Grow Counseling

Grow Counseling

“One of my core values is to ‘do big things’. Starting a ‘big thing’ is like standing at the bottom of a giant mountain and envisioning the ascent to the summit—along the journey I’ll feel excited, nervous, strong, inadequate, and energized — sometimes all at the same time.”

 

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Wendy Dickinson
Founder & CEO of GROW Counseling, Ph.D.

 

“Talking with Grace, Christie, and Greg about the possibility of providing counseling for anyone on the IG staff was definitely a ‘base-of-the-mountain’ moment. The prospect of GROW developing a global network sufficient to meet IG’s needs was daunting, but the excitement inspired by the idea and by working with this IG team was even greater; we were all standing at base camp dreaming together.

 

GROW regularly has the opportunity to partner with organizations to provide care for their team members. Companies often talk about providing mental health support for their teams; however, most lose momentum when confronted by roadblocks like the time required for design and implementation, ongoing leadership support, or expense of the services. It is rare to find a company that truly prioritizes the overall wellbeing of their people—that possesses the tenacity and vision to push past the roadblocks to further the personal wellbeing of its team members. By contrast, the dedication, determination, and support that I have experienced firsthand from the IG team has been nothing short of exceptional. In a season where a record number of people are struggling with depression, stress, anxiety, and loneliness, IG has taken a decidedly people-first approach, removing common barriers to counseling that prevent people from getting healthy. The generosity of IG in offering this program has been a truly stunning display of kindness.

 

My role in the partnership has afforded me the great honor of interacting with hundreds of the IG team over the last few months. I’m convinced that this is the kindest, most positive and professional group of people in the world. I have been so inspired by the way the staff has responded to the offer for mental health support. You have taken it seriously, engaged in the hard work of healing, and been diligent about asking hard questions, learning new skills, and striving to be the best versions of yourself.

 

My hope is that your revolutionary approach to caring for people will challenge and encourage other companies to do the same. I’m confident that partnerships like this one — with people-first corporations – do the biggest “big thing” of all; they create a place for life change. Simply put, when you change a person, you change a community and when you change a community, you change the world.”