We create culturally rooted spaces for healing, learning, and support—where you can breathe, be held, and build real tools for everyday life.
You don’t have to carry it alone.
Xangari Institute delivers culturally responsive, trauma-informed mental health and wellness services for individuals and families, integrating evidence-informed practices with community-based supports to improve emotional regulation, relational health, and help-seeking access.
Offering:
Clinical services: individual, couples, and family therapy
Perinatal mental health supports: prenatal/postpartum groups and navigation
Parenting education: attachment-informed, co-regulation skill building
Community-based prevention: circles and culturally grounded peer support
Protective factor strengthening cultural reconnection and heritage language support as resilience
Our Services
Individual Therapy
A supportive space to process stress, trauma responses, grief, identity, and life transitions—while building practical tools for nervous-system steadiness and self-trust.
Couples Therapy
Strengthen communication, repair after rupture, rebuild trust, and create new patterns of connection—without blame, with clarity and care.
Family Therapy
Support healthier family dynamics, parenting communication, and intergenerational healing. Sessions are collaborative and paced for safety and respect.
Viva Play Parenting (Pregnancy–Early Childhood)
Culturally rooted parenting support that centers co-regulation, boundaries, attachment, and joy—held in community and practical tools.
Nana’s Hand (Prenatal Mental Health)
Gentle prenatal support for emotional wellbeing during pregnancy—grounding tools, stress relief, identity transitions, and preparation for postpartum support.
Postpartum Support (Root & Rest)
Care for the tender early months and first year postpartum—mood support, relationship shifts, depletion, and building a realistic support plan.
Parenting Play Lab (0–5)
Play-based connection practices for caregivers and little ones—routines, regulation, and relationship-building through movement and play.
Cultural Reconnection Programs
Healing-centered spaces for identity, belonging, and intergenerational repair—integrating culture as a protective factor in wellbeing.
Explore cultural programs
Maternal / Heritage Language Reclamation
Support for families and individuals who want to strengthen mother tongue/heritage language as part of cultural wellness and connection.
Ask about language-based support
Specialty: P’urhépecha & Mexica Pathways
Focused cultural reconnecting offerings held with respect, consent, and community accountability (invitational and lineage-honoring).
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Community Healing, Trainings & Partnerships
Community Healing Circles
Small-group spaces for softness, safety, and practical support—rooted in ancestral accompaniment and community care.
We co-create a circle for you!
Professional Trainings & CEUs
Culturally rooted, trauma-informed trainings for clinicians and organizations—tools you can use immediately in practice and community settings.
Bring a training to your team
Consulting & Partnerships
Program design, facilitation, and capacity-building with schools, nonprofits, clinics, and community partners. Partner with us
Our Process
Cuentame - Intake 
Cerra Ciclo/ Discharge/Post Care Plan
If we move forward, you’ll complete a short intake so we can understand your goals, current stressors, and supports. In the first session, we slow down and gather your story with care—at a pace that feels safe and respectful. 90 min
Step 1Cafecito Consult -30 min free.
A brief, low-pressure conversation to see if we’re a good fit. We’ll talk about what you’re needing, what kind of support you’re looking for (individual, couples, family, or parenting/perinatal), and answer your questions about scheduling and fees.
Step 2When you’re ready, we shift into a gratitude/closure phase that focuses on long-term support. We review what worked, name your strengths, and create a plan for continued care.
El Plan / Treatment Plan
Together we create a plan that fits your real life. This isn’t one-size-fits-all—it’s tailored to your needs, culture, nervous system, and relationships.
Step 4Bien Común: Community Clients
Expand access and increase engagement for culturally underserved families.
Build stronger coping tools and emotional regulation for everyday stress and life transitions.
Strengthen family communication and relationships through repair, boundaries, and connection practices.
Decrease isolation and reduce stress-related symptoms by increasing support, belonging, and continuity of care.
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Request Support
Use this form to reach us about therapy, parenting/perinatal support, circles, trainings/CEUs, or partnerships. Share what you’re looking for and the best way to contact you. We’ll respond within 2–3 business days.
About
Locations
California (virtual)
In-Person 595 E Colorado Blvd, Ste 205 Pasadena, CA 91101
Email-info@xangari.com
Phone-626-532-3034
Recognition
Integrated Mental Health Care
Multidisciplinary Collaboration (LCSW’s and Traditional Knowledge Keepers, Ceremonialists, and Midwives (Parteras), Artesanas/os)