Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month 2024
Hello everyone, we are very excited this month to celebrate Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, which is dedicated to raising awareness about the unique mental health challenges faced by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities in the United States. Named in honor of Bebe Moore Campbell, an advocate who […]
Honoring Dia De Los Muertos 2023
Greetings to all! At Blu Alliance, the start of November holds a special place in our hearts. It’s the time when we, along with our fellow Latinx community members, commemorate Día de los Muertos on November 1st and 2nd. Being a Latinx gay male, this season allows me to deeply resonate with and celebrate my […]
Celebrating Pride Month 2021
Hi everyone! During this month we here at Blu Alliance celebrate Pride Month as it is especially significant to us. Did you know that the founders of Blu Alliance Counseling Center are a part of the LGBTQIA+ community? Our CEO Amanda Alonzo (she/her) identifies as bisexual and our Group Director Quirino Robles (he/him) identifies as […]
Mental Health Awareness Month
Hi everyone! We here at Blu Alliance wanted to take this time to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month. Its a very exciting time as this is the chance for all of us in the mental health field to not only spread awareness about systemic mental health issues but to also destigmatize accessing resources for support/treatment […]
Prioritizing Mental Health in 2021
Hi everyone! In starting off this new year we here at Blu Alliance have been thinking about resolutions and goals that we all set for ourselves at the beginning of the new year. What came up again and again was what goals best reflect our intentions to take care of ourselves during a pandemic? This […]
Seasonal Depression During A Pandemic
Hi everyone! We here at Blu Alliance have been taking this time to reflect, and process how we have all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic especially during this of year when the seasons are changing from Fall to Winter. This specific change in seasons brings about a rise in Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) which […]
The Common Struggles of BIPoC Finding A Therapist
As Latinx gay male I have had issues that stemmed from the discrimination I faced due to my diverse identities. These experiences of discrimination I have learned to identify as racism, and homophobia with which I had to deal with in most cases when I was alone. These are the types of issues that I […]
