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Marissa Perez

Therapist
4 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Anger management
  • Individual therapy, Family therapy, Couples therapy

Great to meet you!

Terapeuta bilingue de origen cubano con 26 anos de experiencia en la diversa comunidad de Los Angeles, California.

La pasion que guia mi practica es apoyar y animar migrantes y sus familias en el desafiante proceso de adaptacion y que experimentan sintomas de ansiedad, depresion, traumas, conflictos intergeneracionales, temas de la mujer, adolescentes, adultos jovenes, adultos en general y la comunidad LGBTQ+

Bilingual therapist with 26 years of experience providing therapeutic services to the diverse community of Los Angeles.

My passion is to support and encourage immigrants and their families in the challenging process of acculturation process experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, inter-generational conflicts and women, teens, young adults, adults and LGBTQ+ community.

My approach to therapy

Mi estilo esta enfocado en la realidad de mi paciente, su historia, sus necesidades cultura-religion y vision del mundo. Mi practica esta basada en el estudio y ejecucion de metodos cientificamente demostrados como validos: CBT, DBT, EMDR, feminist and humanistic therapy.

My therapeutic style is focused on patients' everyday life, their history, needs, worldview and their cultural/religious vision. My approach is based on evidence-based methods: CBT, DBT, EMDR.

What you can expect from me

En nuestra primera sesion la idea es de conocer la vision del problema de mi cliente, evaluar el problema, establecer expectativas realistas del tratamiento y objetivos a lograr.

In our first session the main idea is to understand client's conceptualization of the problem, evaluation of the problem, establish treatment realistic expectation and goals.

About me

  • I identify as
    Other Racial or Ethnic Background, Hispanic, Woman
  • My style is
    Empowering, Warm, Open Minded

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    4 years of experience
  • Training
    MSW (Master of Social Work) at University of California, Berkeley, MSW (Master of Social Work) at University of California, Berkeley
  • License type
    LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (California)
  • Licensed in
    California
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, Curative, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Anger management
  • More specialties
    ADD/ADHD, OCD, Family issues, Stress management, Cultural & ethnic issues, End of life care, Grief or loss, Relationship issues, Women's issues, Identity issues, Trauma, PTSD, Chronic conditions
  • Therapy methods
    Trauma Focused CBT, Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Family-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders, Psychodynamic, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Gottman Method / Gottman Couples, Positive Psychology, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Family Focused Therapy (FFT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Processing (CPT)
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Family therapy, Couples therapy
  • Ages served
    Seniors, Adults, Children, Adolescents
  • Languages
    English, Spanish