Charlotte Leckow,

Much of my career has centered on business development, community relations, communications, and marketing for businesses, schools, and non-profit organizations. I started my position with Move Forward Counseling, LLP, in May 2022. I’m proud to say that as a team, we have grown from two offices and about thirty-five employees serving Lancaster and Hershey to eight offices with eighty employees serving the entire Commonwealth of PA.

My work is supported by a passion for supporting people seeking mental wellness, solutions to poverty, and understanding how to access human services for a better life. 

My Education

I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising and a Bachelor’s Degree in Russian Language (with a German Language double major) from Michigan State University. I also have a PA real estate license in escrow.

#moveforwardcounseling

My current role is leading the marketing, communications, community relations, and business development efforts to help meet the increasing demand for mental health education and therapy in Pennsylvania. We have online and in-person therapists whose work is the foundation of this growing PA business and supporting healthy communities. I build community partnerships and use the MFC website, events, online tools, and social media to help end mental health stigma. Our ultimate goal is to connect therapists to clients and clients to the specialized therapy they need.

#antipoverty #communityaction #DEI

I last came from the Community Action Association of PA (CAAP) as the Communications Director. I supported and collaborated with 42 Community Action Agencies that provide anti-poverty programs and services at the community level, enabling Pennsylvanians to reach and maintain self-sufficiency. Through internal and external communications, I helped reduce the stigma of living in poverty through storytelling, advocating for people to seek help, and encouraging residents across PA to practice diversity, equity, and inclusion at home and in the workplace.  

#mentalhealthmatters #stopsuicide

Before that, I was the Marketing Coordinator for Mental Health America of Lancaster County, managing marketing, communications, community engagement, events, and media relations. I was a Co-Chair of the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Lancaster County, creating and participating in community, educational, and stop-suicide events alongside organizations like AEVIDUM, Teen Hope, and BHDS. One of my projects was partnering with the Lancaster Veterans Affairs office to promote and distribute gun locks to the community, aiming to reduce unsecured firearms in our homes and death by firearms.

#help

Managing the social media pages, business development, community relations, website administration, SEO, analytics, media relations, professional relationships, events, and email marketing have been central to helping people find, understand, and access support and help. It’s been a pleasure working side by side with caring people whose careers center around making life better for people who just need guidance and support to create change in order to achieve it.

#partnership and #advocacy 

Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram to share posts that resonate with you and become an advocate for #mentalwellness in your network of friends, peers, and business colleagues.   Also, check out what our private practice supports on our Advocacy and Media pages. 

If you would like to partner on an initiative with MFC, talk about mental health-related presentations we offer, ask for a panelist, media interview, speaker or contribution to an article, contact me at getstarted@moveforwardpa.com.