Podcast Launch
A night of dialogue, healing, art, education, and connection around the mental health of immigrant communities. A free community event, open to the public.
Date
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Time
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Location
Arizona Latino Arts & Cultural Center (ALAC)
147 E Adams St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
About the Event
A night to bring the community together
A free event, open to the public, that brings together families, psychotherapists, school counselors, social workers, educators, attorneys, community leaders, and allies to talk, learn, heal, and celebrate the resilience of immigrant families.
DJ CRVNTS
De Cajón Latin Music
Live Music
A live DJ + a Latin Music band so the body can celebrate too. Because movement is another language that always reaches its destination.
Step by step
The flow of the evening
From the first greeting to the closing music, here's how the Impacto Migrante launch will unfold, moment by moment.
1
Professional training with Liliana Baylon, Ana Gómez, and Carla Parola
2
Presentation
3
Q&A Professionals Panel
4
Dinner with Live Music
5
Legal Update Panel
Moderator and featured panelists
The voices guiding the conversation
Carla Parola
Psychotherapist. Consultant, facilitator, and clinical supervisor in AZ
Licensed psychotherapist, founder of Impacto Migrante, and advocate for the mental health of immigrant communities. As the evening's host, she will connect the panelists' voices with the community's experiences.
Valeria Fernández
Journalist and documentary filmmaker · Event moderator
Specialized in migration, human rights, and border communities. She will guide the evening's conversations.
Raquel Terán
Former Arizona senator and President of America's Future Project
Recognized for her work in immigrant rights, civic engagement, and equity.
Ana Gómez
Psychotherapist. Author of multiple books, international speaker, and expert in complex and intergenerational trauma.
International speaker specializing in childhood trauma, attachment, and EMDR.
Liliana Baylon
Psychotherapist specializing in couples and family therapy. International speaker, clinical supervisor, and consultant.
Specialist in trauma, resilience, cultural adaptation, and immigrant family systems.
Legal Update Panel
Immigration policy, in plain language
A panel of immigration attorneys offering updates on current immigration policies, legal trends, and practical information for immigrant families, psychotherapists, school counselors, social workers, educators, community leaders, and advocates.
Ray A. Ybarra Maldonado
Immigration attorney - Presenting sponsor
Ayensa Millan
Immigration attorney
Pace Rawlins
Immigration attorney
Raquel Terán
Former Arizona senator and President of America's Future Project
Art, food, and celebration
More than a panel: an experience
Community art exhibition
An art exhibition highlighting stories of migration, identity, belonging, resilience, and hope through visual art and community storytelling.
Free food
Guests will enjoy food at no cost in a warm, culturally rooted space where the community can connect and share.
Live music and celebration
A cultural celebration with live music to honor the identity, community, and resilience of immigrant families.
Why sponsorship matters
Free for the community, made possible by those who support it.
This event is completely free to ensure access for families, students, educators, advocates, and community members without financial barriers. That's why we are actively seeking sponsors and community partners to help make it possible.
With the support of our sponsors and partners
Become a sponsor
Turn awareness into action
Join us in building a stronger, more informed, and more connected community. By sponsoring this event, your organization demonstrates its commitment to the mental health, education, equity, and well-being of immigrant families in Arizona.
Offer free access to the community
Provide bilingual educational materials and resources
Expand reach to underserved immigrant communities
Support community art and cultural programming
Bring together experts in mental health, education, law, and advocacy
Strengthen support networks and cross-sector collaboration
Listen wherever you are
Discover the Podcast
Nuevo Podcast de Inmigración, Impacto Migrante
Cambios en Inmigración 2026: Lo que NADIE te está explicando | Impacto Migrante EP 1
Fue víctima de un crimen y logró su Visa U: así cambió su vida | Impacto Migrante #2
Periodismo comunitario e inmigración | Impacto Migrante en vivo #1
Arte, juego y sanación emocional | Impacto Migrante en Vivo #2
Perdones migratorios y riesgo de deportación | Impacto Migrante en Vivo #3
We hope to see you
Join us at the launch
A night of dialogue, healing, art, and celebration to strengthen Arizona's immigrant community.
A community event by Carla Parola Counseling: dialogue, healing, art, education, and connection around the mental health of immigrant families.
The Event
Impacto Migrante
© 2026 Carla Parola Counseling LLC · Impacto Migrante
