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Cardiovascular Health
Resources in this section specialize in heart health.
Northern California
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Company: |
South Asian Heart Center (website) |
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Contact Person: |
Donna Malhotra |
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Location: |
2480 Grant Road Mountain View, CA 94040 |
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Contact: |
650-940-7242 / info@southasianheartcenter.org |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Health screenings to determine risk factors for heart disease; Education on exercise, nutrition, and stress management to reduce risk factors |
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Languages Spoken: |
English; South Asian Languages n/a
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Counselor/Therapist
Counselors or Therapists are mental health professionals with a Masters in Clinical Psychology, Counseling, or Counseling Psychology or a Psy.D who are licensed to practice therapy. Official licenses for counselors and therapists include Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) or clinical social worker (LCSW).
Northern California
East Bay
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Contact Person: |
Simi Markar, MFT Counseling Services (website) |
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Company: |
Private Practice |
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Location: |
39791 Paseo Padre Parkway Suite B, Fremont, CA, 94538 |
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Contact: |
(510) 273-9126 / simimarkar@gmail.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Counseling services for adults, children and couples. Focused on improving relationships and communication. Areas of specialty include: Depression, Postpartum depression, self-esteem and domestic abuse. Accepts AETNA insurance and has evening and weekend appointments. |
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Languages Spoken: |
Hindi, Punjabi, English |
Peninsula
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Contact Person: |
Anjali Kaul LMFT #41367 |
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Company: |
Private Practice |
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Location: |
PO Box 1215 Belmont, CA 94002 |
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Contact: |
(415) 377-7596 / anjali_kaul@yahoo.com |
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Services provided/Specialities: |
Individual, child, couples, family therapy; Mood and anxiety disorders, addictions, relationship issues, women’s issues; personal/spiritual growth, cross-cultural issues. |
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Languages Spoken: |
Hindi, English
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Contact Person: |
Dr. Ranjan Patel, Psy.D., MFT (website) |
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Company: |
Private Practice |
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Location: |
El Camino Real Burlingame, CA 94010 |
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Contact: |
(650) 692-5235/ drranjanpatel@gmail.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Over 25 years of experience treating a wide range of issues for adult individuals and couples. Please see website (above) for more details.____________ |
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Languages Spoken: |
Gujarati, English
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San Francisco
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Contact Person: |
Susmita Shah, MFT (website) |
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Company: |
Private Practice |
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Location: |
1944 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115 |
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Contact: |
(415) 305-1493 / susmita@ susmitashah.com |
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Services provided/Specialities: |
Susmita Shah provides individual and couples therapy from her private practice in San Francisco. She is a supervisor at Curry Senior Center and an instructor at UC Berkeley Extension. She is particularly interested in working with immigrants and adult children of immigrants. Her areas of expertise include working with adults and seniors with relationship issues, depression, anxiety, and difficult life transitions. |
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Languages Spoken: |
Bengali, English
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Contact Person: |
Ulash Thakore-Dunlap (website) |
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Company: |
Private Practice |
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Location: |
295 Fell Street, Suite B San Francisco, CA 94102 |
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Contact: |
(415) 570-3820/ ulashmind@gmail.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Individual, children, teens and adults counseling, family and couples counseling. Training and consultation services |
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Languages Spoken: |
Gujarati, English
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Southern California
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Contact Person: |
Moushumi Ghose, MA MFT (website) |
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Company: |
Private Practice |
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Location: |
8235 Santa Monica Blvd, PH, West Hollywood, CA 90046 |
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Contact: |
(323) 284-4423/ Mou@LASexTherapist.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Psychotherapy and Counseling for Couples and Individuals, Specialty focusing on relationship and intimacy issues. |
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Languages Spoken: |
Bengali, English
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Georgia
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Contact Person: |
Rita Patel Garcia, LCSW, RYT (website) |
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Company: |
PatelGarcia Counseling and Wellness |
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Location: |
145 Church Street Suite 280 Marietta, GA 30060 |
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Contact: |
(404) 319-0053 / patelgarcia@hotmail.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Counseling for children and adults. Specialties include: anxiety, depression, stress management, grief, relationship concerns & trauma. Using a holistic, mind & body approach integrated with traditional psychotherapy. |
