Counseling Services
We offer mental health counseling at no direct cost to you, including individual, couples/relationships, family and group counseling. Our counseling services aim to serve the unique and diverse needs in the Greater Richmond Community.
We collaborate with several VCU graduate programs, allowing us to provide counseling services as a training and educational facility with advanced graduate student counselors who work under the direct supervision of licensed mental health professionals. We offer services that encourage growth, resilience and confidence.
Our goal is to empower the family unit with a safe and welcoming therapeutic space for both children and their parents, to support holistic wellness in the home and community.
Counseling Services
Individual Counseling is best suitable for those seeking one-on-one therapy to work through a wide range of challenges, decisions, and coping with life's difficulties. Reasons for considering individual counseling may include:
- Anxiety
- Grief
- Depression
- Children having behavior challenges at school or at home
- Self-awareness and Personal growth
- Learning to cope during a difficult transition (loss of a job, difficult break up, etc.)
- Career decisions and stress
Couples and relationship counseling is most suitable for partners in an intimate relationship who are seeking to work through conflict and strengthen their relationship. Reasons for considering for Couples/Relationship Counseling may include:
- Communication
- Coparenting
- Divorce/Separation
- Affairs/Infidelity
- Intimacy Concerns
Family Counseling is used to identify the needs of individual members in the family unit to strengthen relationships with one another and increase wellness within the family system. Reasons for considering Family counseling may include:
- Parent-Child Conflict
- Blended Family
- Communication
- Family Cohesion
- Healthy Boundaries
- Impact of Mental Illness
- Interpersonal Conflict between members
- Grief/Loss
Group Counseling may be most effective for individuals to utilize and access support and resources with a group of individuals who share similar experiences or difficulties. Types of groups include:
- Parenthood/Parenting
- Wellness and Self-Care
- Grief/Loss
- Anxiety
- Teens
In your first meeting with us, you will be asked to fill out some paperwork. This will help us get to know you, identify what services may best apply to your situation, and ensure that the programming we offer is on-target and helpful. In a first meeting, you will also be asked if you are interested in contributing your information (with removal of any information that might be able to identify you) to our ongoing program evaluation. This is voluntary and will be used to evaluate and improve outcomes from our Center programming.
Participation in Programming/Counseling Services
For more information about program services or to have a staff member contact you, please share your contact information and what type of service you are interested in at this link: https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/ and enter the code MY7YXT7WT or scan the QR code below.
