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interdependency (323) 935-1807 connect@relationalcenter.org Facebook X Instagram Facebook X Instagram Home Donate Get Support Find a Group Pick a Counselor Counseling Request How We Work Find Community Get Training Clinical Training Continuing Eduation PsychoBabble Leadership Institute Community Gestalt Therapy Get Involved Volunteer Donate Get Empathy CampaignWhat We Do Why We Do It Our Leaders Stay Connected Contact Us Select Page Would you like to stay connected ? You can join our email list . We only send a few emails each year. If you are looking for sliding scale counseling , we are at capacity, and the current wait-list is six months or longer. We encourage you to check out our Counselors-in-Residence , who may be able to start working with you sooner, or explore our group offerings . Over the past few years, we have seen an increase in loss, substance misuse, depression, isolation, and grief. Our aim is to continue providing inclusive mental health services to our communities during a time for healing. We have increased services over 40% since the pandemic began , as we offer both virtual and in-person counseling, including many groups that are free and open to the public. Help us build stronger, more empathic communities that can change the world! Please donate today, in whatever amount you can, we are depending on you. Please donate to The Relational Center to support our mission to provide sliding-scale counseling to folks in need! Help us, help others. Thank you! CLICK HERE TO DONATE Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion.” — bell hooks Online Support Groups To create an additional space for continued connection during these times of increased isolation we will be offering online video chat support groups . These groups are free and open to our members, volunteers, supporters, and the general public – anyone who could use a little connection and support . You are welcome to join and invite your friends and family as well. Spread the word! More info and how to join: https://www.relationalcenter.org/groups We want to acknowledge that many of the measures being taken to keep communities protected work directly against so much of what we value and know keeps us supported, happy, and well — relationships and community! The coming days and weeks may be further isolating, confusing, and difficult in a world that is already all of these things. We encourage you to engage with social connections mindfully during this time and to be creative in your reaches for nourishing support. Who We Are We exist to promote the essential importance of relationships. When we value our connections with others and with the environment, we create the necessary conditions for health and sustainability. So our work promotes personal, interpersonal, and social practices that help people build strong, resilient relationships. Our programs provide healing support, a space for community building, and tools for leadership. What We Do Get Empathy Trains allies in schools and youth-serving organizations to foster leadership and civic engagement among young people. Teacher Training * Youth Leadership Leadership Institute Trains leaders in mission-driven institutions to catalyze community engagement and social transformation. Consultation * Clinical Training * Community Gestalt Therapy Community Project Draws people close to resist isolation and nurture health through counseling, groups, workshops, and volunteering. Counseling Request * Groups & Workshops Why We Do It Values To Protect We are connected with the whole ecology. So what feeds connection also nourishes us. UNDERSTANDING SUPPORT CONTACT Threats To Confront As part of the ecology, human life comes under threat when these connections unravel . APATHY NEGLECT ISOLATION Supports To Gather To overcome this threat, we need a culture that keeps us nourishing these connections . EMPATHY ACCESS CARE Actions To Take To catalyze this kind of culture , The Relational Center takes three actions . SPREAD EMPATHY INSPIRE LEADERSHIP BUILD COMMUNITY Our Get Empathy campaign spreads empathy through a peer education curriculum taught to students, teachers, mentors, and allies nationally. This campaign also inspires leadership among young people and builds community in schools and organizations devoted to youth development and citizen engagement. Our Leadership Institute inspires leadership by teaching and coaching a variety of changemakers in mission-driven organizations internationally. The institute also spreads empathy through popular education and builds community by nurturing leadership circles and action networks. Our Community Project in Los Angeles is designed to demonstrate that when we build community , we have more resources to draw upon when confronting threats to our values. The project also spreads empathy through healing support and inspires leadership by giving people opportunities to volunteer, share stories, and participate in social action. The Relational Center’s mission is to lead a shift to a culture that values empathy, diversity, and interdependence. We envision a world in which communities collaborate to practice mindful compassion, mutual support, and civic engagement. The Relational Center is a 501c3 nonprofit community organization. Let’s Keep in Touch! Success! First Name Last Name Email Sign Up For News Facebook X Instagram © 2019 The...