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2022 Year In Review – A Letter From Our CEO

2022 Year In Review – A Letter From Our CEO

by Patricia Costales, LCSW | Dec 23, 2022 | Community, Encouragement from our CEO, Hope

As the year 2022 comes to a close, we all realize how naïve we were in waiting so eagerly for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic and our return to “normal.” At The Guidance Center, we continue to adapt to what has become a “new normal.”  As essential workers in mental...
2021 Year In Review – A Letter From Our CEO

2021 Year In Review – A Letter From Our CEO

by Patricia Costales, LCSW | Dec 23, 2021 | Community, Encouragement from our CEO, Hope

As I prepared my thoughts for this letter, I revisited the words I wrote to you last year. In reading them, I recalled the relief I felt that 2020 was over and we were entering a more hopeful 2021. This year didn’t turn out to be the relief we anticipated, with...
Hope from CEO on COVID-19 One Year Anniversary

Hope from CEO on COVID-19 One Year Anniversary

by The Guidance Center | Mar 26, 2021 | Encouragement from our CEO, Hope

    Hello everybody I’m Tricia Costales the Chief Executive Officer of The Guidance Center. When I last spoke directly to you about the COVID-19 pandemic, we were newly under the Safer at Home orders and reeling quite a bit with anxiety about what...
You Don’t Have to Be A Therapist to Be Therapeutic – Mental Health Awareness Month

You Don’t Have to Be A Therapist to Be Therapeutic – Mental Health Awareness Month

by Patricia Costales, LCSW | May 1, 2020 | Encouragement from our CEO, Mental Health Awareness Month, Still Here for You

“You don’t have to be a therapist to be therapeutic” is a saying that has become our mantra at The Guidance Center. A friend of mine recently told me a story that perfectly shows what this means. My friend has a teacup Pomeranian named Cupcake. When he takes Cupcake...
An Inspiring Message from our CEO

An Inspiring Message from our CEO

by The Guidance Center | Apr 3, 2020 | Encouragement from our CEO, Hope

Our CEO, Patricia Costales, LCSW shares this inspiring message to our clients, staff and our community. A lot of us may have a mixture of emotions as we navigate through this challenge time. In this video, Tricia addresses those emotions and offers her sympathy as...
Talking Helps After Crisis

Talking Helps After Crisis

by Patricia Costales, LCSW | Mar 23, 2018 | Encouragement from our CEO, Ending Stigma, How to, Mental Wellness, Parenting Tips

One month has passed since the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In the weeks since, we’ve heard threats of violence reported at our Long Beach schools and in numerous nearby communities.When I heard the news about the latest shooting, as a...
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