Mental Health
We hear you & are responding!
The Mental Health Program is brand new and seeking collaboration with the community to create a meaningful programming that is responsive and relevant to the community’s needs.
Given the stressful times we currently live in and everything that has happened since Covid, there has been a marked increase in anxiety, fear, unrest, uncertainty and unsafe. We are hoping to partner with our community to offer a mental health program that is a useful resource for everyone. We hope to support and resource people via events, workshops and other activities that will support mental and emotional health and wellness.
In the past year, we asked the community what resources the YWCA Berkeley/Oakland should focus on.
Out of the 27 categories people identified, Therapy/Mental Health Resources topped the list.
We want to hear your feedback and suggestions!
Please feel free to use this message box to share what you would like to see the YWCA offer for Mental Health Workshops and events.
You can find our current offerings in the section below. To be notified about specific event offerings, please sign up for our monthly newsletter or reach out directly to our Mental Health staff team.
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
Drop-in Groups & Refreshments
Looking to slow down, connect, and be in community? ☕💛
Join us at the YWCA for drop-in tea and light refreshments—a welcoming space to share what’s on your mind, reflect on your experiences, and simply be together. Whether you want to talk, listen, or just enjoy a warm cup in good company, this space is here for you.
Saturday, February 21
in-person, 3 - 4:30 PM
Monday, March 16
in-person, 6 - 7:30 PM
Thursday, April 21
virtual, 12-1:30 PM
Monday, May 4
hybrid, 6-7:30 PM
Our Vision
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Clinical Training Program
that offers no to low cost individual and group therapy services for the Berkeley/Oakland Community while simultaneously creating a socially and racially aware training program for therapists working towards licensure in California.
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External Community Offerings
that include discussion groups, support groups, and/or other group-based activities that folks can participate in to learn more about mental health in general and more specific areas of need in the community
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Internal Offerings
to staff and interns of the YWCA to support mental wellbeing, self care and education on mental & emotional wellness as they provide much needed services to the community.
Wellness
It is more important than ever to take care of one’s mind and body. Wellness resources can often be inaccessible for a variety of reasons, with cost being the largest barrier. The YWCA Berkeley/Oakland serves as a free, third space for community members to attend workshops to move, breathe, destress, and ground themselves in the love of our community. Workshops will include offerings such as dance classes, yoga, breath work, meditation, sound healing, somatic healing, etc.
Spring Offerings
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Journey to Inner Peace: Reiki Session for Healing with Dr. Angela Gallegos-Castillo
Every Monday
4 PM & 5:15 PM
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Rest Is Resistance: A Candlelit Yoga & Sound Bath for Black History Month
Tuesday, February 17th
6:30–7:30 PM -
Emancipate Yourself from Mental Slavery - Mindfulness/ Meditation for Women’s Liberation
Tuesdays, starting February 21 to May 12
10:00- 11:00 AM (in-person offerings)
8:00 - 9:00 AM (online offerings)