Mental health coaching for individuals high school aged and older aimed at exploring, identifying, and achieving personal goals.
Customized trainings (both in person and virtual) on topics such as trauma informed classrooms, navigating PWI’s, and other culturally relevant topics aimed at informing and creating safe spaces to engage in sometimes difficult or uncomfortable topics
Community involvement including panel discussions, speaking engagements, and other forums
Golden Therapeutic Life Coaching (TLC) is a Black independently owned and operated mental health coaching agency whose mission is to move the lives of Black and Brown folks to healthier spaces. Through not only one to one work, but also professional developments/trainings and community engagement, the goal is to inform and engage those within and outside of the community on our unique perspectives and needs.
By recognizing the experiences that people of color share in relation to the intersection of race with other areas of life, founder Simone Golden is able to provide a culturally informed and specific support to those for which representation matters in provider choice.
Working specifically with and as as an advocate for POC was an important aspect in the establishment of Golden TLC. Simone’s personal experiences as both provider and consumer has contributed to the significance of representation not only mattering, but being a vital aspect when considering programming for individuals of color.
Because we matter…
Welcome! My name is Simone Golden and I am a Master’s Level Licensed Social Worker and Certified Professional Coach with more than 15 years of experience working primarily with individuals, children, and families of color. I started my career in community mental health and it was in these early years that I began to understand that my TRUE knowledge within the helping profession would come from the hands on, frontline, immersive work that truly allowed for me to connect with not only the people, but also the systems that are in place to support them.
I obtained my Master’s Degree with a specialization in health and mental health in 2009 and am currently finishing a diversity and inclusion certification through Cornell University’s external education unit. My experience has included working as a therapist within Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Mobile Therapy and Behavior Specialist Consultant services to students and families within the Philadelphia area, and for the last 6 years, serving in the capacity of Clinical Director within a private educational company. In addition, I provided field instructor for both Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania, helping to guide students as they began immersion into the field of social work.
It is with great pleasure that I am transitioning full time into my work with Golden TLC this summer 2022. I look forward to continued opportunities of engagement on the programmatic level and sharing my mission to influence positive change within the individual lives, workspaces, schools, and communities of people of color, because we matter.
http://www.goldentlc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/micro.jpg
323
471
designmaster
http://www.goldentlc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo.png
designmaster2022-04-12 17:45:502022-04-12 17:46:24The Not So Micro Aggression.
http://www.goldentlc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/taylor.jpg
316
345
designmaster
http://www.goldentlc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo.png
designmaster2022-04-12 17:41:102022-04-12 17:41:10An Open Letter to Breonna Taylor and The Stages of Our Collective Grief
http://www.goldentlc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/doll.png
380
567
designmaster
http://www.goldentlc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo.png
designmaster2022-04-12 17:39:132022-04-12 17:39:45Does Representation Really Matter?Representation within mental wellness and general healthcare spaces is vital. The effects of implicit bias has to start being a part of the conversation regarding outcomes for marginalized groups.
Golden TLC’s mission of ensuring that Black and Brown people are on a trajectory of growth is one that cannot be done alone. It will take a collective effort of both people of color and allies recognizing the unique needs of those who are underserved in order for lasting change to be made.
One of those unique needs is folks being able to have access to safe spaces where they can seek support. Professional spaces that are culturally informed, unbiased and that allow for and invite vulnerability and openness.
By pressing the yellow DONATE link below, you are able to contribute to the forward movement of this cause. Golden TLC dedicates 100% of donated funds to providing free or significantly discounted therapeutic coaching services to high school and college students who are in need of support but lack the financial means.
Contributing to the wellness of another person is a gift that will benefit way beyond the single recipient.