A Home Within
Candice Simonds currently serves as Chief Program Officer and California Clinical Director at A Home Within since August 2021. Simonds also operates as a Psychotherapist in Private Practice at Simonds Counseling since April 2018. Previous experience includes holding the position of Psychosocial Clinician II at Kaiser Permanente from June 2018 to April 2021, and Clinical Social Worker at Napa Valley Hospice & Adult Day Services from October 2015 to November 2017. In addition, Simonds was the Regional Director at LifeLong Medical Care, Marin Adult Day Health Center from May 2014 to September 2015, where responsibilities included staff management and regulatory compliance. Earlier experience includes serving as Program Director for Solano County Programs at Seneca Family of Agencies from February 2003 to April 2014, focusing on mental health supervision and compliance with state regulations, and co-founding the Solano County Transition Age Youth Collaborative. Educational qualifications include a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California (2013-2015) and a Master of Arts in Sociology from Western Michigan University (2001-2002).
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A Home Within
One Foster Youth. One Therapist. For As Long As It Takes. Our vision is that all children who experience foster care are provided this essential support, ensuring that as they transition from foster care, regardless of which stage of life they are in, they have the inner tools they need to thrive. By matching youth with experienced therapists, we address the trauma and disruption inherent to foster care, help youth manage stress and anxiety, and develop the inner tools they need to become healthy adults. With a mission to create and support lasting, caring relationships for children and youth in foster care, A Home Within identifies, recruits, trains, and supports a network of licensed therapists who each provide free, weekly, one-to-one therapy to a single foster youth "for as long as it takes." For foster youth who often watch people move in and out of their lives, our model creates an anchor of support.