Karina Valdez

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in CA Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, LMFTs, are mental health professionals trained in family systems who can diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

Accepting patients

Licensed in CA

Accepts insurance

Hi there, I'm Karina!

I am Karina Valdez, LMFT. I understand life can be overwhelming and stressful. I am here to help guide you to be the best version of yourself where you can learn how to cope with the stressors and adversities that life throws at you on a short- and long-term basis. Therapy is a way for you to have a confidential, non-judgmental, safe space to explore what troubles you most in life. My primary focus in my practice is helping people heal from traumatic adversities that have occurred in their life.

My approach

I take a trauma-informed approach to help you break any unhealthy patterns, improve communication and manage the stress of life. Some of the areas I specialize in are sexual abuse (male and female), domestic violence, and childhood trauma. I have worked with helping people through Grief, Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD.

My focus

I would like to work with ages 20 years old and older. I am most comfortable treating PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and adjustment disorder.

My communication style

I create a warm inviting environment via telehealth with a nonjudgemental approach.

About Karina

Specialities

Addiction
ADHD
Adolescents/Teens
Adoption
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Anxiety
Behavioral Issues
Career Counseling
Child Abuse or Neglect
Chronic Illness
Chronic Impulsivity
Chronic Pain
Codependency
Coping Skills
Cultural Stress
Depersonalization/Derealization (DPDR)
Depression
Dissociative Disorders
Divorce
Domestic Violence
Drug Abuse
Dual Diagnosis
Emotional Disturbance
Family Conflict
Gambling
Gender Identity
Grief
Impulsivity
Impulse Control Disorders
Infidelity
Job Stress
Legal Stress
LGBTQIA+
Life Coaching
Life Transitions
Marital/Pre-marital
Mood Disorders
Oppositional Defiance
Panic Attacks
Peer Relationships
Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
Psychosis
Racial Identity
Racial Trauma
Relapse Prevention
Relationship Issues
School Issues
Self Esteem
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Addiction
Sexual Orientation
Sleep or Insomnia
Stress
Substance Use
Suicidal Ideation
Thought Disorders
Transgender Issues
Trauma and PTSD
Women's Issues

Methods

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Attachment-based
Child/Parent Psychotherapy
Client Centered Therapy
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS)
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
Compassion Focused
Couples Therapy
Culturally Sensitive
Dialectical (DBT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Family Systems
Feminist
Forensic Psychology
Grief Therapy
Group Therapy
Interpersonal
Intervention
Multidimensional Family Therapy
Marital
Mindfulness-Based
Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT)
Motivational Interviewing
Multicultural
Narrative
Person-Centered
Positive Psychology
Psychoanalytic
Solution Focused
Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Strength-Based
Structural Family Therapy
Supportive
Trauma Focused

Practice

License

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, LMFTs, are mental health professionals trained in family systems who can diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MA, Blue Shield of CA, Carelon, Cigna, Decent, Kaiser Permanente (Southern Ca), MHN, Optum, and Tricare West

Languages spoken

English and Spanish

Allyship

LGBTQIA+ aligned

Education

Masters of Arts (MA) - Brandman University (2019)

Session Information

Video session
60 minutes