WHO WE SERVE

  • Children/families/adults who have experienced a traumatic event, including but not limited to abuse, neglect, domestic violence, etc.
  • Children in foster care and their caregivers
  • Victims of crime AND those who have witnessed crime
  • Adults and Older adults
  • Veterans
  • Parents including fathers

We are in the business of anticipating our client’s needs and meeting them. Each client receives the highest level of quality care and service. To us, service is everything. We offer programs and services to fit the client’s budget, schedule, and behavioral health needs.

SERVICE DELIVERY PRINCIPLES

  • Excellence in customer service at every encounter
  • Quality, timely and efficient services
  • Positive client outcomes
  • Individualized treatment and services
  • Dignity and respect for diverse points of view
  • Collaborative relationships with all our partners

TRAUMA-INFORMED TREATMENT PRINCIPLES

  • Understand trauma and stress – triggers reactions and coping skills)
  • Compassion and Dependability – practice self-compassion and check-in
  • Safety and stability – focus on trauma violets social safety (minimize unnecessary changes with notice and preparation. Create a safe environment, notice proper boundaries
  • Collaboration and empowerment – empower, give a choice back, be prepared, make opportunities, need a voice
  • Cultural humility and equity -react to different situations and react to differences
  • Resilience and Recovery – focus on strengths and use them towards Recovery

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Psychotherapy/Counseling and Testing
Psycho-Education Classes
Supervised Visitation Services
Health Education and Wellness

PSYCHOTHERAPY/COUNSELING AND TESTING

Psychotherapy, also known as “talk therapy,” aims to help people understand their feelings and face challenges, both in the present and the future. Psychotherapy is similar to counseling, and the two can overlap. The former tends to look more deeply, addressing the underlying causes of a person’s problems and how to solve them. Psychotherapy aims to improve an individual’s wellbeing and mental health, to resolve or mitigate troublesome behaviors, beliefs, compulsions, thoughts, or emotions. The therapist assists in exploring issues and conflicts and healing wounds that limit the person’s ability to thrive and be the person they want to be.

To see positive results, a person will usually need to understand the need for change and follow the therapist’s advice. They will also need to find a suitable therapist they can trust. Psychotherapy can help when depression, low self-esteem, addiction, grief, or other factors leave a person feeling overwhelmed. It can also help treat bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and certain other mental health conditions.

People often, but not always, use both psychotherapy and medication.

WHAT TO EXPECT

There are many approaches to psychotherapy. Some forms last for only a few sessions, while others may continue, depending on the client’s needs. Individual sessions usually last for around 45–90 minutes and follow a structured process. Sessions may be one-to-one, in pairs, or in groups. Techniques can include talking and other forms of communication, such as drama, story-telling, or music. A psychotherapist may be a psychologist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Mental Health Intern, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Psychoanalyst, or a Psychiatrist

WHO CAN BENEFIT?

Psychotherapy can help people in a range of situations. For example, it may benefit someone who:

  • has overwhelming feelings of sadness or helplessness
  • feels anxious most of the time
  • has difficulty facing everyday challenges or focusing on work or studies
  • is using drugs or alcohol in a way that is not healthful
  • is at risk of harming themselves or others
  • feels that their situation will never improve, despite receiving help from friends and family
  • has experienced an abusive situation
  • has a mental health condition, such as schizophrenia, that affects their daily life
  • Some people attend psychotherapy after a doctor recommends it, but many seek help independently.

PSYCHOTHERAPY CAN HELP A PERSON BY:

  • giving them someone to explore their problem with confidentially
  • enabling them to see things in a new way
  • helping them move toward a solution

PARTICIPANTS CAN:

  • learn more about themselves and their goals and values
  • identify causes of tension in relationships
  • develop skills for facing challenges
  • overcome specific problems, such as a phobia

TO BENEFIT FROM THE PROCESS, A PERSON NEEDS TO:

  • have a desire to participate
  • engage actively in treatment
  • attend appointments and complete any assignments between sessions
  • be honest when describing symptoms and situations
  • Effectiveness can also depend on:
  • the reason for seeking therapy
  • the skill of the practitioner
  • the relationship between the therapist and the individual
  • any support the person may have outside the therapy sessions
  • A trusting relationship between the individual and the therapist is also essential to the process.

