Jared Barrera

My name is Jared and I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in the state of California. I have 6 years of professional experience as an individual therapist, family therapist and clinical case manager. My expertise is helping reduce maladaptive behaviors, anxiety, stress, depression, family conflict, coaching parents, increasing motivation, building a healthy self-esteem, and being self-efficient.

My hope is to build a safe space for you to gain insight, build self-awareness, and provide compassion to feel liberated. Therapy helps individuals recognize the roots of their suffering, let go of unhealthy attachments, and develop mindfulness. Therapy can provide a structured path to an idealized future by helping individuals heal, grow, and act with greater clarity, compassion, and responsibility.

With an open heart and curious mind, I meet each being as they are, honoring the truth of their experiences. I offer structure as a raft upon the waters of change, and accountability as a mirror for one’s own intentions. I utilize evidence-based therapeutic practices, and adapt these creatively to suit each individual’s nature, goals, and unfolding path.

In our first meeting, I will listen with curiosity and compassion, seeking to understand the suffering and challenges that brings you here, the paths you have already walked, and the intention you hold for this journey. Together, we will build a therapeutic alliance, setting the ground for trust and positive rapport.

In the sessions that follow, we will work on establishing treatment goals and action steps. As insight deepens, I remain open and flexible, adapting the way as conditions change, always returning to the heart of your unfolding liberation.