About The Center for Praxis
The Center for Praxis is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening therapeutic work by bridging theory and real-world practice. We develop, deliver, and evaluate clinically grounded services, professional development, and research in partnership with therapists, organizations, and communities.
We believe effective therapy does not live only in textbooks or ideal models—it is shaped in real settings, through lived experience, collaboration, and ongoing reflection. Praxis is the active exchange between what we know and what we do, where theory informs practice and practice, in turn, refines theory.
The Center for Praxis works across clinical service delivery, professional development, clinical supervision, community-based therapeutic programs, and applied research and evaluation. Our work supports therapists and organizations in delivering care that is both theoretically sound and responsive to the realities of practice.
Meet the Founder
The Center for Praxis was founded by Charla Yearwood, LCSW, a therapist, educator, and researcher whose work focuses on bridging therapeutic theory and real-world practice.
Charla founded the Center for Praxis in response to the persistent gap she observed between how therapy is taught and how it unfolds in practice. Her work centers collaboration, reflection, and the development of clinically grounded approaches that are responsive to real-world contexts.
She is currently pursuing a PhD in Clinical Social Work, further deepening her commitment to practice-informed research and theoretically sound therapeutic work.