Thrive Within Therapy offers individual counseling, group counseling, and psycho-education courses. Individual counseling includes trauma-informed, identity-affirming, culturally responsive therapy, and trans healthcare navigation. Group counseling includes trauma support groups, LGBTQ+ affirming groups, and peer support groups.
Appointments can be booked through the integrated online booking system on the website, which allows calendar syncing for convenience. You can also contact the practice by phone or email for inquiries or to request a free consultation.
The practice offers both online sessions and occasional face-to-face sessions in Binghamton, NY, serving clients across New York State.
The practice is co-founded by licensed clinical social workers Shanel Boyce (LCSW, LPN) and Roseanne Wilcox (LCSW, Master CASAC), who share lived experience with the communities they serve. The team includes clinicians with deep expertise in trauma, cultural humility, and LGBTQ+ affirming care.
Thrive Within Therapy focuses on root-cause healing rather than surface-level coping, providing culturally responsive, identity-affirming care by clinicians who share or deeply understand clients' lived experiences. The practice has nationally recognized expertise in LGBTQ+ affirming care and trans healthcare navigation and also trains other clinicians to provide culturally humble care.
The website and client communications provide clear information about payment options and insurance acceptance. For specific questions about insurance coverage, please contact the practice directly.
The initial session focuses on creating a safe, non-judgmental space where you can share your experiences. The therapist will explore your unique identities and trauma history to understand root causes of distress and collaboratively develop goals and a treatment plan that honors your pace and needs.
Yes, the practice explicitly affirms LGBTQ+ and polyamorous clients, providing knowledgeable, non-judgmental support that respects diverse identities and relationship structures.
Group counseling includes trauma support groups for people with complex trauma histories, LGBTQ+ affirming groups focused on identity validation, and peer support groups fostering mutual aid and community connection.
Psycho-education courses cover subjects such as understanding trauma and the nervous system, navigating systemic oppression, setting boundaries, managing burnout, and self-care strategies that consider cultural and systemic contexts.
The practice offers expert guidance in trans healthcare navigation, helping clients understand medical options, advocate within healthcare systems, prepare for assessments, and manage the emotional impact of transition-related experiences.
Yes, Thrive Within Therapy serves clients across New York State through online therapy sessions, making care accessible beyond the local area.
The practice uses a trauma-informed approach that goes beyond symptom management to explore familial, interpersonal, cultural, and systemic roots of trauma. Therapy aims to build sustainable healing through understanding and restructuring relationships and boundaries.
Yes, the practice serves both adults and teens seeking culturally humble, skills-based therapy that respects their identities and experiences.
Clinicians at Thrive Within Therapy maintain an ongoing learning stance, do not assume expertise over clients' cultures, and center clients' lived experiences and identities as foundational to the therapeutic work.
Thrive Within Therapy offers free consultations to prospective clients, allowing you to assess fit and ask questions before beginning regular therapy sessions.
Thrive Within Therapy creates a safe, affirming space where clients are seen fully and not pathologized for their identities or experiences. The practice emphasizes respect, cultural humility, and a deep understanding of systemic and identity-based challenges to rebuild trust in therapy.
Standard individual counseling sessions typically last 50 minutes. Group sessions and psycho-education courses have their own specified durations, which are detailed in the service descriptions.
Yes, the practice is committed to training and supervising clinicians in trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and identity-affirming care to improve mental health services regionally and beyond.