LMFT, 9 years of experience
Hi there! ¡Hola! I’m Beatriz, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Southern California, offering therapy statewide through Telehealth. I’m a Latina bilingual Spanish speaking therapist with many years of mental health experience. I specialize in supporting individuals navigating anxiety, depression, perinatal and maternal mental health, life transitions, and trauma. With a specialized certification in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C), I work closely with new and expecting mothers experiencing postpartum depression, anxiety, and the unique challenges of motherhood. My passion is creating a space where clients feel seen, heard, and supported. My therapeutic style is warm, casual, and down to earth. I take a holistic and individualized approach, recognizing that every client’s journey is unique. Together, we’ll discover what works best for you and move toward healing and growth.
During our first session, my goal is to get to know you. I’ll ask questions about what brings you to therapy, the challenges you’ve been facing, and your hopes and expectations for treatment. We’ll also explore parts of your personal history so I can better understand your story and how it has shaped you. This helps me learn how to best support you as we move forward together.
I am passionate about empowering clients and creating a safe, trusting, and compassionate space. My hope is that every client I work with feels truly understood, validated, and supported throughout their therapeutic journey.
I work with young adults navigating life transitions, depression, anxiety, and trauma. I also have a specialized certification in perinatal mental health (PMH-C) and support new and expecting mothers experiencing postpartum depression, anxiety, and the challenges of motherhood. As a first-generation Latina myself, I also have experience working with first-gen Latinx college students who are managing cultural pressures, identity exploration, and the weight of depressive or anxious symptoms. I provide strength-based, trauma-informed care, helping clients process their experiences while building resilience and hope. I am trained in Trauma-Focused CBT, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, and hold a certification in Maternal/Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C). My specialties include: Anxiety & Depression, Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), Grief & Loss, Trauma & Life Transitions
CBT is an approach that examines how thoughts, feelings, and behavior influence each other. I incorporate a Cognitive Behavioral lens to help gain a deeper insight and learn strategies to better manage emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that interfere with overall functioning and well-being.
ACT therapy works by focusing on accepting life experiences as they come, without evaluating or trying to change them. In our sessions, we will work together to build skills that include mindfulness, and develop a compassionate relationship with difficult experiences.
As a therapist, I have specialization in Trauma-Focused CBT. The goals of TF-CBT are to help you learn skills to cope with trauma, face and resolve trauma, as well as effectively integrate the traumatic experiences and progress through life in a safe and positive manner.
Strength-based therapy is a type of positive therapy that focuses on your internal strengths and resourcefulness, rather than on your weaknesses, failures, and shortcomings. As a therapist, I believe that it is important to discuss and discover your inner strengths in order to build solutions for the given problems.