LMFT, 15 years of experience
I consider the last 15 years of clinical work as a journey into guiding and helping improve the quality of life a person maybe striving for. My goal is to embrace and support the goals which an individual may want to address. I am hands on and will guide and teach use of helpful interventions and tools for you to take with you and practice immediately. I believe in building on a person’s self-efficacy by empowering them to gain clarity, understand their strengths and work towards overcoming various challenges they may be experiencing. My background and training is strongly influenced by use of Mindfulness Based Treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Feedback Informed Care and Parent Child Interaction Therapy. My education includes a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University, Fullerton. I have 15 years practicing as a licensed provider. My experience has focused on treating individuals across the life span including Trauma, Anxiety/Stress, Depression, Relationship Problems, Parenting and Life Transitions.
In our first session I would to get to know you and gain a better understanding of what is bringing you into therapy as well as what your goals might be. I welcome your own questions and opportunities to get to me better.
I have been trained in various treatment modalities and utilized various modalities including Mindful Based Treatment, EMDR, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Feedback Informed Care.
Therapeutic alliance is an area of great focus in the work that I do. Understanding how you are feeling in treatment and hearing your feedback about what you want most to support you is vital to success in therapy.
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April 30, 2025
Where do I begin? Francis has been so warm and authentic since I started therapy. She has helped me over come so many obstacles in the last couple months and I couldn't be more grateful to her. I love how our relationship got stronger over time and I was able to be vulnerable with her and really open up and understand more in depth my healing journey and I look forward to learning as much as I possibly can with Francis. 10/10 recommend her as a therapist!
Francis Diaz-Bonales offers therapy covered by CalViva Health (Medi-Cal), Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal), Health Net (Medi-Cal), Health Plan of San Joaquin - Medi-Cal and Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal in California.