Mental Health

If you have experienced domestic violence or intimate partner abuse, CORA offers individual, family, and group counseling to help you and your children heal. Our clinicians work with you to:

  • Reduce trauma symptoms
  • Enhance your sense of well-being
  • Increase your methods of coping strategies
  • Reduce depression
  • Craft a plan for short and long-term safety
  • Decrease feelings of isolation
  • Manage stress
Children’s Program

If your child has been exposed to abuse, CORA is here to help them. CORA focuses intensively on helping children heal from exposure to intimate partner abuse through our Children’s Program.

For 0–5-year-olds, we have a First Five program that:

  • Supports you as a parent in strengthening your attachment with your children.
  • Empowers you to support children as they heal from trauma.
  • Facilitates family and parent engagement activities designed to build healthy family dynamics.

Featured Resources

As a First 5 partner, CORA encourages parents to access trusted resources that support overall well-being. Kick It California is a free, science-based program that helps Californians quit tobacco and nicotine.

Learn more at https://kickitca.org/

CORA supports the Pause on Pot initiative. Learn more in the First 5 San Mateo County Toolkit.

 

For children ages 6 and up we offer:

  • Therapeutic treatment through individual, family, or group therapy.
  • Treatment of symptoms/behaviors that are a result of violence exposure and complex trauma.
  • A focused approach to building resiliency and empowering children and youth.
Shaping Positive and Resilient Kids (SPARK)

Domestic violence affects countless families, and while resources often focus on adult survivors, the children who witness this violence are frequently overlooked. These children are at a higher risk of repeating similar patterns of abuse in their lives. SPARK is a CORA program serving San Mateo County designed to address this critical need by providing comprehensive support to families impacted by domestic violence, with a special focus on the well-being of children. 

Learn More About SPARK

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