Leesa Varela
Compassionate, open-minded, strength-based care is Leesa’s goal for every client, as she helps you to navigate difficult life stressors and address trauma wounds that can cause symptoms of anxiety, depression, acute or post-traumatic stress, addiction, relational conflict, employment/academic impairment, etc.
She uses EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), Brainspotting, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral (DBT) and Family Systems interventions to create an individualized treatment plan that's ideal for you!
She uses EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), Brainspotting, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral (DBT) and Family Systems interventions to create an individualized treatment plan that's ideal for you!
First session
Leesa believes that successful therapy is a partnership that relies on your personal wisdom and her ability to truly understand you to create an effective treatment plan for positive change and increased emotional fulfillment. She looks forward to meeting you!
Strengths
Leesa is passionate about helping clients feels safe, not judged and listened to with empathy and concern to address emotional pain and/or trauma. It’s her privilege to be able to support you as quickly as possible, with evening and weekend availability.
Ideal clients
With 16 years of clinical experience, Leesa has great passion working with clients experiencing acute or chronic trauma. She also enjoys working with young adults struggling to establish independence, families in crisis, couples considering separation/divorce, law enforcement officers/first responders, and those seeking effective parenting strategies.
Treatment methods
EMDR
I am a Levels 1 & 2 Trained EMDR practitioner who relies on this intervention to provide comprehensive trauma-informed care.
Brainspotting
I am a Level 1 Trained Brainspotting practitioner who uses this intervention to provide comprehensive trauma-informed care.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I have extensive training in and reliance on CBT interventions for addressing cognitive distortions and building coping skills.
Structural Family Therapy
Structural Family Therapy interventions are used to develop a better understanding of one's family system, which can be invaluable when treating trauma wounds.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
DBT interventions are used to help clients increase emotional regulation levels.
Location
Virtual sessions
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Licensed in
- CaliforniaLicense 90765