ONE LIFE COUNSELING CENTER
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Three years to double the number of people we serve, grow the next generation of counselors, and bring world-class mental health care to more of San Mateo County.
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For 11 years, One Life Counseling Center has done what few organizations attempt: made high-quality mental health care genuinely accessible to the people who need it most.
What began as a small counseling practice is now a full community mental health organization: a clinic with multiple locations, a training ground for the next generation of counselors, and targeted programs for the people who need them most, including Aging Well, Early Childhood Mental Health Services, school-based services, and Una Vida. Every month, outreach like Monday Market, Music for the Mind, and community-building activities makes life better for our clients.
The need keeps growing. One in five adults lives with mental illness each year, and anxiety, depression, and trauma among young people keep climbing. Affordable, culturally informed care is still out of reach for too many of our neighbors.
This plan is how we close that gap. Over the next three years, we will double the number of clients we serve, keep growing our pipeline of new therapists, and bring our programs to more of San Mateo County — built on stronger systems, diversified funding, and honest measurement. Mental health care for all isn’t just an ideal. It’s the work.
Three years. Five focus areas. One promise: when someone in San Mateo County reaches out for help, One Life will be ready to answer.
“I thought I was alone & I am not.”One Life client, age 8
Real numbers from real programs. This is the foundation we’re building on.
A community empowered to live a purposeful and inspired life.
We uplift the well-being of communities around us through counseling, community outreach programs, and counselor workforce development.
Five integrated priorities that strengthen how we operate — and expand what we can do for our community.
Systems that let our care and programs grow without losing quality.
A workplace where great clinicians are developed — and choose to stay.
Many sources of support, so no single loss can stop our work.
Knowing — not guessing — what’s working for the people we serve.
The financial strength, space, and governance to double our reach.
Growth only matters if it holds. This is the operational backbone — consistent systems, clear processes, and smart tools — that lets every program grow across San Mateo County without losing the quality that defines it.
Our people are the care. We’re building a workplace where clinicians feel valued, are mentored well, and choose to grow their careers here — because a strong team makes everything else in this plan possible.
Our mission depends on support that lasts. We’re building a funding base broad enough that no single grant, donor, or difficult year can put our services at risk.
We measure what matters, then act on it. Listening to clients, partners, and our own team tells us what’s working, what isn’t, and where to go next.
Doubling our reach takes more than ambition. It takes the financial strength, physical space, and governance to sustain it — the foundation that makes the other four focus areas last.
Five focus areas. Five commitments. Where we stand today — and where we’re going.
With gratitude
“What will you do with your one wild and precious life?”
— Mary Oliver, “The Summer Day”