Support that meets
you where you are.
We’re glad you found your way here.
Goal Driven Counseling, Coaching & Consulting (GDC) Wellness Services is a St. Louis-based hybrid mental wellness practice guiding clients, companies, and clinicians confidently toward their mental wellness goals.
Our work is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and inclusive, with space for your lived experience, your goals, and the path that feels right for you.
Who We Support
Clients
Counseling and wellness support grounded in your individual experiences, needs, and goals.
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Companies
Coaching and consulting that support healthier people, teams, leaders, and workplace cultures.
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Clinicians
Learning, consultation, and wellness support for helping professionals who care for others.
Enter the Clinical Community →How We Work
The Path Is Yours.
We Help You
Navigate It.
“We’re a guide alongside you as you take the wheel.”
No two people, teams, or clinicians arrive at GDC with the same experiences, priorities, strengths, or definition of wellbeing.
We see ourselves as a partner and guide, not the person deciding the destination.
You bring your lived experience, goals, and understanding of what matters to you. We bring expertise, perspective, practical tools, curiosity, and support.
Even when people engage in the same service, the path remains individualized because no two people bring the same history, identity, relationships, environment, or perspective to the work.
Our Story
Built for Access.
Grown with the Need.
GDC began in 2017 as a Black woman-owned, fully virtual counseling practice, years before virtual mental health care became commonplace.
From the beginning, our goal was to make high-quality, culturally responsive support easier to reach and more responsive to Black and underserved communities.
As the needs around us expanded beyond therapy, so did GDC.
Today, we support clients, companies, and clinicians through counseling, coaching, and consulting.
Our commitment to access, representation, and meaningful support remain the same.
Our Story & Team →THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CARE
Meet the GDC team.
Melissa Douglass
Founder & Wellbeing Consultant
she/her
Jasmine Cooper
Therapist & Facilitator
she/her
Asha Clark-Carter
Clinical Admin & Contractor
she/her
LaVesea Clardy
Therapist & Facilitator
she/her
CJ Jones
COO & Trainer
any/all pronouns
Taylor Harvey
Therapist & Facilitator
any pronouns
Taylor Smith
Therapist & Facilitator
she/her
Shanice Smith
Therapist & Facilitator
she/her
Jake Bain
Therapist & Facilitator
he/him