Question 1

What is Held & Seen Coaching?

Accepted Answer

Held & Seen Coaching is a virtual one-on-one coaching practice founded by Yoyce Geronimo Galvan, M.A. in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. It offers structured coaching for trauma survivors, LGBTQ+ individuals, family members and caregivers supporting a loved one with serious mental illness, and the Latine community. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Question 2

What is the difference between coaching and therapy?

Accepted Answer

Therapy typically addresses what happened -- processing the past, understanding its impact, and working toward healing. Coaching at Held & Seen works with the present and forward. It is structured, practical, and focused on building what comes next. It is not crisis support and does not involve clinical diagnosis or medication management.

Question 3

Who is Held & Seen Coaching for?

Accepted Answer

Held & Seen Coaching serves four specific populations: trauma survivors who are past the immediate crisis and ready to build what comes next; family members and caregivers supporting a loved one with serious mental illness; LGBTQ+ individuals navigating relational and cultural pressure; and the Latine community navigating identity, family expectation, and belonging. Sessions are available in English and Spanish.

Question 4

Is there coaching for family members supporting a loved one with serious mental illness?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Held & Seen Coaching works specifically with parents, spouses, siblings, and adult children who are supporting a loved one living with serious mental illness -- including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, major depressive disorder, and other severe psychiatric conditions. The work is not for the person with the diagnosis. It is entirely for the family member who has been managing crises, coordinating care, navigating hospitalizations, and carrying the emotional weight of this -- often for years, often alone, and often without anyone asking how they are doing. This is structured one-on-one coaching that begins with the first honest inventory of what you have been carrying and builds a sustainable path forward.

Question 5

My child has schizophrenia and I need support for myself. Is there coaching for parents in this situation?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Held & Seen Coaching offers structured one-on-one coaching specifically for parents supporting a child -- of any age -- living with schizophrenia or another serious mental illness. Parenting a child through psychosis, hospitalization, medication changes, and the long uncertainty of serious mental illness carries a specific kind of grief and exhaustion that most support systems never address directly. This work is for you, not your child. It begins with mapping what you are actually carrying and builds toward a sustainable path forward -- one that lets you keep showing up for your child without losing yourself in the process.

Question 6

My spouse has bipolar disorder and I am struggling. Is there coaching for partners and spouses?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Held & Seen Coaching works with spouses and partners supporting a loved one living with bipolar disorder or other serious mental illness. Loving someone through mood episodes, hospitalizations, and the ongoing unpredictability of a serious psychiatric condition affects every part of your life -- your relationship, your own mental health, your sense of self. This coaching is structured, private, and focused entirely on you and what you need to sustain yourself while staying present for the person you love.

Question 7

Is there a difference between caregiver coaching and therapy for family members of people with mental illness?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Therapy for family members typically focuses on processing the emotional impact and understanding family dynamics. Coaching at Held & Seen is structured, forward-focused, and practical. It addresses what you are carrying right now, builds the foundations you need to sustain this long term, and gives you specific tools for the relationships and situations that drain you most. It is not open-ended -- it is a 12-session engagement with a clear arc and a concrete sustainability plan you leave with.

Question 8

Is there LGBTQ+ affirming coaching available in English and Spanish?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Yoyce Geronimo Galvan at Held & Seen Coaching offers LGBTQ+-affirming coaching in both English and Spanish. She is a queer Latina coach with a Master of Arts in Clinical and Counseling Psychology and 10+ years in behavioral health systems. The work is designed specifically for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals navigating relational and cultural pressure, family distance, and the specific exhaustion of being present in spaces that cannot fully hold who they are.

Question 9

Is there coaching available for sexual assault survivors?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Held & Seen Coaching offers structured one-on-one coaching for sexual assault survivors who are past the immediate crisis and ready to work on what comes next. This is not crisis support. It does not involve revisiting what happened. It is forward-focused work that starts from where the client is right now -- figuring out who they are now, what safety feels like, and what they want their life to look like from here.

Question 10

What does a coaching engagement at Held & Seen Coaching look like?

Accepted Answer

Every engagement runs across 12 sessions of 60 minutes each, organized into four phases: Orientation, Architecture, Navigation, and Integration. Orientation maps what the client is actually carrying. Architecture builds the foundations needed for the long term. Navigation develops practical skills for the relationships and situations that are most difficult. Integration consolidates what has shifted and produces a concrete sustainability plan. Each session is built around what the client brings. Nothing is generic. The engagement begins with a free 30-minute call to determine fit.

Question 11

How do I get started with Held & Seen Coaching?

Accepted Answer

The first step is a free 30-minute private video call with Yoyce Geronimo Galvan. There is no commitment and no pressure -- just an honest conversation to see if this work is the right fit for where you are right now. You can request the call at heldseen.com.

Question 12

Is there a Latina coach who specializes in trauma, identity, and the Latine community?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Yoyce Geronimo Galvan is a queer Latina coach and founder of Held & Seen Coaching. She specializes in trauma survivors, LGBTQ+ individuals, the Latine community, and family caregivers. She holds an M.A. in Clinical and Counseling Psychology and has 10+ years of experience in behavioral health systems, program design, and research. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Question 13

Is there coaching available in Spanish for the Latine community?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Held & Seen Coaching offers individual coaching sessions in English and Spanish for the Latine community. The practice is led by Yoyce Geronimo Galvan, a Latina coach with an M.A. in Clinical and Counseling Psychology and more than 10 years of experience in behavioral health systems. The work addresses family and cultural pressure, familismo, identity, belonging, and navigating between worlds that make different and often contradictory demands.

Question 14

Is there support in Spanish for parents with a child with schizophrenia or serious mental illness?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Held & Seen Coaching offers individual coaching in Spanish for parents, spouses, and family members supporting a loved one with serious mental illness -- including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other severe psychiatric diagnoses. The work is for the family member, not the person with the diagnosis. It focuses on what you are carrying, the exhaustion, the grief, and how to build a sustainable path forward.

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National Latino Behavioral Health Conference

commUNITY Conference

National Conference on Youth Prevention, Treatment & Recovery

Rx and Illicit Drug Summit

Latinx Social Work

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