Licensed to practice in California and accepts 38 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression
(she/her)
Hello, and thank you for visiting my profile. I am a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience in the mental health field. My goal is to provide a safe and non-judgmental space to process, learn to unlearn that which is no longer helpful to you, and rebuild. My services can be provided in English, Portuguese, or Spanish and include stress management, coping with depression and/or anxiety, and learn to live with what cannot be changed. A meaningful life must be constructed, with care and diligence, kindness and courage.
I like to meet the client where they are and talk about what they would like to accomplish in psychotherapy.
Having worked with various age groups from the US and other cultures for the last 35 years, I bring to my practice the empathy for all humans.
I love to work in the helping profession. I was an LVN and a teacher prior to immigrating to the US, in 1986. I would like to be of assistance to women and men who experienced trauma during childhood and/or adolescence, the active duty military and their families, and the older population. My services can be provided in English, Portuguese, or Spanish and include stress management, coping with depression and/or anxiety, and trauma. A meaningful life must be constructed, with care and diligence, kindness and courage.
Cash - $75 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Shield
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
IHSS Healthy Workers
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Scripps Health Plan
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Sutter Health Plan
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
I have been utilizing DBT interventions for the past 10 years. DBT is a form of therapeutic intervention that combines the cognitive behavioral method with mindfulness skills, and works well for individuals who have trauma and/or who have anxiety and/or depression
If you are reading this, you probably aren’t feeling awesome. I get it. I’ve been there. Feeling lost, alone, or just stuck, and trying to find a therapist that will understand where you are and how you got there. The therapeutic process involves learning to unlearn that which is no longer helpful to you. My zoom room is a confidential and non-judgmental space in which reflective discussions about your "why" in life will be encouraged. Therapy, to me, is a place where you and I connect, human to human. We will merge mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy to decrease or eliminate what is not working for you anymore.
22 ratings with written reviews
July 22, 2026
Marcia is a wonderful therapist who creates a warm, empathetic, safe space where it feels comfortable to express your feelings. I have had my doubts about therapy, and she makes me feel a little less uneasy and a little less stressed. Overall, I enjoy having therapy sessions with her.
July 11, 2026
Marcia is such a great listener and always offers good insight to what i am going through. She is thoughtful and i always feel great after her sessions
May 12, 2026
I was looking for a female therapist that was experienced in therapy but also in life. I enjoy that we have the same culture so that there could be an understanding of interpersonal relationships with parents and family. Her biography stood out to me by targeting all the areas of therapy that I was looking for.