Khaliah Marsh, LCSW, Manager of Mental Health Gender-Based Programs Khaliah joined BUILD in 2018 as a Prevention Specialist before moving to the Clinical and Community Wellness team as a BUILDing Girls 2 Women clinician after receiving her MSW. She was then promoted to BG2W Program Manager in 2021, in which she oversaw program operations, budgeting, and supervision of nine staff, and ensured the program was compliant with grants and contracts. In 2023, recognizing the success of BG2W, BUILD launched its BUILDing Boys 2 Men (BB2M) component, which offers the same holistic set of services with a focus on issues unique to young males, from toxic masculinity to gender norms around mental health and dealing with trauma. Khaliah was then promoted to Mental Health Gender-Based Programs Manager, overseeing BG2W and BB2M, including 17 staff, providing clinical supervision; managing budgets and grant reporting, applications, and compliance; and helping shape evaluation processes. Khaliah holds an MSW from Loyola University-Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Human Development & Family Science: Families & Lifespan Development with a Minor in Psychology & Multicultural Studies from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

 

In addition to working in the non-profit sector, in 2022 Khaliah started working in the private sector providing clinical counseling services to clients ages 5 - 65+. Khaliah Marsh is well-trained in helping all age ranges manage symptoms related to depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and past traumas. She focuses on ensuring therapy is a safe space and at the pace of each client. Her overall goal is to ensure clients improve their overall mental health and build skills. Some of her most successful treatment approaches are mindfulness, CBT, DBT, narrative therapy, and expressive therapy.

 

In 2023, Khaliah became a partial owner of Better communities counseling (Private therapy practice located in Oak Park, IL). In this role, she wears multiple hats, which include training staff, billing insurance, and creating SOPs.

 

Overall, Khaliah plans to continue her passion of working with youth who are underrepresented and marginalized, because she believes in empowering them to take control of their life and mental health.