The Valdosta Chamber and award sponsor First Commerce Credit Union named A Work I Progress, LLC, located at 601 North Ashley Street, the May Small Business of the Month.

This long-standing Chamber program was created to award local, hard-working small businesses.

A Work In Progress, LLC is a counseling agency that provides mental health, substance abuse, couples and marriage, and trauma counseling. In addition, it provides life coaching, life coach certification, and consultation services to individuals, families, and couples.

“I believe that self-sufficiency is key to personal and professional success. I enjoy working with and assisting individuals in the transitional phases of their lives. Treatment is individualized to the person receiving services. My theoretical approaches are Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), eclectic and holistic. I prefer to treat the "whole" person instead of pieces. By helping others to succeed regardless of our ages and stage in life, I succeed,” CEO and Licensed Professional Counselor Dr. Demetria Hill said.

Dr. Hill's niche focuses on African American teens and women's issues, trauma, self-esteem and self-worth, relationships, and family-related issues.

“I am effective with this population because this is the population that I am a part of and with which I can identify. In addition, I work well with this population because most issues my ideal client is experiencing or has experienced, myself, my friends, or family have dealt with and overcame," Dr. Hill said.

A Work In Progress was nominated in the top ten businesses for the 2021 Chamber’s Members’ Choice award. Dr. Hill participates in civic organizations, provides sponsorships to schools, participates in community events, and donates goods and services to individuals and other agencies.

For more information, contact Dr. Hill by phone at (229) 375-25266, by email at Dhcann.09@gmail.com, or visit www.facebook.com/aworkinprogressllc.