Onyx Trauma Healing Center

Onyx Trauma Healing Center was founded by was created by Kelly Baker, LMFT #118442 to address the challenges to access behavioral health services and trauma healing in Hanford. As a mother and mental health professional, I experienced how difficult it was to get mental health services for my children. I experienced therapists in Hanford and Visalia had waitlist, only offered traditional business hours or were not culturally sensitive to our needs. I realized my needs for services were shared by other mothers, friends and family members. I were tired of taking time off from work, pulling my kids out of school to drive to Fresno for services. I wanted services in my own community! I also found that services specific to trauma healing like Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and Trauma Informed Yoga were limited or unavailable. Both treatment modalities have been shown to be effective in healing trauma.