Susan E James Counseling and Coaching Services

Stars Behavioral Health Group (SBHG) is a prominent provider of mental health and social services across California, offering support to individuals and families since 1988. With an annual reach of over 40,000 children, youth, and families at approximately 60 program sites, SBHG is dedicated to helping clients navigate challenges related to trauma, mental illness, neglect, and substance abuse. The organization emphasizes empowering clients to discover their strengths and skills, fostering personal growth and positive change. SBHG's extensive array of programs and services includes crisis residential treatment, youth psychiatric health facilities, and various resource centers aimed at enhancing community well-being. Generated from the website

HistoryThe USF Center for Child and Family Development was founded in 1983 by Brian Gerrard, Ph.D., our Executive Director, and Emily Girault, Ph.D., in San Francisco's Mission District after one of the Catholic school principals asked USF for help. Because of USF's commitment to service and to quality education, a positive response was immediate. In a very short time there were fourteen USF Marriage and Family Therapy trainees placed in fourteen of the Mission cluster schools for the academic year. The first trainees were part of a new form of counseling called School-Based Family Counseling in which the counselor at the school helps children with problems by working with the entire family. However, since some parents are unable to meet at the school because of their work schedules, or their wish for privacy, a community counseling center was developed. After being in different locations for many years, we recently moved our Community Counseling Center to 36 Monterey Blvd, in Glen Park.SpecialtiesNOTE: We will be moving to our new location on September 1st, 2010. We will be located on the fourth floor of Mercy High School in San Francisco at 3250 19th Avenue. Services * We provide counseling and consultation to: o Families o Couples o Children, Adolescents and Adults o Groups * Some of the challenges our counselors can help you with: o Family stress o Difficult life transitions o Children having difficulty at home or in school o Bereavement and/or loss o Couple and other relationship problems o Life-threatening and chronic illness and/or disability Fees scaled according to affordability. We emphasize a multi-culturally sensitive family systems approach that takes account of the positive, as well as the challenging ways that people affect each other; we believe in working collaboratively with our clients to help you find the answer you already have inside.