Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeastern Michigan

04/17/2026

Happy ! As we reach the end of Black Maternal Health Week, our spotlight features a non-profit organization that is growing roots in the community to support Black moms in Detroit; Melanin Motherhood Haven! Melanin Motherhood Haven aims to build safe and thriving spaces for Black moms and some of the ways this organization does so is by offering community baby showers (May 30th!), advocating for equitable breastfeeding resources, developing community gardens for access to good nutrition for mothers and babies, and so much more.

Please give their social media pages a follow!

-Facebook: Melanin Motherhood Haven
-Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1510874609458660
-Instagram:

04/16/2026

April is National Minority Health Month, and mental health equity deserves to be part of that conversation. 💬

Among adults with a mental illness, Hispanic (44%), Black (39%), and Asian (33%) adults are significantly less likely than white adults (58%) to receive mental health services. That gap isn’t about need. It’s about access, trust, and systems that weren’t built with everyone in mind.

BIPOC communities are more likely to receive lower quality care or services that aren’t linguistically or culturally appropriate. Research consistently links social determinants like lower income, unstable housing, and unemployment to higher rates of depression, anxiety, and PTSD; burdens that fall disproportionately on communities of color.

[Source:SAMHSAA]

04/14/2026

Thank you to our 2025 Golf Outing Sponsors for their incredible contributions in making last years’ event a Hole-In-One! Check out of list of esteemed supporters and please support these businesses and individuals where you can!

-Verità Telecommunications Corporation
-Wendy Kastner (SCC Office Manager)
-Pat Parker (SCC Board)
-Dr. Karen Schurgin and Robert Brunhild (SCC Clinical Director)
-John and Marilyn King
-Michael and Mary Glenn (SCC Board)
-J2 I.T. Group
-First United Methodist Men’s Tuesday Bible Study
-Charles F. Yeager Foundation
-Patricia Lange

If you are interested in sponsoring or registering for our 25th Annual Golf Outing, please visit sccgolf.org for more information!

04/14/2026

Today is Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day 🕯️

We honor the 6 million Jewish lives lost during the Holocaust, and we stand with survivors, their descendants, and all who carry this grief forward.

As a mental health community, we recognize that trauma does not end with the generation that experienced it. The psychological wounds of the Holocaust, including intergenerational trauma, continue to affect survivors’ families today.

To remember is to resist erasure. We will not look away.

04/13/2026

This week is Black Maternal Health Week!
Black pregnant women face a maternal mortality rate of 50.3 deaths per 100,000 live births which is three times the national average.

The crisis extends beyond physical health. Roughly 40% of Black mothers experience maternal mental health conditions, yet nearly 60% receive no support or treatment for prenatal or postnatal mental health care. Barriers include stigma, lack of culturally competent providers, and systemic inequities.

Contributing factors include inequitable access to healthcare, implicit bias among providers, and the compounded effects of historical and present-day racial disparities.

Up to 80% of maternal deaths are preventable. Systemic change, not individual behavior, is what moves the needle.

Black Maternal Health Week (April 11–17) is led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to amplify the voices and lived experiences of Black mamas and birthing people. We stand with that mission.

04/11/2026

Samaritan Counseling Center is hiring! We are looking for therapists specifically at our Dearborn Heights and Farmington Hills locations.

-Are you a therapist who works with children ages 5-18?
-Have you enjoyed working with couples?
-Maybe you have trauma-focused approaches you've acquired through specialized training?

We welcome new graduates and fully-licensed therapists to join us in serving community members in Southeast Michigan.

Visit sccmich.org/careers for more information!

04/10/2026

Happy ! Today is Teal Day! This day celebrates all the incredible counselors who are working towards reducing stigma around mental healthcare through providing passionate approaches towards wellness and healing.

Counselors make a difference every day! Join us and in recognizing the work of professional counselors throughout Counseling Awareness Month 2026 this April.

For more info on Teal Day and Counseling Awareness Month, visit: https://counseling.org/cam

Are you ready to work with a counselor? We have many on staff! Visit sccmich.org/staff to see who's currently accepting clients!

04/09/2026

⛳ Tee up for mental health access!

