Counseling Centers & Psychiatric Hospitals

Low Cost Community Clinic

Observe psychoeducation groups and individual therapy sessions

Santa Fe Springs

Founders House of Hope

Learn counseling, facilitation, assessment, & treatment planning in residential psychiatric facility

Artesia

Metropolitan Mental Health Hospital

Assist in delivery of treatment services, leisure & recreation activities, & education programs in in-patient psychiatric hospital

Norwalk

CityHeart Heart of Survival Program

Support the planning and facilitation of a CityHeART’s HeART of Survival group, using creative and narrative tools to process themes such as grief, healing, community, and self-worth

Long Beach

Stepping Forward Counseling Center

Work directly with a psychiatrist and clinical team to learn holistic treatment strategies for mental health

Irvine

Thaddeus Resource Center

Facilitate client support groups, serve as a life coach or mentor, conduct workshops for single moms

San Dimas

Community Clinic for Counseling and Educational Services 

Assist with clinic operations, including answering the phones and completing initial intakes; mentor college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and facilitate workshops for them

On Campus

Helpline Youth Counseling

Facilitate community classes, service projects, or community workshops for youth and families, assist with marketing and outreach, organize fundraising events

Whittier 

Pathways

Facilitate grief groups with children in local schools, with families at the center, and with older adults and widows

Long Beach

Mental Health Association of Orange County

Shared your lived experience with mental illlness by leading a group, teaching a class, or assisting program staff with administrative and clerical tasks at the Wellness Center

Garden Grove

Mental Health Association of Los Angeles

Students pursuing bachelor's and master’s degrees in social work, human services, occupational therapy, and marriage and family therapy gain valuable hands-on experience in their fields while learning from fully qualified professionals tending to one of the most in-need populations 

Long Beach

New Hope Grief Counseling

Volunteer and internship opportunities as a grief group facilitator, community advocate, events coordination, and administrative support

Long Beach

SHIELDS for Families

Assist with case management, client advocacy, referral triage, brief school-based counseling support; observe clinical services 

South Los Angeles