NUCARS CEO & Lead Counselor,

Dr. Linda Morris Ávila, BA,MBA,MA,DMIN, MACMHC

I believe that effective counseling is joint effort. Both you and I must be actively involved in developing goals and assessing progress. Results are achieved through initiative taken both during sessions and in your daily routine. While there are instances where positive changes in emotions and behaviors may occur rapidly, one must be willing to take gradual, deliberate, and repeated steps over time. Personal growth is achieved through the development of coping skills and gaining confidence that the struggles we face as human beings can be endured and, most importantly, overcome. My ultimate goal is to help you to make your life's activities become increasingly positive experiences.

Dr. Morris-Avila's Education & Training

Doctor of Ministry, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Pentecostal Theological Seminary, Cleveland, TN, 2018
Master of Arts, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Pentecostal Theological Seminary, Cleveland, TN, 2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Phoenix, Chattanooga, TN, 2009
Bachelor of Science Liberal Arts Studies with concentration in Social & Behavior Science, Knoxville College, Knoxville TN, 2006
The Kingdom Minister’s Ordination Training, Empowerment Church, East Ridge, TN, 2015
Purpose Discovery Specialist, Certificate, The Institute for Leadership Deployment, Chattanooga, TN, 2013
Strengthening Families Program, Certificate of Completion Cleveland, TN, 2013

Neighbors United is governed by a board of directors which has a legal and fiduciary responsibility to the organization. Tennessee law requires board members to discharge duties: “of Good Faith, of Care, and of Loyalty, in a manner in which he or she reasonably believes to be in the best interest of the corporation, and with such care, including reasonable inquiry, skill and diligence, as a person of ordinary prudence would use under similar circumstances.” All board members are required to fulfill this legal and fiduciary obligation.