Adrian Hickmon, Executive Director
Licensed Professional Counselor / LPC
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist / LMFT
AAMFT Approved Supervisor
EMDR Part I
PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy
MA in Substance Abuse Counseling
MEd

I’ll start with my family, and then I’ll introduce our staff. More than anything else, I’m a Christian man whose number one role, privilege and joy in life is being husband to my wife JoAnna since May 2, 1975. I’ve been in love with her since I was eleven, even though she didn’t notice me until we were entering college. Her Dad was a world champion Tennessee Walking Horse trainer. He owned and operated Joe Webb’s Riding Camp for kids in the summer to teach kids to care, train, and show Tennessee Walkers. I know now that he did a marvelous job in equine therapy although he didn’t call it that. At seventeen I finally navigated my way into being a counselor at her daddy’s camp and stole her heart even though it had a bit of a delayed reaction. It only took three years. Yes, I know that I really married up and I’m thankful for her.

My other number one role, privilege, and joy in life is being a dad. I had the best Dad in the world that is now also the best Grandpa in the world. I guess being a husband and dad are about the best two things that a person could ever be. Our children include our adult girls Andrea and Lauren, and college-age twins Michael and Slade. My dad-roles include: trout fishing guide; athletic trainer; workout partner; free-throw rebounder; hunting guide, tracker and skinner; coach; cookout chef; adventure leader; massage therapist; and faith-trainer.

We all love dogs, especially Labrador Retrievers (because of Princess for eleven years) and German Shepherds (because of Samson for seven years and soon Kai). We have a special ceremony on the 16th birthday of every child that we call the Father’s and Grandfather’s Blessing (Thankfully my dad was alive for all four). When the girls went through this celebration both were given a ring on which the motto, “Walk in the Light”, was engraved. For the boys, we changed the motto to “heart of a lion, heart of a lamb” and had it engraved on the back of a special watch. No matter what it takes, my and JoAnna’s life and prayers are dedicated to our children going to heaven. My favorite scriptures are I Peter 5:5-6, “…God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because He cares for you” and Psalm 37:3-9 “Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn and the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.

Resume Blurb: After earning All-American honors as a college defensive end where he was team captain, Adrian Hickmon coached football for fourteen years. His high school coaching career posted State Championships in football and power-lifting as well as Louisiana State Coach of the Year honors. Most importantly, he conducted annual father-son camps with hundreds of his players and their dads. Professionally, Dr. Hickmon is the Executive Director and Founder of Capstone Treatment Center. He holds a B.A. and M.Ed. degrees from Harding University, a M.A. in Substance Abuse Counseling from Northeast Louisiana University, and a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Virginia Tech. Since 1993 Dr. Hickmon has served as a professor and supervisor in Harding University’s graduate program in marriage and family therapy, conducted his private practice, and presented seminars on marriage, parenting, and dating relationships. He is the author and presenter of the “Building Your House Upon the Rock; Dating, Marriage, and Sex” video series. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Licensed Professional Counselor, EMDR Part I, and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor.

I am so truly thankful to have each and every one of the staff I’m going to introduce to you. They make going to work fun. I hope that Capstone can keep them until they all retire. They are good at their jobs and are wonderful to work with. Every one of them has a strong commitment to God and to their respective families. I tell therapists that I’m training that the most important thing in therapy is who you are because you can’t take clients further than you’ve taken yourself. It’s who these staff members are that makes the difference. The thing that sets Capstone apart is our ability to find the core set of problems and design a game-plan to solve them. That is what this staff does better than any that I’ve ever seen. They go to the core, and it’s because of who they are.