The X-Studio: A Mental Health Cooperative
We provide an alternative business practice model for mental health clinicians.
Fully licensed clinicians
Individual clinicians
Provisionally licensed clinicians
Solo private practice clinicians
We are a community-based co-working space for mental health clinicians who are seeking a different model from group practice.
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 kind of workspace for mental health clinicians:
A beautiful, cozy, culturally aesthetic, and inviting space with art studio vibes. Check out the Benefits page.
Mission and Vision
Our mission is to provide an alternative to the long-standing service model available in the mental health profession to clinicians by introducing a cooperative model that is different from the group practice model.
Our vision is a more democratic, streamlined, supportive, non-toxic, professional path toward independent mental health practice for provisionally licensed and fully licensed clinicians.
Xiomara A. Sosa, Founder and Executive Director
Our Approach: What We Do
We help guide mental health practitioners toward alternative options so that they can pursue their path toward becoming independent counselors, therapists, and clinicians in a sustainable way that minimizes group practice politics and solo practice burnout and isolation. We are doing so by providing an alternative to the long-standing service models currently available in the mental health profession to clinicians and introducing this mental health cooperative model.
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.
Clinical Supervision
Available for Licensed Professional Counselor Associates (LPCAs) in South Carolina. In-person in Summerville, SC, or online/virtual in the state of South Carolina by Xiomara A. Sosa.
If you are a clinical supervisor in South Carolina and would like to be listed with us to provide clinical supervision services please contact us and join the coop.
Featured Co-Op Member
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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 or solo practice burnout and isolation. ”
— L.V.