About Us
Welcome to A Healing, Growth
At A Healing Ground, we believe that healing is most powerful when it engages the whole person—mind, body, heart, and spirit. We are a nonprofit mental health organization committed to providing accessible, culturally responsive, and integrative care to individuals, families, and communities across California.
Our Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission
To provide equitable access to holistic and integrative mental health care, empowering individuals and families to heal, grow, and cultivate greater well-being, resilience, and connection.
Vision
A world where mental health care is inclusive, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed, where individuals feel supported in embodying their fullest potential, and where holistic healing practices are recognized as essential to wellness.
Core Values
- Compassion: Meeting every person with empathy, care, and non-judgment.
- Holistic Healing: Integrating mind, body, heart, and spirit in every approach.
- Inclusivity & Equity: Ensuring access and belonging for all, especially BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.
- Cultural Humility & Decolonizing Practices: Honoring diverse traditions and reclaiming ancestral and culturally grounded healing approaches.
- Collaboration: Working collectively with clients, families, and communities to co-create meaningful change.
- Integrity: Delivering transparent, ethical, and evidence-informed care.
- Resilience & Empowerment: Supporting individuals in reclaiming agency over their healing journey.
Our History & Purpose
A Healing Ground was founded by Jacqueline Mendez, LMFT, CST, who envisioned a space where healing goes beyond talk therapy. With over two decades of experience, Jacqueline recognized that many people seeking mental health support needed more than traditional therapy—they needed a space where the whole body, emotions, and spirit are engaged, where healing could be integrative, somatic, and culturally grounded.
Jacqueline intended to create a sanctuary where clients can:
- Feel truly seen, heard, and supported in their full humanity
- Access evidence-informed and culturally inclusive healing practices
- Explore somatic, spiritual, and ancestral approaches alongside traditional therapy
- Reconnect with their own strength, resilience, and potential for growth
Her intention has always been to create a space where clients feel deeply seen, honored, and supported in reclaiming their well-being and aliveness — and where healing is rooted not only in science, but also in connection to body, spirit, culture, and community.
A Healing Ground as a Training Facility
In addition to client care, A Healing Ground is a dedicated training space for clinicians. Our approach emphasizes learning from the inside out, honoring each trainee’s personal and professional journey.
We believe that clinicians cannot guide others where they themselves have not gone. By tending to the person of the therapist, we cultivate practitioners who embody resilience, compassion, and grounded wisdom.
Mentorship & Support:
Trainees and associates receive close supervision and guidance from experienced clinicians and supervisors, helping them develop both skill and confidence.
Team-Based Client Care:
Every client is supported by a collaborative team, ensuring comprehensive, safe, and high-quality care.
Holistic Professional Development:
Clinicians in training explore integrative, somatic, and culturally responsive practices, while cultivating their own self-awareness, resilience, and embodied presence in therapy.
By combining client care and professional training, A Healing Ground nurtures both healing and learning, creating a dynamic, supportive environment where everyone—clients, clinicians, and the community—can thrive.
Living Up to Our Name
True to its name, A Healing Ground is both a sanctuary and a fertile soil. It is a place where clients find healing that nourishes body, heart, mind, and spirit. It is also a space where clinicians grow, rooted in mentorship, reflection, and integrative learning.
By combining client care and professional training, A Healing Ground nurtures both healing and learning, creating a dynamic, supportive environment where everyone—clients, clinicians, and the community—can thrive.
Here, healing is not linear. It is cyclical, layered, and sacred — just like the ground we walk upon. And in this shared ground, we rise together.
Take the First Step
Join Us in This Healing Journey
Your healing journey begins with a single step. Reach out today for a consultation, and let’s work together to create a life of resilience, connection, and peace. It’s okay not to have all the answers right now—choosing to seek help is already a brave and empowering move.
You don’t have to face this alone. At A Healing Ground, we’re here to support you every step of the way.