Baker Professional Counseling, Inc.

03/10/2026

LGBTQIA+ Friends...as the Shenango Valley Pride organization closes their doors, I have been advised that the New The New Castle Prism Initiative will be offering support in our area.
Ncprism123@gmail.com
(724) 570-2752

LGBTQIA+ outreach program dedicated to uplifting & advocating for q***r people in our area. Through mutual aid, education, comunity events, & direct community action, we can celebrate the spectrum. Operating as a committee under Rustbelt Revitalization.

03/03/2026

It's time to register for this year's Camp Courage!

03/01/2026

If anyone would like, I can post the actual study. This is an enormous, sound, and useful study. Cannabis is harmful to kids.

Researchers followed more than 400,000 teens until they were adults. It found that those who used ma*****na were more likely to develop serious mental illness, as well as depression and anxiety.

02/27/2026

When we get it right in counseling…

02/23/2026

Please take a moment to advocate for recognizing counseling programs as professional training. This has a direct effect on students accessing loans to become counselors. We need more counselors!

Call on the Department of Education to formally recognize Counseling Programs as Professional Programs

The Department of Education (ED) is considering significant reductions to federal student loan limits. Under these new limits, counseling students would only be able to borrow $20,500 annually, potentially pushing students toward expensive private lending or discouraging them from entering the profession.

We have submitted a comment to ED urging them to reclassify counseling programs as professional programs. This would give counseling students access to higher student loan limits ($50,000) and recognizes counselors’ enormous contributions to society and their professional expertise. Join us in telling ED that counseling programs are professional programs!

Our comments: https://bit.ly/4c1LJP7
Act Now: https://bit.ly/473f48j

02/15/2026

Mercer County Food Bank is seeking a grant that would help feed our neighbors. Here’s an opportunity to help! Just open the website, click vote now, scroll down to charitable organizations, and vote for Mercer County Food Bank.

Donate Now The full list of GBU Foundation charitable donors from June–December 2025 is available here. We sincerely thank our donors for their generosity; this link reflects the complete donor listing for the Winter edition of The Reporter. Get Ready to

02/12/2026

Mark your calendars! The Sharon Drop-In Center will be having a community clothing giveaway this February. Come see what we have and perhaps learn a little more about what we do here!

02/09/2026

Looking for an opportunity to volunteer and build your social connection?

Check out the volunteer opportunities with Prince of Peace Center for February & March 2026. Plus if your company, school or organization is looking for a Teambuilding Volunteer project to do together as a team - we'd love to help create that impactful experience for you here. Contact us at volunteer@princeofpeacecenter.org or 724-346-5777, ext. 110.
We appreciate all of our volunteers very much! 🕊️💓🙏
City Of Farrell, Pa

02/04/2026

Ninja Courage is FREE and starts Friday. There is still time to register.

A new initiative is reaching out to grieving teens in Mercer County, providing them with a unique and engaging method to navigate their emotions.

02/03/2026

WKBN 27 Youngstown OH joined us at Elite Ninja Academy in Sharpsville, PA this morning to learn more about , our FREE teen grief program that starts this week! Registration remains open for Ninja Courage! Visit our website to learn more!

01/29/2026

Dr. Wolfelt's 11 Tenets of Caring for the Bereaved:
1. Companioning is about being present to another person's pain; it is not about taking away the pain.
2. Companioning is about going to the wilderness of the soul with another human being; it is not about thinking you are responsible for finding the way out.
3. Companioning is about honoring the spirit; it is not about focusing on the intellect.
4. Companioning is about listening with the heart; it is not about analyzing with the head.
5. Companioning is about bearing witness to the struggles of others; it is not about judging or directing these struggles.
6. Companioning is about walking alongside; it is not about leading or being led.
7. Companioning is about discovering the gifts of sacred silence; it is not about filling up every moment with words.
8. Companioning is about being still; it is not about frantic movement forward.
9. Companioning is about respecting disorder and confusion; it is not about imposing order and logic.
10. Companioning is about learning from others; it is not about teaching them.
11. Companioning is about compassionate curiosity; it is not about expertise.

01/29/2026

For my local colleagues. I have done this clinician group in the past, and it is AMAZING. Unfortunately, I can't make it this time. But I thought someone out there might be interested.