https://www.humanityfirstcounseling.com/about daily 0.75 2025-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e3f0fc70d9b417b67b2141/1759768829399-QDK71G76GR3NZWWIPMIX/Suazo_photo.png About - Hola, soy Maria. Program Coordinator, MSW Maria Suazo was born and raised in Honduras and has experienced personal and societal hardships firsthand, which she credits for deeply informing her work in the community. She obtained her clinical social work degree from Cal State University – Hayward, and completed a rigorous three-year internship program under renowned family therapist, Bart Rubin, PhD. Maria has studied EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Brief Strategic Family Therapy, Multidimensional Family Therapy, and Structural Family Therapy. She has served for many years as a case manager with the most prominent foster service program in the San Francisco Bay Area. Maria is bilingual in Spanish and English. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e3f0fc70d9b417b67b2141/1759768829389-CRUG61Y727WYF8XTEMG3/JR.png About - Hi, I’m Josh. Director, LCSW Josh Rose was awarded a presidential scholarship to Harvard University, and was graduated with an M.S.W. from the University of Southern California, and a B.A from the University of Michigan. He studied systems theory and Structural Family Therapy under the past president of the Minuchin Center for the Family, George Simon, LMFT. Josh has completed an externship in trauma under Bessel van der Kolk, MD, been certified in two evidence-based child behavior treatment modalities (BSFT and MDFT), and studied EMDR, as well as Internal Family Systems. He has served as Executive Director of a Richmond, CA-based clinic focused on trauma-based treatments, and served as Associate Director to the largest outpatient family therapy training center in the SF Bay Area. Josh is currently consulting to a cutting-edge research project looking at the effects of Internal Family Systems on chronic shame. He is bilingual in Spanish and English. https://www.humanityfirstcounseling.com/join daily 0.75 2025-10-06 https://www.humanityfirstcounseling.com/home daily 1.0 2025-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e3f0fc70d9b417b67b2141/1759768832336-V4FNUJRB16IAE68ZB188/image.jpg Home - No to interrogation. Yes to helping clients to heal. For many clients, the evaluation will be the first and possibly only exposure to any therapeutic setting they have ever had. It may be the only time they have ever told their full story to anyone. We take that responsibility very seriously. As such, we don’t “analyze” a petitioner, as though a specimen under the microscope. Rather, we engage clients in a mutually respectful relationship, one in which we both might learn from each other. And we integrate “best practice” therapeutic interventions directly into the evaluation process itself to make the most of the opportunity. We strive to normalize client’s experiences, lend hope, model the potential of positive therapeutic experience, psycho-educate on whatever a client might be undergoing, provide concrete suggestions related to relief and safety, engage in brief therapeutic interventions to increase resilience and broaden perspective, impart basic coping techniques, and assist with resourcing for ongoing therapy or other relevant social service needs. And listen to what a client may have to teach us. We are realistic about what we can and can’t accomplish in a relatively brief evaluative setting, but we know therapeutic experiences can and do take place, and we seek to maximize their frequency and potency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e3f0fc70d9b417b67b2141/1759768832342-WAZDMRO4JW07DTD4JOMW/Mattew-Weisner.2019.jpg Home - “As a non-profit attorney, I have known Josh Rose to provide culturally-sensitive and trauma-informed counseling to survivors from around the world. His bilingual services are professional, affordable, timely, and beneficial to the clients he serves.” — Matthew Weisner, Esq. - Central American Resource Center SF https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e3f0fc70d9b417b67b2141/1759768832350-0QPZ6M22HJYNKN8F1M4Q/PeggyBristol.jpg Home - “Josh and his team have provided first-rate services to our clients for many years. We never have to worry about their professionalism or cultural sensitivity. They are a true jewel in the community.” — Peggy Bristol, Esq. - The Law Office of Peggy J. Bristol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68e3f0fc70d9b417b67b2141/1759768832356-ZPLDQYFX1CN8SOK8KGIB/Zakia.png Home - “I am so grateful you took so much time to talk to her, and that she really opened up to you. Her story is absolutely heartbreaking, and you captured it perfectly.” — Zakia Afrin - MAITRI https://www.humanityfirstcounseling.com/new-page daily 0.75 2025-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdae76bd7819e38bb6f256f/1559681842712-7ZK1FN8MHX1BZN8X4IOH/Stocksy_txp824ffa5crXt000_Large_934898.jpg Classes - Strength & Cardio Circuit Mon, Wed, Fri 1pm - 1:45pm Welcome to your perfect lunch break workout. During this short class, we do a series of intense cross-training moves with bursts of aerobic exercise, weight lifting, and stretch breaks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdae76bd7819e38bb6f256f/1559680714081-M61EXW0RR8KBK4HQ23SX/Stocksy_txp824ffa5crXt000_Large_934905+copy.jpg Classes - Pull Your Weight II Tue, Fri 8am - 9am Sun 10am - 11am Here we incorporate cardio intervals between rope exercises to help you build leaner muscles. This class is for those who have taken at least four sessions of Pull Your Weight I. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdae76bd7819e38bb6f256f/1559680584642-1V92PAJAKX63LS9RGGN4/Stocksy_txp824ffa5crXt000_Large_934908.jpg Classes - Pull Your Weight I Mon, Thurs 12pm – 12:45pm Sat 11am – 11:45am By combining battle ropes, pulleys, and rope climbing, this beginner level class will help you grow muscle, build endurance, and put your metabolism to work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdae76bd7819e38bb6f256f/1559681810036-QVJLRUVER46SR7I26CFC/Stocksy_txp824ffa5crXt000_Large_934918.jpg Classes - Village Obstacle Course I Tue, Thurs 5pm - 6pm Sat 9am - 10am Here, we combine free weights with squats, lunges, and high-interval exercises so that you can build strength according to your own body type and goals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdae76bd7819e38bb6f256f/1559681823623-Z4UXUA1RPEKHRYL7LDRL/Stocksy_txp824ffa5crXt000_Large_934915.jpg Classes - Village Obstacle Course II Sat 10am - 11am Sun 11am - 12pm This is our favorite weekend activity. More than a class, our beginner obstacle course is designed to be fun! It’s like being back at summer camp without the drama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdae76bd7819e38bb6f256f/1559681859098-9YS627NSAY45ZHU5E1TV/Stocksy_txp824ffa5crXt000_Large_934911.jpg Classes - Basic Strength Training Sun 1pm - 2pm Work off that Sunday brunch or train for an obstacle course race! We recommend this class for those who have completed at least two level I courses within the last month.