Mission, Vision, & Values
Who We Are
We at La Concordia Wellness Center are committed to providing the best care, acknowledging that every individual is unique. Concordia means creating a harmony between the brain, the heart, the mind and the soul. Our work consists of enhancing awareness on how to stay in harmony with these four elements for overall wellness. We are in the field of mental health and wellness to provide better understanding to our patients about how conditions can be treated without attaching any stigma to them; remembering that behind any condition lies an important person. Our non-profit organization concentrates on helping under-supported communities maximize access to mental health care and wellness. The awareness of mental health issues is important to facilitate treatment. Many in our community face difficult-to-navigate systems that make accessing care overwhelming, and La Concordia’s goal is to help address these issues related to limited access to mental health care. La Concordia believes in working on gaining the trust of our clients by overcoming language differences and providing therapy in different languages. Studies show that the brain connects better to emotions in the client’s primary language.
Our Mission
To provide compassionate, personalized care and overall wellness to all unable to access mental health care due to systemic challenges.
Our Vision
Our clients will reach their full potential for healing by receiving a range of supportive services in a safe, welcoming environment.
Our Values
La Concordia values community, trust, holistic health, and education.
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Community: La Concordia reflects the vibrant community of Contra Costa. Our team includes people with a wide range of life experiences and languages, bringing unique perspectives that help us connect with the community we serve.
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Trust: La Concordia believes in building the trust of our clients by creating a compassionate safe space where one can be vulnerable and heard. Addressing the vulnerability of our under-supported communities due to lack of trust in the system is paramount in trusting the process to wellness.
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Holistic Health: We address each person as a whole. We understand that achieving overall wellbeing is complex, thus our approach aims to incorporate knowledge and education on all aspects of health.
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Education: We, as mental health clinicians, are forever students of the brain, body, and mind as recognizing the cause and effect of how a condition affects either one of these domains is crucial in understanding the treatment. At La Concordia, we value education as a resource for wellness in our community.
What We Do
La Concordia Wellness Center focuses on the mental health and wellness of children, adolescents, adults, and families. Besides helping our clients address all major emotional/psychological issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, etc., our areas of expertise include the treatment and management of chronic conditions and chronic pain from using behavioral medicine techniques, to up-to-date medication recommendations. The addition of an integrated approach is important for the remission of symptoms and overall healing. Our team of practitioners believe it is important to understand how medications work in the brain and the body, and how the body and mind react to them. In our practice, we are committed to working not only on acute conditions but also in the prevention of illness for better overall wellness. For this reason, incorporating a more holistic view to wellness, that is not limited to western approaches but also incorporating other healing modalities such as yoga, acupuncture, meditation, extra-curricular activities (i.e., exercise), mindfulness, and education on sleep hygiene and nutrition are all fundamental to our mission. Our non-profit agency also believes in training future practicing clinicians. We strive to build an exemplary training program focusing on the vision, mission, and values of our center. Our training program focuses on offering weekly didactic trainings by all of our licensed clinicians as well as providing relevant seminars by other professionals in our county.