Mental Health
Services
Short-Term Mental Health Counseling Services offered at Il Centro
The Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Brooklyn, Ltd. (FIAO) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing community-based mental health services. Our experienced counselors are committed to helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges by providing a safe, supportive, and confidential environment. These services are offered free of charge to the community, ensuring accessible support for all.
FIAO IL Centro provides free short-term behavioral health services, psychoeducation, and therapeutic group interventions for children, adolescents, adults, caregivers, and neurodivergent individuals. Services are delivered by licensed mental health clinicians and supervised clinical interns within a confidential, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and strengths-based framework. Our objective is to enhance emotional well-being, adaptive functioning, resilience, and social connectedness through accessible, short-term behavioral health and psychoeducational interventions.
In the event of a mental health emergency, please call 911 immediately or contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Availability: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays by appointment. Hours 12 Noon to 7pm.
Our Clinical Services.
Individual Support Services
Brief supportive counseling, psycho-education, care coordination, needs assessment, referral services, and resource linkage.
Group Counseling Services
Clinically facilitated psycho-educational and therapeutic groups addressing:
- Anxiety and stress-related symptoms
- Emotional and behavioral regulation
- Social functioning and interpersonal skills
- Grief and adjustment-related concerns
- Coping skill development
- Self-esteem and resilience
- Family and relational stressors
Child & Adolescent Services
Developmentally appropriate therapeutic groups and supportive interventions focused on:
- Emotional and behavioral functioning
- Social-emotional skill development
- Peer interaction and communication
- School-related stressors
- Anxiety management
- Self-regulation and coping skills
Interventions may incorporate structured therapeutic activities, expressive modalities, role-play, and guided psycho-educational discussion.
Neurodivergent Affirming Services
Supportive services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, learning differences, sensory processing differences, and related neurodevelopmental presentations.
Clinical approaches include:
- Neurodiversity-affirming practices
- Strengths-based interventions
- Sensory-informed supports
- Social-emotional skill building
- Self-advocacy development
- Emotional regulation and adaptive coping strategies
Parent & Caregiver Support Services
Psycho-educational and supportive services for caregivers addressing:
- Child and adolescent development
- Behavioral and emotional concerns
- Parent-child communication
- Emotional regulation strategies
- Family systems and transitions
- Support for neurodivergent children and adolescents
THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES
Expressive & Art-Based Therapeutic Interventions
Structured creative arts interventions designed to support emotional expression, self-awareness, stress reduction, social-emotional functioning, and adaptive coping.
Referral & Resource Coordination
Support with referral coordination and linkage to specialized behavioral health providers, educational services, and community-based resources as clinically indicated.
Mental Health programming
appointment scheduling
Appointments are required for all counseling services. To schedule a session, please email [email protected]
Sessions are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
FIAO Services
IMPORTANT INFO
A brief consultation and needs assessment will take place to determine if our services are appropriate.
If FIAO counseling services are not suitable, every effort will be made to provide referrals and resources to meet your needs.