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Lee Nettles, direct >r of the Rappahannock Mental Health Clinic, formally took over his new position qt Monday. A native of Sussex County, Nettles comes tc Rappahannock after three years at the Orange Count) clinic, first as substance abuse counselor and later as acting director.
His background has prepared him for the unique problems that arise in running a mental health program in a rural area. Nettles was born and raised in Wakefield, a small town with a population of around 1,000. He left rural Virginia for the big city to attend Virginia Commonwealth University, both as undergraduate and graduate, but returned to the country after completing his education.
While a graduate student, Nettles worked as facilitator for therapy groups run by the Division of Alcoholism Service and as a patient counselor in the Medical College of Virginia’s cancer rehabilitation project.
With his primary interesl in program and communit) development. Nettles plans tc continues the consultatior and education group session! ranging from weight contro to kicking the cigarette habit to parenting that wen initiated by Rappahannock*! first clinic director, lin McGarvey. v
"I’ll wear two hats—one a administrator-manager am the other as clinician,’ Nettles said. “I wouldn’t hav< taken the job here if it was only administration. I need people contact, people work. That’s the attractive thing about Rappahannock. The
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