Yearly Archives: 2024

Check at the latest news and information about Pro Bono Counseling in the October 2024 newsletter. Articles include:

• PBC Moves to New Office Space
• Volunteer Diversity Key to Mental Health Connections
• Pro Bono Counseling Listens and Responds to Your Needs
• Meet Pro Bono Counseling’s Newest Team Members
• Dr. Griffin Receives Social Work Lifetime Achievement Award
• Welcome New Pro Bono Counseling Volunteers
• Upcoming Continuing Education Workshops
• Join Us to Strike Out […]
  

Pro Bono Counseling is excited to announce that we are moving to a new location. As of November 1, you can find us at Union Mill, a redeveloped historic stone mill in the Hampden Baltimore City neighborhood.

We are looking forward to joining the community of local nonprofit organizations that currently utilize office space there.

Pro Bono Counseling’s New Mailing Address:

Pro Bono Counseling | 1500 Union Avenue | Suite 2100 | Baltimore […]

There are many reasons why people reach out to Pro Bono Counseling (PBC) to request mental health care counseling. Some of the most cited reasons are due to experiencing anxiety, stress, sadness, grief, relationship issues, or dealing with past trauma. And PBC’s priority is to connect you with the mental health support that suits you best.

More than 900 licensed mental health clinicians are currently enrolled as Pro Bono Counseling volunteers, […]

Pro Bono Counseling’s staff has increased with the addition of four new staff members: Marcela Carbajal is a Clinical Associate, Melanie Garcia is the Outreach Associate, and Marylin Landrau and Marjorie Merilus are WARMLine Associates.

Marcela Carbajal began her career with Pro Bono Counseling during her practicum semester and is also fulfilling a clinical internship position. She received her B.A. in Psychology and Child Development and is in her second year […]

Check at the latest news and information about Pro Bono Counseling in the September 2024 newsletter. Articles include:

• Supporting Marylanders Experiencing Back to School Anxiety
• Meet Pro Bono Counseling’s New Interns
• Welcome New Pro Bono Counseling Volunteers
• Upcoming Continuing Education Workshops
• Join Us to Strike Out Barriers to Mental Health Care
• PBC Resource Corner – AFSP Maryland

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Since its founding in 1991, Pro […]

The beginning of the school year is a time of major transitions for many people and can be very exciting. But for others, heading back to college can cause anxiety for a variety of reasons, such as being separated from support systems, a fear of the unknown, and even peer pressure. Pro Bono Counseling’s WARMLine is a free and confidential mental health resource available to support Marylanders experiencing such life […]

Check at the latest news and information about Pro Bono Counseling in the August 2024 newsletter. Articles include:

• Pro Bono Counseling Announces Interim Executive Director
• Anonymous Donor Offers PBC Major Sustaining Gift Match
• Event Held to Celebrate Executive Director and Organization Success
• Welcome New PBC Volunteers
• Upcoming Continuing Education Workshops
• Annual Memorial Gift to PBC Honors Former Mental Health Counselor
• PBC Resource Corner – Maryland Health Benefit Exchange

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Pro Bono Counseling has received a grant award from Qlarant Foundation to support its WARMLine. The mental health WARMLine provides on-demand, telephone based connection with a compassionate mental health professional. Callers who are expressing sadness, grief, worries, relationship stress, life transitions, and other mental health distress can call the WARMLine seven days a week, and talk directly with a mental health professional for brief support. The WARMLine addresses many common […]

Roxanne Melgar, LCSW-C, Appointed by PBC Board to Steward Organization Transition

Baltimore, MD, August 22, 2024 – Roxanne Melgar, LCSW-C, has been appointed Interim Executive Director of Pro Bono Counseling (PBC), starting September 3, 2024.   The interim executive director will steward the organization as it embarks on a leadership transition and will work to ensure successful continuity of services.

“We are honored to welcome Roxanne as our interim executive director. She brings […]