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When Trisha Stark, PhD LP, thinks of Walk-In, she thinks of community. Starting as a volunteer counselor in the 1980s, Trisha has been a supervisor, board member and all-around supporter of Walk-In. “Thinking back on my volunteer days, I really enjoyed the hours spent hanging out in the team room and the kitchen, the hub… continue reading

That Kesha R. has chosen social work as her career seems a natural choice. She comes from a family of helpers. “When I was little, a neighbor had a mental health crisis, and my dad was the one calm person who could go in and make it better,” she recalls. Today, Kesha is a Walk-In… continue reading

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Walk-In Counseling Center is so grateful to have been the July beneficiary of the Wedge and Linden Hills Co-op Change Matters program! Each time a customer rounded up their purchase amount to the nearest dollar, the donation went to Walk-In Counseling Center. All proceeds help Walk-In keep our free, no-appointment, anonymous counseling services available to… continue reading

This article about Walk-In friend Geri Chavis appeared in the Star Tribune Inspired section, 6/20/2020 When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Geri Chavis knew what would help soothe her soul and those of the people she loves: Poems. Chavis, professor emerita at St. Catherine University, is past president of the National Association for Poetry Therapy, which… continue reading

June 4, 2020 — Walk-In’s home at 24th Street and Chicago Avenue still stands just as it did 51 years ago, when we opened to be an oasis for every person who came through our door. 1969 was a tumultuous time, a bit like now. The horrific killing of George Floyd happened in our neighborhood…. continue reading

Minnesota Daily, 6/14/2020, By Becca Most Tamara Stark is busier than ever.  As a senior director at Tubman —  Minnesota’s largest provider of domestic violence services — an already heavy workload has put Stark and her coworkers under even more strain since the pandemic.  Stark often works with youth and college-aged students, many of whom… continue reading

Carol Oldowski’s mom passed away when Carol was 14, but she will never forget all the talks they had, sitting cozily together on her mom’s cedar chest. “The chest was at the foot of her bed, covered with a rug. When we were sitting there, I could say anything and everything, and not be judged,”… continue reading

It may be cold outside, but we are still feeling the incredible warmth of the Holding Space concert Feb. 9 and 10 by VocalPoint Chorus! Thank you, thank you, for the outpouring of love and generosity that we felt there! To listen to some of the music shared by singer-songwriter Sara Thomsen, view the video… continue reading

In 1969, the social and political unrest of the day spurred a group of young psychologists to form Psychologists in Social Action through the University of Minnesota. A radical idea out of that group was to start a free mental health clinic with no red tape, meaning free, anonymous and no-appointment-needed during clinic hours. In… continue reading