Maitri Counseling, LLC
                                                          

Psychotherapy & Student Advocacy       

Student and Family Advocacy Services

Mental Health @ School

 
Psycho-therapeutic individual and group sessions in clinical, home or school settings


Assisting in crisis intervention, conflict resolution, suicide prevention and low achievement

Facilitating Communication and Interpersonal Skills Training

Facilitating Anger Management and Bullying Prevention Groups

Assisting children and youth understanding and accepting self and others


Specialties: 

Complex Trauma and PTSD

Victims of Crime

Domestic Violence

Survivors of Abuse

Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Culture related stress

Traumatic Grief & Loss

Bi-cultural Parenting

 
Bi-cultural Parenting Skills Training for Spanish Speaking Caregivers

Our goal is to 
establish support, provide psycho-education and bi-cultural parenting skills training for Spanish speaking parents with children who are at risk or are experiencing disruptive behaviors. 


Our objective is for parents to learn and increase awareness pertaining to parenting in a new culture in order to master and practice bi-cultural parenting protective factors. 


The group meets for 18 sessions of 90 minutes each. Parents master skills through interactive activities, role-plays and psychodrama. Parents generalize skills at home and community through weekly logs, homework and interactive feedback in class.

Student Advocacy

 
Serve as the link between the home, school and community in providing direct as well as indirect services to students, families and school personnel 

Assisting in preparing social-emotional-learning (SEL) and cultural competency assessments

Participation in Special Education assessment meetings and Individualized Educational 
Plan (IEP) & 504

Addressing Student Chronic Absenteeism while identifying points of intervention

Assisting families with problems in a child's living situation that affect the child's adjustment in school (home, school or community)

Assisting in preparing a social or developmental history on a child or youth with a disability.

Providing support and referrals to LGBTQ youth and their parents

Assisting parents to access programs available to students with special needs.

Assisting parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources.