What do we Provide?
These services are provided with the ultimate goal of bringing the community together around African American youth and young adults in order to support their growth and engagement in leadership.
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Offering individual and group counseling services for youth, including drug counseling services as well as individual and group counseling for caregivers
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Therapists will use a wholistic perspective to understand the youths needs and to provide individualized care. Restorative principles will be utilized to assess for the potential for needing help in repairing relationships due to harm done.
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Advocating for needed policy changes.
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Supporting families in meeting their needs in order to increase productivity of youth and deter them from juvenile justice involvement.
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You will receive services from a culturally competent provider. Someone who can understand your experiences as an African American.
What you can expect
Weekly 50-minute, 1-on-1 zoom sessions
A comprehensive wellness assessment
Personalized treatment plan, coping skills, and referrals to community resources to help you reach your goals
Case management services as part of counseling services
Helpful tools, tips, and tricks for navigating your unique obstacles
Verified online at Psychology Today, Therapy Den, and GoodTherapy
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If you do not have insurance or you don’t have one of the included insurances, you will be considered self-pay.
Self-Pay full price is $175 per session with a free 30 min. consultation. Prices vary based on income (Sliding fee scale available).
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If you have one of the following insurances, please register with my profile at: Headway.
-Aetna
-Anthem Blue Cross or Blue Shield
-Cigna
-Oscar
-Oxford Health
-United Healthcare
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Through Path Mental Health I can take the following insurances:
-Anthem
-Humana
For eligibility though Path, click on the following link and fill out the form.
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Other insurance options include:
-Beacon
-Magellen
pRICING
Dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline,
one child at a time
Our Purpose
Dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline
Prevent and heal generational trauma
Provide culturally competent mental health services
Build a village to meet the ongoing needs of youth by creating a social safety net
Address harms through restorative justice services
Statistics
One in three youth have police in school and also have no school nurse or counselor
One in eight Black Students were suspended at least once during the 2017-2018 census.
Suspended Students are more likely to;
suffer academically
drop out of school
become involved with the justice system
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
They will be offered for youth and caregivers at a low cost. Message us now for more information on these proposed services.
Group counseling services
FAQs
What is Restorative Justice?
Restorative Justice is a set of practices and ideology that describe how to heal victims, provide opportunities for growth, and identify alternatives to incarceration and violence by repairing harm to individuals and their community. The Restorative principles are relationship, respect, responsibility, repair, and reintegration.
What is the School to Prison Pipeline?
The school to prison pipeline refers to the practices and policies that consistently push black youth out of schools and cause them to be incarcerated unjustly. These practices include; police in schools, school suspensions, and zero tolerance policies.
What is adultification?
The idea that Black youth should act older than they are, especially black girls. There is a bias against black youth and teens to act as if they “know better” than their white peers and to be more like little adults. This prejudice has led to racist and abusive attitudes toward black youth in many areas of life, including the juvenile justice system and police interactions. Click the following link for more information.
What is a treatment plan?
A treatment plan is a document that is created between the individual and their counselor. This document includes the goals, objectives, and techniques that the counselor will use to support client in meeting their goals and objectives. This is a working document and can change based on the needs of the individual.
What happens in the first session
The first session in therapy is used to get to know the client and their needs. An assessment of needs and symptoms is conducted during the first session in order to establish a diagnosis and a guideline of care. Following sessions look different than the first session. In the following sessions, clinician will have more of a flow and will be more applicable to current pressing issues in the client’s life.
What can counseling do?
Counseling can help a person manage mental health conditions and overcome many fears or anxieties. A person can get as much out of counseling as they put in. If you have a willingness to review your behaviors and thoughts, you will do well in counseling. Think of a counselor as your guide to finding peace within yourself.
How long are services?
Services are provided for a defined period of time, as identified by the individual and their counselor. Service times can be extended if goals have not been reached. We want to help you get to a point where you can live without counseling services!
How do I get started?
If you’re ready to start counseling with a licensed professional, reach out to us for questions or go ahead and self schedule on the scheduling page above. Schedule your free 30 minute consultation today, to see if we are the right fit for you. Referrals are provided if you are looking for something that we cannot provide at our center. Please reach out for more information.
Could counseling be right for me?
Whether you have suffered a long time with mental illnesses, or just recently realized you struggle a little more than other people do to get things done, or to feel happy, counseling could be right for you. Everyone has mental health and some struggle to be mentally well. Mental wellness is important for everyone, no matter their race, gender, presentation, or sexual orientation and we welcome all!