My name is Gertrudis Vargas and I am a bicultural, bilingual (English/Spanish) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 14 years of experience. My clinical expertise are working with adults and relationship problems, family conflicts, child, teenage, and adult depression, anxiety, stress, life transitions, grief, and trauma. I also specialize in treating parenting challenges.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
I strive to provide a safe and non-judgmental environment to help you feel empowered to manage overwhelming feelings, explore your thoughts and experiences as well as to make sense of anxiety and depression. I can guide you as we identify patterns of unhelpful thoughts and behavior to develop more effective ways of coping with life’s difficulties and improve overall wellness.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
I utilize different interventions and techniques from different evidence-based collaborative approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (FT-CBT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Play Therapy (PT) and Client-Centered Therapy (CCT). I am certified in the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P), which is a proven evidenced-based parenting program designed to foster better parenting and child relationships.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
One of my goals is to provide you with guidance and support in identifying the tools to resolve your challenges and problems. I can help you regulate your emotions, and help you heal from past trauma and traumatic events. Through my interventions I will help you decrease and manage symptoms that impact your mood and overall daily functioning. Together, we can identify your internal resources and strengths, leading to meaningful and long lasting positive life changes.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
My clinical expertise are working with adults and relationship problems, family conflicts, child, teenage, and adult depression, anxiety, stress, life transitions, grief, and trauma. I also specialize in treating parenting challenges.