All Souls Counseling Center

TO SERVE AS A LEADING NONPROFIT PROVIDER AND COMMUNITY PARTNER FOR QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE WHO ARE UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE PROVIDED 4,070 COUNSELING SESSIONS, 72 MENTAL HEALTH CHECK-INS AT COMMUNITY PARTNER SITES, AND 24 GROUP SESSIONS TO 426 CLIENTS IN OUR REGION. APPROXIMATELY 77% OF OUR NEW CLIENTS WERE UNINSURED AND 49% OF OUR CLIENTS REPORTED MAKING $30,000 OR LESS PER YEAR. COUNSELING WAS PROVIDED ON A SLIDING SCALE FEE BASIS DEPENDENT UPON ANNUAL INCOME AND 87% OF OUR COUNSELING SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED FOR $25 OR LESS, WITH NO ONE TURNED AWAY DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY. WE SERVED OUR CLIENTS WITH A HYBRID OF BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL THERAPY SESSIONS UTILIZING A TEAM OF 19 LICENSED THERAPISTS WHO OFFER INDIVIDUAL, COUPLES, FAMILY, AND GROUP COUNSELING TO ADDRESS ISSUES INCLUDING, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, TRAUMA/PTSD, ADDICTION RECOVERY, GRIEF AND LOSS, LIFE TRANSITIONS, POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, PARENTING ISSUES, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND/OR GENDER IDENTITY ISSUES (LGBTQ-AFFIRMING), STRESS MANAGEMENT, VICTIMS OF

CRIME, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. BILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH COUNSELING IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON A LIMITED BASIS. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RED DOOR/CHURCH OF THE ADVOCATE, ASCC OFFERED COUNSELING TO INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR WORK PROGRAM WHO WERE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. ADDITIONALLY, WE LAUNCHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH HAYWOOD STREET CONGREGATION AND ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN MINISTRY (ABCCM) TO PROVIDE ON-SITE COUNSELING SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE UNHOUSED AND/OR ARE LIVING IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. WE ALSO ENTERED A FORMAL REFERRAL PARTNERSHIP WITH MOUNTAIN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER (MAHEC) TO PROVIDE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES FOR CLIENTS NEEDING A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE AND/OR ACCESS TO MEDICINE MANAGEMENT.

ASCC THERAPISTS USE THE GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING SCALE PRE- AND POST-TREATMENT TO EVALUATE IMPROVEMENT IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. DURING FY 2023, WE ADMINISTERED A BI- ANNUAL CLIENT SURVEY TO MEASURE CLIENT SATISFACTION WITH OUR COUNSELING SERVICES. THESE SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED DURING THE FALL OF 2022 AND THE SPRING OF 2023. OVERALL, 97.4% OF OUR SURVEY RESPONDENTS REPORTED HAVING IMPROVEMENT IN MANAGING THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES AS A RESULT OF COUNSELING RECEIVED AT ASCC.