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What is Athena?
Based in Los Angeles, Athena Family Services offers programs designed to support families through a variety of therapeutic services based in evidence-based practices. Regardless of your child’s age, gender, or diagnosis, we have built solutions to help adolescents, young adults, and parents based on our own experiences facing similar issues and from over a decade working in this field.
Whether your child is just beginning to struggle with anxiety and depression or is transitioning home after completing residential treatment for substance misuse- our individualized mentoring, companioning, parent coaching, and customizable concierge services are here to support you and your child get through any issues you may be facing.
Why Choose Athena?
We support families by building in-person connection. Leveraging cutting-edge research and clinical expertise to train our mentors, our programs guide individuals and families who need guidance and support. We emphasize building community to make sure our clients know they don't have to struggle alone anymore and that someone is there to accompany them throughout this process.
Having a mentor to confide in, to model effective communication and life skills, to advocate for your child, and share their own experiences with the issues our clients are facing, while nurturing their passions and helping them develop community, and new tools to build a more fulfilling life is invaluable for individuals no matter what age or issues our clients are struggling with.
We've combined everything we've learned over the year from our own journeys in recovery and from years working in the mental health and substance abuse industry, to create programs that incorporate the support we wished we'd had growing up.
So, from our family at Athena Family Services to yours, we are here to assure you that you are no longer alone and we can help you and your child navigate this journey.
Who We Are
Co-Founders Blake Fiazi and Ace Saltzberg, MA, know what your child is going through, because we were kids who struggled with our own issues while growing up. Our expertise has been honed through years of our own mistakes, failing forward to grow from those mistakes, and working with clients as they navigate their own journeys in recovery. After struggling with our own mental health and substance use issues, we've spent the last decade dedicating our lives in service of helping others find their way.
Blake, a father himself, has dedicated his career to companioning those in need which has taken him all over the world. Ace ran a mentoring program for adolescents and young adults for six years while also seeing adolescent clients as a therapist trainee before founding Athena and is close to receiving his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PsyD). Blake was actually Ace's counselor when he went through treatment and was Ace's original mentor, which provided him the connection and guidance to turn his life around and inspired them to build this program together.
Our Services
Mentoring
Leveraging a hybrid model, we combine developmental and instrumental approaches to our community-based mentoring program. Our therapeutic mentors are screened for safety, expertly trained, relatable, close in age to our clients, and have lived through many of the same issues our clients face.
Companioning
Therapeutic and sober companions provide 24/7 care to clients in a variety of settings as an alternative to traditional inpatient treatment options. Our full-time mentors deliver custom treatment solutions for clients who need to continue participating in their day-to-day activities without interrupting their routines.
Parent coaching
Support for parents is offered as a stand-alone service or in conjunction with their child's services. Our clinical parent coaches are integral in aiding parents develop and hone the tools to grow alongside their kids by helping them learn new communication skills and boundary setting.
Concierge
Concierge services are designed to meet whatever the unique needs of the client may be; from discrete at-home drug testing, to accompanying clients while traveling, to providing accountability while they are at work or school. Custom concierge solutions can be created based on the specific circumstances of the client.
the 4 pillars of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
We are firm believers in utilizing evidence-based theories and taking a strengths-based approach. This allows us to equip our clients with the necessary skills to face whatever issues they may be struggling with while working collaboratively to ideate solutions that allow them to function more effectively in their day-to-day lives. This in turn builds self-esteem and self-efficacy so that they can better tackle problems that will arise later.
Mindfulness
Emotional Regulation
Distress Tolerance
interpersonal Effectiveness
Athena Testimonials
Read what former clients and clinicians we've worked with have to say about the quality of service we deliver to our families.
Working with Ace and his professional team was a game changer in my child’s therapeutic journey and his steps from childhood to young adulthood. Everyone needs a mentor growing up. For us, it was the missing piece fulfilled in supporting our child. Mentors help stoke passions and confidence, become confidantes, and work in tandem with any other therapeutic team members.
I have had the pleasure of working with Ace & Blake on a number of high-profile cases in the past. They have been a pleasure to work with and have handled themselves as professionals who truly understand the unique needs of each client we collaborate on together. The two go above and beyond to ensure every client is satisfied, regardless of the issues they are facing and I appreciate that I know no matter what type of case I refer to them, that the client's every need will be taken care of.
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