Parenting is nation-building

MLAC Institute is a pioneering mental health non-profit organization that is locally grown and internationally recognized.

our story

MLAC stands for Mindfulness, Love, And Compassion.

It also stands for our founder’s name, Ma. Lourdes A. Carandang. Dr. Honey or “Tita Honey” as she is fondly called – the Philippines’ foremost Clinical Psychologist and a National Social Scientist.

After more than four decades of doing her clinical practice, training future psychologists, and doing research, workshops and projects for underprivileged communities, she set up the MLAC Institute for Psychosocial Services, Inc.

how we can partner

Lecture-Workshops For Communities

We are offer a variety of Lecture-Workshops on important topics such as Mindfulness, Trauma and Recovery through Expressive Arts, Understanding and Preventing Child Abuse and Family Violence, Women and Wellness, and most importantly, Parenting as Nation-Building.

Partner with us in organizing them or if you would like to sponsor them for a particular group or audience.

supporters of MLAC projects

online shop

View Our Books Below

Making Connections: A Group Therapy Program for Autistic Children and Their Families

400 Php only

Back to Basics: The Seven Basic Psychological Needs

340 Php only

Pockets of Wisdom from the Parenting Academy

300 Php only

Let us listen to the inner wisdom of the child.

Experience the remarkable journey of parenting.