Yearly Archives: 2021

“Talking with you today has given me hope, thank you!”

“You 150% understand where I am coming from, thank you for listening.”

“I’m proud of myself for calling and talking to you today because I haven’t been able to share how I feel with anyone.”

“I’m so thankful for the WARMLine. It was so helpful for me to talk it out tonight.”

“Speaking with you today has truly helped me, this is a significant […]

The Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure that Marylanders with limited resources requesting mental health care are provided access to volunteer licensed mental health professionals and other necessary supportive services, announces the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors:  Roxanne Melgar and Kimya Nuru Dennis.

“It is a pleasure to welcome these new members to the Pro Bono Counseling board,” stated […]

Baltimore, MD, May 19, 2021 – The Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, is celebrating 30 years of linking families, individuals, couples, and children with mental health professionals in Maryland.

PBCP was founded in 1991 to ensure that Marylanders with limited resources requesting mental health care are provided access to volunteer licensed mental health professionals and other necessary supportive services. Since then, PBCP has helped match thousands of […]

The Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure that Marylanders with limited resources requesting mental health care are provided access to volunteer licensed mental health professionals and other necessary supportive services, announces the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors:  Amory Cockrell and Shane Tanzymore.

“Our team welcomes and looks forward to partnering with these new board members to ensure that all […]

A recent article in “Counseling Today,” a publication of the American Counseling Association, highlights how volunteers with the Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP) are able to maintain their oath to the ACA Code of Ethics that encourages counselors to “contribute to society by devoting a portion of their professional activity to services for which there is little or no financial return,” through service to the organization.

PBCP’s volunteers are licensed mental […]

Pro Bono Counseling is sad to announce that Camille Wheeler, a PBCP board member of over 20 years, has passed away after a short battle with cancer.  Board President-elect Gil Bliss shared, “Camille was an intellectual force unto herself and she used that to good effect for Pro Bono Counseling.”

Former PBCP Board Member Judy DeVito added, “Camille used her voice on the board to ensure we had raised our collective […]

How has COVID-19 affected you? United Ways in Maryland are conducting a survey to help better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 This information will help identify trends and local needs, and provide resources and support in this difficult time. This survey asks about you, your household, and what you are doing to get […]

Pro Bono Counseling Project Clinical Director Sherri Bloom, LCSW-C, was a guest on WYPR’s On the Record on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, to discuss the surge in mental health needs during COVID-19 pandemic.  She joined host Sheilah Kast and Black Mental Health Alliance President Jonathan Shepherd, MD.  Sherri provided an overview of PBCP’s services available and the new WARMLine.

CLICK HERE to listen to the program

Since its founding in 1991, […]