We are re-teaching people how to harness the power of their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in ways that aren't cheesy or intimidating.



Who We Are


Skilled Not Ill is a mental health and toughness skill-building company in Philadelphia with a focus on social wellness.


What We Do


We offer interactive social wellness workshops, coaching, and consulting services for businesses and individuals, providing skill-based solutions to social wellness problems that create stress and mental health problems in the workplace and beyond. Our services are created for those with challenges by those who have and understand the same challenges. We empower workers with skills that improve communication, help maintain professional relationships, alleviate stress, develop resilience, and promote preventative mental health care in the environments they spend time in.


What We Don't Do


While we offer expertise on mental health skills, this is not like therapy, and we are not like therapists. Everything we do is kept light, positive, and forward-focused. We're here to encourage you, not bum you out. In fact, super serious topics are strictly forbidden in order to keep everyone comfortable and happy.



YOU BELONG



You are 100% welcome and encouraged to participate in coaching or other services even if you have serious mental illnesses such as bipolar (type I and II), depression (seasonal and long-term), anxiety (generalized and social), and borderline personality disorder. It's important to us that you see a therapist or have other treatments already in place if you meet this criteria.



YOU ARE SAFE



We are 100% inclusive of kind humans from every walk of life. We actively participate in events that highlight LGBTQ+ rights and give a voice to marginalized people in Philadelphia. This is a woman-led business. Our building and office are wheelchair accessible. We have banned a hateful person before, and we will do it again - anything to protect our community.



We didn't set out to create a normal company. We set out to make mental health talk more relatable and enjoyable.



How We Work


We use a light-hearted mood and collaborative approach to teach practical, simple, and easy-to-use mental health skills. Skills you learn with us are rooted in tried-and-true methodologies like DBT, CBT, Positive Psychology, and Resilience Coaching.


Why Everyone Benefits


We highly customize the delivery of these serious skills using less serious real-life examples so that they are appropriate for a wide range of events that occur in everyday life. This is done so that what we teach can help improve everyday life for anyone - even those who do not identify as having mental health challenges.


A Note on Safety


If you’re ever in need of mental health treatment (which is not something we provide), call your insurance company to find a provider in your network. We recommend Hornstein & Platt Associates for psychiatry and therapy (website: www.hptherapy.com/). If you’re in crisis, call the nearest Crisis Center at (215) 686-4420 or dial 911.



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