PLEASE READ MY FULL PROFILE AS MY DATES ARE LIMITED AND I AM ONLY TAKING SHORT TERM CLIENTS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I will refer you if you do not meet the requirements I outlined here. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding! Hi! My name is Leticia. I am a California based psychotherapist. My areas of expertise are anxiety, depression, bereavement and crisis management. I have vast experience working with children, adolescents and adults in various capacities including in public, private and parochial schools as well as in private practice. Please contact me if you are ready and willing to make changes to improve your quality of life. I am someone who will hold you accountable, I will point out things that you may not be aware of and I will confront you if I feel you are not actively participating in our sessions. With so much going on in the world today, sometimes all you need is someone that is willing to listen without judgment, someone who will cheer you on and/or someone who will teach you how to deal with situations with a calm mind and body. Whatever your issue may be, you are doing the right thing by seeking help.
The first session is more of getting to know you, hearing from your parent, answering any questions you may have, and really trying to get some idea of what symptoms you are experiencing. My role is to make you feel comfortable to open up to me and tell me what is going on because this is how I can genuinely help you.
My approach to therapy is short-term cognitive behavioral therapy. I use solution focused strategies and motivational interviewing to gather information as quickly as possible so that clients can begin to see results in their lives soon after beginning therapy. Clients are expected to be active participants in therapy throughout the therapeutic process. If clients are not active participants, I will meet with parents (if applicable) to discuss further actions. If we are not a good fit, I will not take it personally, it happens! So please, if this is the case, we need to speak up so that you can get the care you need.
****Please Note: at this time I am ONLY ACCEPTING adolescents and college level students. I am only taking clients that are SHORT TERM clients. I am providing 10 sessions to new clients only. Sessions will end the first week of April. The appointment you sign up for will be the day and time we meet each week. If you meet all this criteria and agree to it please schedule an appointment with me. If you cannot meet this criteria at this time please continue to look for a therapist that is a better fit at this time. Thanks so much for your consideration. Be well!
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT to help get you to a functional place. We will get through the rapport building stage early on so we can get to work and end after 10 sessions.