Edelmira Guerra-Alfaro

(she/her)

LMFT, 18 years of experience
Warm
Open-minded
Intelligent

Hello! I am a bilingual ( Spanish +English) and bicultural ,CA based and - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with over 18+ years of experience working in community behavior mental health. I hold a Bachelor degree in Criminal Justice and a Master degree in Psychology with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy. My approach in providing therapy is person- centered with a supportive stance, while addressing: interpersonal relationships, school, work/career and overall mental health issues that has gotten in the way of reaching a desire full potential.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

My frame of work consists of been kind, open minded, building a trusting, safe and consistent supportive relationship, together, I trust that we will work in collaboration to reach best potential for desired treatment goals.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I am kind, professional and attentive to each and every individual's needs.

Specialties

Top specialties

Depression

Self Esteem

Other specialties

Addiction

Anger Management

Anxiety

Grief

I identify as

Serves ages

Licensed in

Accepts

Cash - $225 per session

Aetna

Aetna - Allied Benefits

Aetna - ASR Health Benefits

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 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/UnitedHealthcare

Health Net (Commercial)

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

Scripps Health Plan

SFHP Care Plus (HMO D-SNP)

Sharp Health Plan

Surest (formerly Bind)

Sutter Health Plan

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 - Medicare

Location

Virtual

My treatment methods

Person-centered (Rogerian)

I am a bilingual ( Spanish +English) CA- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with over 18+ years of experience working in community behavior mental health. I hold a Bachelor degree in Criminal Justice and a Master of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. I trust that together, we will identify and process solutions to addressed what has lead us to cross paths. My approach in providing therapy is (person -centered ) while addressing: relationship, school, work/career and overall mental health issues that has gotten in the way of reaching a desire potential/outcome. Together, we will get there. My frame of work consists of been kind, open minded, building a trusting relationship, providing safety and a consistent supportive relationship. I trust that we will work in collaboration to reach best potential for desired treatment goals. Hablo Español y me encantaria trabajar junto (a) s en nuestro idoma natal.

, 14 ratings

1 rating with written reviews

May 16, 2025

I feel comfortable expressing myself. She's kind, openminded, positive, optimistic. I appreciate that she's bilingual! Thank you.

Verified client, age 35-44
Review shared after session 16 with Edelmira