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Gabriela Contreras
Quick Facts
- Spanish
- Offers In-Person Therapy
- Mount St. Mary's College
- 10 Years in Practice
- Not Accepting New Patients
Specialities
- Anxiety
- Relationship Issues
- Marital and Premarital
Ages and Community Experience
- Hispanic and Latino
- Elders (65+), Adults, Teen, Preteen
- Any
- N/A
Credentials
- California 112402
About
"People start to heal the moment they feel Heard". - Cheryl Richardson
As a Marriage Family Therapist, I strongly believe in the 3 C’s in Life: Choice, Chance, and Change. You must make the choice, to take the chance, if you want anything in life to change. I believe in the power of choices, healing, and hope. Psychotherapy can enhance healthy behavior, improve relationships, express emotions, and think more positively.
I enjoy creating a safe therapeutic alliance for my clients in order for healing and grow to occur. Most of my clinical experience stems from working with children, adolescents, adults, and families in a community-based setting. Based on my experience, thus far, I truly enjoy working with clients in strengthening communication, developing coping skills, and improving relationships.
I specialize in working with individuals that are experiencing depression, anxiety, interpersonal relationship issues, grief and loss, and life transitions. I utilize different treatment modalities, since therapy is not a one size fits all. Therefore, I work with individuals in creating a unique treatment plan that is geared to their needs. I enjoy taking a gentle and empathic approach in order to help individuals develop resiliency, change, and growth.
I look forward to working with you and being part of your healing journey.
Areas of Experience
- Anxiety
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Marital and Premarital
Types of Therapy
- Adlerian
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Family / Marital
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Imago
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Strength-Based
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