How we helped tell the story of those who help others

The Challenge

Understanding Roanoke's story

Roanoke Park Counseling is one of the more well-established providers of long-term adult therapy. With licensed therapists specializing in childhood trama stemming from sexual abuse. Not a light subject. So when Roanoke approached us about a new website, we understood there were some special needs we would have to address. But there were other challenges…

1.) They just went through a brand refresh with another team. And 2.) Roanoke has several different groups of people visiting the website. So multiple personas needed to be developed. All with different calls to action.

Our Approach

Decide what is important to the story

Our first goal was to understand why the brand refresh took place. What motivated the change? What was the backstory? The answers informed our ideas for the new website.

Next, we took a critical look at the old Roanoke website. It had become a depository of new and old information. Without being organized in any logical structure. So after auditing the site, we created a hierarchy of valuable content.

And then, we developed two main personas. The first being survivors seeking help. This included those seeking help for loved ones. And the other persona being people and organizations wanting to contribute to Roanoke’s mission. Either through donations or community involvement.