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Walk-In Counseling Center recognizes the value of growing and supporting a diverse group of licensed mental health professionals to fill unmet community needs and improve the delivery of mental health services. In an effort to support diversity within the metropolitan Twin Cities mental health practitioner community, Walk-In is pleased to announce the 2025 Mental Health…
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During turbulent times like these, access to mental health care really matters. Walk-In’s free, no-appointment, anonymous counseling service serves people with urgent needs and few options every weekday. People like “Jeanette,” who came to us a few months ago accompanied by a friend. Jeanette’s partner had just died by suicide, and she was consumed with…
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Barb M. first volunteered as a counselor for Walk-In Counseling Center in 2013, but she had already referred many clients to the free, accessible counseling service because it is a such a critical resource. “Walk-In is there for everyone,” Barb says. “For people who don’t have a place to go for counseling, and also for…
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Join us on Zoom from 3-5 pm for “Incorporating Multicultural Components into Assessment and Therapy.” 2 CEUs available. Registration is open at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/incorporating-multicultural-components-into-assessment-and-therapy-tickets-1045006000077?
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Psychologist Jim A. has been a presence at Walk-In Counseling Center since 1972, when he first volunteered as a counselor. These days might see him during an in-person clinic, leading the team of volunteer counselors who provide Walk-In’s free counseling every weekday. The story of Jim’s path to psychology and to Walk-In is marked by…
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Stephanie T. first came to Walk-In Counseling Center when she was a teenager living in a stressful foster home. Today, she is a Walk-In volunteer counselor, helping others through their hard times. Stephanie never forgot her first counselor, Karen M. A few years ago at a social work conference, she spotted Karen across the room,…
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Walk-In Counseling Center has announced four recipients of the 2024 Mental Health Licensing Diversity Award. The award comes with up to $2,500 to pay for the costs of obtaining a Minnesota mental health license (LGSW, LISW, LCPP, LP etc.) It was created in 2020 to help increase the number of people from underrepresented backgrounds in…
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Presented by Dr. Michael V. DeSanctis, PhD. Training Description: This presentation will discuss normal sleep architecture, the underpinnings of sleep & circadian rhythms, & how internal clocks govern daily activities of living. A key focus will be learning resilience counter-measures to address sleep problems (too little or too much), as well as disruption in circadian…
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Thank you, supporters and volunteers! In 2023, Walk-In served approximately 1,600 people with free, no-appointment, anonymous counseling. Clinics are in person and by phone or computer. Read the 2023 annual report here.
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To read the article on the MinnPost website, click here. By Deanna Pistono Online and in an unassuming house on Chicago Avenue, volunteer mental health care providers see clients free of charge at Minneapolis’ Walk-In Counseling Center. There’s no need for an appointment – simply show up in person or virtually on Monday, Wednesday or…
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