Company History
Carine Emile-Joseph founded Citadel Counseling Services. This company was birth out of her desire to change the stigma that surrounds mental health in Haiti and the world at large. Growing up, we noticed that mental health was hardly discussed in our community. Our mission to change this includes the combination of therapy, life coaching and faith practices.
Citadel Counseling Services got its name from a historic symbol of strength in Haiti, "Citadelle Laferriere" It is a fortress located in Nordi on the Bonnet a' l'Eveque mountaintop. It was developed to withstand possible incursion from the French. This monument embodies the resilience of Haitians and humanity. While we are resilient, some people may still deal with cultural and life trauma that has not been therapeutically processed. The company's multicultural focus is to provide a safe space for women, minorities, Caribbean communities with families from different backgrounds with a non-judgmental, strength-based, and purposeful approach where no one will feel pressured. We will walk alongside your therapeutic life journey and personal development.
Who We Are
Are YOU feeling overwhelmed by life’s demands? Do you need help with self-development? Feeling stuck? Are you struggling mentally, emotionally, or physically? Our services can help you find clarity and self-motivation. We will work with you through different therapeutic techniques, modalities, coaching, and additional referral services while partnering with a multidisciplinary medical team to help you better manage the emotional stress of everyday life.
We believe in providing convenient, effective, and unique services tailored to your needs. Our dual focus is to optimize your ability to achieve your goals and to enhance your mental wellness which will empower you to resolve issues and effectively handle life’s transitions. We will walk with you as you create a clear vision for your life and tap into your true purpose.
Our Mission is to provide personal and professional growth through psychotherapy, life coaching, and educational services.
Our Vision is to help every individual find inner peace while educating & empowering minds for a pleasant present and a secure future.
Virtual Services
We use HIPPA compliant virtual services to meet individuals and groups through video conferencing from smartphones, and other technology. This has long been recognized as an invaluable tool for providing care to people in rural areas, regardless of weather, traffic, or limited access to providers. Virtual services have become a TOP choice for individuals with busy schedules.
Life Coaching
Individual and Group Coaching Services available.
We help you transform key areas of your life through:
- Self-Care/Healthy Boundaries
- Personal Development
- Entrepreneurship
- Career Development
We assist people from different backgrounds including:
- Women/Men
- Business Owners
- Professionals /Consultants
All to better manage stress, find balance, manage relationships, and navigate life, career, and business transitions.
Mental Health Consultancy
We provide effective mental health and life skills training:
- Community Agencies
- Churches
- The Private Sector
The training that we offer includes:
- Positive Coping and Life Skills
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Time Management
- Trauma/Grief
- Stress Management
- Women/Men Issues
- Self-Care Workshops
- Leadership/Team Building
- Parenting/ Teen Issues
- Mindfulness
- Community Outreach
- Program Evaluation
- Translation in Haitian Creole Services And much more.
Mental Health Advocacy
Our CEO serves on different boards and sat/collaborate on many different panels to discuss vital mental wellness topics and community outreach in the community and private sector.
Through her public speaking skills, our CEO also educates individuals and groups about ways to help families to identify and assist those suffering from mental health issues. Program Evaluation/Implementation, Lobbying, Community Outreach, and much more.
We would love to collaborate with you if you are a(n):
- Church & School
- Community Agency
- Podcaster
- Healthcare Professional
- Private Sector/Small Business Owners
COnnect with us for more information and a Free Consultation.
We Specialize In
Depression
A mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.
Program Development & Evaluation
The process that an organization uses to develop a program. It is the most often an iterative process involving research, consultation, initial design, testing, and redesign of a program.
Anxiety
Intense, excessive, & persistent worry & fear about everyday situations. It can form a category of mental health diagnoses that lead to excessive nervousness, fear, and much more
Panic Attack
Sudden episode of intense fear or anxiety and physical symptoms, based on a perceived threat rather than imminent danger.
SELF HARM
Whether a person just started hurting themselves or has been doing it for a while, there is an opportunity to improve health and reduce behaviors..
Parenting
Continual relationship of parents & children that includes caring, teaching, leading, communicating & providing for the needs of a child consistently & unconditionally.
RACIAL TRAUMA
The mental and emotional injury caused by encounters with racial bias and ethnic discrimination, racism, and hate crimes.
Post traumatic stress disorder
Mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event - either experiencing it or witnessing it.
Low Self-Esteem
Not thinking much of yourself as a person, or not holding yourself in high regards. It can lead to finding it difficult to express your needs.
grief
Grief counseling is a form of psychotherapy that aims to help people cope with the physical, emotional, social, spiritual, & cognitive responses to loss.
Anger Management
A therapeutic program for anger prevention and control. The goal is to help reduce both your emotional feelings and the physiological arousal that anger causes by learning to control your reactions.
adjustment Disorders
Group of symptoms that occurs after you go through a stressful life event. The symptoms can occur because you are having a hard time coping.
Modalities
We work with you through different therapeutic techniques and modalities including Coaching, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Play & Art Therapy Techniques, Solutions-Focused Therapy, Insight Orientated, Positive Coping Skills, Positive/Effective Communication Skills, Psychoeducation, Mindset Coaching, Case Management & Psychiatric Referral Services. We provide Individual Counseling, Family Counseling, Teen challenges, Pre-Marital & Couples Counseling, Group counseling from the age of 16 and beyond. In addition, we provide faith-based counseling and services in Haitian Creole upon request. We do not take insurance at this time. Sliding scale available.
coaching Services
Mindset
Coaching
Mindset coaching is dedicated to rewiring an individual's mindset, including time management, career performance, emotional regulation, finding purpose, goal setting, work stress, positive relationships in the workplace, and clarity by allowing you to be the very best version of themselves and to unlock their full potential.
Business Coaching
We will assist & guide you in running your business by helping you clarify the vision of your business and how it fits in with your personal goals with the appropriate tools and contents. Business coaching is a process used to take a business from where it is now by identifying their "why" to where the business owner wants it to be.
Wellness Coaching
We help clients assess their current physical & emotional state, & help them set goals for what they want to achieve with their overall wellness, including self-care, boundaries, stress management, Financial management, anger management, sleep, divorce/spiritual care and much more. We work with you to identify plans of action to reach these goals.