About SG Mental Health Counseling
Marissa Batie-Collier, LCMHC, CMHC,LMSW,CSW,MSW
Welcome to SG Mental Health Counseling, a community-centered agency with over 20 years of dedicated service. If you’re seeking compassionate, professional support, you’ve come to the right place. We specialize in providing community-based mental health counseling and case management services to children, young adults, and geriatric adults.
Our services support individuals facing a variety of life challenges, such as managing medical conditions, navigating major life transitions, coping with depression and anxiety, overcoming socioeconomic obstacles, and healing from trauma.
As part of our community-based approach, we bring care directly to where it’s needed most—working within schools, homes, and neighborhoods to ensure everyone has access to the mental health services they need. Our focus is on building strong, supportive relationships that create lasting change for individuals and families.
We proudly offer our Wellness Navigator Program, a unique initiative designed for youth ages 5 and up, which is based on the five pillars of social-emotional learning. This program teaches critical social skills while also strengthening the child-parent relationship to promote emotional resilience and personal growth.
For college students, our UThrive program provides mental health support to those attending University of Florida, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, Santa Fe Community College, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida State University, and Tallahassee State College. Students living in scholarship housing through the Southern Scholarship Foundation can access free individual counseling, group sessions, and workshops tailored to their needs.
At SG Mental Health Counseling, we take a whole-person approach to mental health care, considering not just the individual but also their environment, lifestyle, and learning needs. Located in Tallahassee’s Promise Zone, our mission is to empower and educate by normalizing mental health care within the community.
Whether you’re seeking support for yourself, your child, or a college student, we invite you to explore how SG Mental Health Counseling can help guide you on your path to healing and growth.
SGMHC was established long before the Executive Director Marissa Batie-Collier’s entry into a family that had battled mental health illness for generations. Marissa’s passion became her career. She has a Master’s Degree from Florida State University. She is licensed by the States of New Hampshire as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor (3456), Vermont (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor) Louisiana (16042), Alabama (5297G) and Kentucky (255431) as a Licensed Master Social Worker, Trauma Informed Life Coach and Certified Social Worker.
The approach is simple, let’s work together to increase awareness while learning coping techniques to maintain a life of mental health wellness. SGMH services include counseling for individuals, couples, groups; court-mandated classes of parenting and anger management, school based diversion program, mental health peer support specialist through our health-wellness enrichment program and many more.
Mission Statement
At SG Mental Health Counseling, our core mission is to promote holistic wellness and empower individuals, families, and communities to achieve optimal mental health. We believe in taking a comprehensive approach to mental wellness, which is grounded in our Whole-Person, Environment, Lifestyle, and Learning (W.E.L.L.) philosophy. This philosophy emphasizes the importance of addressing the whole-person, including their environment, lifestyle, and learning, in order to achieve sustainable and positive outcomes.
Through our evidence-based therapeutic services, education programs, and support resources, we strive to eliminate the negative stigmas associated with mental illness and create a culture of acceptance and understanding. Our goal is to empower our clients with the knowledge, skills, and support they need to navigate life’s challenges and achieve their full potential.
Vision
Our vision is to create a world where mental health is recognized as an integral component of overall health and wellbeing, and where all individuals have access to high-quality mental health services regardless of their background or circumstances.
Values
Education is the key: We make a difference by educating minds in every community we serve.
Integrity: High Standards are a way of life. We purse excellence in everything that we do.
Empower: WE empower our client to make decisions that improve their mental health and well-being to benefit themselves and their communities.
Mental Health Wellness: We care about the well-being and success of every client.