Our Nine-Year Legacy of Supporting Evolving Families.
Founder and Lead Therapist Venus L. Works, MA, LPC, is a native Detroiter whose clinical journey began with a deep commitment to the city’s youth. After earning her Master’s degree in School and Community Counseling from Wayne State University, Venus spent years serving as the Director of College & Career Development for University Prep Schools in Detroit. In this role, she directly managed academic, personal, and character development programs across seven K-12 schools.
While guiding hundreds of high-achieving students and families through intense academic and performance pressures, Venus discovered a critical limitation. School guidance could only support a child so far—the true root causes of youth anxiety, performance pressure, and emotional distress were deeply tied to the complex dynamics, transitions, and stressors within the home ecosystem.
Driven to bridge this gap, Venus founded Counseling Works, PLLC in 2017. Armed with Executive Leadership Training, Small Business Development Training, and her background as a Certified Clinical Counseling Supervisor, she designed a boutique practice that looks at the family holistically.
Over the past nine years, the practice has grown into a hand-selected, specialized collective of talented Black women clinicians. Today, we focus intentionally on The Modern Family Dynamics—providing deeply professional, culturally aligned care tailored specifically to high-achieving women, high-performing children, and blended family structures.
“It is a unique, tailored counseling experience that honors the intersection of a woman’s ambition, her child’s well-being, and her family’s structure that truly sets our practice apart. We don’t just treat symptoms; we restore systemic harmony.”
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