About Us

Our Vision

To create a world where mental health support is universally accessible, culturally inclusive, and empowering—building resilient individuals and communities through connection, education, and action.

Our Mission

Ensuring that individuals from disadvantaged communities, both locally and globally, have access to evidence-based mental health tools and coping strategies that are critical for personal growth, well-being, and community resilience.

Our Approach

  1. Empower Individuals Through Mental Health Education
    To provide accessible, evidence-based mental health education, equipping individuals with the tools and knowledge to improve emotional resilience, manage stress, and support others in their communities.

  2. Expand Access to Peer Counseling and Support
    To train and certify community mental health workers and lay counselors, creating a network of accessible, culturally-sensitive mental health support for underserved populations globally.

  3. Foster a Global Community of Learning and Connection
    To cultivate a safe, inclusive online platform where members from diverse backgrounds can share experiences, engage in dialogue, and collaborate to address mental health challenges.

  4. Promote Sustainable Solutions for Global Mental Health Needs
    To advance scalable, cost-effective mental health interventions that empower local leaders and communities to address the mental health gap in low-resource settings.

  5. Build Awareness and Reduce Stigma Around Mental Health
    To challenge misconceptions and reduce stigma through advocacy, education, and storytelling, normalizing conversations about mental health across cultures and communities.

  6. Innovate with Technology for Mental Health Access
    To leverage technology for delivering interactive mental health training, resources, and peer-led interventions, ensuring quality support reaches even the most remote areas.

Why “4C”?

The “4C” in our name stands for Classes and Connection for Collective Change. It highlights our commitment to bringing people together through transformative classes that build essential mental health skills, while fostering connections that inspire and support one another. Together, our community creates positive, lasting change—impacting individuals, families, and communities around the world.

How We’re Different.

Unlike traditional models, 4C delivers scalable mental health solutions through a peer-based model that leverages AI-driven tools and digital accessibility. This approach allows us to train laypeople to deliver effective interventions like CBT and DBT—anywhere in the world.

  • Leveraging e-learning modules, our digital accessibility allows us to reach anyone, anywhere, for a fraction of the cost.

  • Community is the glue. Members come for the classes, they stay for the people.

  • Our goal is to build local capacity with peer-led programs from within under-resourced communities.

  • With proven success in Southeast Asia, Africa, and beyond, our grass roots, organic growth speaks for itself.

Meet the Team

  • Lara Gregorio, LCSW

    FOUNDER

    25 years in behavioral health, 10 years building global online mental health communities.

  • Anisha Patel-Dunn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Psychiatrist, over 21 years of experience in the medical field.

  • Giuseppe Raviola, M.D.

    BOARD MEMBER

    Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

  • Margaret Hines

    BOARD MEMBER

    Serial entrepreneur, investor, multi-award-winning filmmaker, and mental health activist.