Join us for our 25th Annual SCC Charity Golf Outing on Friday, May 15th at Tanglewood Golf Club in South Lyon, MI 🏌️‍♂️ 9AM Shotgun start, with 7:45AM access to the driving range.

Registration is $175/person and includes 18 holes, cart, beverages, lunch, and a chicken buffet dinner. Plus: a $10,000 hole-in-one contest, silent auction, raffles, and more. Proceeds support our Client Assistance Fund, which helped 195 families access therapy last year!

Can’t golf? Join us for dinner for just $30, or choose one of our sponsor packages.

Register and view the event schedule at: sccgolf.org or call 248-474-4701

Samaritan Counseling Center continues to provide mental health therapy to Southeastern Michigan communities since 1985. Our licensed Staff therapists offer a variety of ther**eutic approaches to assist our clients' healing through exploring their inner resources and hopes. At SCC, we take considerat...

04/07/2026

Today is the SAAM Day of Action! The first Tuesday of April, and the start of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This year marks 25 years of the national SAAM campaign. The theme: “25 Years Stronger: Looking Back, Moving Forward.”

Sexual violence affects every community but not equally:
- 1 in 5 women in the U.S. has experienced completed or attempted r**e in her lifetime, and nearly 1 in 4 men has experienced contact sexual violence.
- Nearly 4 in 5 bisexual women and about 3 in 5 le***an women and gay men have experienced contact sexual violence in their lifetimes.
- Almost half of all transgender and gender diverse people have been sexually assaulted, with even higher rates among trans people of color.

These numbers represent people in our communities, our waiting rooms, our care. Trauma-informed, identity-affirming care is essential. We believe survivors.

Sources: NSVRC (2026); CDC NISVS 2016/2017; U.S. Transgender Survey (2015); RAINN/BJS (2020–2024)

04/06/2026

April is Autism Acceptance Month! Most of the conversation focuses on children but autism is lifelong, and adults are significantly underserved.

Autism affects approximately 1 in 31 children in the U.S. (CDC, 2025) but those children grow up. The CDC estimates about 2.2% of U.S. adults are autistic, yet formal diagnosis rates in adulthood remain far below what prevalence data suggests.

The gap is systemic. Diagnostic tools were historically built around research on young boys, leaving women, people of color, and those who learned to mask their traits chronically missed. The better someone is at masking, the easier it is for their autism to go unnoticed, often at significant psychological cost.

Autistic adults are nearly three times more likely to experience a co-occurring mental health condition than the general population. Many are treated for anxiety or depression without anyone asking why.

Sources: CDC ADDM Network (2025); CDC Adult Prevalence Data; Nimmo-Smith et al., BMC Psychiatry (2020)

04/05/2026

Happy Easter to all of our community members who celebrate! We wish everyone a warm experience with loved ones and a healthy spring time ahead!

04/04/2026

We are hiring! Fully-licensed, limited-licensed, therapists who work with ages 5-18, couples therapists, and therapists who are interested in working in-person at our various satellite locations. Please reach out for more info, and/or send in your resume! ✨

Samaritan Counseling Center is hiring! SCC is seeking 2-3 fully licensed therapists to join our staff! If you are a psychologist, counselor, social worker, or art therapist with a full Michigan State license to practice therapy, this is a great opportunity for someone looking to work with a well-established non-profit organization in offering ther**eutic care for community members of Southeast Michigan. We are looking for therapists who can work primarily at our two Farmington Hills location in-person, with a flexible hybrid model to accommodate virtual appointment requests. Other location placements will be considered!

Requirements for this position:
-Fully licensed in the state of Michigan
-Maintaining a caseload of 15-25 clients per week

Preferred Specialties:
-Couples/Marriage/Family therapists
-Trauma therapists with EMDR or DBT training
-Therapy with elementary-aged children and older
-Grief and Loss
-Experience working with neurodiverse/expansive populations, intersectional identities, multicultural approaches

Benefits:
-Accrued Paid time off with 6 paid holidays, flexible scheduling, hybrid work model with community office locations all over Southeast MI
-W2 employee designation
-Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
-PsychologyToday stipend, Continuing Education database, weekly collegial opportunities with case consultation
-Administrative/billing staff assisting with billing, insurance, and intake procedures

Please submit your resume directly to kschurgin@sccmich.org and visit SCCMich.org to learn more about SCC!