Coaching for Family Members and CaregiversYou Deserve Support That Is Built Around You
When someone you love is living with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, severe depression, or psychosis, the impact moves through the whole family. Especially the one managing the crises, navigating the system, and absorbing the weight. That is usually you. And the support was never designed with you in mind.
Held & Seen Coaching exists to change that. Structured, practical, and built entirely around what you are carrying, because you do not have to earn the right to need support.
Everything shared is held in strict confidence
If any of this sounds familiar, you are in the right place.
You are the one everyone relies on, and there is no one holding you.
You feel guilty when you think about your own needs, like wanting support is a betrayal of your loved one.
The people closest to you don't understand why you stay, or why this is as hard as it is. You have stopped trying to explain it.
You are managing crises, coordinating care, and absorbing emotional weight while still trying to hold your own life together.
You are running out of capacity to keep going like this, but stopping doesn't feel like an option.
This is not a sign that you are weak. It is a sign that you have been doing this without enough support for too long.
This Work Is Built For
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Parents
holding a child's diagnosis while trying to hold the rest of the family together
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Partners
loving someone through episodes, hospitalizations, and the long uncertain stretches in between
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Siblings and adult children
who stepped into a caregiving role
It is no longer just about whether your loved one needs support. It is about whether you can continue without it.
Yoyce Geronimo Galvan
M.A in Clinical and Counseling Psychology
I built this practice because I kept meeting family members who were doing everything they could for their loved one while quietly falling apart themselves. They were not struggling because they lacked strength. They were struggling because no one had ever made space for them.
Everyone was focused on the person with the diagnosis. Nobody was asking about the person holding everything together. This work exists because that needs to change.
✓ 10+ years working within behavioral health systems.
✓ Led national initiatives supporting thousands of individuals and families.
✓ Family centered and trauma informed approach.
✓ Bilingual: English and Spanish, with deep cultural understanding built into the work.
Next Step
You already know
you need this.
The hard part is making the call.
A free 30-minute honest talk about what you're navigating and whether this is the right fit. No pitch. No pressure. I take a limited number of clients each month, so if this resonates, don't wait.