Alexis Garcia Valdivia
Hola! Bienvenide/x, I’m Alexis Garcia Valdivia, a Bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker proudly based in Oakland, offering online therapy to adults throughout California. I offer a warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space where each part of you is celebrated, affirmed, respected, and understood. As a first-generation, queer, Chicana therapist, I bring creativity, personalismo (authenticity), and humor to my work. My approach is integrative, intersectional, and culturally responsive, drawing from principles of decolonization, somatic-based healing, attachment theory, and narrative therapy. I support adults navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, self-esteem, identity formation, grief, trauma, relationship challenges, family and cultural stress, and those managing the impacts of systemic oppression. I am passionate about supporting BIPOC and other historically marginalized individuals, including those seeking healing, empowerment, and self-discovery.
Strengths
At the root of my therapeutic work is the belief that people have innate wisdom, resources, and internal keys to support their own healing and liberation, and my role is to serve as a mirror and facilitator in this process. I am skilled at helping clients recognize their strengths, reconnect with their intuition and discernment, and increase feelings of empowerment and agency.