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Counselors for Change is a nonprofit with a mission to increase mental health awareness, education, outreach and advocacy.

C4C is fueled on the sweat equity of passionate volunteers determined to change the conversations, end stigma, and save lives.

10/09/2025

Thursday's thought tool-Emotions fuel thoughts which drive behaviors. State-Story-Strategy. Noticing our thoughts as one story not a fact, naming the theme (what ifs, if onlys, catastophizing), normalizing these human thought patterns, and identifying what you need to nurture yourself in the moment brings awareness and compassion.

10/04/2025

Thank you to Suntree United Methodist Church for organizing the 8th Annual "Dare to C.A.R.E Mental Health Fair. SUMC's service to the community increases mental health awareness and advocacy for all. Ariel Wilson, LMHC & Ginny Gleason brought their hearts, wisdom and passion for change to the table and the stage today to share resources and Tools 4 Change to make life a little easier one breath at a time.

09/28/2025

You Matter-Do it for Hunter Day 2025

09/28/2025

You Matter- Do It for Hunter highlighted the power of community connected in love. Those we lost to su***de were very present in our hearts as their memory and legacy were channeled towards supporting awareness & change.

09/27/2025

🎨 The 2026 Posters for Change Contest is NOW OPEN for submissions! Students in grades 6-12 (public, private, and homeschooled) are encouraged to enter for a chance to:
🎨 Win a $100 award for selected posters
🎨 Have their artwork featured at C4C events and on social media
🎨 Be a mental health changemaker
Ready to make an impact with your art? Learn more and submit your entry: https://counselorsforchange.org/posters-for-change/

09/27/2025

You Matter Do it for Hunter, Merritt Island High School

09/27/2025

Set up for You Matter Day is underway. Come pet some therapy dogs, enjoy a car show, win prizes, and connect with community for mental health awareness and su***de prevention. The resources could save a life! Merritt Island High School parking lot.

09/23/2025

Come join us THIS SATURDAY for You Matter Day where we will have a table full of free mental health resources and activities along with opportunities to engage with us and get involved. We welcome all Change Makers!

09/13/2025

C4C is all about connecting counselors with community to increase mental health awareness and access to information and resources. We have lots of in-person and online opportunities for people of all ages, stages and backgrounds to connect, engage and strengthen the inner counselor within each of us. For more resources - https://counselorsforchange.org/resources/

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09/12/2025

🧠✨ TOOLS FOR CHANGE ✨🧠
Ready to make CALM your superpower? This free event and break out session is for everyone!
Join Ariel Wilson & Counselors for Change for an empowering breakout session where we'll explore practical regulation skills through a polyvagal lens. This isn't just theory, you'll walk away with real tools you can use immediately to:
🔹 Understand your nervous system's signals
🔹 Build resilience in challenging moments
🔹 Create calm from the inside out
🔹 Transform stress into strength
Whether you're navigating daily pressures or supporting others, these evidence-based techniques will become your go-to toolkit for emotional regulation.
Everyone leaves with skills. Everyone leaves empowered.
Ready to unlock your calm superpower? Sign up for this free community event at SuntreeUMC.org/MentalHealth

09/12/2025

🕯️ You Can Be Someone's Light in the Darkness
September is Su***de Prevention Awareness Month-a time to remind ourselves that every conversation matters, every check-in counts, and every life is worth saving.
Wondering how to help when you notice someone struggling?
The Columbia Lighthouse Project is here to guide you. This free resource helps you:
✨ Recognize the warning signs
✨ Start difficult conversations with confidence
✨ Connect people to professional support
✨ Take meaningful action that saves lives
You don't need to be a mental health professional to make a difference. We all have a counselor within us. Sometimes being a lighthouse for someone in crisis means simply showing up, listening without judgment, and helping them find the support they need.
Download the Columbia Lighthouse Project app today and learn how your compassion can become someone's lifeline.
🔗 Learn more: The Columbia Lighthouse Project
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 988 (Su***de & Crisis Lifeline) – available 24/7.

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2306 S. Babcock Street
Melbourne, FL
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+13218214410

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http://www.counselorsforchange.org/

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Counselors for Change

Counselors for Change is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization piloting its global initiative in Brevard County, Florida with a mission to increase mental health awareness, education, outreach, and advocacy to youth and the collective communities of individuals and organizations that raise them in order to provide all invested entities with resources needed to actualize collective potential.

Counselors for Change is a high impact coalition of mental health professionals, community advocates, student activists, and partnering agencies dedicated to providing community events, workshops, and outreach programs to school-aged youth as well as the adults and organizations entrusted with their well-being. We define a counselor as one who advocates for the well-being of another and believe that it takes an informed, connected tribe to raise a resilient generation.

We believe that mental health is at the center of individual and collective well-being and holds the greatest capacity to create meaningful and lasting positive change in society. It is through reducing stigma, increasing programs that focus on equity and inclusion, and intentional efforts to distribute information and resources that engage and empower individuals and communities with a deeper understanding of mental health and well-being that we have the greatest impact.

The early ideas for the organization began over two decades ago when the founder, a public school educator at the time, quickly recognized the overwhelming need for and lack of counseling resources in schools. She noted that many of the challenges that surfaced in the classroom were not academic in nature and the stressors students faced within and beyond the school boundaries needed to be adequately identified and addressed for true learning and growth to take place.

She went on to earn a master's degree in counseling and post-graduate training in trauma, family systems, neuroscience, and mindfulness. Having spent years as a counselor in both nonprofit agency and private practice settings, the ideas to connect schools with the necessary mental health counseling resources began to take root.

A weekend in March 2018 would culminate in a concrete plan of action. The morning of March 24th was spent with thousands of counselors from around the globe in a ballroom in

D.C. The shared energy and desire to impact change in our country was palatable. Many left the conference to attend the March for Our Lives where students organized hundreds of thousands of supporters from across the nation and gave a collective voice to the growing violence impacting millions of families. The two events left a lasting impression and would serve as the missing puzzle piece, allowing the idea from two decades prior to take on a clear and concise plan of action.

Visually, the transition from a room with thousands of counselors to hundreds of thousands of people lining the streets of our nation’s capital formed a mental bridge between the two communities. The power of many would be the foundation of a plan. Channeling the energy and passion for change by organizing mental health professionals, schools, community advocates, and student activists with a shared vision of changing the culture of mental health would have a large and lasting impact.

Today the organization is a rapidly growing collaboration of professionally licensed marriage & family therapists, mental health counselors, clinical social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists along with community members of all ages and backgrounds committed to volunteering their expertise and time to communities and schools through counseling, workshops, and crisis response.

Whether you are a mental health professional, parent, student, business, school, or member of the community, Counselors for Change provides an opportunity to invest in the individuals and institutions with the greatest influence in changing the social-emotional climate of our nation by removing some of the obstacles that have historically impeded access to mental health education and care needed throughout a lifespan.

Your donations go directly towards providing mental health programs that increase awareness, education, outreach, and advocacy enhancing the collective well-being of individuals and communities across generations.

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