Wellness Works Consultants
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Co-Founders & Lead Consultants, Dr. Cassie DeSena Jacobs, LCSW & Klara Prachar, LCSW

Wellness Works Consultants – Mental Health Consulting for Equity & Inclusion
 2025 – Present

With a combined 35 years of experience as licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs), full-time professors, and frontline clinicians, we founded Wellness Works Consultants to bridge the gap between theory and practice in mental health care. Our mission is to equip organizations, nonprofits, hospitals, and clinical teams with culturally competent, anti-racist, and evidence-based training that transforms how mental health is understood and delivered.

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Drawing from decades of work in clinical practice, partial hospitalization programs (PHPs), hospital settings, and academic institutions, we specialize in

  • Training Clinicians in a wide range of treatment modalities, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for anxiety and OCD.
  • Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Interventions, with practical strategies rooted in trauma-informed, neuroscience-integrated approaches.
  • Neurobiological Foundations of Trauma and Healing, including in-depth teaching on hypo- and hyperarousal states, Polyvagal Theory, and how trauma affects brain development and function.
  • Developmental and Childhood Mental Health, focusing on early intervention, attachment, and trauma-sensitive approaches to treatment and care.
  • Crisis Response Training equipping clinicians and staff to respond effectively and empathetically in high-stress situations and emergencies.
  • OCD-Specific Interventions, including ERP implementation in clinical teams and multidisciplinary settings.
  • Full Curriculum Development, including entire courses on trauma and the brain, neurobiology, and clinical application of evidence-based models in culturally responsive contexts.
  • Our work is guided by a commitment to anti-oppressive clinical education and the belief that transformative care requires both internal reflection and systemic change. As educators and clinicians, we bring both depth and clarity to our trainings, helping teams translate complex concepts into actionable strategies that improve client outcomes and foster equity in service delivery.
Two clinicians providing emotional support to a distressed individual during a mental health crisis intervention training session.