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At Touma & Associates, we believe that everyone can benefit from counseling with a skilled and caring professional.

Touma & Associates

Counseling Services in Columbia, SC

At Touma & Associates, we believe that everyone can benefit from counseling with a skilled and caring professional. Providers with a passion for helping each client make meaningful and extraordinary advances in his/her life, career, relationships, and happiness. Contact us to learn how a partnership with a caring and experienced counselor can help you.

Samer G. Touma, Ph.D.

Dr. Touma is a Board Certified Forensic Mental Health Evaluator and a Board Certified Child Custody Evaluator. Dr. Touma has been qualified to testify in court (in various counties throughout South Carolina) as an expert regarding a variety of mental health issues. In particular, he has been qualified by the court as an expert in child custody, post-divorce issues, and parental capacity.

Counseling Services

Touma & Associates provides professional counseling and consulting services to address a variety of challenges and problems including but not limited to:

Child Custody Evaluations

Parental Fitness Evaluations

Forensic Mental Health Evaluations

Testimonials

Samer G. Touma, Ph.D.

Dr. Sam Touma holds a doctorate in Counseling (Department of Educational Psychology – University of South Carolina) with major emphasis on child/adolescent and family counseling. He is a current member of Chi Sigma Iota Academic Honor Society. Dr. Touma participated in post-doctoral specialized training at The University of South Carolina in advanced psychopathology/personality disorders (Diagnosis and Treatment) in children/adolescents and adults. In addition, he has acquired advanced training in psychopathology, testing and assessment for designation to assess and treat serious mental health problems. Dr. Touma is a Board Certified Forensic Mental Health Evaluator and a Board Certified Child Custody Evaluator. Dr. Touma has been qualified to testify in court (in various counties throughout South Carolina) as an expert regarding a variety of mental health issues. In particular, he has been qualified by the court as an expert in child custody, post-divorce issues, and parental capacity. Dr. Touma has taught graduate level courses at a number of universities in South Carolina. He founded the counseling program at Webster University and served as department chair for eleven years. Dr. Touma taught clinical counseling internship, counseling practicum, in addition to counseling research and evaluation. In 2011, Dr. Touma was appointed by Governor Nikki Haley to serve on the State licensing Board for counseling.

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