Our Story
Blue Counseling & Wellness Center was birthed from a value of service to the Black community. Creating a space where Black families can receive quality holistic care physically, mentally and spiritually is the goal. BCWC strives to provide culturally relevant, body-positive, and pleasure-based health and wellness services that promotes wellbeing in all aspects of one's life.
Meet Our Team
Chanta Blue, LCSW, CST
Co-owner/Director of Therapeutic Services
Taye McQueen, M.A.
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
Taye is a Clinical Mental Health Counseling intern completing her final year of training at Kean University. She holds a BA in Theatre Arts (Musical Theatre concentration), Psychology, and Criminology from Fairleigh Dickinson University (2016), and an MA in Forensic Psychology from Kean University (2021). Her background as a performer informs her interest in working with adolescents and young adults who are navigating anxiety, identity exploration, intimacy, and life transitions.
Her clinical areas of interest include Family Systems Theory, relational and sexual wellness, and non-traditional or alternative relationship structures, approached through a sex-positive and affirming lens. She values a warm, collaborative, client-centered, and culturally attuned approach to care.
Outside the therapy room, Taye is a trained performer and a proud dog mom to her Havanese, Oreo.
Chesney Blue, MPH, RDN
Co-owner/Director of Physical Wellness Services
Jessica Scott, M.A.
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
Jessica holds a master's in forensic psychology and is currently a graduate student in the counseling program at Kean University, at the tail end of her studies. Once completed, she will be a Licensed Associate Counselor and is working toward becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor, with plans to earn her Certified Clinical Trauma Professional certification.
Since beginning this academic journey, she has been passionate about supporting Black women in navigating stress, healing from trauma, and building emotional resilience. She creates culturally responsive, trauma-informed spaces that blend compassion with gentle accountability, helping clients feel seen, understood, and empowered.
Outside of her work and studies, Jessica enjoys listening to audiobooks and rewatching Grey’s Anatomy. She believes in bringing curiosity, empathy, and a touch of humor to both life and therapy, creating spaces where growth, reflection, and connection feel natural and safe.