There’s a Bright Light in your Future…
Open Doors to Future Possibilities, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) California Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation (EIN 83-3226119)
New Meanings to the Past,
New Beginnings for the Future
Mission Statement
To help as many people as we can to achieve their goals and lead happy, successful lives through Education and Transformative Conversations and to promote values that aim at decreasing or eliminating inequity; promoting inclusiveness of diversity; and establishing environments that are supportive of all people.
Open Doors to Future Possibilities, Inc. is committed to advocating for and serving the marginalized and vulnerable communities in Santa Clara County. In our Veterans Programs and Homeless Outreach Program, our goal is to help strengthen the hope and resilience of our community members by making it possible for them to give new meanings to their past experiences and create new beginnings and opportunities for their future. We offer low-cost ($10 an hour) Counseling Services to Individuals, Couples, and Families at our Consultation Center for Healing and Transformation.
We also offer training programs at our one-of-a kind, professional, world class Academy for those with at least a 4-year college degree who are interested in helping others live happier, more meaningful lives. The training programs offered at our Academy will provide these professionals with a new worldview and skill sets that most traditional educational institutions don’t place a focus on.
Simone Lundquist, Ph.D., Founder, President & Executive Director
To Make an Appointment Please Call us at:
TEL: 408-564-7228 • TEL: 408-564-7174 • Toll Free: 1-888-291-7303
1550 The Alameda, Suite 150 San Jose, CA 95126
We are Open Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Veterans Programs
We have the largest population of homeless Veterans (600+) in Santa Clara County. We consider it our duty to support our Veterans in any way we can. Thus, we have made it our mission to provide food, clothing, free of charge counseling, and workshops where we connect Veterans with resources such as temporary housing, educational/employment opportunities and medical/dental services to assist them in transitioning into a more desired living situation.
Our Team Members at the Consultation Center & the Academy
Consultation Center for Healing and Transformation & Academy
Consultation Center; A Contemporary Approach to Healing and Transformation
At the Consultation Center, we provide our community members with low-cost consultation services for only $10 an hour. We offer Life Improvement Consultation Services to individuals, couples, and families. These services involve engaging our clients in Transformative Conversations to help them improve the quality of their life and relationships, overcome or get around the problems and obstacles that are holding them back, achieve their goals in different areas and live meaningful lives consistent with their values and intentions.
We do not agree with the pathologizing content of the Diagnostic and Statistical Mental Disorders (DSM) and consider the labeling of people as unethical. We do not diagnose, neither do we prescribe any medication to our clients.
We stand for social justice, equal rights, and respect for all members of the community and promote values that aim at decreasing or eliminating inequity; promoting inclusiveness of diversity; and establishing environments that are supportive of all people.
Academy of Contemporary Narrative Therapy
At the Academy, we provide the students with a thorough, comprehensive and hands-on training on effective ways to engage the consultees in Transformational Conversations and help them explore, remember, and shape new realities about their powerfulness that the problems had rendered invisible to their eyes. These newly acknowledged realities will offer new meanings to their lived experiences and inspire new opportunities for their future.
These programs are designed to provide the students with solid, core consultation skills so that they can achieve superlative results in assisting clients live happier, more meaningful lives. These trainings are grounded in social constructionist worldview, and post-structural and post-modern theories such as Narrative and Feminism that are not likely to be taught in conventional academic settings.
The students will be provided with an understanding of
• Philosophy • Anthropology • History • Linguistics • Ethics • Critical Thinking • Effective Communication Skills • Disability Awareness & Activism • LGBTQ Awareness & Activism • Literature • Narrative Theory & Practice
• Feminism & Women’s Studies
Stories That Motivate Us
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Address:
1550 The Alameda, Suite 150
San Jose, CA 95126
Call Us:
408-564-7228
408-564-7174
Toll Free: 1-888-291-7303
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1550 The Alameda,
Suite 150 San Jose,
CA 95126
