After observing the severe lack of multiculturalism in the field of therapy; Clinton Clovis was born in Trinidad and Tobago. I was dedicated to changing the situation.
His response to fill that void was New Hope Mental Health Counseling Service.
A comprehensive counseling center based in Valley Stream, Louisiana, and one of the largest multicultural mental health programs in New York State, the Valley Stream, Louisiana-based comprehensive counseling center serves children, adolescents, and adults with special attention to minority communities on Long Island and Queens. We offer therapy. In addition to its 17 W. Merrick Road location in Valley Stream, New Hope operates a crisis walk-in center at 45 N. Village Ave. in Rockville Center.
“I realized there was a drawback in terms of finding a therapist who looked like you, spoke your language, and understood where you were coming from. And that was the model I wanted to follow. That's what I decided,” Clovis said.
The center offers a wide range of services, including anger management, anxiety counseling, child therapy to address ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), couples and family counseling, marriage counseling, and trauma therapy. New Hope also offers affordability, which can be a barrier for members of Black and brown communities seeking help.
Religion can also be a barrier to treatment, and at New Hope we work with clinicians of various faiths to address this issue.
“If a client calls and says they want to speak to a Christian therapist, we have someone on staff who can work with them and help them with treatment based on their specific theology,” Clovis said. Ta. “In Muslim communities, women are not comfortable working with men, so we have female therapists working with them.”
For more information about New Hope, please visit: thenewhopemhcs.com Or call us at (516) 459-2920.
Free Brooklyn Health Fair
Caribbean Life from Schneps Media The newspaper is inviting local residents to join the free Caribbean Life Health & Wellness Expo: Brooklyn 2024 on Saturday at the Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community Center, 1561 Bedford Ave. We are trying to provide you with a happy and healthy new year.1pm
The event, which focuses on Caribbean and African Americans, includes blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, vision and dental exams. There will also be workshops on holistic health, physical fitness, nutrition and mental health, as well as exhibits from clinics, wellness centers and healthcare providers. Registration information is as follows. schnepsmedia.com/events/caribbean-life-health-expo.
Squirewell's large art
There's still time to admire his works. Stan Squirewell is an artist with roots in Barbados. “We Speak in Rivers,'' a solo exhibition of large-scale multimedia works using documentary photography, held in Harlem. Claire Oliver Gallery2288 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. The show runs through Saturday.
Born in Washington, D.C., Squirewell was a painter, photographer, and performance artist who worked out of a studio in Harlem before settling in Louisville, Kentucky. His work is part of collections in the United States and around the world. Visit Claire Oliver Gallery's website at claireoliver.com, call (212) 929-5949, or email [email protected].
Haiti's “Tambou Bass” drum
Audience participation in an interactive demonstration of Haiti's increasingly rare traditional tanbou bass drum is on the agenda of a Haitian Cultural Exchange event on Thursday in January. Five Miles Gallery558 St. John's Place, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Jerome Simeon and Marcus Schwartz will conduct the next “Tambo Bass” drum event on Thursday. Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis. Donations are encouraged to benefit HCX's Haitian arts programs.visit haiticulturalx.org For more information.
