Advocacy & Education Consulting

What Advocacy & Education Consulting does

Advocacy & Education Consulting is a privately held, founder-owned professional counseling and consulting practice incorporated as a PLLC in Illinois and headquartered in Chicago (Morton Grove mailing address). Founded in 2020 by Dr. Pamela Fullerton, the practice delivers individual, couple, family, and group counseling services alongside clinical supervision, professional development workshops, and student and family support services. Its offerings are grounded in an Adlerian, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive framework, with explicit specialization in serving BIPOC, undocumented, immigrant, and Latinx communities in the Chicagoland area. The team comprises approximately 10-15 staff including LCSWs, LPCs, associate clinicians, intern therapists, and administrative personnel, with bilingual Spanish/English capability across the clinical bench. Supplementary offerings include a published book (Distress Tolerance & Mindfulness Tools) distributed via Amazon and a library of downloadable mental health resources (worksheets, mindfulness exercises, coping tools).

The practice generates revenue through five streams: professional services counseling (clinical sessions), clinical supervision for provisionally licensed clinicians, NBCC-approved continuing education workshops (ACEP No. 7273), and ancillary book sales. Workshops are priced at $50-$95 per attendee offering 3 CE hours per session, with reduced rates for BIPOC clinicians and graduate students and free admission for select community segments (e.g., ILLCF alumni). The go-to-market mix combines event-driven channels (in-person and Zoom workshops in Hyde Park, Chicago) with community-led outreach through advisory board roles at Sinai Urban Health Institute, Illinois Unidos/Latino Policy Forum, and the 15-year-standing Latino Summit nonprofit, supplemented by content marketing via blog, podcast appearances, and contributed articles in outlets such as Reflejos and The Professional Counselor journal. The firm holds no external institutional investment and is funded entirely through operating revenue and founder capital.

There are no proprietary software platforms, APIs, AI/ML assets, or technology products underlying the service; the value proposition rests on credentialed human expertise, culturally competent care delivery, regulatory approvals (NBCC ACEP, HIPAA), and community-embedded referral pipelines. Strategic alliances include an affiliate clinician partnership with Adrianne Robertson, co-presentation arrangements (e.g., John Sykes on the grief workshop), and adjunct instruction at Northeastern Illinois University, all of which extend clinical and educational capacity.

Name

Advocacy & Education Consulting

Legal name

Advocacy & Education Consulting, PLLC

Website

https://a-econsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Advocacy & Education Consulting is a Chicago-based private practice providing bilingual trauma-informed counseling, clinical supervision, and CE-approved professional development workshops, primarily serving BIPOC, undocumented, immigrant, and Latinx communities in the Chicagoland area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Counseling Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAFAB

Mental Health Counseling & Psychotherapy Services

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Health, Counseling & Wellness Services

SECONDARYEDAJALAE

College & Career Counseling (Admissions, Scholarships, Pathways)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Educational Support Services (Tutoring & Counseling)

SECONDARYBPAGAEAH

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Mental health counseling
• Clinical supervision services
• Continuing education workshops
• Bilingual therapy services
• Culturally responsive counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Clinical Counseling Services: Individual, couple, family, and group counseling services provided to clients seeking mental health support
2. Professional Development Workshops: CE-approved workshops for mental health professionals providing continuing education hours toward licensure
3. Clinical Supervision: Supervision services for provisionally licensed clinicians and counselors-in-training
4. Continuing Education Provider: NBCC-approved CE provider (ACEP No. 7273) offering programs for professional counselors
5. Book Sales: Sale of Dr. Fullerton's published book 'Distress Tolerance & Mindfulness Tools: A Brief Guide to Stay Present and Grounded' via Amazon

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Advocacy & Education Consulting is a counseling and consulting practice that delivers individual, couple, family, and group psychotherapy; clinical supervision for provisionally licensed clinicians; NBCC-approved continuing education workshops on grief, supervision, and Latinx narratives; and student/family support services. The practice sells a published book (Distress Tolerance & Mindfulness Tools) via Amazon and provides downloadable mental health worksheets and handouts through its website. All offerings are grounded in an Adlerian, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and social-justice-oriented framework, with a focus on BIPOC, undocumented, immigrant, and Latinx communities.

