Goal Driven Counseling, LLC

06/10/2025

💡 Need Help Paying Your Energy Bill?

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis is offering Summer Energy Assistance to help with Spire and Ameren disconnect notices through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

📍 STL Venture Works
📅 Thursday, June 12, 2025
🕠 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
📌 6439 Plymouth Ave., St. Louis, MO 63133

You can also apply in person:
🏢 Urban League Community Outreach Center
📍 1408 N. Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, MO
🕗 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Monday–Friday

📞 Questions? Call:
LIHEAP Dept: 314-615-3632
Disconnect Hotline: 314-615-3696

Let us help keep your lights on this summer! ⚡

06/07/2025

Join our graduate interns Jada & Jasmine on Wednesday, June 11th for a Community Conversation at in Ferguson.

We’ll discuss legacies of q***r resistance, what it means to resist in your personal life, and how we can continue to progress forward during a time where Q***r stories are actively being erased and further marginalized.

This convo is for the adults 18+, free to all, and drop-in style (no registration required) from 5-6pmCST. Meet us there!

06/07/2025

In light of the recent increase in tornados and the devastation it caused on May 16th within our headquarter city of St. Louis, it is important to continue to center key considerations as many are still attempting to navigate stabilization and recovery.

Whether directly impacted or supporting others, it’s essential to prioritize your mental and emotional well-being throughout every stage.

Here’s 5 considerations for Self+Community Care including:
•Trauma therapy & initial interventions
•Normalizing range of emotions
•Necessity of interconnected support
•Current mental health resources
•Recovery and burnout prevention for the long haul

As a newly hybrid practice it was important to us to meet the community where the need is and provide more than virtual care. Our team members continue to support volunteer hubs and will now help staff efforts providing mental health support at two local churches throughout June:

Tuesday’s - Thursday’s 11am-3pm
MERCY SEAT MB CHURCH
4424 Washington Ave.
St. Louis, Missouri 63108

Wednesday’s - Saturday’s 11am-3pm
GREATER RISING STAR CHURCH
1819 E. Prairie Ave.
St. Louis, Missouri 63107

The community’s response across several organizations, businesses, churches, and groups has been beautiful to experience.

05/21/2025

The Community Reach is providing
Free Therapy for Tornado Survivors

If you’ve been impacted by the recent tornado, we’re here for you. Processing everything after a disaster can feel heavy, but you don’t have to do it alone.

We’re offering free, confidential therapy sessions to support your healing—whether you're feeling overwhelmed, grieving, or just need space to breathe.

Sign up here: https://form.jotform.com/251399171650157

05/13/2025

05/09/2025

Want to give back in a meaningful way? Here’s how!

Purchase a ticket to the Women’s Empowerment Hour Gala — it’s more than just a night out, it’s your donation to the mission of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. – Metropolitan St. Louis Chapter.

Every ticket purchase is tax-deductible and goes directly toward supporting programs that empower Black women and girls in our community. This year, we are also celebrating 41 years of impact — and your support helps ensure we continue for many more!

At the Gala, we’ll honor incredible SHEroes who have made a difference in the areas of education, health, leadership, economic empowerment, and public policy.

Giving back allows organizations like ours to thrive, and when you attend this powerful event, you witness firsthand the impact your support makes.

Get your ticket today: bit.ly/ncbwstl-weh25

Let’s celebrate, uplift, and continue the mission—together.

05/01/2025

Support GDC’s very own Joslyn Wallace this Saturday! ✨

Help Me On My Journey, Help Me On My Way
"A Self-Care Experience for the Grieving Soul"

Grief can feel overwhelming — like a weight too heavy to carry. If you or someone you know is navigating the pain of loss, we invite you to join the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. = Metropolitan St. Louis Chapter for a sacred time of healing, reflection, and self-care. This isn’t just for your family — this is for you. Your peace matters. Your healing matters.

📅 Saturday, May 3, 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 100 Black Men of Metropolitan St. Louis
📫 4631 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO

This special gathering will focus on grief, loss, and managing the journey forward. You will find a safe and welcoming space to express, connect, and begin to restore what has been broken.

