At A Home Within, we are committed to growing a community of healers who provide the care our clients deserve. Our latest initiative is about building the future of mental health together—one that is inclusive, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive.
We invite you to join Building Practice in Community as a participant, clinical supervisor, mentor, clinician, or consultation group leader. Your skills, experience, and heart can make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who need it most.
Let’s shape the future of mental health—together
Our Building Practice in Community Program is a professional development initiative rooted in our tradition of long-term, relationship-based support—creating a sense of belonging for both clients and providers.
BPIC is designed to sustain and strengthen clinical interventions for those who have experienced foster care, while also serving as a valuable resource to their communities. In response to our clients’ ongoing requests for providers who share their cultural backgrounds, BPIC actively supports the retention and success of therapists from underrepresented backgrounds.
By fostering mentorship, professional growth, and a strong community of practice, BPIC ensures that clinicians receive the ongoing support needed to provide culturally affirming care.
In exchange for participants’ commitment to providing pro-bono therapy to a current or former foster youth through A Home Within, BPIC offers:
At this point in my career, I am speaking up because it has to be about our humanity and love. Apathy can no longer be an option in response to all the trauma that youth in foster care experience.
– AHW Therapist
Sonia is a licensed psychotherapist and the founder of Vida Libre Therapy. With a deep commitment to empathy, social justice, and healing, Sonia has pursued a career in social work since 2007, transitioning to psychotherapy in 2013. She brings a wealth of experience from her work across the Bay Area in non-profit agencies and public schools. Her career has focused on serving low-income youth and families facing adversity and complex mental health challenges.
Founder and Executive Director of Cultural Connections Therapy, Mariana was raised in Brazil and Spain and opened her practice to address “what is often lost in translation” in the American healing process. Mariana speaks Spanish, French, English, and Portuguese fluently and helps families from the Latin diaspora navigate the challenges of acculturation.
Kevin’s clinical practice includes a systemic perspective of therapy which centers on the significance of context and interaction in development of problems and their resolution. In addition to operating a private practice serving the needs of interracial adoptive and foster families, Kevin has provided leadership to A Home Within by facilitating a BIPOC consultation group since 2020.
Nichole has her Doctorate in New Testament from Fuller Seminary and is trained in numerous evidenced-based modalities. She has been a community-based provider for families involved in Child Welfare and the Juvenile Justice systems. Nichole’s clinical posture invites those she serves and clinicians to engage in faith-based interventions to support healing and resiliency at any point in the stages of development.
Candice is the Chief Program Officer at A Home Within and oversees the strategic plan to advance the organization’s initiatives. Additionally, she brings experience working in a variety of clinical settings and is currently operating Simonds Counseling, a private practice which is dedicated to compassionately discovering new possibilities and modalities to respond to psychosocial stress related to multi-ethnic cultural identity. Candice is licensed to practice in Califonia & Ohio.
Dr. Loggins is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, and wellness speaker in San Francisco. She is a provider for Kaiser Permanente. She has contributed to the body of knowledge related to the prevalence of black women with eating disorders and culturally responsive interventions to provide holistic treatment.
