Reduced-Fee and No-Cost counseling is available through our POC Counselor Training Fellowship

Who?

If you are concerned about fitting counseling into your budget, our internship program can help you meet your mental health needs without breaking the bank. (Session fee = $25/hr* sliding scale available) 

Why?

The counseling field is currently mostly white, female-identified professionals. This internship is designed to better serve counselors in training and clients from marginalized backgrounds.

What?

Interns from CACREP-accredited Masters programs provide all services with weekly supervision from site and university supervisors who are licensed counselors.

How?

Interested in becoming a client? Read the bios below and click "request appointment" to complete a contact form. You'll be connected for a free screening to ensure we can meet your needs in 2-3 business days.
2023 Intern
  • Zacchaeus Martin
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     Hello! I’m Zac Martin, a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD) program in Counseling and Counselor Education at North Carolina State University. I enrolled in the ELPHD program to meet the need for counselors–especially male Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) counselors–and counselor educators to serve underserved communities and marginalized youth. Prior to joining the doctorate program, I earned an Associate of Arts-Liberal Arts degree from Sinclair Community College, Bachelors of Arts-Psychology from Wittenberg University, and a Master of Science in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Dayton.
​     I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LPC) by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA) by the North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors. I am currently pursuing Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor licensure in North Carolina.​
     Growing up as a lower middle class African American in historically underserved schools, I experienced firsthand the impact of limited behavioral health providers dedicated to minority communities. The incidents that I experienced highlight one truth: There is no time to waste in answering the call of my community. These experiences have driven my desire to walk alongside BIPOC youth as an advocate for the inequalities in access to mental health care for children and adolescent minorities. As a clinician, I hope to provide gender-affirming and culturally competent care for clients as they explore how the systems in which they exist interact with their wellbeing
Insurances Accepted
Along with accepting sliding-scale and pro-bono clients, Zac will also be in network with the following insurances:
Other Low Cost Counseling Services