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.  

Of our current clinical, support, and executive staff of 21 persons:  

• 13 (~62%) identify as women // 8 (~38%) identify as men
  

• 4 (~19%) identify as African-American
• 2 (~10%) identify as LGBTQ+
• 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 early 60’s.
  • Therapeutic orientations, to include practitioners working from Motivational, Gestalt, ACT, EFT, Existential, CBT, Person-Centered, Psychodynamic, and a variety of other frameworks.
  • Professional Licensure, to  include Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC), Licensed Clinical Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists.

• Of our current 9 leadership staff:

• 7 (~78%) identify as women, to include our Clinical Director, Assistant Clinical Director, Managing Director, Assistant Managing Director, Assistant Director of Transitions & Triage, Director of Community Engagement, Assistant Director of Community Engagement, and our Senior Client Liaison. 
   

• 2 (~22%) identify as men, to include our Director of Transitions & Triage, and our CEO.
• Of our efforts to promote diversity within our client-base:
  • We offer a sliding scale based on combined household income
  • We offer additional COVID-19-based-financial reductions and pro-bono sessions on a case-by-case basis
• 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.