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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 […]

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, […]

PBCP’s WARMLine is available weekdays from 10:00AM – 6:00PM. If you’re feeling anxious, depressed or just need someone to talk to, call 211 and ask for the WARMLine (443.608.9182 direct) today for help.  A mental health professional is standing by to listen to your concerns and refer you to any additional resources you may need.

PBCP’s WARMLine supports Marylanders who are experiencing mental health impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

Longtime Pro Bono Counseling Project volunteer Prem Bharati Devkota, LCPC, CCH,  was recently awarded the Diversity Achievement Award by the Maryland Counseling Association during their annual conference.  According to MCA Member-At-Large Glenda Dickonson, Bharati was selected for this award for her efforts “to raise mental health awareness and facilitate stress management programs with the Nepalese community and is actively involved with members of the Bhutanese Nepalese communities.”  Bharati’s work has […]

#GivingTuesday – A Global Day of Unity 

The current pandemic has caused much uncertainty, and now more than ever, we need your help.

Your generous gift to the PRO BONO COUNSELING PROJECT will help provide quality mental health care for all those in need throughout Maryland.

You can make DOUBLE the DIFFERENCE!

PBCP’s Board of Directors will  MATCH donations made to Pro Bono Counseling’s #GivingTuesday campaign.

Please encourage your friends, family members, and colleagues to […]

For many people, the current COVID-19 pandemic has intensified stress levels and feelings of isolation, depression and anxiety.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these feelings are known to raise the risk for suicide.  To address the potential increased risk, the Pro Bono Counseling Project is offering a free online suicide prevention training on Giving Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at 12:00 PM.  The workshop will be led […]

The Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP) is a partner organization of the Baltimore Neighbors Network (BNN), a virtual community of trained volunteers established to provide an immediate response to the epidemic of loneliness and isolation COVID-19 is creating for Baltimore’s most vulnerable residents. PBCP Executive Director Amy Greensfelder co-authored an article recently published in the Journal of Public Health Nursing entitled “Service learning in public health nursing education: How COVID-19 […]