Kasamahan
Nonprofit community enriching Filipino/a/x mental healthcare
Welcome mga kaibigan
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Who do we consider a
mental health professional?
Therapists or clinicians licensed by a governing Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, Psychology or Medical Board from their state or country.
Non-licensed students, professors, researchers, authors, community workers, consultants, coaches, healers, and practitioners recognized by their community in providing education and support that is focused on mental health care.
We provide Workshops for the general public to learn with Filipino/a/x mental health professionals and engage in meaningful discussion based on their bodies of work.
We host a Consultation Group for licensed Filipino/a/x therapists and clinicians, and an online Salo-Salo for all Filipino/a/x mental health professionals to connect.
Outside of events, you may visit or contribute to our Mental Health Blog and our Resource Library, follow our Instagram and Facebook or if you are a Filipino/a/x mhp, join our Facebook Group for networking and referrals.
Contact Us to receive our monthly newsletter, and last but not least, if you appreciate our nonprofit's work, please consider making a financial contribution by Sponsoring Kasamahan.
If you are a Filipino/a/x mental health professional searching for community and support, we invite you to participate. Most of our events are online and are all free for education equity with our kapwa.
Our Story
The story of Kasamahan started in 2020 in Illinois during the first pandemic lockdown. When Maria Cristina Castro, LCPC started working with Filipino clients in a non-Filipino group practice, she was inspired to reach out to other Filipino mental health professionals in the area for community and support.
Today, Kasamahan is a decolonizing nonprofit based in the United States that provides and maintains a heart-centered, home base for Filipino/a/x mental health professionals located anywhere in the world to connect and find belonging through their lived experiences as Filipinos working with both Filipino and non-Filipino clients and communities.
Importantly, Kasamahan listens and responds to the natural rhythms and cycles of our community and follows our authentic passion for our work. We invite you to stay in touch through our website and at our events to walk with and grow with us.
Our Mission and Purpose
The purpose of Kasamahan is to provide enrichment and growth to Filipino/a/x mental health professionals by understanding the roots, identity, and culture of the Filipino community as it relates to mental health.
We aim to shift awareness back to the lived experience of the "souls" of our feet, thus bringing about a sense of belonging and enrichment to the larger Filipino community. We strive to execute its mission by listening through the "ears of our hearts" and by mindfully integrating the history, values, and hopes of our fellow Filipino/a/x.
We seek to provide multi-dimensional mental health resources and support to the Filipino/a/x community and those who serve them.
Sponsorship Level Rewards
Kapwa Level Sponsor
Donate $150 and above
You or your organization will receive
community recognition through our:
Website as a sponsor for a full year
Includes name, photo/logo, website link
Next workshop or event
Next month's newsletter
During our Spring Campaign, if you are
a current kapwa sponsor, extend your sponsorship
by a month for $50 or by a year for $150
and receive recognition in our next workshop or event
and next month's newsletter.
Sun and Stars Level Sponsor
Donate $100 and above
You or your organization will receive
community recognition through our:
Website as a sponsor for a full month
Includes name, photo/logo, website link
Next workshop or event
Next month's newsletter
Peace Blue Level Sponsor
Donate $50 and above
Receive community recognition with your
name or organization's name on our
website as a sponsor for a full month
Valor Red Level Sponsor
Donate any amount under $50
Receive a thank you from our team
if you complete our sponsorship form
All donations are tax deductible
For any sponsorship or fundraising questions or comments, you may contact Patricia H. A. Perez, PhD at treasurer@kasamahan.org
Kasamahan's Logo
The Kasamahan logo by Eliza Jade Brown, LCSW-S is a rendition of an image found by Cristina of a Filipino flag in a semicolon shape by an unknown artist.
(Let us know if you know their name to give them credit!)
Our logo is meant to represent Filipino/a/x solidarity in mental health care destigmatization.