it is exciting to know when people want help, there are good quality mental health services available in our community and I am proud to be a part of that.”