Be Inspired Together is a nonprofit, created in 2022 in the post-pandemic aftermath, to provide desperately needed mental health services to individuals and families at little or no cost, reducing the financial barrier that is often prohibitive in accessing services.
Created by Be Inspired Counseling owner Marci daCamara, services provided through Be Inspired Together will be of the same caliber services as all patients of the practice. Founded in 2017, Be Inspired Counseling is a client-centered, strength-based therapy practice located in Mansfield, MA and Stoughton, MA, serving the surrounding towns of Easton, Canton, Sharon, Randolph, Attleboro, Taunton, Whitman, Dedham, Westwood, Norwood, and Brockton, and now across the state of Massachusetts via telehealth visits. Participation in the program will be voluntary and anonymous.
Clients will be given:
A comprehensive biopsychosocial evaluation is conducted as part of the intake process, allowing the client to provide background information, as well as discuss goals for treatment. Informed consent and limits of confidentiality are reviewed.
Clinician assignment is done by Marci alone, matching the client’s needs with clinician’s training (i.e.: ages working with, areas of expertise)
Scholarship eligibility will be re-evaluated quarterly. Session frequency is clinically discussed and recommended based on need, severity of the presenting issues, as well as what commitment the client can commit to (i.e.: weekly, every other week). Treatment progress and need is reviewed every 90 days, with accordance of the Best Practices of the profession.
In addition to direct counseling services for patients, Be Inspired Together also provides broader community services such as workshops and support groups to the general public on a sliding “pay what you can” fee scale, partnering with local schools and community organizations for the recruitment of participants to ensure diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
The Impact
Be Inspired Together’s goal is to allow for those with the greatest need to be able to access the appropriate level of service. As the system currently exists, those with State-funded insurance and lower financial means are often matched with lesser trained clinicians and/or interns, which readily means high rates of turnover for these clinical staff. These clients are then left with two options: begin a relationship with a new provider or be untreated.
Be Inspired Together would allow for all clients to have equal access to quality services, without the predetermined risk of short-term treatment. The team at Be Inspired Counseling would be unaware as to which clients are receiving financial support and will continue to provide therapeutic support until the treatment goals have been reached, the client chooses to discontinue services, or the Treatment Contract has been breeched.