About Us

Building Bridges to Wellness Since 2017

"Meeting you where you are, and assisting you in getting to where you want to be."

Our Story

From a Practice to a Movement

The Bridges Wellness Group was founded in 2017 with a clear mission: provide holistic support for our clients' mental healthcare needs. From the beginning, we believed therapy was about more than what happens in a 50-minute session. It was about treating the whole person, in all their complexity and possibility.

"We meet our clients where they are. We learn from them what their goals are. And we partner with them to get to where they want to be."

That foundational idea shaped how we built our practice. We offer two types of counseling: general counseling that adapts to our clients through phone, video, or in-person sessions, and immediate counseling for when face-to-face presence matters most. Treatment plans incorporate healthy eating, exercise, meditation, yoga, and wellness care alongside evidence-based therapy.

In 2019, our vision expanded. Our leadership recognized that true holistic wellness extends beyond the individual. It includes professional life, career direction, and organizational health. We added career counseling, life coaching, and professional development services to support clients in finding meaningful work that aligns with who they are.

From there, our capabilities grew further. Today, Bridges serves clients across mental and behavioral health, career development, and government contracting. What started as a counseling practice in Hyattsville has become a multi-disciplinary wellness organization rooted in the same core belief: quality care, delivered with respect, builds lasting change.

Our Journey

The Bridges We've Built

Each chapter of our growth has been shaped by what our clients and community needed most.

2017

Bridges is Founded

The Bridges Wellness Group opens its doors in Hyattsville, MD with a mission to provide holistic mental and behavioral healthcare. Built on the belief that healing requires attention to mind, body, and spirit.

2019

Expansion into Career and Coaching

Recognizing that wellness includes professional fulfillment, we expand to offer career counseling, life coaching, and professional development. We help clients secure positions that benefit both them and their employers.

Today

A Multi-Disciplinary Wellness Organization

Bridges now serves clients across clinical care, career development, and government contracting. We support federal, state, and local agencies with healthcare solutions, human performance management, training, strategic planning, and program management.

Our Mission

The Heart of What We Do

"Meeting you where you are, and assisting you in getting to where you want to be."

To partner with our clients on their wellness journey. We meet them where they are, learn from them what their goals are, and walk alongside them as they work toward where they want to be. This is not a service we deliver to people. It is a partnership we build with them.

What We Stand For

Our Core Values

These principles guide every interaction, every treatment plan, and every partnership we build.

Holistic Care

We treat the whole person. Mind, body, and spirit are not separate. They inform one another, and effective care addresses all three.

Meeting You Where You Are

No assumptions. No prescribed paths. We learn your story first, then build a plan that fits your life, your goals, and your pace.

Clinical Excellence

Evidence-based care delivered by board-certified, licensed professionals. We hold ourselves to the highest clinical and ethical standards.

Inclusive by Design

Every person deserves care that honors their identity, background, and lived experience. Our doors are open and our practice reflects it.

Partnership Over Prescription

You are the expert on your own life. We bring the clinical training. Together, that partnership is where real change happens.

Lasting Transformation

Our goal is not symptom relief alone. It is sustainable change that holds up long after sessions end.

Three Pillars

How We Serve

Bridges operates across three connected service areas, each rooted in the same holistic philosophy. Whether you are an individual seeking therapy, a professional navigating a career transition, or a government agency looking for behavioral health expertise, our approach stays the same.

Quality processes. Solid clinical management. Subject matter expertise. Delivered with care.

01

Clinical Care

Mental and behavioral health services for individuals, couples, families, and groups, delivered in person and through telehealth.

02

Career & Coaching

Career counseling, life coaching, and professional development services that support meaningful work and personal growth.

03

Government Contracting

Healthcare solutions, human performance management, training, strategic planning, and program management for federal, state, and local agencies.

Our Leadership

Meet the Team Behind Bridges

Bridges is led by two board-certified clinicians whose vision shapes everything we do.

Dr. Latonia Laffitte

Chief Executive Officer

NCC, BC-TMH, LPC (DC), LCPC (MD)

Dr. Laffitte founded Bridges with a vision for integrated, compassionate care that meets clients as whole people. Her clinical leadership and commitment to holistic wellness shape every aspect of how Bridges serves its community.

Dr. M. Nickleson Battle, Jr.

Chief Operating Officer

LPC (DC/VA), LCPC (MD), CCTP, CCAPT, BC-TMH, SAP

"Dr. Nick" brings deep clinical expertise across trauma, addiction, and telehealth. As COO, he drives the operational excellence that allows our clinicians to focus on what matters most: their clients.

Beyond the Clinic

Government Contracting & Consulting

As our capabilities grew, we extended our expertise beyond the clinic. Bridges is a recognized contractor providing wellness, behavioral health, and strategic support to federal, state, and local agencies. The same holistic philosophy drives our work at every scale.

Healthcare Solutions
Human Performance Management
Training & Development
Strategic Planning
Program Management
Support Services
Let's Build Something Together

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Wherever you are on your journey, we are ready to meet you there.

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7050 Chesapeake Road, Suite 104
Hyattsville, MD 20784