Dare To Be Counseling, LLC

12/09/2025

Congratulations to Amanda Haveman on achieving Certification as a Somatic Therapy Foundations Practitioner! We are so proud of Amanda's accomplishment and her commitment to continuously pursuing new methods to help her clients heal and thrive.
You can learn more about Amanda at https://www.daretobecounseling.com/amanda-haveman

11/20/2025

“With so many seeking to erase transgender people - sometimes in the most brutal ways possible - it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice.”
-Gwendolyn Ann Smith, Founder of Trans Day of Remembrance

On Thursday, November 20th, our community will come together in honor & remembrance of those we’ve lost to transphobic violence over the past year.

Hosted by Grand Rapids Pride Center, Grand Rapids Trans Foundation, and GVSU Milton E. Ford LGBT Resource Center, this event (Located at the L. William Seidman Center, Room 1008 at 50 Front Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI) will feature a vigil, a reading of the names of our lost extended family as well as a short program featuring guest speakers and musicians from the community.

Emotional and mental health resources and space will be available, and light refreshments will be provided.

Please be mindful of our guests who have scent sensitivities by refraining from wearing scents.

Accessible parking is available in the Fulton Lot at Fulton and Mt. Vernon, which is underneath US-131 and directly under the Laker Line bus stop.

There will be ASL interpretation for this event.

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11/11/2025

To all who have served-
Thank you for your courage, your sacrifice, and your strength.

Wishing everyone a meaningful Veterans Day!🇺🇸

08/20/2025

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Tell us who the best docs, dentists, mental health professionals, etc, are in West Michigan.

06/21/2025

Come make a splash like these Pride Duck's did down at the GR Pride Festival! Stop by our Dare To Be Counseling booth on Ottawa for some fun swag!

06/19/2025

Juneteenth.
It's not just a date in history.
It also serves as an accurate depiction of delayed justice and unshakable resilience.

Juneteenth, isn't only about what happened in 1865, it's about how the delay of justice still echoes today.

06/16/2025

Festivals, educational programming, exhibitions, music and more.

06/05/2025

From the Stonewall Riots to the federal recognition of the LGBTQ community, a look at the origins of Pride Month in the U.S.

06/04/2025

We hope to see you at this year's Grand Rapids Pride Festival ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

06/02/2025

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news! Dare To Be Counseling will be part of this year’s Grand Rapids Pride Festival!

Whether you're coming to show your pride, be an ally, connect with others, or just enjoy the festivities, we hope you'll stop by the Dare To Be Counseling booth for some fun swag Saturday June 21, 2025.

05/28/2025

Heather Wiszczur-Johnson is currently accepting new clients with daytime appointment availability. Follow the link below for more information about Heather or to contact her for an appointment.
https://www.daretobecounseling.com/heather-wiszczur-johnson

05/22/2025

Congratulations to Mariah Masell on achieving Certification as an Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist! We are so proud of Mariah's accomplishment and her commitment to providing strength-based services to Neurodivergent clients.

You can learn more about Mariah at https://www.daretobecounseling.com/mariah-masell