Child & Family Center
Melanie Yarian is currently an MFT Trainee at Child & Family Center, a position held since July 2023. Prior to this role, Melanie served as an Intake Coordinator and Administrative Assistant at California Women’s Therapy from February 2022 to July 2023. Additionally, Melanie worked at Infinity Property Services, Inc. from February 2016 to August 2022, fulfilling roles as both Social Media Coordinator and Administrative Assistant. An internship at California Women's Therapy took place from March 2021 to May 2021. Melanie's educational background includes a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University, Northridge, expected in December 2024, a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a Minor in Anthropology from UCLA, earned cum laude, and an Associate of Arts in Communication Studies from College of the Canyons, earned summa cum laude.
Child & Family Center
Serving the community since 1976, Child & Family Center believes in strengthening families today for a stronger community tomorrow. Each week, we provide a variety of programs and services to hundreds of children and their families, through a full spectrum of care including individual, group, family and school-based counseling, parenting groups/support as well as intensive in-home services. With our main campus located in the Santa Clarita Valley, we also serve the Antelope Valley and have a confidential Domestic Violence shelter. As a data-informed and community driven organization, we have evolved to meet the growing needs in our community for counseling, education and supportive services that support the entire family. Today, the Center serves thousands of children and adults annually with a comprehensive range of prevention, early intervention, evaluation and therapeutic services including early childhood mental health counseling, school based services, home based services, crisis intervention, parenting classes, and substance abuse recovery programs. Our staff and team are comprised of dedicated and compassionate psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed (and those working towards licensure) clinicians, including LCSWs and LMFTs, family and child counselors and case managers, interns and teachers. Working together as a team assures we can provide the best treatment approach for each child and family. Our Mission: Changing Lives. Healing Relationships. Helping People Thrive – “Strengthening families today for stronger communities tomorrow.”