Product overview

Advocacy & Education Consulting is a counseling and consulting practice founded by Dr. Pamela Fullerton, offering a portfolio of mental health and educational services focused on social justice and equity. The core offerings include individual and group counseling, clinical supervision for provisionally licensed clinicians, professional development workshops (including a 3-part Relational Supervision series), and student/family support services. The practice also provides downloadable mental health resources (worksheets, mindfulness exercises, coping tools) and a published book on distress tolerance and mindfulness. The services are grounded in trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and decolonizing approaches, with particular expertise in serving BIPOC communities, undocumented individuals, and marginalized populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Counseling Individual and group counseling services for clients seeking change, growth, and healing, delivered through a trauma-informed and culturally responsive framework for BIPOC, immigrant, undocumented, and Latinx clients.
• Clinical Supervision Supervision services supporting ongoing training, mentoring, and consultation for provisionally licensed clinicians or counselors-in-training working toward licensure.
• Professional Development Workshops and Trainings Workshops and trainings promoting multiculturalism, cultural competency, and equity, offered to clinicians, educators, schools, and counseling organizations.
• Students and Families Services Empowering services for students and their families, providing skills to navigate the educational system and beyond, with a focus on marginalized student populations.
• Workshop: Navigating Grief and Loss in a Culturally Diverse 21st Century In-person workshop in Chicago focusing on trauma-informed and culturally responsive grief work, including decolonizing approaches and creative-arts-based strategies. Includes 3 CE hours and is priced at $95 general, $75 BIPOC clinicians, and $50 graduate students.
• Workshop Series: Preserving the Provider — The Role of Relational Supervision Practices Three-part comprehensive workshop series covering Relational Cultural Supervision through trauma-informed and decolonial perspectives. Includes 9 CE hours across sessions on implicit bias, ethics, and co-regulation.
• Workshop: Latinx Narratives — Learning to Re-Author Your Own Story Zoom webinar engaging participants in narrative and storyline awareness, with discussion on Latinx mental health, stereotypes, imposter syndrome, and wellness concerns. CPEUs available; free for ILLCF Alumni and those within the ILLCF Network.
• Distress Tolerance & Mindfulness Tools: A Brief Guide to Stay Present and Grounded Book authored by Dr. Pamela Fullerton providing practical information about mental health awareness and strategies to improve distress tolerance and mindfulness skills; sold to the general public via Amazon.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Adrianne Robertson, PhD, LCPCminorOthersAffiliate partner - separate business and independent professional who has partnered with Advocacy & Education Consulting to extend services and availability. Clients may be referred to Adrianne Robertson for appointments at acrcounseling.com.
• NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvocacy & Education Consulting is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 7273). Programs are reviewed and approved for NBCC credit, extending reach to counselor professionals nationwide.
• Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Fullerton consults for the Sinai Urban Health Institute behavioral health advisory board, providing advice and input to assist in promoting health equity and justice initiatives for underserved communities in Illinois.
• Illinois Unidos/Latino Policy ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Fullerton consults for the Illinois Unidos/Latino Policy Forum behavioral health advisory board, providing guidance on health equity and justice initiatives for Latino communities in Illinois.
• Latino SummitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit organization dedicated to improving academic achievement among Latinx students and encouraging their pursuit and persistence in higher education. Dr. Fullerton has been a board member and treasurer for 15 years, organizing mentoring, networking, and workshop programs.
• John Sykes, LCSW - According To Sykes, LLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter for the 'Navigating Grief and Loss in a Culturally Diverse 21st Century' workshop. John Sykes is founder of According To Sykes, LLC, a liberation-based healing group practice in Chicago.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Talkspace: Large-scale online therapy platform serving individuals and organizations with a national clinician network. Comparable as a mental health services provider with evolving cultural-competence offerings; operates at vastly larger scale and via employer/payer channels.
• Two Chairs: Tech-enabled therapy practice chain operating across multiple U.S. markets with curated therapist matching and measurement-based care. Comparable business model of an organized group therapy practice, but operates at materially larger scale and lacks bilingual/cultural-niche specialization.
• Lyra Health: Mental health benefits platform providing therapy and coaching through employer contracts with curated clinician networks. Overlaps as a provider of mental health services with cultural-responsiveness positioning; differs in B2B payer-led distribution model.

Direct peers

• Mantra Health: Digital mental health provider specializing in culturally responsive care for college students and diverse populations, including partnerships with universities. Comparable on cultural-responsiveness framing and serving college-age clients through clinician networks.
• Open Path Psychotherapy Collective: Nonprofit network of therapists offering sessions on a sliding scale ($30–$80). Comparable mission of expanding access to mental health for underserved populations at reduced pricing, similar to Advocacy & Education Consulting's BIPOC and graduate student reduced-rate tiers.
• Latinx Therapy: Directory and clinical practice connecting Spanish-speaking and bilingual clients to Latinx therapists. Directly comparable on cultural-niche focus (Latinx/BIPOC mental health) and bilingual service model; both compete for similar referral streams in Chicago-area Latinx communities.
• Joon Care: Therapy practice serving teens, young adults, and adolescents from diverse backgrounds with cultural-matching capability. Comparable on identifying as a culturally responsive therapy service for younger demographics and underserved populations.
• Ayana Therapy: BIPOC-focused therapy matching platform delivering culturally responsive care to underserved communities. Highly comparable culturally responsive positioning and target patient segments; differs in being a tech-enabled matching layer rather than a clinical practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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