Welcome
Our mission is to transform the therapy world for marginalized communities by creating a safe, transparent, and authentic environment.
Everyone, including you, is welcome at our practice. Here at the Works Counseling Center, we do not discriminate. Our goal is to create a space where radical, creative, thoughtful, intelligent, passionate individuals like you are invited to show up as your whole authentic self, where you are seen and celebrated while also healing old wounds, strengthening self-worth, and learning new coping skills.
Every counselor here is wanting to watch you grow into your most authentic self. We just ask that you bring your bravery along with your worries, your insecurities, confusion, and pain. We understand there will be shame and fear around starting this journey, but we just ask you shoot for progress and not perfection.
LGBT+
Sex Positive Therapy
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Progress Not Perfection
because this is a place of unconditional acceptance.
Meet Our Owners
Angelique Howington Works
Alex Varkonda
Our Blogs
The Window of Tolerance: What It Is and Why It Matters
One of the most helpful concepts I introduce to my clients early in the trauma healing process is the Window of Tolerance. Understanding this concept often brings a sense of relief and validation to people who’ve spent years feeling overwhelmed, checked out, or...
Acceptance: an alternative to fighting with your feelings
Have you ever been told to “calm down” or “just stay positive” when you were feeling anxious or overwhelmed? If so, you’re not alone—and you may have found that this kind of advice rarely helps. In fact, sometimes it makes things worse. It makes sense that we try to...
Why I Chose to Be a Therapist and an Advocate for My Community
Growing up Black in a world that often misunderstands us, mental health wasn’t something we talked about openly. Pain was something you "got through." Depression was brushed off as a bad mood. Anxiety was "nerves." Therapy? That was for other people, not for us. But...