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Languages Spoken: |
Gujarati, Hindi (some), English
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New York
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Contact Person: |
K. Bhuvaneshwari Bhagat (website or website) |
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Company: |
DesiCounseling.com |
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Location: |
Manhattan, NY |
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Contact: |
(646) 236-4743 / desicounseling@gmail.com or askbhuvaneshwari@gmail.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Desicounseling.com is a practice based in Manhattan. Desi Counseling offers counseling to individuals, couples and families. The services include traditional methods of counseling as well as other creative counseling techniques for those who are not located nearby (i.e. telephone, email skype, and instant messaging). |
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Languages Spoken: |
Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, English
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Washington
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Contact Person: |
Hemlata Mistry, LMHC |
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Company: |
Private Practice |
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Location: |
1621 114th Ave SE, Suite 224 Bellevue, WA 98074 |
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Contact: |
(425) 442-1121 / hemlata@live.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Psychotherapy: depression, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, infertility |
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Languages Spoken: |
Gujarati, Hindi (basic), English
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Domestic/Family Abuse
These organizations support and help men and women experiencing physical, sexual or emotional abuse by their partners or family members.
Northern California
Peninsula
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Company: |
Disha Darshan (website) |
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Contact Person: |
Rini Johar |
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Location: |
644 Fulton Street #2 Redwood City, CA 95061 |
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Contact: |
510-677-4691 / dishadarshan@hotmail.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Women’s health and wellness, legal document preparation |
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Languages Spoken: |
Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, English, Gujarati |
South Bay
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Company: |
Maitri (website) |
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Contact Person: |
Nandini Ray |
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Location: |
234 East Gish Road Ste 200 San Jose, CA 95112 |
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Contact: |
408-436-8393 / outreach@maitri.org |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Maitri is a free, confidential, referral nonprofit organization based in the Sf Bay Area that primarily helps South Asian families facing domestic violence, emotional abuse, cultural alienation, human trafficking, or family conflict. |
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Languages Spoken: |
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malyalam, Marathi, Marwari, Oriya, Punjabi, Sindhi, Sinhalese, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, English
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East Bay
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Company |
Narika (website) |
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Contact Person: |
Sutapa Balaji |
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Location: |
P.O. Box 14014 Berkeley, CA 94712 |
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Contact: |
510-444-6068 |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
listed on Narika’s website |
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Languages Spoken: |
listed on Narika’s website |
San Francisco
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Company |
Asian Women’s Shelter (website) |
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Contact Person: |
Connie Chung |
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Location: |
3543 18th Street #19 San Francisco, CA 94110 |
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Contact: |
415-751-7110 / info@sfaws.org |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Domestic violence 24 hour crisis line (38 languages) |
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Languages Spoken: |
Hindi, Arabi, Urdu, Farsi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali, English |
Texas
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Company: |
Daya, Inc. (website) |
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Contact Person: |
Amber Riaz |
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Location: |
3300 S. Gessner Road Suite #203 Houston, TX 77063 |
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Contact: |
713-981-7645 / contact@dayahouston.org |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Services for the South Asian domestic violence victims. Counseling, advocacy, legal clinic, transitional housing, interpretation/translation, GED/ESL classes, educational workshops, seminars and presentations |
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Languages Spoken: |
Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sindhi, Malyalam, English |
Drug/Substance Abuse Rehabilitation
Resources in this section specialize in rehabilitation from drug or alcohol abuse or chemical dependency.
Southern California
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Company: |
Anamika Recovery Center (website) |
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Contact Person: |
Subodh “Simon” Karmarkar |
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Location: |
144 South Peralta Hills Drive Anaheim, CA 92807 |
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Contact: |
714-974-4673 / info@anamikainc.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Alcoholism, Chemical Dependency, Substance Abuse, Dual Diagnosis |
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Languages Spoken: |
Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, English
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Gynecology
Mental health issues in South Asian women can present themselves via gynecological issues. Service providers in this section specialize in women’s health.
