Welcome to Fortitude Wellness Collective
A mental health and wellness space established for individuals from diverse backgrounds to embrace vulnerability and discover tailored support for their unique journeys. The definition of "fortitude" is demonstrating courage amidst adversity. When considering the mental health of ourselves and others, We couldn't envision a more fitting name, as it seeks to embody the strength that emerges when we find courage in our pain and unite as a collective to reinforce that resilience and bring life to our overall wellness.
Our Story
“ FWC was founded based on my experiences as a mental health professional and the needs I observed in communities seeking accessible mental health services. It came to life through my own unique journey as a Black Woman navigating through behavioral health systems. Which inspired me to create a practice that is not only accessible and inclusive but also empowers individuals and communities by offering a holistic, supportive environment for healing, growth, and connection. It was important for me to build something that people of diverse backgrounds could find compassionate and culturally sensitive care”
Founded in 2023 by RaShonda Riley LICSW, LCSW
Why do we do
What we do
Fortitude Wellness Collective is a practice that takes a contemporary and integrative approach to mental health and well-being. The vision for Fortitude Wellness Collective is for a distinctive therapy practice deeply rooted in the community. FWC sets out to redefine perceptions of mental health while actively engaging in outreach and fostering meaningful connections with the people we aim to do this by keeping the community's well-being at our core. FWC aims to provide people with accessible, affordable, and high-quality mental health services with the intentionality, that all of our services make a meaningful impact in communities that have been historically marginalized and underserved.
“What we must do is commit ourselves to some future that can include each other and work toward that future with the particular strengths of our individual identities. And in order for us to do this, we must allow each other our differences at the same time as we recognize our sameness.”
- Audre Lorde