Bilingual group therapy · Western Massachusetts

Now preparing our first groups

Healing begins when you feel understood.

Viva Mind is creating welcoming English, Spanish, and bilingual spaces where people can build skills, feel less alone, and move forward together.

01English + Spanish02Group-centered care03Virtual + community-based

Why Viva Mind

Care shaped around language, culture, and connection.

Viva Mind was conceived to close a familiar gap: people deserve mental health support that feels culturally responsive, understandable, and connected to real community life. Group care can make that support more accessible while creating something individual care cannot always offer—the experience of being understood by others.

01

Language is part of care

Planned English, Spanish, and bilingual groups make room for people to express themselves in the language that feels most natural.

02

Groups can reduce isolation

Thoughtfully facilitated groups help participants practice skills, learn from one another, and recognize that they are not facing life alone.

03

Culture deserves attention

Care is designed with respect for family, identity, migration, community, and the different ways people understand healing.

What we are building

Practical support, held in community.

Viva Mind is developing a focused group-therapy practice. Final schedules, eligibility, format, and payment options will be shared as each offering opens.

Flexible support

Open-enrollment groups

Welcoming recurring groups centered on stress, emotional wellness, parenting challenges, and everyday coping.

Focused series

6–8 week programs

Structured cohorts for themes such as anxiety, grief, trauma recovery, and major life transitions.

Community learning

Workshops

English and Spanish psychoeducation for schools, churches, nonprofits, clinics, and community partners.

Meet the founder

Lara N. Quiles Toro, MSW, LICSW

Lara is a bilingual independent clinical social worker with more than a decade of experience across behavioral health, clinical supervision, program development, integrated care, and community partnership. Her work has centered children, families, adults, and communities navigating complex systems.

Viva Mind grows from a simple belief: people heal more fully when care respects their language, their story, and the communities they call home.
  • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
  • Boston University · Master of Social Work
  • Bilingual · English and Spanish
  • Clinical leadership and program development

A thoughtful beginning

How to express interest

  1. 1

    Tell us what you are looking for

    Share a few non-clinical details about the type of group or workshop that interests you.

  2. 2

    Viva Mind follows up

    As offerings are finalized, the practice can contact you about fit, timing, and next steps.

  3. 3

    Confirm the details

    Availability, location, insurance participation, fees, and clinical appropriateness are confirmed before enrollment.

Good to know

Questions before you reach out.

Is Viva Mind accepting clients now?

Viva Mind is currently preparing its first offerings. The interest form is the best way to receive launch updates; it is not an appointment request or a guarantee of services.

Will groups be in Spanish?

Spanish-language and bilingual English–Spanish groups are central to the practice plan. The language of each offering will be clearly identified when enrollment opens.

Will sessions be virtual or in person?

Both virtual and community-based options are being explored. The format and Massachusetts service area will be confirmed for each group.

Does Viva Mind accept insurance?

Insurance participation is not yet being advertised. Coverage, private-pay options, and any required authorizations will be confirmed before enrollment.

Stay connected

Be among the first to hear when groups open.

Tell us what kind of support interests you. Please do not include diagnoses, health records, symptoms, or other private medical details.

Viva Mind is not a crisis service. If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988. For an immediate emergency, call 911.