About SG Mental Health Counseling
Marissa Batie-Collier, LMSW
SG Mental Health Counseling is a minority-owned agency with more than twenty years of history providing mental health counseling services to children, young adults, and geriatric adults with medical disabilities, lifestyle changes, depression, anxiety, socioeconomic challenges, and victims of abuse. Our mission is to empower, educate and normalize mental health by focusing on the whole-person, their environment, lifestyle and learning.
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 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.