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How can I get help?
Both our Durham and Siler City clinics are open!
El Futuro is accepting new patients for classes, groups, therapy, psychiatry, substance use treatment, and DWI services. New clients can come to our walk-in clinic during their specific walk-in hours.
Please note: There are limited spots each morning. Registration will be completed but same-day evaluation is not guaranteed, walk-in hours are first come, first-served.
Siler City walk-in hours: Monday and Tuesday from 10 am-12:00 pm
Durham walk-in hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 am-11:30 am
What you’ll need: If you have Medicaid, Health Choice, or Medicare, bring your most recent insurance card with you. If you have a social security number please, also bring that number (card not necessary). We also serve individuals without insurance. For further questions surrounding payment, we encourage clients to give us a call (919) 688 7101.
If Applicable Please Bring: School IEPs or 504plans, hospital discharge paperwork, previous evaluations, as well as medications.
El Futuro provides outpatient mental health services to children 6+ years-old as well as adults. Our services are specialized for the Spanish-speaking community. Not one size fits all. El Futuro provides tailored services to each client. Our qualified bilingual providers will work with you to determine your goals and the most appropriate services to meet your needs.
Please take advantage of the resources we have available on our website
– Services for children under 6-years-old (please refer to CDSA for developmental concerns and CCFH for trauma referrals) IDD services (including treatment of autism please refer to TEACCH)
– Psychological testing/evaluation (please consult your child’s school or a private agency)
– Neurological testing
– Couple’s counseling (but we do work with individuals in need of services on individual strategies that may address some of the issues affecting the relationship.)
Please call (919) 688 7101 to find more information and detailed instructions. We are working to keep things safe in the clinic, and we require you to wear a mask during the time you are inside our clinic.
Siler City office hours:
Monday and Tuesday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm (in-person) 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm (virtual)
If you need to contact El Futuro or make an appointment, please call the Durham office during their office hours.
Durham office hours:
Monday and Wednesday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Tuesday and Thursday: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
Friday: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Current patients
If you need to make an appointment or reschedule your appointment, please call our office at (919) 688-7101.
How can I make a referral?
Thank you for trusting us with your referral. The best way to refer your client is to provide the information about our walk-in clinic and give them the pertinent records to bring to our clinic.
Walk-in Information (click here for a printable PDF to give to the client)
Fax records to (919) 688-7102
El Futuro provides outpatient mental health services to children 6+ years-old as well as adults. Our services are specialized for the Spanish-speaking community, and include mental health evaluations, therapy, psychiatry, and substance use evaluations and treatment.
If your patient is under 6-years-old, in need of IDD services (including treatment of autism), psychological testing, please contact the patient’s insurance provider for a more appropriate referral.
Alvely Alcántara, LCSW
Rossy C. Garcia, MEd 
Katy Sims, MD 
Everardo Aviles, LCSW, LCAS (Eve)
As a medical anthropologist and social work researcher, Dr. Gulbas’ research embodies interdisciplinarity through the integration of applied theories of health and human development with qualitative and ethnographic methodologies. Her work seeks to understand how people—children, families, and providers—navigate complex sociocultural landscapes in the pursuit of mental health. Most of her work, to date, focuses attention on developing more robust interpretations of suicide risk. With funding from the National Institutes of Mental Health, this body of research has contributed to advancements in theoretical and empirical knowledge of the broader contexts within which youth suicide risk is situated. 
R. Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez is a developmental psychologist and an assistant professor of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Barajas-Gonzalez is the principal investigator of a study that examines the impact of immigration-related threat and stress on school communities. She earned a PhD in developmental psychology from Columbia University and hold a BA in human biology from Stanford University. Dr. Barajas-Gonzalez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and a first gen college student.
Dr. Parra-Cardona is an Associate Professor in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHSSW) at the University of Texas at Austin. At the SHSSW, he serves as Coordinator for Mexico and Latin American initiatives. He also serves as Area Director for Research at the UT Austin Latino Research Institute. Dr. Parra-Cardona’s program of research is focused on the cultural adaptation of evidence-based parenting interventions for low-income Latinx populations in the US and Latin America.
Bianka Reese, PhD, MSPH is a research scientist and program evaluator specializing in adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health. Her previous research in the experiences of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth stems from her work as the Research and Evaluation Manager at SHIFT NC (Sexual Initiatives For Teens), where she led largescale evaluations of multilevel, community-based sexual health promotion initiatives and research projects aimed at elevating the voices of diverse youth in North Carolina. Dr. Reese is currently the Senior Research Strategist at Creative Research Solutions, LLC, an award-winning national evaluation, research, and assessment firm.
Tania Connaughton-Espino, MPH is an independent researcher focused on adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health. Her interest in the experiences of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth stems from her previous work with SHIFT NC (Sexual Initiatives For Teens), where she led the training and evaluation department, conducted capacity-building workshops for youth serving professionals including on the topic of how to be more affirming of LGBTQ youth, and from her extensive experience working with the Latinx population in NC.
Maru Gonzalez, EdD is an Assistant Professor and Youth Development Specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at North Carolina State University. Her areas of inquiry include youth development with a focus on activism, social justice, and the experiences of LGBTQ+ young people across familial, school, and community contexts. 
Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, PhD
Hector Y. Adames, PsyD