LCSW, 10 years of experience
Hello my name is Belinda Valdivia and I am a bilingual therapist licensed in California and have been working in different settings with diverse populations. Are you constantly worried about your problems and having difficulties controlling your anxious thoughts? Do you feel sad and low motivation to do the activities you once enjoyed? Have you experienced recent or past trauma that you have tried to avoid thinking about but keeps replaying in your mind? Is your child having issues managing his emotions and not sure how to help them? Having difficulties sharing how you feel with others? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I can help guide and empower you to meet your therapeutic goals. I have been providing for the last ten years individual therapy to children, adolescents and adults as well as family therapy. As your therapist my goal is for you to have a safe space to share your thoughts and feelings and feel that someone is listening to you without judgment. You can check out my website for more information at https://guzmanbelinda.wixsite.com/therapy-with-belinda
I strive for my clients to feel that they can share with me their problems and instill hope that there are tools and solutions that can help them feel better. I provide a safe and empathetic therapeutic environment where I welcome feedback from you the client and together we work on figuring out the best therapeutic approach.
My biggest strength is being genuine and empathetic in therapy in order for you to feel safe to share your what is on your mind. My clients often say they feel comfortable opening up to me. My strengths also include being able to help clients see things from a different perspective and I am understanding that each individuals progress looks different. Although I have experience working with individuals of all ages, I tend to specialize in children, adolescents and young adults. I have extensive experience with depression, low self-esteem, boundary issues, anxiety, trauma, grief and anger management. I truly enjoy being a therapist as I have the privilege of encouraging, guiding and celebrating with patients their growth.
I would prefer seeing clients who have depressive disorders, low self-esteem, anxiety disorders, issues with life transitions, family conflict, medical issues, social or behavioral issues, trauma, ADHD, grief and loss and anger management. I am also available to provide Therapy to Spanish speaking clients. I am open to seeing any age but prefer working with adolescents and young adults.
I utilize this treatment method to help clients identify and challenge unhealthy thoughts, feelings and behaviors and provide support to client in order to have more control of their thoughts, feelings and behaviors which can can manage day to day problems
I utilize this treatment method to help clients resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain though bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which helps clients reduce the vividness and emotion associated with their trauma memories
4 ratings with written reviews
May 20, 2025
Thank you for all the work you're doing with me. I feel like my healing journey has been greatly improved by your thoughtful insight and welcoming nature. I look forward to continuing to work together.
May 17, 2025
Belinda has helped me very much! Her listening skills, guidance, and questions have helped me navigate some tricky emotional spaces. She is kind and gentle, and we have done very useful and life changing EMDR sessions.
May 6, 2025
Working with Belinda has been very transformative. Belinda has used EMDR to process many of my childhood memories and the effect has been liberating.