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At home on the water
Key Pen counselor loves her home, work
By Colleen Slater
KP News
 Maudie Lucas was raised on Wollochet
and Henderson bays, and claims salt water is in her soul.
A recent part of the Key Peninsula
business scene with her counseling office in Key Center,
she is no stranger to the area. She graduated from
Peninsula High School, had many friends out this way, and
used to attend dances at the Civic Center.
When her five children were grown,
Lucas resumed her education in clinical-pastoral studies.
She worked as chaplain and counselor in Spokane at
Deaconess Hospital, and later at Western State Hospital in
Steilacoom.
When she returned to this area with
plans to set up her own business, her requirement for a
home was on the salt water, and this side of the Tacoma
Narrows Bridge. She settled on Filucy Bay, where she rows
her boat every chance she gets. She also kayaks, swims,
clogs, plays tennis and loves softball. She would like to
have a 50-plus team of women’s softball organized here.
She hiked a lot when she lived in Colorado, but does less
of that here.
Lucas loves her work, helping people
discover who they really are, finding their own voice,
helping them realize they have choices to make in life.
She provides an atmosphere where
people with problems can feel safe, where they can connect
with their real selves, and are comfortable interacting
with her.
“When they know the truth about
themselves, that truth does set them free,” she says.
She provides counseling for
individuals, couples and families, and notes that most
insurance companies are accepted.
Fifth of seven children of a Baptist
minister who was previously in Vaudeville, Lucas and her
siblings have license plates depicting their place in the
family. Hers is 5 COY.
She grew up on farms with horses,
cows and other animals. One of her chores as a girl was
stripping the cow after her brother did the main milking.
She didn’t enjoy that job.
She hosts family reunions of nearly
100 people at her beach home.
Lucas loves the peninsula area. Fresh
air, friendly people, and life in the country are the
positives for her.
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