The X-Studio: A Mental Health Cooperative
Community Members in Need
Counseling Interns
Licensed Professional Counselor-Associates (LPC-A)
We are a nonprofit that provides an alternative business practice model for graduate students and postgraduate students seeking practicum/internship experience and clinical supervision experience while providing reduced-cost mental health services to community members in need.
We are a community-based co-working space for Counseling Interns and Licensed Professional Counselor-Associates (LPC-A) who are seeking a different model from group practice and provide reduced-cost mental health services to community members in need.
We are not a group practice or multiple brands operating under a parent company or group. We are a cooperative (co-op).
The X-Studio: A Mental Health Cooperative
Founded in 2020 by Xiomara A. Sosa,
Executive Director
A different and modern kind of workspace for the next generation of mental health clinicians serving our community. A beautiful, cozy, culturally aesthetic, and inviting space with art studio vibes.
Mission and Vision
Our mission is to provide an alternative to the long-standing business service model available in the mental health profession to new clinicians by introducing a cooperative model that is different from the group practice model and to provide reduced-cost mental health services to community members in need.
Our vision is a more democratic, streamlined, supportive, non-toxic, professional path toward independent mental health practice for Counseling Interns and Licensed Professional Counselor-Associates (LPC-A) while serving our community.
Xiomara A. Sosa, Founder and Executive Director
Our Approach: What We Do
We help guide the next generation of mental health practitioners toward alternative options so that they can pursue their path toward becoming independent counselors/therapists/clinicians in a sustainable way that minimizes group practice politics, agency burnout and solo practice isolation. We are doing so by providing an alternative to the long-standing business service models currently available in the mental health profession to new and up-and-coming clinicians and introducing this mental health cooperative model. We strive to build a strong commitment to serving our community.
What is a cooperative?
A cooperative (co-op) is a business or organization owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services. Profits and earnings generated by the cooperative are used towards the day-to-day operations of the coop. Typically, an elected board of directors and officers run the cooperative while regular members have voting power to control the direction of the cooperative. Members can become part of the cooperative by joining and paying an annual fee, though that does not affect the weight of their vote.
Site Supervision and Clinical Supervision
Available for graduate students/Counseling Interns and Licensed Professional Counselor-Associates (LPC-A) in South Carolina. In-person in Summerville, SC, or online/virtual in the state of South Carolina by Xiomara A. Sosa.
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“The X-Studio helped me find a path toward independent practice as a mental health clinician without the group practice politics, agency burnout or solo practice isolation. ”
— L.V.