Licensed to practice in 4 states and accepts 74 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression, LGBTQ and 10 more.
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Clients say this provider is
A warm welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). The work that I do is shaped beyond textbooks, exams, and licenses. As a low socioeconomic multiethnic sexual minority hailing from the streets of Los Angeles, I have had extensive informative life experiences that shape the realness of my approach. We are the sum of our parts, and those parts are many. Viewing an individual as a person in an environment known as "PIE" is the foundation of my approach toward helping you get to where you want to go. Our lives do not occur in isolation and are patterned by how the world has treated us. As such, evaluating an individual's experience based upon a holistic approach is the foundation of the work that I do.
In our first session, we will discuss what brings you to therapy and explore your background, current challenges, and hopes for the future. We will also discuss my approach and your goals to ensure we are a good fit and you feel comfortable working together.
Having worked with a wide variety of humans over the past 10+ years, I have developed the ability to establish quick rapport, keen listening skills, and creative exploration. By accurately sourcing our experiences we regain control over our lives by gaining insight into how we got here and where we are going.
I am honored to work with humans who have been in survival mode, felt misunderstood, othered, and are healing from a challenging world. My clients are observant, have many strengths, and see the world in a way that is often not accepted. They often feel less than, experience guilt, feel "stuck", or like they are doing something wrong. The clients I work with have often been told their entire lives what to do without being asked how they are feeling or what their experiences are.
Cash - $90 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Lucent Health
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medi-Cal
Blue Shield of California - Medicare
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
CalViva Health (Medi-Cal)
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Centivo
Central California Alliance for Health (Medi-Cal)
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal)
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Gold Coast Health Plan Total Care Advantage (HMO D-SNP)
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Health Net (Medi-Cal)
Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan – Medi-Cal
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
IHSS Healthy Workers
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
L.A. Care Medicare Plus (HMO D-SNP)
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
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
SFHP Care Plus (HMO D-SNP)
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Sutter Health Plan
Tufts Health
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicaid
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
WellCare
Early caregiver, family dynamics, and developmental relationships are explored to gain better understanding of self in how these relate to current adult relationships.
Engaging in mindfulness and acceptance of emotions as a valuable experience and shedding of past emotional injury and pain.
Engaging with existing thought processes, sourcing its origination, and utilizing measured exposure to stimuli to regain control. Utilizing partialization to manage symptoms of anxiety and depression and increasing the likelihood of task completion and goal attainment.
Utilizing intersectional experiences as a tool for empowerment and focus upon humanistic qualities.
Utilizing the lens of what happened to you as opposed to what's wrong with you to increase compassion toward self and create distance from guilt, shame, and self blame.