Family Connections
A FOUNDATION FOR WHOLE FAMILY SUCCESS
(669) 237-8911
https://familyconnections.org/
Family Connections, a free, bilingual family learning community, serves families with young children from San Mateo County and offers confidential mental health services. PAU counseling students provide therapy in both Spanish and English for children, parents and caregivers, couples, and families to help them tackle challenges such as postpartum depression, family conflict, and anxiety. Family Connections also offers guided parent support groups to facilitate parent sharing and community-building.
Training at Family Connections
Why Family Connections?
- Family Connections offers free mental health services to Latinx clients with a variety of concerns, from depression and anxiety to immigration stress and trauma, as preventative services to reduce the risk of child abuse.
- Trainees from the Master’s in Counseling have the opportunity to work with families with young children, adults, children, and couples.
- Bilingual and culturally competent supervision is provided to support trainees who provide services in both English and Spanish.
For more information, please contact:
Karen Roller, PhD, MFT, FAAETS, DNCCM, CT, CFT, CSCR
Testimonials
“Doing my practicum at Family Connection was an incredible experience. I was able to practice the skills that I had acquired in English with Spanish-speaking clients. During supervision with Dr. Roller, I could process the sessions in the language I was providing services. I was lucky to work with adults, families, couples, and children while maintaining a flexible schedule so I could manage two sites simultaneously. This experience helped me gain trust in myself and my skills so I could continue working with the Latinx population and increase my cultural awareness and humility to be able to provide competent care to recent immigrants during a vulnerable time for them.”
Jackie G., 2021-2022