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Why We Exist

Public-facing leaders and creatives are uniquely vulnerable and uniquely underserved.

Many Experience:

  • Sudden loss of employment or ministry role
  • Public failure, scandal, or reputational harm
  • Addiction, compulsive behaviors, and relational breakdown
  • Burnout, depression, anxiety, trauma, and moral injury
  • Financial instability following vocational displacement


Despite these realities:

  • Traditional therapy often lacks confidentiality safeguards
  • Employer-based care disappears when employment ends
  • Faith leaders and artists fear exposure, judgment, or career damage
  • Financial hardship creates barriers to care at the exact moment care is most needed

WHAT WE DO

The Backstage Project exists to meet people offstage...

When the lights go out, and the applause stops.


  • Individual Counseling - Confidential, trauma-informed therapy with clinicians experienced in leadership, ministry, and creative cultures
  • Group Counseling & Support Groups - Carefully curated groups emphasizing discretion, shared experience, and recovery
  • Therapeutic Intensives & Retreats - Short-term, high-impact care for acute crises, burnout, and vocational trauma
  • Crisis Stabilization & Referral Coordination - Rapid response support and connection to specialized care when needed
  • Psychoeducation & Public Awareness - Resources designed to reduce stigma and normalize mental health care for leaders and creatives

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The Backstage Project

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The Backstage Project is a nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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