California
South Bay
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Company: |
Suresh R. Nayak MD, Inc. (Private Practice) (website) |
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Contact Person: |
Suresh Nayak, MD |
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Location: |
200 Jose Figueres Ave., #305 San Jose, CA 95116 |
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Contact: |
408-279-3692 / sureshnayakmd@gmail.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Complete OB/GYN services, including Prenatal care & Delivery, women’s preventive health care, contraception, sterilization and treatment of all female reproductive system disorders. Also offer Medical Weight Loss Program. |
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Languages Spoken: |
Hindi, Marathi, English |
LGBT Resources
Resources in this section are specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and transsexual South Asians.
General Mental Health
Online
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Company: |
In Balance Asia (website) |
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Contact Person: |
David Eckel |
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Location: |
online only |
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Contact: |
614-373-9361 / contact@inbalanceasia.org |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
In Balance Asia is a not-for-profit, non-government organization. In Balance Asia aims to raise awareness of mental health issues and provide mental health information to Asian gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) people. |
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Languages Spoken: |
English, South Asian Languages unknown |
Physicians
Physicians or General Practitioners treat acute and chronic illnesses and provide preventative care for all ages and both genders.
Northern California
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Contact Person: |
Dr. Deepti Saxena, MD (website) |
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Company: |
Aveda Integrative Medical Center |
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Location: |
4077 Peralta Blvd. Fremont, CA 94536 |
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Contact: |
510-790-2144 / mydoctor@docsaxena.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Family, anti-aging, functional, holistic medicine; allergies, natural hormone and nutrition replacement therapies; chelation; weight loss programs |
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Languages Spoken: |
Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, English
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Company: |
Dr. Jayakar & Associates |
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Contact Person: |
Dr. Sunita Jayakar, MD |
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Location: |
525 South Drive Suite #215 Mountain View, CA 94040 |
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Contact: |
(650) 967-7471 / drjayakar1@yahoo.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Pain management of various musculoskeletal pains and joint disorders |
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Languages Spoken: |
Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, English |
Psychologists
Psychologists are mental health care professionals with a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology and are licensed to practice therapy/counseling as well as administer intelligence, achievement and neuropsychological tests.
Northern California
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Company: |
The Hume Center (website) |
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Contact Person: |
Raman Kular, PhD |
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Location: |
39420 Liberty Street Suite #140 Fremont, CA 94538 |
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Contact: |
(510) 745-9151 |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Comprehensive multicultural and multilingual mental health services. Outpatient treatment provided at clinics located in Concord, Fremont and Pittsburg. |
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Languages Spoken: |
Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Farsi, English |
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Contact Person: |
Razia Iqbal, PsyD |
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Company Name: |
Jewish Family & Children Services of the East Bay |
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Location: |
1855 Olympic Blvd Suite #200 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 |
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Contact: |
925-927-2000 / riqbal@jfcs-eastbay.org |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Individual counseling, couples counseling, case management and consultation. Trainings for agencies (e.g. nonprofits) regarding how to work with South East Asian women (cultural competency). Neuropsychological testing for people who can’t pass citizenship exam due to physical or mental illness. Consulting work if needed. |
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Languages Spoken: |
Dari, Farsi, English |
Yoga
Yoga is an ancient body of knowledge originating from India. Through physical postures and poses, the goal of yoga is to achieve mental, spiritual and physical wellbeing.
Northern California
East Bay
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Company: |
Millennium Yoga (website) |
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Contact Person: |
Shubhangi Kulkarni |
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Location: |
East Bay, CA |
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Contact: |
510-402-4561 / shubhangi@MillenniumYoga.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Wellness Coaching for holistic health, Therapeutic Yoga Classes, and workshops_________ |
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Languages Spoken: |
Marathi, Hindi, English |
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Company: |
Sweet Therapeutics Yoga (website) |
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Contact Person: |
Shubhangi Kulkarni |
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Location: |
Fremont, CA 95555
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Contact: |
510-709-5240 / bharat2310@gmail.com |
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Services provided/Specialties: |
Therapeutics yoga – visit blog for more info. ________ |
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Languages Spoken: |
Gujarati, Hindi, English
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