Mental Health SOcial WOrker

Diana Castellano

Diana Castellano

Mental Health Social Worker

The Mental Health Social Worker provides mental health services, connecting individuals with resources and supporting their mental health outcomes. She helps individuals and groups achieve maximum well-being by providing direct services and by connecting them with resources and outside referrals to appropriate mental health providers. She works with clients seeking asylum and individuals needing one-on-one therapy counseling; she also conducts couples counseling, group counseling, mental health summaries, and psychosocial evaluations. She works closely with the transition housing department and provides mental health assessments and ongoing therapeutic sessions as needed. In addition, she works in conjunction with the Buprenorphine program to provide clients with short-term therapy while they work together to create treatment readiness plans. She participates in weekly team meetings, including activity reports and monthly statistical reports.