United Counseling Service

03/26/2026

We're proud to support Project AWARE with SVSU, helping schools identify mental health needs early and ensure every student has the support to succeed.

Learn more about this initiative below:

United Counseling Service partners with the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union on Project AWARE to support student mental health.

03/26/2026

Thank you to returning event sponsor, Heritage Family Credit Union, who will support this year's Superhero 5K and Kids' Dash as an Invincible Level sponsor!

Interested in being a sponsor? Find more information at ucsvt.org/events

03/25/2026

We’re listening — and we need your voice.

United Counseling Service (UCS) invites our community partners to complete a brief stakeholder survey. Your feedback helps us strengthen collaboration, improve communication, and ensure our programs continue to meet the needs of Bennington County.

The survey is short and your input will help inform our planning and service delivery.
Please take a few minutes to share your perspective: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UCSSurvey2026

Thank you for partnering with us to build a healthier, stronger community.

03/21/2026

During Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, we’re celebrating the voices of the staff who walk alongside the people we support every day.

It’s in the small moments, the meaningful connections, and the support that helps each person live life on their own terms. This is the work—and the impact—that makes it all so worthwhile.

03/19/2026

Join Bennington County Head Start-Early Head Start for an Open Enrollment event at its North Bennington campus at 2 Park St., North Bennington, VT on Wednesday, April 22 at 2:30 to 5:30PM.

More information available at ucsvt.org/events

03/17/2026

We recently expanded our services for individuals experiencing a mental health and substance use crises in Bennington by creating the Integrated Crisis Stabilization Program (ICSS).

Read more about this new program below:

As part of a State of Vermont request, United Counseling Service (UCS) created an Integrated Crisis Stabilization Program (ICSS) this year to expand its services for individuals experiencing mental health and substance use crises in Bennington County. ICSS provides therapeutic groups, skill-building...

03/16/2026

Thank you to returning event sponsor, The Richards Group, an IMA Company, who will support this year's Superhero 5K and Kids' Dash as a Guardian Level sponsor! 💥

Interested in being a sponsor? Find more information at ucsvt.org/events

03/14/2026

During Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, we’re celebrating the voices of the staff who walk alongside the people we support every day.

Nadine reminds us that progress takes time, patience, and encouragement. Through years of support, the individuals she’s worked with are now holding jobs and living fuller, more independent lives. Sometimes all it takes is someone believing in you and saying, “You can do it.”

03/11/2026

We’re listening — and we need your voice.

United Counseling Service (UCS) invites our community partners to complete a brief stakeholder survey. Your feedback helps us strengthen collaboration, improve communication, and ensure our programs continue to meet the needs of Bennington County.

The survey is short and your input will help inform our planning and service delivery.

Please take a few minutes to share your perspective: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UCSSurvey2026

Thank you for partnering with us to build a healthier, stronger community.

Since 1958, United Counseling Service has been building a stronger community by empowering individuals and families to live healthy, meaningful lives.

03/07/2026

During Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, we’re celebrating the voices of the staff who walk alongside the people we support every day.

Roxy, a Community Support Worker, reminds us that this work is about connection as much as it is about care. The relationships built through this work are powerful and life-changing for the individuals we support and our own staff.

Their stories, resilience, and joy shape the people we become.

03/05/2026

Please join us in welcoming Kelly Kervan to United Counseling Service as our new Chief Financial Officer!

Kelly steps into the role previously held by Jill Doyle, who retired after an incredible 35 years of service to the agency. In his new role, Kelly will help guide financial planning for UCS’s four corporations, including United Counseling Service and United Children’s Services, which administers Head Start and Early Head Start of Bennington County.

Read more below:

Kelly Kervan joins United Counseling Service of Bennington County as the agency's new Chief Financial Officer.

03/03/2026

We recently celebrated Chief Medical Officer Dr. Alya Reeve with a southwestern themed gathering as she prepared to depart UCS for retirement after 11 years with our agency!

Thank you, Dr. Reeve, for your tireless commitment to quality and for supporting staff every day to ensure our clients receive the care they need.

You will be missed greatly and we wish you the very best in your retirement!