Individual & Family Counseling

Serving youth ages 12–23 and their families, we provide support focused on building well-being, advancing education and employment, fostering lasting connections, and creating stable living environments as they navigate the transition into adulthood.

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Who This Program is For:

Runaway Youth: Youth who leave home without permission

Pregnant and Parenting Youth: Currently pregnant or parenting.

Homeless Youth: Youth who lack a fixed, regular, and nighttime residence or has a primary nighttime residence that is designed to provide temporary living accommodations.

Justice-Involved Youth: A youth that is involved in the justice system, pre-charge program, court diversion, juvenile probation, youthful offender, criminal charges.

At-Risk Youth: defined as youth that may be at risk of becoming homeless and/or involved with the justice or child welfare systems.

Services Available

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  • Response: 24-hour/7-day/week crisis response system ensures that youth or families in crises are served within a 24-48-hour period. Crisis services may be provided at the location of the youth or family, home, office, police station, school, hospital or other location as deemed appropriate by the youth and their family.

  • Services that can include: education regarding normal adolescent development and behavior, working with the youth and family to identify and mitigate root causes for potential disruption, mediation, conflict resolution, skill building, identifying resources needed to keep the family together, and individual and family counseling with the intended outcome of eliminating the need for youth to enter State custody.

  • Comprehensive assessments to determine initial diagnosis develop, plans of care that address immediate and long-term needs and initiate referrals to other or additional services as needed.

  • Assistance in the coordination of activities necessary to obtain access to health care services, including but not limited to assistance with enrolling/re-enrolling in Medicaid, connecting with medical care professionals, substance abuse treatment; and promoting healthy lifestyle choices.

  • Frequent communication with youth and their family - in person, virtually, or by phone - on issues related to the plan of care that can include care coordination with school staff, courts, doctors, housing providers and other service providers as needed and permitted by youth and their families. Case managers will make appropriate referrals to other service providers as needed.

Meet Our Counselors

Georgiana Birmingham

Program Director and Licensed Psychologist-Master

Melanie LeGeros

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
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Rostered Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Sarina Gulisano

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Shelter Homes: A Place to Land

When a young person needs immediate safety or space, we offer short-term stays with voluntary shelter parents.

Youth can stay from one night up to two weeks
Placements are in trained volunteer homes, not institutions
Each home is supported and guided by Country Roads staff
The goal is stability, safety, and time to reset

Become a Shelter Parent

GET INVOLVED: BECOME A SHELTER PARENT

We are looking for generous adults to provide short-term shelter to young people in their homes. Shelter parents house youth from one night to 14 days, are provided with training and ongoing support from our counselors, and receive a stipend of $50/night to cover the cost of food and other expenses while housing a young person.

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Support is available 24/7.


Call anytime: 802-229-9151
Email: info@elevateyouthvt.org

Youth can reach out directly.

Families, schools, and community partners can all make referrals. Our Central Intake Team adds each referral to our system and connects youth with the right support.  If you are a community partner, please complete our referral form and preliminary release of information form and submit it to referrals@elevateyouthvt.org We also have a Central Intake FAQ to guide you through the process.

Many services are provided free of charge. We accept Medicaid and most major insurances in payment for counseling services and also use a sliding-scale fee system. No one is turned away because they cannot pay.

Once you reach out, our team will respond quickly and help determine next steps.