{"id":19156,"date":"2024-03-14T10:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?p=19156"},"modified":"2024-03-14T10:21:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:21:18","slug":"marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Marymount launches free mental health counseling clinic open to the public"},"content":{"rendered":"

 <\/p>\n

In a new initiative to address the growing mental health needs of the wider community, Marymount University has introduced a free counseling clinic that is open to the general public and the University community in collaboration with Marymount\u2019s Student Counseling Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Launched in January, the endeavor reflects the University\u2019s commitment to serving others while also offering valuable clinical experience to students in Marymount\u2019s CACREP-accredited master\u2019s programs<\/a> in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Pastoral Clinical Mental Health Counseling, as well as its doctoral program in Counselor Education and Supervision that will begin in Fall 2024.<\/p>\n

The clinic\u2019s staff of dedicated Counseling master\u2019s students will operate under the supervision of experienced faculty and staff members<\/a>. This approach ensures that clients receive high-quality care while also providing an enriching learning environment for future mental health professionals.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur mission at Marymount University involves not only educating our students but also serving the community,\u201d said Dr. Lisa Jackson-Cherry<\/a>, Director of Marymount\u2019s School of Counseling<\/a>. \u201cThe launch of this free mental health counseling training clinic aligns with our commitment to promoting well-being and providing valuable experiential learning opportunities for our students.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to preparing counselors-in-training with the necessary skills, knowledge and experiences required in the profession, the new clinic also aims to provide a needed service to the community by offering equitable clinical mental health counseling services to diverse populations across Virginia. Employment of substance abuse, behavioral disorder and mental health counselors is projected to grow 18 percent from 2022 to 2032<\/a>, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This increase is much faster than the average for all occupations, illustrating the high demand for behavioral health care amidst a growing mental health crisis in the U.S.<\/p>\n

Recent federal data shows the number of suicides has hit a record high<\/a>, while the nation\u2019s youth report worsening mental health<\/a> \u2013 with 42 percent of high school-aged students stating they \u2018felt so sad or hopeless for the past two weeks that they could not go about their usual activities.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s our goal to increase mental health care equity and assist in eliminating the stigma surrounding mental health within marginalized communities through both telehealth and in-person counseling services available to everyone,\u201d explained Bonnie Kuo, Coordinator of Graduate Counseling and Clinical Experiences at Marymount University. \u201cOur intentional outreach to underserved populations and disproportionately impacted communities will assist individuals, couples, families and groups who are experiencing mental health symptoms and stressors.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new clinic is currently operating from the sixth floor of the University\u2019s Ballston Center, with staff reaching out to the nearby community as well as rural areas through telehealth appointments. In-person sessions are planned to be offered starting this summer. Counseling students working in the clinic are able to apply for stipend funding through Marymount\u2019s $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)<\/a>, which the institution received in 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cMental health is a critical component of overall well-being \u2013 and by offering free counseling services, Marymount is contributing to the betterment of the whole community while holistically developing our students,\u201d added Dr. Pamela Slaven-Lee, Dean of Marymount\u2019s College of Health and Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marymount University invites the community to take advantage of this free mental health counseling clinic<\/a>. To schedule an appointment or learn more about services offered, please email mhclinic@marymount.edu<\/a> or call 703-908-7611.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  In a new initiative to address the growing mental health needs of the wider community, Marymount University has introduced a free counseling clinic that is open to the general public and the University community in collaboration with Marymount\u2019s Student Counseling Services. Launched in January, the endeavor reflects the University\u2019s commitment to serving others while […]<\/p>\n

Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":19157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[545,54,53,2078,14,15,459,908],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMarymount launches free mental health counseling clinic open to the public - Marymount University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Services at the counseling clinic will be provided by School of Counseling master\u2019s students, with faculty and staff supervision.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Marymount launches free mental health counseling clinic open to the public\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Services at the counseling clinic will be provided by School of Counseling master\u2019s students, with faculty and staff supervision.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Marymount University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-14T14:14:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-14T14:21:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FOR-WEB-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"420\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"nmunson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"nmunson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/\",\"name\":\"Marymount launches free mental health counseling clinic open to the public - Marymount University\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FOR-WEB-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-14T14:14:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-14T14:21:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/2266f7e97a39aa87b435294a30d03814\"},\"description\":\"Services at the counseling clinic will be provided by School of Counseling master\u2019s students, with faculty and staff supervision.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FOR-WEB-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FOR-WEB-1.jpg\",\"width\":700,\"height\":420,\"caption\":\"Marymount launches free mental health counseling clinic open to the public\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Marymount launches free mental health counseling clinic open to the public\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/\",\"name\":\"Marymount University\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/2266f7e97a39aa87b435294a30d03814\",\"name\":\"nmunson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/38df618b1f7e8b4885474e1b4e965541?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/38df618b1f7e8b4885474e1b4e965541?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"nmunson\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/author\/nmunson\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Marymount launches free mental health counseling clinic open to the public - Marymount University","description":"Services at the counseling clinic will be provided by School of Counseling master\u2019s students, with faculty and staff supervision.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Marymount launches free mental health counseling clinic open to the public","og_description":"Services at the counseling clinic will be provided by School of Counseling master\u2019s students, with faculty and staff supervision.","og_url":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/","og_site_name":"Marymount University","article_published_time":"2024-03-14T14:14:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-03-14T14:21:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":700,"height":420,"url":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FOR-WEB-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"nmunson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"nmunson","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/","url":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/","name":"Marymount launches free mental health counseling clinic open to the public - Marymount University","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FOR-WEB-1.jpg","datePublished":"2024-03-14T14:14:01+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-14T14:21:18+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/2266f7e97a39aa87b435294a30d03814"},"description":"Services at the counseling clinic will be provided by School of Counseling master\u2019s students, with faculty and staff supervision.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FOR-WEB-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FOR-WEB-1.jpg","width":700,"height":420,"caption":"Marymount launches free mental health counseling clinic open to the public"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-launches-free-mental-health-counseling-clinic-open-to-the-public\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Marymount launches free mental health counseling clinic open to the public"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/#website","url":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/","name":"Marymount University","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/2266f7e97a39aa87b435294a30d03814","name":"nmunson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/38df618b1f7e8b4885474e1b4e965541?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/38df618b1f7e8b4885474e1b4e965541?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"nmunson"},"url":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/author\/nmunson\/"}]}},"modified_by":"nmunson","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19156"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19158,"href":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19156\/revisions\/19158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}