OUR TEAM
Our Approach
Our clinical approach integrates interventions from several evidence-based modalities to guide youth and families towards resilience, empowerment, growth, and connection. Based on 10+ years working in the mental health field, we’ve found that an eclectic approach offers the most personalized, yet focused treatment plans. At LLG, our approach is always culturally-conscious and community oriented.
Modalites that guide treatment include:
- Person-Centered Approach
- Solution-focused Therapy
- Strengths-based Approach
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
- Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Nurtured Heart Approach
- Mindfulness
Meet Mari
Mari Delgado is the founder of Learn, Love and Grow Counseling. As a Licensed Professional Counselor with over ten years in the field, Mari is passionate about empowering the community, uplifting families, and instilling hope.
Mari began her career providing treatment and prevention services to abused/neglected children and their families at Family Resource Center at Catholic Charities. Following this role, Mari acted as Program Coordinator for PowerBack, a school-based dating abuse program, at A Partnership for Change. In 2013, Mari became an Intensive In-Community (IIC) provider at ASun Star where she found fulfillment and passion working with New Jersey’s families.
As a professional, Mari strives to provide her clients with the highest quality of care. Compassion, integrity, and inclusivity are the bedrock of her work with clients. As an immigrant, Mari understands the many challenges (language barriers, stigma, cultural taboos) of seeking and accessing mental health care. She is passionate about breaking down barriers and de-stigmatizing mental health support, especially for individuals from underserved populations.
Mari Delgado is the founder of Learn, Love and Grow Counseling. As a Licensed Professional Counselor with over ten years in the field, Mari is passionate about empowering the community, uplifting families, and instilling hope.
Mari began her career providing treatment and prevention services to abused/neglected children and their families at Family Resource Center at Catholic Charities. Following this role, Mari acted as Program Coordinator for PowerBack, a school-based dating abuse program, at A Partnership for Change. In 2013, Mari became an Intensive In-Community (IIC) provider at ASun Star where she found fulfillment and passion working with New Jersey’s families.
As a professional, Mari strives to provide her clients with the highest quality of care. Compassion, integrity, and inclusivity are the bedrock of her work with clients. As an immigrant, Mari understands the many challenges (language barriers, stigma, cultural taboos) of seeking and accessing mental health care. She is passionate about breaking down barriers and de-stigmatizing mental health support, especially for individuals from underserved populations.
Testimonials
I have worked with Mari for years now and she is by far the best IIC/Parent Coach I have ever worked with. She is outstandingly knowledgeable and professional. She has always been the greatest teammate to myself when I was a care manager and now as a supervisor to my care managers. The lines of communication are always open with her, and it is a breath of fresh air to have an IIC be so willing and eager to work as a teammate with care managers. She has gone above and beyond to support the families she works with. Mari has gone to some of our families’ homes early in the morning to assist youth who struggle with going to school get ready and motivated them to go to school. She has also attended countless school meetings and psychiatrist visits to assist with advocating for families. She not only is an amazing support to our families but also encourages and empowers families, which is just as important. It is because of these qualities that my team continuously requests to work with her. She is a true testament of what every IIC should strive to be, and it has been a great pleasure to work with her.Lynette AstacioPCE Care Manager Supervisor
I am a mother of six children and my three younger children received individual therapy with Ms. Mari. My children and I experienced traumatic events that changed our lives and affected our mental health. When Ms. Mari began working with my children, they were experiencing severe depression and anxiety symptoms, and they had suicidal thoughts. Ms. Mari helped us overcome the crisis our family was having. From the first therapy session my children had with her, they began to heal. I am thankful for her dedication, professionalism, and the passion she has for her job. She helped my children individually and provided family sessions which helped us improve as a family. My children have recovered their emotional stability, they desire to live a purposeful life, and they no longer have suicidal thoughts. Thank you!
MarinaParent
The therapy with Ms. Mari helped me a lot. Before I started therapy it was very difficult for me to express myself, and now I can express my feelings and my emotional needs to others. I have learned that everything in life is a process, and everyone moves in life at their own pace. I no longer try to rush the process and I take full responsibility for my well being.
ValentinaClient
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I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou
Mari Delgado
CEO & Founder
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou
Mari Delgado
CEO & Founder