On Friday, November 16th, Diane Pepin, Executive Director of New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association presented the “Counselor of the Year Award’ to Chelsea Lemke, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and MLADC with Lakes Region Mental Health Center. This award is presented to a person who works with individual and groups to foster recovery from addictive disorders and demonstrates outstanding performance in some or all of the following competencies: assessment, treatment planning, case management, communications, administrative skills, individual/group/family counseling, referral, professional relationships and professional integrity.

Chelsea is the Director of the Community Support Program at LRMHC.