Mental Health Consultant | Clergy Leadership Trainer | Faith & Mental Health Integration Expert

Dr. Vanessa R. Brooks is a renowned expert in mental health administration, faith-based mental health consulting, and clergy leadership development for her company Brooks Consulting and Training Solutions, specializing in integrating sustainable mental health strategies within faith communities. She holds a Doctorate in Mental Health & Human Services Administration, a Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling, and has 14 years of pastoral ministry experience, giving her a unique and comprehensive approach that blends theological depth, clinical understanding, and systems-based mental health solutions for clergy and churches.

As the creator of The C.O.R.E. Model for Clergy Counseling Integration, Dr. Brooks has developed a research-backed, strategic framework that equips faith leaders to navigate theological, psychological, and cultural complexities surrounding mental health in church settings. Her expertise ensures that faith-based institutions move beyond surface-level pastoral care and adopt structured, evidence-based mental health initiatives that are trauma-informed, theologically sound, and organizationally sustainable.

Her work empowers faith leaders to:
✅ Develop structured mental health initiatives for their congregations
✅ Implement trauma-informed pastoral care policies and training programs
✅ Address systemic religious trauma and reduce mental health stigma in churches
✅ Foster sustainable partnerships between churches and mental health professionals

Dr. Brooks’ role as a mental health administrator and consultant is distinct from that of a licensed therapist. While therapists provide clinical treatment at the individual level, Dr. Brooks specializes in strategic leadership, policy creation, and systemic mental health integration—ensuring that entire church networks, faith-based institutions, and leadership teams are equipped to provide long-term, faith-centered mental health solutions. Her expertise in pastoral counseling and mental health systems administration enables her to bridge the gap between theology and psychology, offering faith leaders the tools to build sustainable mental health programs that align with both spiritual formation and evidence-based care.

Through her teaching, consulting, and certification programs, Dr. Brooks is reshaping how churches approach mental health, ensuring that faith communities are empowered to provide holistic, culturally competent, and sustainable mental health support that honors both spiritual and psychological well-being.

We empower churches and faith-based organizations to break mental health stigma, eliminate racial and economic barriers, and implement trauma-informed, evidence-based strategies for holistic community wellness—because true healing requires both faith and evidence-based action.

Mission Statement: Our mission is to equip churches and faith-based organizations with the tools to break mental health stigma, eliminate racial and economic barriers to care, and implement trauma-informed, evidence-based strategies—ensuring that faith communities become places of healing, not harm. 

Vision Statement: A world where faith communities are safe spaces for mental wellness—free from stigma, culturally competent, trauma-informed, and accessible to all, regardless of race, income, or background. 

The purpose of the Faith-Based Mental Health Consulting Program is to equip churches and faith-based organizations with the tools, knowledge, and frameworks to integrate trauma-informed, culturally competent, and evidence-based mental health strategies into their ministries.