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11/27/2025
🍁 Happy Thanksgiving from Great Joy 🍁
Today, we pause to honor gratitude — for life, for community, and for the privilege of serving others.
At Great Joy, we are thankful for every individual, family, partner, school, and organization that has trusted us to walk alongside them this year. Your courage, your resilience, and your commitment to healing inspire us daily.
We are also deeply grateful for our compassionate team, whose dedication makes our mission possible. Your work changes lives, strengthens communities, and brings light into places that need it most.
As we all gather with loved ones today, may this season bring you rest, peace, and reminders of hope. Thank you for being part of the Great Joy family — we are honored to serve you.
Wishing you a warm, safe, and joyful Thanksgiving. 🧡
— Great Joy Counseling & Consulting Services
11/26/2025
Open to all teen girls ready to grow, connect, and shine. 💜 Join Lexis & Naomi every Friday at 7 PM for real talk, friendship, and support. Let’s pour into our girls together. Tell a friend!
With the help and guidance of God and some praying folks-
I built three legacy programs for my baby less than 30 days after she went to heaven.
Anger? I alchemized it.
Disappointment? I redirected it.
Grief? I carried it while I kept going.
’Cause every time I wanted to crumble, I heard her voice: “Ma… you got this.”
And she was right.
Now look at us—funded, favored, and still rising.
Go Hard energy in my chest, purpose in my bones.
This one’s for you, Jada Simone.
We did it, Joe.
And we’re just getting started.
11/19/2025
The Jada Simone Stretching & Body Movement Program
Step into a space where movement meets mindfulness and healing unfolds through the body. This series combines gentle stretches, expressive motion, rhythm, and intentional breathwork to help participants release built-up tension, restore energy, and cultivate a sense of calm and balance. Guided by mental health professionals and movement instructors, each session encourages self-awareness, presence, and the joy that comes from moving freely and intentionally.
Experience movement as a form of self-care, emotional release, and connection with your body—an invitation to nurture both physical and emotional well-being in a supportive, affirming environment.
The Jada Simone Creative Writing Lab A therapeutic storytelling initiative for youth navigating grief, trauma, and identity. This program provides a safe and affirming space for young people to process complex emotions through poetry, journaling, and creative expression. Guided by licensed clinicians and teaching artists, participants will explore how words can become a bridge — connecting pain to purpose, loss to legacy, and silence to self-discovery. To extend its impact, the Lab will partner with schools, community centers, and youth-serving organizations to make programming accessible to those who might not otherwise find spaces for creative healing. Collaborations with local libraries, universities, and writing collectives will support curriculum design, writing retreats, and publication opportunities. We are seeking facilitators, clinicians, and artists who are passionate about mental health, equity, and youth empowerment to serve as mentors, workshop leaders, and guest speakers. These partnerships will help shape a dynamic ecosystem of support—where each young writer is seen, heard, and guided by a community that believes in the transformative power of story.
11/10/2025
Thank You for Honoring Jada 💗
For everyone who loved and supported me through Jada Simone Sampson’s Celebration of Life, I've included a QR code below with her obituary and photos.
This journey has not been easy, but I am comforted by the fact that God sees all. At this time, I choose to build.
The righteous prayers, presence, and love have carried me. Thank you for helping me celebrate her light exactly the way she lived — radiant, joyful, and full of grace.
🕊️ Forever my joy. Forever my Jada.
11/05/2025
Growth happens when you give yourself space to be honest.
Join The Support Circle — a men’s virtual support group hosted by Great Joy Associate Zaire C.
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10/22/2025
We’re in need of a minivan to help us keep spreading great joy in the community! Your donation will help us make a difference. 💜 All contributions are tax-deductible. 📧 Contact us at GreatJoyCDC@gmail.com to support!
10/21/2025
STOP WAITING, START RISING! 🚀
The end of the year isn’t for burnout—it’s for breakthrough. Our Reset & Rise: A Live November Reboot is your chance to clear the clutter, refuel your fire, and set yourself up for a thriving new year. You don’t have to carry old stress into the future!
This is an intimate, powerful group session with Dr. La’Tesha, designed for deep, focused work. Limited seats available—and they are going fast.
Being a teen girl can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to go through it alone. Begin your growth journey with associates Lexis and Naomi. Groups will be held every Friday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. virtually. To sign up, email greatjoyintake@gmail.com!
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10/09/2025
This week, we pause to speak life — over our minds, our peace, and the parts of us still learning to heal. 💜
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Great Joy Counseling & Consulting Services, located in Westfield, NJ, is an innovative private practice offering psychotherapuetic services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families throughout New Jersey. Our team of highly qualified professionals specializes in various evidence-based practice therapy techniques and specialized skills groups to meet the needs of every client.
We utilize the most up-to-date psychotherapy techniques to improve the overall health and wellness of our patients and their families. Great Joy Counseling and Consulting Services is committed to providing every client with prompt, courteous and complete care in a professional and confidential manner.
Our clinicians treat clients with the following issues:
anxiety
depression
anger management
stress management
addictions
relationship issues
chronic illness
boundary issues
substance abuse
emotional disturbances
family conflict
infidelity
compulsive sexual behaviors
PTSD
ADHD
parenting
career counseling
divorce
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Schedule your counseling or consulting appointment today.Whether counseling is a new experience for you or something you've done before, it is common to have questions about how counseling can help you and what to expect. Just know, we are here to guide you in taking your first step towards getting to a better place and being a better you. Here at Great Joy Counseling & Consulting we pride ourselves on assisting our clients with great joy. We specialize in moving people from acorn to oak tree so they can live meaningful lives filled with great joy.
We offer individual, couples, groups, and family therapy both virtual or in person. We also provide Continuing Education courses, clinical supervision, and non profit and for profit consulting.
We now offer evaluations to become a medical ma*****na patient.
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