Author: therapycenteradmin

Dear TCP Community, Given the spread of COVID-19, this is a time of heightened concern for our collective and individual health and wellbeing. The safety of our community is our highest priority, so TCP has decided to temporarily close our physical office. Our intention is follow recommended guidelines around social distancing to help reduce and slow the spread of COVID-19. The closure will begin Monday, March 16th, and continue for as long as the School District of Philadelphia remains closed. We came to this decision after deep consideration, and we concluded that it is our responsibility to act in the interest of the most vulnerable of our community. We are dedicated to the continuity of therapy, particularly during this time of stress, while also upholding public safety standards. We are offering therapy services by video and/or phone while our physical office is closed. As soon as it is safe to do so, we will resume face-to-face work in our office. We know that this is a particularly stressful time, and many of us are feeling helpless and overwhelmed. Anxiety and fear are legitimate and expected responses to the spread of COVID-19. We want our community to know that we are dedicated to safely working with you through this crisis and supporting emotional wellness. Our intention is to get through this together. In Solidarity, Marquita Bolden, LCSWExecutive Director

Therapy Center of Philadelphia (TCP) is pleased to announce that we will be relocating to a new office space at 215 S. Broad St., on March 1, 2020. Our new home, which is less than a 5 minute walk from TCP’s current space at 1315 Walnut St., is well-suited to the needs of the TCP community. After 15 years at our current location, we have elected to move to a new office that can better accommodate our clients, staff and mission. The new building manager, who has proven responsive and attentive, is collaborating with us to provide all-gender bathrooms and more spacious therapy rooms. “As our staff and mission have expanded, we have outgrown our current facilities. We were fortunate to find a new space that will minimize the impact of relocation on our client community,” said Marquita Bolden, Executive Director. “The new building is more aligned with our mission and will provide a reliably well-kept space that will allow us flexibility to be more creative and innovative in our work.” TCP asks our valued community to join us in helping to fund the costs of this much-needed move. To help pay for movers, new furniture, and technological needs, we are setting a goal to raise $10,000 by March 13th, 2020. To contribute please visit: http://www.therapycenterofphila.org/donate/ TCP remains committed to providing financially accessible, racially equitable, and trans-affirming therapy services, and we look forward to leveraging the new space in service to more than 350 people each year.

You may have noticed some radio silence from us here at TCP recently… We recognize and appreciate that you, our community, have been incredibly generous to us over the years. While your donations have always provided essential funding to quality services to the clients that TCP serves, we feel that it is equally important that we give back to YOU in ways that are meaningful.  We have been working to develop ways to keep you informed of our work, and to begin giving back to a community who has given so much to us… What’s New @ TCP? The staff at TCP has been busy over the past few months! Here’s what we’ve been up to… New Therapist – Forogh Rahim Forogh is an Afghan refugee and a queer identified Muslim woman who immigrated to the U.S. with her family as an adolescent and lived in California before relocating to Philadelphia for her studies. Forogh is currently a 3rd year doctoral candidate in Drexel University’s Couple and Family Therapy program. She joined TCP in February of 2019 to complete a clinical internship. Forogh is really excited to be a part of the TCP team and looks forward to continue to learn and grow! PLAY Psychodrama Group Psychodrama is an experiential form of therapy that allows for healing through guided re-experiencing, expression, and role rehearsal. PLAY, at TCP, is a weekly group for queer, trans, nonbinary and gender nonconforming folks facilitated by Ellie Taylor, MSW, LSW. What’s Next for TCP? We’re excited to continuing growing and expanding our services! Here’s what you can expect in the coming months and beyond… Website Makeover We are in the process of redesigning our website to make it more modern, accessible, and mobile-friendly. You can expect to see the new TCP website live this spring at therapycenterofphila.org! Electronic Health Records We are also in the process of moving over to electronic record keeping! This will allow us to better preserve confidentiality for our clients, and to optimize the workflow in our office so that we can serve more folks. A note from the Executive Director… We are so excited about the ways in which we will continue deepen relationship with you, our community! For clinicians, therapists, and healers who would like to become an extended member of our team from the comfort of your private practice, I’d invite you to join our Community Partner’s Program! Community Partners is a group of like-minded therapists who take on a client referred by TCP and then donate the client’s sliding scale fee back to TCP. In return, you are invited to TCP trainings, our annual reception, and upcoming peer supervision groups! If you are interested in becoming a Community Partner, please contact Ne’Sha Anthony at intake@therapycenterofphila.org