The Pro Bono Counseling Project is celebrating over 25 years working with licensed mental health professionals throughout Maryland who have taken more than 10,500 Maryland families, couples and individuals of all ages into their private practices. We started because the federal government was going to impose a national health care policy that did not take the necessities of mental health care into account. Much has changed during the past 25 years, and much hasn't. We may have parity now with somatic care; and the Affordable Care Act has opened many doors; but in 2016, we are still facing little and less access to mental health care.
We are still lacking in the following areas: 1) Spanish-speaking clinicians; 2) Sponsorships to provide more free workshops for therapists; and 3) a part-time staff member to travel throughout Maryland in rural and urban communities, talking with seniors, adolescents, recent immigrants to dispel the stigma and show how easy it is to access care.
Until these concerns are resolved, it will always be our mission to provide Marylanders with limited resources access to mental health care providers in the community along with other necessary supportive services.
Melinda Hiken, President
Contact Us
You can reach the Pro Bono Counseling Project by dialing one of the following numbers:
410.825.1001
301.805.8191
FAX number:
410.825.1388
Mailing address:
P O Box 662
Riderwood, MD 21139
Please note: The above address is a mailing address. We do not work with clients in our office, but provide phone interviews to link clients with volunteer clinicians and other necessary supportive services.
Staff Members:
To contact a specific staff member, please go to the Staff & Board page to obtain phone extension or email address.
