Program Highlight: Therapeutic Family Support Services

At Amethyst Place, nearly all residents have a dual diagnosis: a substance use disorder with severe mental illness. Most children arrive with a host of emotional issues that are a result of homelessness, family separation and addicted parenting. Our on-site therapist and case managers are essential to family reunification and stabilization.

Mandy and her children arrived at Amethyst Place, they encountered a new kind of challenge: monsters under the bed. "My kids were afraid to sleep in their rooms, because they had never slept in their own rooms," Mandy recalls.

Mandy sought advice from Amethyst Place's onsite family therapist, who assured her that this was a normal developmental phase - and provided the kids with a spray bottle of "monster repellent"... just in case.

Read more about Mandy's family here

Meet our Therapeutic Family Support Services team!

Olivia

Family Support Therapist

"My job is to show up, listen, and meet the client where they are. These women often do not realize how many resources they have within themselves. It is so powerful to equip them with knowledge and to let them know that they are not alone."

Irma
Family Care Manager

"I help Amethyst Place moms apply for state resources while they further their education, enroll in quality childcare and schools, and reunify with their children by advocating for them in court. Our moms work very hard, and I help remove barriers so they can be successful."

Abby
Youth Care Manager

"I provide therapy services, parenting support through Parents as Teachers, and school advocacy to make sure every child at Amethyst Place reaches their maximum potential. I help children heal from trauma and find a sense of safety that they've never had before. - it's a marvelous thing to witness."

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