Community Mental Health Program

Our goals are twofold:

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Expand access to high‑quality, culturally responsive mental health services for underserved adults in our community.

Actively and intentionally contribute to the development and training of upcoming generations of trauma‑informed, racially/ culturally/socially aware and responsive clinicians.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email our Mental Health Director, H. Ameeta Singh, LMFT #50409 @ asingh@ywca-berkeley.org

We are offering no- to low-cost individual & group therapy services for the Berkeley/Oakland Community. Our focus is on serving adults who have had involvement with the criminal legal system and people from immigrant and BIPOC communities.

Our clinicians are pre-licensed individuals, working under the direct supervision of a licensed clinician, offering meaningful, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive therapy services to our community. We provide sessions in person at our offices.

Apply for Therapy Services

Interested in receiving therapy services? Please sign up for the waiting list below:

apply here

Practicum or Associate Training

We currently do not have any practicum or associate training positions available. Please check back here to see if positions become available.

Support the Mental Health Program!

Donate here or by clicking the “donate” button at the top.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • A: Our clinicians are either trainees or associates.

    Trainees are students who are currently enrolled in a Masters
    program and are completing the fieldwork or practicum part of their graduate degree.

    Associates have already graduated from their Masters program and completed their practicum placements. They are pre-licensed and are earning the required number of clinical hours towards being able to take their licensing exams in order to be a licensed therapist in CA.

    Both sets of clinicians are required to work under the direct supervision of a clinical supervisor who holds a current license to practice psychotherapy in CA.

  • A: To inquire about available groups, please email the MH Director at

    asingh@ywca-berkeley.org.

  • A: Once you have submitted an online interest form for therapy, someone will email you within 3-5 business days to follow up on your interest.

  • A: Once you have sent in your online interest form, a clinician will email or call you to schedule a time for a consultation call to discuss what is bringing you into therapy at this time; any questions you may have about how therapy works; and to coordinate scheduling.

  • A: We currently do not have any practicum or associate training positions available. Please feel free to check back on our website at any time in the future to see if positions have become available.

  • A: Clients will have the opportunity to have up to 12 months of therapy – depending on need, and progress with treatment. Therapy can be weekly or bi-weekly, depending on what is most appropriate for the client.

Community Mental Health Resources

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or need immediate assistance, please call 911.  Additionally, here are some community mental health resources that may be useful: