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Organization is now Pro Bono Counseling – Your Mental Health Connection

Baltimore, MD, May 2, 2022 –Pro Bono Counseling, 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 launch of an updated organization name and added tagline: Pro Bono Counseling – Your Mental Health Connection. This update […]

April has been designated as Stress Awareness Month since 1992 to increase recognition of stress causes and treatments.  Given the last few years of experiencing social isolation, political division, and social injustice, it is more important than ever to highlight and understand the impact stress can have on your overall physical and mental health.

Stress is a normal automatic reaction to an external cause or stressor and happens to everyone. Not […]

Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP) is always just a phone call away.  It takes courage to make that first call, and we recognize that it can be intimidating to take the first steps to seek help. PBCP’s goal is to make the process as comfortable as possible.  The following is a brief overview of what you can expect when first contacting the organization.

During the initial call to PBCP, you will […]

“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 […]