The X-Community Service program
Providing Free Mental Health Services to the Unhoused in Our Community
We offer counseling in a supportive, compassionate environment.
Our counselors are highly skilled professionals who are passionate about providing culturally sensitive and responsive, trauma-informed care that meets the unique needs of each person.
Summerville Women’s Mental Health Services: A Mental Health Collective (SWMHS), in partnership with Keys to Change Shelters for the unhoused.
SWMHS has launched The X-Community Service Program, which provides Summerville's unhoused current and past shelter guests and staff with no-cost mental health services. This community service project offers professional mental health services at no cost to the shelter’s past and current guests and staff.
“I am thrilled and proud to announce my partnership with Keys to Change to provide much-needed mental health services to the members of our community who are experiencing homelessness and need professional mental health services”, Xiomara A. Sosa, Founder, Owner, and Clinical Director of SWMHS.
SWMHS is a mental health and wellness center and a teaching mental health private practice.
“We are beyond thrilled about our partnership with Xiomara A. Sosa at SWMHS to provide much-needed mental health services to our guests and staff at Keys to Change!”, Ginny Vicini, Executive Director, Keys to Change.
Keys to Change, formerly Dorchester County Community Outreach- DCCO - Centers for the Unhoused. The shelters are a haven for community members in need. They provide a sanctuary to cater to the diverse needs of unhoused community members facing various challenges.
This community service program partnership launched in May 2025.
Individual Counseling
We provide mental health counseling for issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, navigating difficult relationships, life transitions, and other challenges, to support individuals in increasing coping skills and managing symptoms.
Individual counseling sessions require an initial intake and evaluation session at the SWMHS center or at the Keys to Change shelters. This intake and evaluation session is free, and so are all follow-up counseling sessions. This counseling program is open to all current and past guests and staff of The Light House. They are offered in person and by telehealth by appointment.
What to Expect:
A one-on-one session with a mental health counselor in person or via telehealth.
Offers immediate, short-term assistance, typically including:
Emotional support
Self-care planning
Referral support
Eligibility screenings for individual counseling
Please let us know if you prefer to work with a counselor with specific lived experience, e.g., Black, Latinx, LGBTQA2S+, people living with disabilities, mid-life or older age groups, etc.
Our Center/Studio is not designed for crisis intervention.
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please call 911, go to your nearest emergency room, or contact one of the crisis hotlines listed below:
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org, available 24/7.
Region Ten Emergency Services: 434.972.1800, available 24/7
The leadership of both organizations, Xiomara A. Sosa and Ginny Vicini, is excited about this partnership, which will provide much-needed professional mental health services to our community.
Both organizations stand together in the fight against homelessness and the vital importance of access to professional mental health services for disenfranchised and marginalized community members.
Together, they are making a difference!
Both organizations believe that all people deserve the necessities of life, and as part of the community we live in, we serve this purpose.
Both organizations are community-focused and run.
They believe that volunteers play a vital role in delivering health and hope across all aspects of their organizations.
They are dedicated to fostering a culturally sensitive environment that embodies compassion toward our community.
Xiomara A. Sosa
Founder, Owner, and Clinical Director
Summerville Women’s Mental Health Services: A Mental Health Collective
Ginny Vicini
Executive Director
Keys to Change
Formerly DCCO - Dorchester County Community Outreach