News
Scroll down to find past volunteer profiles and news about Walk-In.
For Michele V., being a volunteer counselor at Walk-In was a great team experience — and also a springboard to a full career as a school social worker. During her time here, she didn’t picture herself coming to Walk-In as a client, but that’s how it turned out. After years of helping others through tough…
Read More
Former Walk-In volunteer Thrace Soryn, MA, LP is holding an exhibit of her oil paintings, “Shadow and Reflection,” at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis, from March 6-April 22. All proceeds of painting sales will go to Walk-In Counseling Center. Thrace says, “My work rises from a passion to draw us together…
Read More
Over the past 30 years, Mark L. has found a myriad of ways to support Walk-In Counseling Center. He began volunteering as a counselor in 1987, became a team consultant, went on to become a board member in the 90’s, and most recently has been creating ceramics, hosting a sale, and donating the proceeds to…
Read More
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…
Read MoreWhat first brought Marla S. to Walk-In as a volunteer is different from what has kept her here for nearly 11 years. “When I first came to Walk-In, I was really looking for a broader experience to hone my counseling skills,” she says. “What keeps me here is that it fills a gap. Walk-In serves…
Read More
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…
Read MoreWhen you gather a group of counselors and other mental health professionals, great things can happen. This month, Sharon Sinclair, a member of the Minnesota Employee Assistance Program Administrators and Counselors, stopped by Walk-In with a wonderful story about how this group of caring individuals decided to “pay it forward.” MEAPAC is an organization of…
Read More‘Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.’ — Dr. Seuss 50 years ago, there were only a few helping services, and even fewer available to teens and young adults. Instead, they ended up on the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Lucky for them, a few newly minted Masters of Psychology from the…
Read MoreMatt B. is a social work student who is finishing his internship at Walk-In Counseling Center this month (Sept. 2018). We spoke to him recently between counseling appointments. “What I love about Walk-In is that I’ve had a chance to serve clients from very diverse backgrounds and levels of need,” Matt says. Walk-In’s proactive approach…
Read MoreSusan Herridge has a stake in access to mental health care for everyone. A few years ago, she was called on to help a family member through a crisis, and then to help navigate the insurance. “It was eye-opening,” she says. “There is clearly a lot of money in the system, but that doesn’t mean…
Read More