Doreen L. Upshaw is a gifted pastoral candidate serving with the Allegheny Center Alliance Church, professional counselor, speaker, mother, doting grandmother of 1 granddaughter, an award-winning author, innovator, and advocate for healthy family relationships. Doreen is a fifteen-year Army Staff Sergeant Veteran. She holds three degrees; a BS in Community Ministry, an MS in Counseling, and an MA in Biblical Exposition as an alumna of Carlow University, Geneva College, and Liberty University, and is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Pastoral Counseling at Liberty University. Her 1st book, “Amos and I, The Unique Contributions of a Father” (written in 2018) won 1st place in the self-help and inspiration genre with The Author Zone’s “TAZ Award” in 2020. As the founder and CEO of Compass Counseling & Support Services, Doreen graduated with honors specializing in child and family counseling. Since 2017 Doreen has provided play, art, and tech therapy to children and teens across the Pittsburgh area as her specialized area in the counseling field. With a passion for fatherhood, Doreen established a social media platform called, "Fathers Matter.” The platform has more than 2400 members from all over the world who post words of encouragement and questions to positively promote healthy fatherhood and support fathers through court proceedings and other parenting-related topics. From this platform, a city-wide fathering group was developed entitled, “The Father Forum.” In the wake of the 2020 Pandemic, her counseling practice lost many of its children and youth clients due to the shift to telehealth which prevented play and art therapy. As an innovator, Doreen created and holds the first U.S. patented mobile therapy service: CCSS-Mobile. This new service allows Compass Counseling to bring its counseling services to children and youth ages 4-10 at their home, school, after-school program, or a preferred location. Currently, Doreen has developed plans to create mobile services for a broader client base. Her mobile service idea has caught on in other states and has led to negotiations for licensing under her patent.
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