Our Mission
The mission of Maitri Psychological Services is to provide culturally-sensitive care to enhance the emotional and psychological wellness of our clients and community. Our goal is to provide our clients with a safe space to explore and understand their inner experiences and to build a greater connection to the lives they want for themselves. We offer therapy services anchored in researched methods to support and enhance psychological wellness. We are committed to de-pathologizing the emotional and psychological struggles of individuals by understanding them through the lens of the social, cultural, and familial contexts in which individuals exist. We are here to serve our community and intend to listen to the needs of the community in developing programming to support the well-being of its diverse population. We are committed to inclusivity and strive to promote both small and large scale practices that enhance equality and social justice in our community.
Our Values
Maitri One of the 4 pillars of Buddhist philosophy, maitri translates to “loving kindness”. We believe in approaching our community and clients from a place of loving kindness and compassion.
Social Justice No one is free until we all are. As mental health professionals and emotional healers, we are committed to using our platform to advocate for the rights of individuals of all races, sexual orientations, cultures, ethnicities, religions, and genders, both inside and outside the therapy room.
Wisdom We believe that every individual has the innate wisdom within them to know their path and to find their meaning. We serve as facilitators to support people in that journey.
Community and Connection We believe that as human beings, connection to community is one of our most basic needs and we thrive best when that need is met. Our practices are anchored in this and we understand individual emotional/psychological difficulties as inherently connected to the isolating impact of individualism.
Cultural Inclusion Each individual’s culture brings with it great strength and value. We believe in utilizing and enhancing those strengths to help individuals heal within their cultural spaces.
Training/Education We are strongly committed to ongoing training and education of mental health providers. We bring humility to the learning process and are always seeking out knowledge to better serve our clients. We are also deeply invested in disseminating information and knowledge to the rich community of mental health workers in this city.