Presented by Prince George’s County Health Department | Funded in part by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Luz Francois pronounced (Loose Fran-swa) is a native Washingtonian! She attended Virginia Union University where she earned her B.A in Psychology. She earned her Master’s degree from Central Michigan University in Professional Counseling. She has been a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor since 2014. 

Ms. Francois’ individual mission is to be a personal guide to her client’s wellness.  Her passion is to experience the world from her client’s perspective and help them achieve the vision of wellness that they have for their lives.  

Ms. Francois chose to become a Licensed Professional Counselor because it is simply her calling in life. She is here to help serve, heal, and help those recover who have struggled to find their way in life and have experienced hurt or trauma.  

Ms. Francois has extensive experience serving all ages to include children and adults. Ms. Francois comes with extensive knowledge and specializes in treating issues related to bipolar, adjustment, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, adjustment to motherhood/maternal issues/postpartum depression, self-esteem building and career counseling. She practices an eclectic style to include cognitive behavioral therapy, choice therapy and interpersonal therapy.

Panellist: Lauren Williams

Lauren Williams is a 17-year-old theatre student at Duke Ellington School of the Arts from Accokeek, Maryland, in Prince George’s County. Lauren says during the COVID-19 Pandemic, “myself and many of my peers have felt a shift in more mental health and emotional...

Entertainment: Robert Wyllie Mitchell Band

“I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters; in the assembly I will sing your praises." – Hebrews 2:12 Robert Wyllie Mitchell is an ordained minister and musical artist based in Maryland. Since 2010, Robert has acted as the Minister of Music at Mount Joy...

Panelist: Het-Here Ra Amen

Panelist: Het-Here Ra Amen

Hello, my name is Het-Heru Ra Amen. I am 18-years-old currently attending Prince George’s Community College. I am currently majoring in biology to follow my life dream of becoming a pediatrician. I am presently employed as a swim instructor, where I enjoy teaching...

Entertainment: DJ Akademiks

Entertainment: DJ Akademiks

Dj Akademiks The well-Known energetic DJ who was once just a local Baltimore city kid with big dreams began building a name for himself in the local Baltimore high school/college party scene who then started as a unpaid intern at WPGC 2009 working 20 hours a week...

Speaker: Dr. Billina Shaw

Speaker: Dr. Billina Shaw

Dr. Billina Shaw is the Medical Director for the Behavioral Health Division of the Prince George’s County Health Department.  She is a triple board certified physician in the specialties of general adult psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and addiction...

Panellist: Carlton Mays

Panellist: Carlton Mays

“We all have the need to feel special, this need can bring out the best in us yet the worst in us. This need created The Velvet Rope”.  This quote is one that I live by every day. It symbolizes being self-aware but conscious and empathetic to the struggles we all face...

Speaker: Dr. Beth Lee Crawford

Speaker: Dr. Beth Lee Crawford

Dr. Beth Lee Crawford has been licensed as a Clinical Psychologist in the State of MD since November 2004 and in Washington, DC. since September 2007. Dr. Crawford earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at Virginia Union University in 1993 and her Master of...

Speaker: Sheryl A. Neverson, Ph.D., LCSW-C, LICSW

Sheryl Neverson, Ph.D., LICSW, LCSW-Cis a licensed clinical Social Worker with more than 25 years of experience in the behavioral health.  Dr. Neverson earned her Ph.D. in Social Work from Howard University, Masters of Social Work from the University of North...

Speaker: Russell Snyder

Speaker: Russell Snyder

I am currently the President and CEO of Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas, which serves more than 11,000 vulnerable men, women and children in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia and North and South Carolina with our over 850 employees. Since...

Panelist: DJ Poet

Poet Taylor is a lover of God, bacon, listening twice as much as you speak and the village. A proud product of the DC/Maryland foster care system who strongly believes that no matter the obstacle, there’s always a workable solution. When Poet’s not on the air the...