- Grief and end-of-life support
- Stress and anxiety care
- English and Spanish
About Celina
She believes each person knows their story best and brings respect for individual strengths into each session. Conversations aim to identify limiting beliefs and build practical steps toward clearer goals. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match what each person needs right now.
Her background includes work with caregiving stress, adoption and foster care concerns, aging and geriatric issues, and immigration-related stress. She also addresses career questions, midlife transitions, postpartum depression, and compassion fatigue. Celina is comfortable discussing family-of-origin issues, attachment concerns, and communication problems.
Therapeutic methods she uses include client-centered approaches, motivational interviewing, solution-focused strategies, psychodynamic perspectives, and the Gottman Method for relationship work. These approaches are used to help people identify options, change unhelpful patterns, and strengthen coping skills.
Celina offers services in both English and Spanish. She works in California and notes that international clients are not accepted. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person's own goals and strengths and helps them decide what changes matter most. It suits stress, low self-esteem, and life transitions by keeping conversations focused on what the client finds useful.The Gottman Method offers clear, practical tools for improving communication and managing relationship conflict. It often includes skill-building exercises and structured conversations that can be reviewed and practiced between sessions.
Motivational interviewing is a conversational style that helps people resolve mixed feelings and find motivation for change. It is helpful for making shifts in behavior, whether that means addressing parenting challenges, career decisions, or coping with health-related choices.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they adjust methods and try different strategies until a good fit is found.
If you are interested in online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking. This profile does not list specific session formats, so checking available formats will help plan timing and structure. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can meet more reliably with a licensed professional.
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Celina commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma, and life transitions among other issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and client-centered, focusing on a person’s strengths and practical steps toward their goals.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has six years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including caregiving stress, adoption and foster care issues, and hospice and end-of-life counseling.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She is licensed in California as an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Are international clients served?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.