Partnerships:
Sponsorships:
2022
○ Cascadia Training: Donated 5% of all proceeds to DMHS during Black History Month
2023
○ WMHCA was the CEU Sponsor of 2023 Legal Requirements & Cultural Considerations of Forming a PLLC workshop
○ Envision Counseling was the CEU Sponsor & Training Collaborator of 2023: Become a WA Approved Supervisor workshop
Core Contributors & Donors:
○ Katy G. ○ A. ○ Nafasi F. ○ Tanya L. ○ Kim H. ○ Zane B.
Major Funders:
○ Seattle Foundation ○ Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund ○ Fidelity Charitable ○ Neighbor to Neighbor
DMHS does not operate in silo; We are a collective.
Every initiative is a living effort that involves the input of community members.
Legacy is very important when it comes to actively being anti-racist, as so many of our contributions to social justice have been hidden in the past.
DMHS strives to give credit where it’s due, and also to thank those who have partnered with & supported our organization.
Collaborations:
2022:
○ Directory Collaboration: Tracy Stewart, Y-We, Nile’s Edge, and A Sacred Passing collaborated in an outreach effort to notify Providers of Color about the directory.
2023:
○ Mental Health Reparations Collaboration: Zane Behnke LICSW, CDP will be collaborating w/DMHS Free Therapy & Wellness for referral exchange and and recruiting ally providers
○ Practicum Collaboration: Peaceful Soul Healing is coordinating w/DMHS and Powerful Voices to give Practicum Students a safe way to practice therapy skills & building equity into the system by compensating them for therapy sessions.
○ DMHS Free Therapy & Wellness Collaboration: Y-We has partnered with DMHS to provide free mental health & wellness services to Y-We youth who identify as girls or QTPOC.
○ Therapist PLLC Scholarship DMHS partnered with Peaceful Soul Healing, InFinitely Well & MEND Seattle to raise funds to help new therapists launch their private practice ○ Top Funders: Tanya L & Zane Benkhe
○ DMHS collaborated with Taquesha Dean & Nicole Wilson to create PLLC Cohort, a workshop to help therapists build their private practice in community
○ WMHCA teamed up with DMHS as a CEU sponsor for PLLC Cohort to become Legal Requirements & Cultural Considerations of Forming a PLLC
○ DMHS teamed up with Kim McBride, PhD, LMFT Envision Counseling to provide Become a WA State Approved Supervisor (15 CEUs) ○ Sponsored by DMHS and Seattle Foundation (N2N)
Contributions to Initiatives:
2020:
○ Gregory Whiting from Waking Wisdom PLLC: Recommended adding more Attributes for Black Provider Category regarding identity (e.g. nationality, ethnicity)
○ Tracy from Tracy L. Stuart, MA Psychological Consultants & Lashanna from A Sacred Passing: Recommended re-formatting website and directory for Accessibility, and adding a category for Allies to the Provider Directory, and provided marketing feedback to recruit Providers to sign up for the directory.
○ Denise from Well-Play: Requested Supporter & Verified Badges, and provided feedback & suggestions on Event Page idea
○ Paloma, owner from Crisálida Healing & Transformation, PLLC : Recommended Adding additional categories & attributes to the Provider Directory
2021:
○ Morgan Watson from Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study Board: Recommended adding LGBTQIA+ specific category to the Provider Directory
○ Dr. Kimberly Riley from You Are Beautiful PLLC, and Halisha Anderson, DMHS Board Member: Provided feedback, suggestions & recommendations for DMHS Free Therapy Program logistics and forms
2022:
○ Cierra Gloeckner was the very first Volunteer Therapist to sign up for DMHS Free Therapy Program and assisted with the program launch, and provided suggestions that resulted in updating the DMHS Free Therapy Feedback forms for more clarity for responders
○ Dominique Smith from UW CoLab: Connected DMHS with state organization leaders & community leaders for potential collaborations & partnerships.
○ Tracy from Tracy L. Stuart, MA Psychological Consultants: Connected DMHS with benevolent funders, as well as community partners for future collaborations
2023:
○ Zane Behnke, LICSW, CDP: Recommended additional ways to connect clients applying for Free Therapy & Wellness services with BIPoC providers who accept insurance
○ Joan Willemain: Provided feedback & suggestions for expanding Approved Supervisor & Supervisee network for DMHS Free Therapy & Wellness
○ Sima Kulshreshta from Peaceful Soul Healing: Provided feedback & suggestions on an internship & practicum collaboration for DMHS Free Therapy & Wellness Program
○ Leanne Brock & Chimaera from Powerful Voices: Recommended more inclusive language in describing the directory, as well as screening questions for the DMHS Free Therapy & Wellness Program
○ Nafasi Ferrell from Narratives Unbound: Recommended wraparound financial coaching & management services for the DMHS Free Therapy & Wellness Program
○ Danie Eagleton MEd, LMHC: Connected DMHS with community partners for future collaborations
○ Nichelle Alderson, FNTP, LICSW of INfinitely Well: Recommended additional ethnic group & practitioner specialty attributes for DMHS Directory
○ Tee Lovelace from Beauty for Ashes: Made recommendations for more gender inclusive language in communications
○ Celinda Wilson assisted DMHS in user-end testing & troubleshooting, and made recommendations for additional directory attributes & descriptions of listing attributes
○ Barrett & Stephanie from Seattle Children’s Hospital assisted in building referral network both for Providers to add their information to the DMHS Directory, but also for families to find Providers more easily
○ Kashika from Seattle Children’s Hospital recommended noting location for Orgs We Like page, for easier navigation, as well as adding new sections for youth on Resources page
○ Mia & Renee from PNW Sex Therapy Collective discussed resources for Providers which led to brainstorming a page dedicated to providers seeking resources in their work with clients
○ Laura Ahn, Founder of Multicultural Counselors made recommendations for recruitment of providers for DMHS Free Therapy & Wellness Program and connections to potential sponsors & partners
○ Kate Mageau suggested group therapy partnerships with allies for clients to get extra support
○ Vanessa Lovejoy-Guron from Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services provided consultation on Pacifica populations & identities to improve DMHS Directory
○ Malcolm Clay from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department recommended adding information about caregiver fatigue & burnout to Provider Resources page