HOUSTON, Feb. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beyond Finance, one of the nation's largest debt resolution organizations, congratulates one of its financial wellness client counselors, Nathan Astle, for founding and opening the Financial Therapy Clinical Institute (FTCI). Astle, a Certified Financial Therapist™ and licensed marriage and family therapist, works with Beyond Finance to offer financial wellness counseling to its clients
The core objective of FTCI is to train therapists, counselors, and planners on the foundational tenets of financial wellness and how to implement those principles into their work.
"It wasn't until 2008 that a real transdisciplinary step was taken to establish the Financial Therapy Association," said Astle. "That's when therapists and financial planners created a new field to help people change how they think, feel and behave around money. FTCI was made to bolster that work and continue developing this important field of study."
Astle established the Financial Therapy Clinical Institute as a model for other industry practitioners to bring into their practices. His idea is to fill a gap in many of the training clinical professionals receive related to Acute Financial Stress. FTCI is already developing a curriculum on various scenarios to be studied, such as "Couples and Money" and "Financial Trauma."
"Nate was asked to help lead our client's financial wellness program with Dr. Erika Rasure. Based on his understanding of mental health issues related to personal debt, we are confident that we’re changing lives more holistically," said Beyond Finance Chief Operations Officer Lou Antonelli. "The same care and expertise he is placing into FTCI are what he provides each of our clients searching to improve their relationship with their finances."
When asked about his vision for the Financial Therapy Clinical Institute, Astle wants to do more than help therapists understand how to serve their clients struggling with finances directly. "This is more than creating a healthy perspective about financial health, but making a real shift in how everyone approaches money," he said.
About Beyond Finance, LLC
Beyond Finance, LLC, based in Houston, is one of the nation’s largest, most successful, and most influential debt resolution organizations. By standing alongside clients wherever they are in their debt journey, Beyond Finance uses personalized debt resolution programs and proprietary technology to give them the clarity, confidence, and tools they need to move beyond debt. Since 2017, they have resolved more than $1 billion in client debt. In June 2020, it merged with an affiliate to become the dedicated company it is today. They have additional offices in Fort Worth, Chicago, San Diego, and Irvine, California. For more information, visit BeyondFinance.com.
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