Speaking Engagements

Sharing Our Passion…

Dr. Michele White, founder of WBC Counseling, is incredibly passionate about the positive impact that engaging in therapy will have on the client, their support system, and their community.

She is an engaging speaker who regularly shares her expertise and experiences with clients and their families, as well as healthcare and insurance professionals at conferences and in private group settings.

Dr. White speaks throughout the country on various topics. Dr. White will work closely with your organization to customize appropriate content to best inform and engage your specific audience.

For more information about booking Dr. White for your next event or having her present to a private group, please contact us.

Ashanti McNeal – Clinical Therapist

“I chose this profession because I want to be the person for others that I needed growing up.”

Undergraduate Education: BA in Sociology with a minor in Medical Sociology from Ferris State University

Graduate Education: Master of Social Work (Distinction) from Ferris State University

License: Limited License Master Social Worker

Year Joined WBC: 2021

Personal Profile: Born & raised in Flint Michigan, Ashanti has widespread experience working with youth who have been abused and/or neglected, as well as youth who are in the juvenile justice system. She considers herself a “Jill of All Trades” as she is a Clinical Therapist, Chef, Video Game Designer, etc.

Tyrone Staples – Business Operations Manager

Business Operations Manager Tyrone Staples

“There is no limit to what you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.”

Undergraduate Education: BA in Communications from Wayne State University

Year Joined WBC: 2020

Personal Profile:
In his tenure, Tyrone has successfully been in operations management for five various fortune 500 companies, established a flourishing production company and audaciously founded a start-up internet-based company in 2000. It is quite apparent that Tyrone has business management coursing through his veins. His go getter attitude and animated personality is both endearing and contagious. He loves to laugh and smile, and not only encourages, but makes those around him do the same.

Toia F. Dennis – Clinical Therapist

“I think it’s important that we always meet people where they’re at. The world can be so full of negativity and they look at us to find their little piece of happiness to connect to their lives”.

Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Social Work from Eastern Michigan University

Graduate Education: Master of Social Work with a focus in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

License: Limited License Master Social Worker (LLMSW)

Year joined WBC: 2020

Personal Profile:
Toia was born and raised in Detroit, MI. She moved to Ypsilanti to pursue her passion of advocacy and to obtain her undergraduate degree in social work from Eastern Michigan University. As an advocate for people whose voices cannot be heard the most, Toia spends her free time as an activist fighting for equality for all. Her passion for helping people started in 5th grade when she noticed that not everyone knows how to use their voice to get what they need and deserve.

Fanta Doumbia – Clinical Therapist

Behavioral Therapist Fanta Doumbia “As a therapist, I am mindful that those that I am serving are the experts in their own lives. I work to craft a therapeutic relationship with my clients as a companionship—where I am here to walk alongside this journey of healing with them.”

Office: Flint

Undergraduate Education: Bachelor of Social Work from University of Michigan-Flint

Graduate Education: Master of Social Work, with a School of Social Work certification from University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

License: Limited License Master Social Worker (LLMSW)

Year joined WBC: 2020

Personal Profile:
Fanta is a proud Detroiter who has resided in Flint since 2014. She is a wife to a supportive husband and mother to two amazing girls. Fanta knew Social Work was her calling at a very young age because she is passionate about the intersection of faith and mental health. In her free time, she loves to drink coffee and watch YouTube videos.

She holds a certification in School Social Work, a specialization in Intergrated Health and African-Centered Social Work. She has experience in the school, community mental health (cmh), and hospice settings.

Alexia Middlebrooks – Executive Assistant & Intake Coordinator

Alexia Middlebrooks WBC Counseling Office Location: Ann Arbor & Flint

Undergraduate Education: BA in Music with a minor in Christian Ministry Leadership from Calvin College

Year Joined WBC: 2015

Personal Profile:
Alexia is an accomplished pianist, playing the piano since the age of 4. She is also a part time piano instructor for a local company. She is actively involved in her local church serving as the pianist for the praise team. Alexia is newly married and resides in Southeast Michigan. In 2019, she became an entrepreneur and opened a music studio called Water Walking Studios, where she and her husband write their own music.