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Author: Kathrine Corbett

Clinical mental health counseling is a practice in which licensed professionals assess and diagnose clients to identify mental health disorders. Once they have determined where a client is struggling, they create and implement evidence-based therapy strategies that help individuals overcome challenges and live a healthier, more fulfilling life.

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For more than 25 years, Joyce Clark ’11 G’21 has devoted her career to supporting women and families during some of the most vulnerable and meaningful moments of their lives. A practicing doula since 1998, she now serves as a Maternal Health Team Lead with the Family Partnership Program at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston and is the Founder of the Birthingheirs Project, Inc.