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” - Psalm 147:3

✨ Take the first step toward healing.
Register today: bit.ly/ncbwstl-hmomj

You are not alone. Let us walk this path together and learn to HEAL, and not CONCEAL.

05/01/2025

04/16/2025

✨ Check out our therapist Joslyn Wallace on May 3rd from 10am - 12pm as she will be an expert panelist with the National Coalition of 100 Black Women - Metropolitan Saint Louis Chapter!!

Register here: bit.ly/ncbwstl-hmomj

Help Me On My Journey, Help Me On My Way
"A Self-Care Experience for the Grieving Soul"

Grief can feel overwhelming — like a weight too heavy to carry. If you or someone you know is navigating the pain of loss, we invite you to join the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. = Metropolitan St. Louis Chapter for a sacred time of healing, reflection, and self-care. This isn’t just for your family — this is for you. Your peace matters. Your healing matters.

📅 Saturday, May 3, 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 100 Black Men of Metropolitan St. Louis
📫 4631 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO

This special gathering will focus on grief, loss, and managing the journey forward. You will find a safe and welcoming space to express, connect, and begin to restore what has been broken.

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” - Psalm 147:3

✨ Take the first step toward healing.
Register today: bit.ly/ncbwstl-hmomj

You are not alone. Let us walk this path together and learn to HEAL, and not CONCEAL.

04/08/2025

Join us for April’s event 4/19/25 at 9am-12pm. 3 CEU Hours for ETHICS.
Register Here: https://www.mscsw.com/event-6141013

Title: The Ethics of Technology & AI
Speaker: Melissa Douglass, LCSW

Synopsis:
This comprehensive 3-hour continuing education training equips providers with knowledge and practical skills to ethically navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of telehealth. Participants will explore trends, post-pandemic evolution, examine the emerging role of artificial intelligence in practice, and address complex ethical considerations arising at the intersection of technology and mental healthcare. Through case studies, guided discussions, and practical application exercises, participants will expand upon tech-based strategies while upholding the highest standards of ethical practice and clinical care.

Learning Objectives:
✅Increase awareness of current trends and future implications of technology assisted clinical care.
✅Analyze the current capabilities, limitations, and ethical implications of AI technologies in assessment, treatment planning, and therapeutic intervention.
✅Apply ethical decision-making frameworks to navigate complex scenarios involving technology in mental healthcare delivery.

03/20/2025

Clinicians, how are you really doing?

It’s that time again for the Clinical Community Collaborative’s monthly consultation group and this month we’re also hosting a timely professional development training.

First up, Consultation Group
📅 Wednesday, 3/26 | ⏰ 6pm CST | 💻 Virtual

Join us for a dedicated space to gather, process, seek support, and access resources for yourself and/or your clients.

Whether you need feedback on best interventions for a challenging presenting concern, or just a space to exhale with other clinicians who can empathize with your experiences, we invite you to join us.

Facilitated by Eric Jones, LMSW
Therapist at Healing Exchange LLC
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Second up, Professional Development Training
📅 Friday, 3/28 | ⏰ 12pm CST | 💻 Virtual

Join us for “From Empathy to Exhaustion”, a professional development training designed to help you respond to the signs, enforce firmer boundaries, and expand resilience—so you can keep doing the work you love without sacrificing yourself in the process.

Register today to earn 2 CEUS! Accessible pricing options also available.

Facilitated by Asha Clark-Carter, LCPC
Therapist at GDC

Questions? Let us know; otherwise CC for registration links and meet us in one of these community & development spaces!

03/01/2025

✨New Blog Alert✨

Excerpt:
“The problems of the world have continued to feel heavier and heavier these days. But, this time, we are choosing to prioritize rest.

Mhmm. That thing you’ve been neglecting to do for the past… how many days, weeks and months? Yea that thing. Resting. Because rest is resistance.

As this month to celebrate Black History comes to a close, your focus will remain the same.

Let’s not only continue centering rest, but also celebrating joy, excellence, and culture.

Take moments regularly to inhale the richness of our history, the strength of our ancestors, and the undeniable beauty of our existence. And then exhale the weight of the world, the expectations placed on us, and the idea that we must always be strong”.

Continue reading the most recent entry on the Community Path blog and remain rooted in wellness.