A few words About Us
The Empowerment Center comprises a diverse team of professionals providing psychosocial day support to male and female adults with a primary mental health diagnosis, dual diagnosis, and/or a coexisting disorder; such as substance abuse. All Mental Health Professionals are Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) & Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP). Our work helps to decrease psychiatric hospitalizations and provides stabilization of individuals with less intervention in the community. By providing daily routine and structure in a safe environment each individual is adept to discovering his/her best self. This will generate growth and improve his/her quality of life overall.
The Empowerment Center is able to reach out to many adults who demonstrate a need for psychosocial day support services. The Empowerment Center is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
OUR MISSION
It is The Empowerment Center’s mission to foster continual growth in the lives of those we serve, our colleagues, our culturally diverse communities and ourselves. Our efforts enhance recovery, wellness, self-determination, and independence by providing appropriate supports, advocacy and outreach efforts delivered with compassion, respect and a good dose of social prescribing.
OUR VISION
The Vision of the Empowerment Center is to improve social interactions, boundaries, self-sufficiency skills, self-esteem and self-awareness through positive social prescribing. The Empowerment Center’s main vision is to aid individuals in being a valued member to their community, as well as educating the community on their vitality to our communities.
OUR SERVICE GOAL
Promote self-awareness and self-sufficiency through the use of great rapport building. Encourage a safe and healthy environment through psychoeducation that educates them in their own language and meeting individuals where they are. The Empowerment Center focuses all care on Quality rather than Quantity.
Journey
Owner of the The Empowerment Center.
Journey is the founder of The Empowerment Center. Journey is a native of Chester, Pennsylvania. She has an extensive background in mental health services and advocating for individuals with disabilities. It was her love for empowering others, desire to effectively break mental health stigma in marginalized populations through love and acceptance.
Journey received a B.S degree in Sociology from Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA. She also received a M.S. degree in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University, MN. Journey’s professional background, experience, and leadership skills has been integral in ensuring that the employee’s and members served at The Empowerment Center are receiving and providing the highest quality mental health care services. Journey has been a visible leader who has displayed a great compassion for those with disabilities in the community. She is passionate about assisting individuals with meeting and greeting their best selves. She believes that with support, each one of our members can reach their full potential and live the kind of lives they desire. Journey believes that through training and support of the management and staff working with our members, as a team we can continue to help spread understanding and compassion for those living with mental illness.
