Licensed to practice in California and accepts 10 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression and 10 more.
Alicia Gutierrez
New to Grow
My name is Alicia Gutierrez and I am a License Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years' experience in California. I am passionate about supporting my clients, through challenges to experience healing growth in their lives. My passion for mental health comes from working with underserved communities, including individuals experiencing homelessness, substance used, and mental health challenges. I personally have experienced the difference it makes when you have one personal believing in you and how it all begins with small steps.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
My goal is to meet you where you are, wherever that may be. Let's work together! At its core, my therapeutic approach is person-centered. Clients "drive the bus," or point me in the direction they would like to go, and together we create a plan to reach therapeutic goals. My goal is to create a safe space, supportive space where you feel comfortable exploring your experiences and discovering new ways to move forward.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I often use interventions from a range of modalities to further address a client's presenting concern, most commonly CBT, DBT, Narrative, Reality therapy, and motivation interviewing. It is usual for clients to have "homework" between sessions (unless there is a preference not to), as this is where challenges and opportunities for change arise. I offer a calm, compassionate, empathic, and nonjudgmental environment where you can feel heard and understood.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I am opening with all communities working. but in my experience telehealth works best with adults who come in voluntary. I am looking for individuals wanting to work on their goals and working on balancing life and needing to process what is stopping them from moving to that next step. Also identifying coping skills that they can used to move forward in life.
Specialties
Top specialties
Anxiety
Coping Skills
Depression
Other specialties
ADHD
Addiction
Anger Management
Career Counseling
Domestic Violence
Grief
LGBTQ
Life Transitions
Mood Disorders
Peer Relationships
I identify as
Hispanic / Latinx
Woman
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Licensed in
California
Accepts
Arlo
Cash - $100 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
Evernorth
GTEB
Tufts Health/Cigna
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
We identified the problem cycle together and establish setting goals, we move into changing your thoughts, later we move into changing your actions, there is homework and skill building.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Combines meditation practices with traditional CBT to help you recognize negative thoughts patterns, manage stress, and shift thoughts process.
Motivational Interviewing
We focus on you are the expert of your life and I am here to help you build motivation for behavioral change.