Paulina Gavilanez

Access Institute for Psychological Services

We are a community-based mental health care non-profit based in San Francisco that provides comprehensive, high-quality, affordable psychotherapy to those with the greatest need and the least access. We develop partnerships in our community that enable us to meet patients where they are—in schools, at senior day centers, and community centers. We serve patients in need at any age—from 4 to 104. And we work hard everyday to help reduce the stigma of living with mental health issues. We provide more than 11,000 sessions of comprehensive mental health care every year to more than 550 individuals and families. Our dual mission: 1) Serve the people in our community who too often fall through the cracks. Help them develop healthier behaviors and relationships so they may thrive. 2) Provide psychoanalytic training for the next generation of therapists who believe that everyone matters and deserves high-quality care.