Licensed to practice in California and accepts 7 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Child or Adolescent, Life Transitions and 7 more.
Amalia Castaneda
New to Grow
I help teens, adults, couples, and families navigate anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, and emotional overwhelm with compassion, insight, and practical tools for change. I provide a warm, collaborative, and culturally responsive space where clients can feel heard, understood, and supported while building healthier relationships, greater emotional resilience, and increased confidence in themselves. Through convenient telehealth services throughout California, I work alongside clients to create meaningful and lasting growth—because you don't have to face life's challenges alone.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
We will take time to get to know each other, discuss what brings you to therapy, and explore your goals for treatment. My priority is to create a comfortable, supportive space where you feel heard, understood, and clear about the next steps moving forward.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I bring warmth, authenticity, and a calm, supportive presence that helps clients feel safe, understood, and comfortable being themselves. Using person-centered, cognitive behavioral, and relational approaches, I help clients gain insight, develop healthier coping skills, improve communication, and create meaningful, lasting change in their lives.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
My ideal clients are children, teens, adults, couples, and families who feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve them and are ready to create meaningful change. I work especially well with clients navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, family stress, life transitions, parenting concerns, and communication difficulties. I also enjoy supporting individuals who want to build confidence, improve emotional wellness, strengthen relationships, and develop healthier coping skills in a warm, collaborative, and supportive environment.
Specialties
Top specialties
Anxiety
Child or Adolescent
Life Transitions
Other specialties
Career Counseling
Coping Skills
Family Therapy
Grief
Parenting
Peer Relationships
School Issues
I identify as
Hispanic / Latinx
Woman
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Teenagers (13 to 17)
Licensed in
California
Accepts
Arlo
Cash - $175 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
Evernorth
Tufts Health/Cigna
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Person-centered (Rogerian)
I use a person-centered approach that focuses on creating a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where you feel heard and understood. I believe each person has the capacity for growth and positive change, and I work collaboratively with clients to build insight, confidence, and meaningful progress at a pace that feels right for them.