Allies for Every Child
Adaly (Addy) Mazakis, MS, AMFT, is an experienced Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist currently employed at Allies for Every Child since September 2020. In this role, Adaly provides direct psychotherapy services and implements mental health consultation for Early Head Start and State preschool programs while facilitating Nurturing Parenting groups. Previous experience includes positions at Vista Del Mar, where Adaly conducted home visitations and provided education on infant mental health, and El Nido Family Centers as a Parent Coach. Adaly's educational background includes a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Mount Saint Mary's University, along with a Lactation Educator Counselor certification from UC San Diego Extended Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of California, Riverside.
Allies for Every Child
At Allies for Every Child, we provide thousands of at-risk children and their families with critical, high-quality early education programs, family strengthening interventions for families at-risk of losing their children, foster care and adoption services, and a range of vital, integrated services, such as disabilities screenings/advocacy, nutrition, parenting classes, counseling, bilingual domestic violence classes, dental and vision screenings, and pediatric health consultations.