diversity & Change, INC.

Diversity & Change, Inc.: Practical, Transparent, Ethical

At Change, Inc., here are the ways our commitment to diversity is demonstrated internally and externally.  

Firstly, we know that personal lived experiences and identities impact our professional clinical work. As many of our positions are focused on working with LGBTQIIA+ persons, persons of color, or other unique groups with unique needs, having clinicians with one or more shared identities is invaluable. Thus, we highly encourage members of these groups to apply to our growing and vibrant team.

Of our current clinical, support, and executive staff of 14 persons:  

• 10 (~71%) identify as women // 4 (~29%) identify as men
  
• 2 (~14%) identify as African-American // BlPOC
• 3 (~21%) identify as LGBTQIIA+
• 1 (~6%) identifies as non-US origin of Asian descent
• 1 (~6%) identifies as a US Armed Services Veteran
  
• We also have diverse:
  • Religious/spiritual identities, to include Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Eclectic, Atheist, Agnostic, and Non-Identifying persons.
  • Ages, to include clinicians ranging from their late 20’s to 50’s.
  • Therapeutic orientations, to include practitioners working from Motivational, ACT, EFT, Existential, CBT, Person-Centered, Psychodynamic, EMDR, CPT, and a variety of other frameworks.
  • Professional Licensure, to include Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW), and Licensed Clinical Psychologists (LCP).
  • Academic Degrees, to include a variety of mental health related disciplines.

• Of our current 7 leadership staff:

• 6 (~86%) identify as women, to include our Clinical Director, Assistant Clinical Director, Assistant Clinical Director, Managing Director, Assistant Managing Director, and our Organizational Liaison

• 1 (~12%) identifies as a man — our Founder & CEO
• 1 (~12%) identifies as African-American
• Of our efforts to promote diversity within our client-base:
  • We offer a sliding scale based on combined household income
  • We previously offered additional COVID-19-based-financial reductions and pro-bono sessions on a case-by-case basis
  • We are in partnership Open Path Collective, which helps with service affordability for clients who are struggling financially.
  • Our on-boarding staff is encouraged to use discretion in providing assessed need discounts when appropriate (i.e., Community Engagement Discount).
• Of our efforts to promote diversity within our community:
  • We have undertaken specific efforts to aide the advancement of both socioeconomically/otherwise disadvantaged persons and persons of color within our community and our nation that stretches beyond the provision of counseling
  • We have provided public events to promote the advancement of other mental health clinicians and women