La Puerta Abierta, Inc

La Puerta Abierta, Inc is a community-based non-profit which offers a bilingual, culturally and trauma-informed source of pro bono counseling and therapy support that is flexible and accessible for the (predominantly) Spanish speaking community of immigrants who meet our criteria for service. While LPA’s work is therapeutic at its core, we are responsive to the complicated needs and issues facing this diverse community, particularly in the context of local and national immigration policies that create barriers to services and supports that ensure wellbeing. LPA collaborates closely with other clinicians, educators, and community service providers who work with immigrants to better understand the broad range of migration, acculturative, and family stressors that can affect the mental and behavioral health of immigrant youth and families. LPA’s services include a range of programming designed for newcomer immigrant youth, particularly those who have arrived unaccompanied, individuals and families seeking behavioral health support but who face challenges due to legal, language, economic and social barriers to care.