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Thurma Stewart

LMFT, 12 years of experience

Empowering
Warm
Authentic
Virtual
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About me

Hello. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have worked in a variety of settings, including, but not limited to, couples, individual, child(ren) residential facilities, forensic and court mandated services, school mental health, and community mental health awareness. I offer an eclectic, customized model of treatment to meet the needs of clients and their families. There is a concierge service available upon request for certain circumstances. (ie: Recovering from physical or TBI traumas and the home setting is more suitable to provide comfort for the client).

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

We will typically exchange any relevant background information, family history, and current reasons for seeking therapy. Clients are asked to share some recent factors about past experiences with therapy, if any.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

The greatest strength as a provider that I have is the ab8lity to empathize and comfort with others even with uncomfortable or difficult topics. The ability to raise self-awareness and convey effects of childhood traumas and their impact on the adult life and relationships. To explore the impact that transgenerational traumas have on youths to middle-aged adults.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I believe that change is available to all who seek and remain receptive to change. I provide genuine services to clients experiencing high anxiety, family conflicts, substance misuse, sexual addictions, and life's transitions. I am very transparent and only require honesty and transparency during our sessions. If you find it difficult to engage, please be honest about that. Clients that are best served by my expertise are those most misunderstood by others.

Specialties

Top specialties

Addiction
Child or Adolescent
Sexual Abuse

Other specialties

Domestic Violence
Family Conflict
Family Therapy
Parenting
Self Esteem
Substance Misuse
Trauma and PTSD

I identify as

Woman

Serves ages

Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Teenagers (13 to 17)

My treatment methods

Culturally Sensitive Therapy

I use culturally sensitive treatment interventions in conjunction with other methods.

Faith based therapy

Incorporating the clients' faith to assist with building up a person's inner strength to continue with a power beyond themselves.

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Addressing the Biopsychosocemotional and assigning homework assignments that assist with restructuring the thought processes.

Forensic Psychology

I have over 12 years of experience working with the forensic populations by providing mandated treatment. Those interested in attending mandated treatment, should submit a request for consultation.

Psychoeducation

With all modalities, I incorporate psychoeducation to offer additional supports and resources of information.

Location

Virtual

Licensed in

California

Accepts

Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - WebTPA
All Savers
Ambetter from Health Net
Anthem
Blue Cross
AvMed
Blue Shield
Blue Shield (MHSA) Magellan
Blue Shield of California - Medi-Cal
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
Cash - $200 per session
Central California Alliance for Health (Medi-Cal)
Cigna
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Health Net (Commercial)
Health Net (Medi-Cal)
Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal)
CalViva Health (Medi-Cal)
Health Plan of San Joaquin - Medi-Cal
L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)
San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal
Scripps Health Plan
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
, 106 ratings

14 ratings with written reviews

August 14, 2025

Thurma identified symptoms and explained to me how I can put in leg work to make things better, giving me solid advice. She’s very compassionate, knowledgeable and understanding I really appreciated our session. Thank you

Verified client, age 55-64

Review shared after session 1 with Thurma

July 27, 2025

Very informative and helpful . Thank you

Verified client, age 35-44

Review shared after session 1 with Thurma

July 26, 2025

The transparency is what brought me to choosing Thurma. And after sitting in our first session I feel like it was a good choice.

Verified client, age 25-34

Review shared after session 1 with Thurma