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Yesenia Ramirez

Therapist(SHE/HER)
1 year of experience
  • Virtual
  • PTSD
  • Individual therapy, Family therapy, Child or adolescent therapy, Couples therapy

Great to meet you!

Before I became a therapist, I spent fifteen years as a teacher and several more as a school counselor. Long before I sat with adults in private practice, I was in classrooms with children watching how systems shaped them and how much of what looked like behavior was a child trying to be understood. Those years taught me to pay close attention, and to recognize that the deeper work could not always be done inside the structure of a school day.

I work psychodynamically and through a Jungian lens with adults, couples, children, and families. I am Latina, first-generation, a mother of daughters, a doctoral candidate in depth psychology, and someone living with ADHD. I write about this work as @behaviorjedi on Substack.

What you should know is that I will not rush you. I will not perform clinical distance. I will be present, attentive, and honest. The room is yours.

Antes de ser terapeuta, fui maestra durante quince años y luego consejera escolar. Mucho antes de recibir adultos en consulta privada, estaba en aulas con niños observando cómo los sistemas los moldeaban y cuánto de lo que parecía "comportamiento" era en realidad un niño intentando ser comprendido. Esos años me enseñaron a prestar atención profunda, y a reconocer que el trabajo más hondo no siempre cabía dentro de un día escolar.

Trabajo desde un enfoque psicodinámico y junguiano con adultos, parejas, niños y familias. Soy latina, primera generación, madre de hijas, candidata a doctorado en psicología profunda, y vivo con TDAH. Escribo sobre este trabajo como @behaviorjedi.

Lo que debes saber es que no te apresuraré. No fingiré una distancia clínica. Estaré presente, atenta y honesta. Este espacio es tuyo.

My approach to therapy

My approach is depth-oriented, trauma-informed, and grounded in psychodynamic and Jungian frameworks. I work slowly and carefully paying close attention to what is moving underneath the symptom, to the relational patterns that organized your life before you had a say, and to the body as a source of information rather than something to be overridden.

When trauma is part of the picture, I work with all four of its forms: intergenerational, developmental, complex, and acute. These layers often arrive together and are best understood and tended to as a whole.

I will not rush to pathologize. I will not interpret your sensitivity, depth, or intensity as a problem to reduce. We will work together to understand what your nervous system has been carrying, what your psyche has been protecting, and what you may now be ready to let move. The pace is yours. The room is yours. The work is ours.

Mi enfoque es de psicología profunda, informado en trauma, y se sostiene en marcos psicodinámicos y junguianos. Trabajo despacio y con cuidado atendiendo a lo que se mueve debajo del síntoma, a los patrones relacionales que organizaron tu vida antes de que pudieras decidir, y al cuerpo como fuente de información en vez de algo a ignorar.

Cuando el trauma es parte del cuadro, trabajo con sus cuatro formas: intergeneracional, del desarrollo, complejo y agudo. Estas capas suelen llegar juntas y se entienden mejor en conjunto.

No me apresuraré a patologizar. No interpretaré tu sensibilidad, profundidad o intensidad como un problema a reducir. Trabajaremos juntas para comprender lo que tu sistema nervioso ha estado cargando, lo que tu psique ha estado protegiendo, y lo que ahora quizás estés lista para soltar. El ritmo es tuyo. El espacio es tuyo. El trabajo es nuestro.

What you can expect from me

You do not need to arrive with the right words. You do not need to have it figured out, or to bring your story in any particular order. Many of the people I sit with arrive uncertain, depleted, or wary and that is a perfectly honest place to start.

A first session with me is a slow, careful conversation. We will talk about what brought you, what you are hoping for, and as much of your history as you want to share at your own pace, in your own words. I will not push for a story you are not ready to tell, and I will not hand you a diagnosis at the door.

By the end, you should have a clearer sense of how I work, whether the room feels like a place you can settle into, and what working together might look like. You can ask me anything. We will decide together if this is the right fit.

No necesitas llegar con las palabras correctas. No necesitas tenerlo todo claro, ni traer tu historia en un orden particular. Muchas de las personas que recibo llegan inseguras, agotadas o cautelosas Y ese es un punto de partida perfectamente honesto.

Una primera sesión conmigo es una conversación lenta y cuidadosa. Hablaremos de lo que te trajo, de lo que estás esperando, y de la parte de tu historia que quieras compartir a tu propio ritmo, en tus propias palabras. No te empujaré hacia una historia que no estés lista para contar, ni te entregaré un diagnóstico en la puerta.

Al final, deberías tener una idea más clara de cómo trabajo, si este espacio se siente como un lugar donde puedes asentarte, y cómo se vería trabajar juntas. Puedes preguntarme lo que quieras. Decidiremos juntas si este es el espacio adecuado para ti.

About me

  • I identify as
    Other Racial or Ethnic Background, Latinx, Hispanic, Cisgender Woman
  • My style is
    Open Minded, Humorous, Solution Oriented

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    1 year of experience
  • Training
    MA (Master of Arts) at Azusa Pacific University
  • License type
    LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) (California)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Aetna Medicare Advantage, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blue Shield of California, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Humana Medicare Advantage, Oxford, Providence Health Plan, United Healthcare, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
  • More specialties
    Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Eating disorders, OCD, Sleep disorder, Family issues, LGBTQIA+, Stress management, Anger management, Panic disorders, Cultural & ethnic issues, Grief or loss, Physical health issues, Men's issues, Relationship issues, Women's issues, Identity issues, Trauma, Chronic conditions
  • Therapy methods
    Psychodynamic, Structural Family, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Play, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Jungian, Trauma Focused CBT, Humanistic, Gottman Method / Gottman Couples, Motivational Interviewing, Psychoanalytic, Strength-Based, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Behavior Modification
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Family therapy, Child or adolescent therapy, Couples therapy
  • Ages served
    Seniors, Adults, Children, Adolescents
  • Languages
    Spanish
  • Locations
    99 South Almaden Boulevard Ste 600
    San Jose, CA 95113
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