WHAT WE TREAT

Anxiety Disorders
Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
Complicated Grief & Loss Treatment
Dual Diagnosis
Major Depressive Disorders
Mood Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Personality Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Psychotic Disorders
Suicidality

PSYCHO-EDUCATION CLASSES

In the broader sense, psycho-education refers to the education given to people living with emotional disturbances. The rationale behind a psycho-educational approach is that, with a clear understanding of the mental condition and self-knowledge of own strengths, community resources, and coping skills, the individual is better equipped to deal with the problem and contribute to their emotional wellbeing. The core psycho-educational principle is education, which has a role in emotional and behavioral change. With an improved understanding of the causes and effects of the problem, psycho-education broadens the person’s perception and interpretation of the pain. This refined view positively influences the individual’s emotions and behavior.

Consequently, improved awareness of causes and effects leads to improved self-efficacy (believing that he can manage the situation), leading to better self-control. In other words, the person feels less helpless about the situation and more in control of themselves. Educating people about their mental issues can be an effective way to get the facts and learn effective coping strategies to take the steps necessary in helping themselves. Psycho-education is not a treatment modality; however, psycho-education is the first step of the overall treatment plan in our clinical setting.

HOW WE TREAT:

: Parenting Classes
: Benefits of Parenting Classes
: Court-Ordered Parenting Classes
: Mandatory Parenting Classes
: Court Approved Parenting Classes
: Family Relationships
: Anger Management
: Domestic Violence (DV) Classes
: Benefits Of Domestic Violence Classes
: Life Skills/Coaching
: Support Groups

: SUPERVISED VISITATION SERVICES

The public policy of the state of California protects the best interest of children whose parents have a custody or visitation matter in family court. Sometimes, based on protection and safety issues, a judge will order that a child only contact a parent when a neutral third person is present during the visitation. This type of third-person visitation arrangement is often called “supervised visitation.”

A judge may order supervised visitation for many reasons, like:

  • To give the visiting parent a chance to address specific issues;
  • To help reintroduce a parent and a child after a long absence;
  • To help introduce a parent and a child when there has been no existing relationship between them;
  • When there is a history or allegations of domestic violence, child abuse, and neglect, or substance abuse;
  • When there are parenting concerns or mental illness; or
  • When there is a parental threat of abduction.

The court order will specify the time and duration of the visits. Sometimes, the court order will also determine who will provide the supervised visitation services and where the visits will occur.

Per the California Rules of Court, Standards of Judicial Administration, Standard 5.20, ASANTE is:

  • Registered with Trustline
  • All monitors have passed a background screening that qualifies them to be a monitor.
  • All monitors have been cleared through a fingerprint check of records at the California Department of Justice and have no disqualifying criminal convictions or substantiated child abuse reports in California that would prevent them from being childcare providers.

: HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELLNESS

ASANTE is offering the following classes to promote health and wellbeing:

  • Practical Strategies to Achieve Well-Being: This group will explore effective strategies to resolve depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders and achieve a higher level of wellbeing.
  • Depression/ learning Effective Strategies: This eight-session program will help you learn about the relationship between thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and physical symptoms and the way they can build on each other, keeping you in a cycle of depression. You’ll learn ways to recognize these patterns and tips for taking care of yourself and breaking the cycle.
  • Healthy Lifestyle: This group will explore simple yet effective methods to live a healthy lifestyle holistically. Topics will include healthy eating, exercise, mediation, spiritual growth, mind-body connection, managing stress and anxiety, and more.
  • Healthy Lifestyle for Teens: This two-session class is designed to help teens develop healthy eating and physical activity habits for more energy and better health. The first session focuses on good nutrition for growing teens, healthy food and drink choices, and positive thinking for a healthy lifestyle. The second session focuses on understanding food labels, tips for safe, healthy cooking, and fun ways to be physically active. Both sessions are open to 13- to 17-year-olds and their parents.
  • Living Well with High Blood Pressure: This class will teach you about the lifestyle changes you can make to fight hypertension, including healthy food choices, exercise, and tips on taking your blood pressure correctly.
  • Living Well with Diabetes: Discover how to make the right choices in diet and exercise, and learn how monitoring and medications can help prevent diabetes complications. This multi-session program gives you the information you need to help you develop healthy habits to manage your diabetes.
  • Insomnia Class: If you are dealing with insomnia, take this class to learn about sleep/ wake cycles, acute versus chronic insomnia, sleep disorders, lifestyle tools, and sleep hygiene. You will also get information about resources and workshops that can help.

The cost of programs, classes, training, and therapeutic counseling services varies. We do accept cash payments and third-party payees. We also participate in many insurance networks, and we will bill your insurance as a courtesy to you. You will be responsible for your co-pays as per your policy. Please bring a copy of your insurance card.

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