For Practitioners

Thrive Cooperative is a community-focused platform prioritizing the experiences and needs of communities of color while remaining accessible to everyone. Our mission is to reduce barriers to care by making it simple for individuals, parents, families, neighbors, and friends to find trusted mental health, wellness, and fitness practitioners and local resources.

• Reach the community that needs you most: Connect with people actively seeking culturally responsive care in Centre County.

• Increase visibility: Be featured in a searchable directory used by residents, referral partners, and community organizations.

• Support equity in care: Help expand access to practitioners who understand and honor diverse cultural identities and lived experiences.

• Flexible participation: Maintain control over your profile, services, availability, and contact preferences.

• Trusted referrals: Community members will rely on our directory when making warm referrals.

• Mental health clinicians (e.g. LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCs, PMHNPs,psychologists, psychiatrists)

• Community health workers and peer support specialists

• medical providers, speech-language pathologists, doulas, and midwives

• Nutritionists, dietitians, and holistic health coaches

• Fitness professionals, personal trainers, and movement therapists

• Yoga instructors, meditation teachers, and mindfulness facilitators

• Integrative and complementary practitioners (acupuncturists, massage therapists, etc.)

• Family support specialists, parenting educators, and school-based counselors

• Social service, case management, and resource navigation professionals

• Faith-based leaders, tutors, financial planners

What we ask of you

• A clear, professional profile describing your services, populations served, cultural competency, languages spoken, insurance/fee structure, and accessibility accommodations

• Current licensure/certification where applicable and willingness to represent yourself honestly to clients

• Commitment to non-discrimination and culturally respectful care

Our terms of membership include:

• A clear, professional profile describing your services, populations served, cultural competency, languages spoken, insurance/fee structure, and accessibility accommodations

• Current licensure/certification where applicable and willingness to represent yourself honestly to clients

• Commitment to non-discrimination and culturally respectful care

Benefits of early participation

• Priority placement in category listings during initial launch phases

• Opportunity to participate in community outreach events, referral partnerships, and practitioner spotlight features (participating practitioners will be rotated onto a “spotlight” page that introduces them to the community and features their services)

• Input into resource hub development and community care initiatives

• Connection to an intentional network of practitioners in the Centre County with opportunities to build community and share information.