Brief clinically-focused solutions with a whole-person approach.

Transforming mental healthcare

Diverse Practice is a goal oriented mental health practice that specializes in providing brief treatment solutions to many common challenges utilizing a short-term therapy model while being inclusive of the whole person. This allows our care to be innovative, targeted, and time bound. We are a team of highly skilled psychotherapists, care concierges', researchers, and project managers committed to ensuring effective evidence-based treatment and compassionate healing.
Our services are designed to benefit the individual, couple or the larger business community. Whether seeking tailored treatment, partnership in your care, or corporate collaboration, see what Diverse Practice can do for you.

A whole-person approach

We approach mental health care with a whole-person focus:
Inclusive and culturally centric care
Evidence-informed and time-bound “You” focused care
CareCollab™ – Therapist activated; concierge supported. Your care concierge can assist you with things like additional specialty provider search and recommendations to improve your whole person wellness, enhance your use of evidence informed tools gained in session, and encourage accountability through motivational techniques in between your sessions with your therapist.

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FOUNDER & CEO

M. Julius Owens, LCSW
*he, him, his*
It all began with an idea! Evidence-based care focused on outcomes specific to the needs of the BIPOC and LGBTQIA Individual. Born out of necessity, Diverse Practice was founded on this principle. Most current models of care and treatment protocols were never designed with the needs of diverse clients in mind—vaguely, if ever, at all, aligning with the unique demands, culture, or values of each of these cohorts—while missing or discounting our resilience and shared “Other” experience.
Perhaps you just want to focus on your individual mental health. Maybe you want help improving your whole-person health. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the community—or better yet, the world. Whatever that is, the way you tell your story can make all the difference.
That's what I do: I deliberately focus on Your STORY. This STORY aspect is integrated with evidence-based approaches specific to diagnosis, clinical interventions, and treatment. You deserve to be heard by someone who looks like you, lives like you, and has a lived or shared experience similar to yours.
Learn more about me on my personal website.

ASSOCIATE THERAPIST

Salome Ruperty, LMSW
*she, her, ella*
We all have a story to tell and I want to hear yours. We are more than what meets the eye. We are whole human beings with experiences that, for better or worse, have shaped our lives. Compassion and empathy are key components to how I connect and work with clients. Share your story with me and let’s work on getting past hurdles that affect your daily living and bring you to a better place.
Salome Ruperty is a bilingual licensed psychotherapist in New York. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from Skidmore College and her clinical masters degree from Lehman College. She has over 15 years of experience helping diverse populations overcome adversity in New York City such as persons experiencing neurocognitive injuries, intellectually disabled/developmentally disabled persons, elderly populations, and caregivers.

Join Our Team

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Description
Responsible for facilitating individual, couples, family, and group therapy sessions, maintaining up to date progress notes and HIPAA compliant documentation, participating in weekly individual and group clinical supervision. Full time (20-25 clients per week).
Qualifications
Clinical masters degree from an accredited program, and licensed/licensed pending. Strong clinical experience including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning, excellent written and verbal communication skills, detail oriented, hybrid competent, and commitment to ethical, anti-racist practice. Willingness to learn and practice utilizing solution-oriented interventions. Maintains appropriate practice technology (Google ChromeBook, Pixel, PixelBuds, etc).
Description
Responsible for designing and facilitating marketing campaigns, management of social media accounts, as well as website content and maintenance.
Qualifications
Current marketing or communications student or recent graduate (BA/MA) with excellent written and verbal communication, and a strong portfolio.
Description
The Practice Coordinator (PC) is responsible for facilitating the intake process of prospective clients to the practice. The PC coordinates administrative responsibilities associated with evaluating and matching prospective clientele with practice therapists, implementing the screening process to ensure strength of fit, and addressing practice related inquiries with informal consultation via phone, text, email, and social media.
Qualifications
Ideal candidate meets the following criteria: BSW/MSW intern, Psychology intern, Counseling intern, MFT intern. Up to 25 hours per week, school internship or externship experience. Maintains appropriate practice technology (Google ChromeBook, Pixel, PixelBuds, etc).
Description
Responsible for providing resources and facilitating the learning of new skills with the goal of articulating Whole Person wellness with individuals, collectively, and/or groups, maintaining up to date progress notes and HIPAA compliant documentation, working collaboratively with a staff Therapist or independently with weekly individual and group clinical supervision. Part time (10- 15 clients per week). Care Concierges aid clients in cultivating actionable skills.
Qualifications
Ideal candidates meets the following criteria of an associate's degree of higher in Psychology or related Behavioral Health discipline or 3 or more years experience in care coordination, coaching, or counseling adults within a mental health setting: Strong preference given to candidates with the following certifications: CCM, NBC-HWC, ICF, BCC, or RN. An understanding of clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning, excellent written and verbal communication skills, detail oriented, hybrid competent, and commitment to ethical, anti-racist practice. willingness to learn and practice utilizing solution oriented interventions. Maintains appropriate practice technology (Google ChromeBook, Pixel, PixelBuds etc).