Michael Barraza

I am a Latino psychologist who is originally from Los Angeles and have relocated to northern California to Roseville California. I speak English and Spanish and have provided extensive psychological services in Spanish. I am a US Army Veteran. I earned my doctorate in clinical psychology in 2008 and have been licensed in the state of California since 2010. I have worked in school, hospitals, universities, jails & various organizations in the public and private sector as a staff member, supervisor and manager.

I use my 17 years of experience to help people through various therapeutic interventions.

• I give people tangible skills to implement in their lives to make their circumstance healthier.
• I work from a Humanistic orientation understanding and believing that with the appropriate structure and support there is little we cannot achieve.
• I also recognize the importance of providing clients with space and perspective so they can find solutions and relief on their own.
• Pause - "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom." - Viktor E Frankl
• Courage - "There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do and mostly Live." - Dalai Lama XIV

During our first session. I seek to assess and understand your current circumstance and what specifically you would like assistance with. Clients would describe me as warm, open minded and even empowering