Change MFCR is a mental health and wellness practice dedicated to helping individuals, couples, families, and children create meaningful and lasting change. Based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, we provide compassionate, personalized counseling through both in-person and virtual services, making support accessible to clients throughout Florida.
Our team of experienced mental health professionals supports clients facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, ADHD, relationship and family challenges, behavioral concerns, life transitions, self-esteem issues, stress, and other emotional and mental health needs. Our providers use a variety of evidence-based and person-centered approaches, with specialized services available based on each client's individual needs.
Change MFCR offers individual counseling, couples counseling, family and parent support, child and adolescent therapy, trauma-focused services, and virtual counseling. We also provide educational workshops, mental health events, community programs, and resources designed to strengthen individuals and families beyond the therapy room.
We believe quality mental health care should be welcoming, accessible, and centered on the whole person. Our diverse team includes professionals with different specialties, backgrounds, and therapeutic approaches, allowing us to help clients find a provider who fits their needs. Bilingual and Spanish-language services are also available through select providers.
Change MFCR accepts many major insurance plans and offers additional payment options, including sliding-scale services when available. We are committed to reducing barriers to care and connecting people with appropriate mental health resources and referrals when a service is outside our scope.
Beyond direct counseling services, Change MFCR is committed to strengthening the mental health community through professional collaboration, education, community outreach, workshops, and support for other mental health professionals and private practices.
At Change MFCR, our mission is bigger than addressing a diagnosis. We help people understand where they are, discover what is possible, and take meaningful steps toward healthier relationships, stronger families, emotional wellness, personal growth, and lasting change.
THE STORY BEHIND CHANGE M.F.C.R, INC
The purpose of Change M.F.C.R, inc is to empower humans. Change M.F.C.R, inc was born from a realization that support, mental health, learning events, and coaching can help individuals, families, and professionals change their lives. For the past 9 years we have been providing counseling, life coaching, business coaching, corporate workshops and speaking services to the communities we served. But this was not always possible. The founders Carolina Alvarez and Dr. Julio C Caba lived in a situation that seemed impossible to fix. It all started with Dr. Julio C Caba the coach, speaker, and administrator of the organization. Coming from turbulent times he lived a life of hopelessness, disparity, and lack of mental health. Born in New York City, in some of the worst neighborhoods at the time, poverty was an everyday experience. Leading to many issues in his future. Dropping out of high school and becoming a father by the age of 16 was just the beginning of Dr. Caba's issue. By the age of 17 he fathered twin daughters. Before he even hit the age of 22, Julio became a single father as the mother of the children left, leaving Julio with three kids under the age of three. With lack of skills, education, and support he became homeless with his three children. Dr. Caba's life spiraled out of control. For a while, Julio wandered the streets with his children battling to find food and shelter for his three children. At the time he was friends with Carolina who was working on her psychology degree. Every night Dr. Julio C Caba would call Carolina from a pay phone in despair. Crying and desperate for answers on how to get himself and his children off of the streets. This life created mental health issues such as depression, suicidal ideation, and even trauma. Every day Carolina would spend hours talking to Julio. What they both did not know at the time was that the training in psychology Carolina was taking helped Dr. Caba in finding himself. The talks on the payphone became the light at the end of Julio's tunnel. He would then ask her questions about what she would learn in school like theories and other areas of the psychology world. After some time and even more turbulent situations, Carolina and Julio realized what was happening. They realized that the talks about mental health were giving Julio what he needed to improve himself and his situation. Carolina assisted Julio in starting counseling which became regularfor him. This started a chain of events that led to the creation of the organization. Julio went back to school to get his bachelor's, masters and doctorate in business. He also began to speak at organizations as a motivational speaker. Carolina, finished her Bachelors and then masters in Psychology. Carolina went on to becoming a counselor. Using her passion of helping people and experiences of witnessing what counseling can produce to empower others. One day they both sat down to discuss the impact these services had on their lives. They understood that counseling and coaching services helped in creating a healthier family for them. This is when they decided to open up Change MFCR. So they can give the community back what made them stronger. Paying the community back for change that was created within Julio's life and in turn their families life. 12 years later they are still providing services and doing anything they could to empower humans.