WRC 2021-2022 Annual Report

COUNSELING
The Counseling program seeks to instill long
term resiliency and coping skills so that clients
can successfully navigate life’s challenging
transitions now and into the future. WRC’s
Counseling team is led by Clinical Director Kai
Qualls, M.A., LPC. Kai oversees two counselors
and four counseling interns.
Serving during the ongoing Pandemic
The pandemic brought with it additional layers
of complexity and challenge for our clients, with
increased pressures leading to more prevalent
anxiety and depression. The Counseling team
responded to both the heightened need and
complexity of client issues, and offered services
regardless of client income and based on a sliding scale.
Lori Mandour Benedict
Counselor
Kai Qualls
Clinical Director
Lydia Lawson
Counselor
Counseling saw its session count increase by 14%
over the prior year. Indeed, in responding to the
community’s needs, Counseling at WRC has grown
over 560% in sessions over the past six years!
Kelly Pohlig
Counseling Intern
Brittany Pride
Counseling Intern
Lindsay Siron
Counseling Intern
Deanna Crawford
Counseling Intern
Safety during the pandemic continued to be a
prevalent concern last year, and the Counseling
team used a HIPAA compliant online therapy portal to
engage with clients individually and in group courses.
Additional Counseling Resources
This past year, Counseling supplemented its services
with an eight-week Mindful Clarity group training
course, emphasizing mindfulness and meditation
techniques, as well as an eight-week Anxiety group
course, which taught skills in reducing anxiety and
increasing resilience in the face of uncertainty.
The Counseling program shares some of its resilience
techniques through Sassy’s Blog, named after the very
astute cat of our Clinical Director Kai Qualls. WRC
counselors contribute to this resilience-based blog.
When asked about perseverance
and our clients, Clinical Director
Kai Qualls quoted Confucius:
“It doesn’t matter how slowly you go,
so long as you do not stop.”
“ You have been an invaluable
resource for me.
~ Counseling client
Read Sassy’s Blog: womensresourcecenter.net/news
Market Valuation of Counseling Services
The total market value of our Counseling services last year (assuming a market rate of $125/hour),
provided to our clients at little to no cost, was nearly $200,000!
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