Interested in a Traineeship with CPLA?

We have nearly completed hiring for January 2026, and only have a couple of positions remaining in the Hawthorne and Long Beach areas.

If you are located close to these areas and are interested in a traineeship with us, please send send us an application! If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected].

We will have many other locations open for an August 2026 start, we encourage you to apply in February 2026 for these!

Download Application Requirements Here.
IMPORTANT: We have limited positions for applicants whose schools require triadic supervision.
​We encourage you to apply as early as possible to ensure we can support you with that requirement. 

If you are interested in being part of an amazing ​team of clinicians making an incredible impact
EVERY SINGLE DAY,
please click on TRAIN WITH CPLA. 
We promise you a fantastic learning experience!
Committed to healing hearts, nurturing hope, and fostering
bright futures for every student every day. 

                   A STORY OF HOPE...just one example of the impact of our work
Nadia’s first words to me were “I don’t open up to anyone.”  In front of me sat a 14-year-old with her face covered behind her hair.  She reached out for help because she felt overwhelmed with the hardships of life and the obstacles she has faced growing up.  She had fresh cuts on her arms, a heart full of hurt, and a soul bare of hope.  As our time together progressed, her hair covered her face a little less, her eyes slowly began to shine a bit brighter, and her physical wounds began to fade along with the ones in her heart. 
On our final day together, she had an entire list of hopes and dreams she could look forward to.  I have no doubt that she will attain anything she puts her mind to.  Nadia not only opened up to me, but more importantly to the opportunities and capabilities she possessed all along (name changed to protect confidentiality).

"I am grateful for the opportunity to work with the students, families, and staff at CPLA. ​CPLA has created a
​wonderful community of professionals who guide and support their clinicians with resources, empowerment, and kindness.”
                                                                                                                                                      -CPLA Counselor Mikella Polito 2020-2022

COUNSELING PARTNERS OF LOS ANGELES
Committed to healing hearts, nurturing hope and fostering bright futures for every student every day.

We are humbled by the words of a parent...
Counseling has helped me and my family 100%!!! It’s incredible the amount of progress I’ve seen in myself and my relationship with my children. I have been taught very valuable skills to help me in difficult situations. I am so beyond GRATEFUL for this opportunity and I cannot thank you enough!!!
- CPLA parent client,  2024-2025 school year

In the words of one of our counselors...
 "My time at CPLA has been a deeply formative experience. The organization’s mission to provide accessible, culturally responsive mental health care has shaped the way I approach each session—with empathy, equity, and a trauma-informed lens. CPLA's commitment to healing and empowerment, along with the warmth and supportive environment it provided, gave me the foundation I needed to grow both as a clinician and as a person."
​- Yumi Lee, CPLA Counselor, 2024-2025
                                                                             

Welcome to Counseling Partners of Los Angeles

MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS
​FOR CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS
Counseling Partners of Los Angeles (CPLA) is dedicated to improving the lives of students attending schools in underserved areas of Los Angeles.
Our team of highly committed and compassionate counselors provides school-based counseling services at Los Angeles schools for elementary and high school students throughout the school year. We also support our school communities when crises and other special needs arise by providing presentations, consultations, resources and support to students, faculty and families. 

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Gifts of any amount are needed throughout the year. Please consider making a one-time donation or give monthly to insure the sustainability of our programs. ​

Mental Health In Children

 Mental health issues have been on the rise, with the COVID-19 pandemic increasing already high numbers of emotional and behavioral struggles amongst children. The CDC reports that 1 in 5 children have a mental disorder, but only 20% receive access to mental health services. Aggravating this is the decrease in the availability and accessibility of mental health clinicians. COVID-19 has also increased disparities in access to these services amongst children of lower socioeconomic statuses. CPLA is filling this gap by staffing its partner schools with skilled counselors who provide supportive services to struggling children and adolescents. Studies have shown that students who receive social-emotional support and prevention services achieve better academically in school. School mental health programs have significantly greater access to children and adolescents relative to community mental health services as evidenced by: 70-80% of children and adolescents who receive mental health services access those services in a school setting. Students who receive social-emotional support and prevention services achieve better academically in school. 
(1) https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2017/07/mental-health-disorders-in-adolescents
(2) https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/01/special-childrens-mental-health
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[email protected] | 310-459-2752 | 2016 W. Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018

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Land Acknowledgment

Counseling Partners of Los Angeles recognizes that we occupy land originally and still inhabited by the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh, and Chumash Peoples. We honor and pay respect to their elders and descendants — past, present, and emerging — as they continue their land stewardship. This acknowledgment demonstrates our responsibility and commitment to truth, healing, and reconciliation and to elevating the stories, culture, and community of the original inhabitants of Los Angeles County. We are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these ancestral lands.
Resource used: https://lacounty.gov/government/about-la-county/land-acknowledgment/