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- Trauma-focused methods
- CBT and EMDR
- English and Spanish
About Luz
Luz Guevara is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with eight years of experience. She focuses on trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and related challenges. She works with adults and adolescents to address how past events affect daily life. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Luz approaches trauma from a trauma-informed perspective and draws on findings from cognitive neuroscience. She uses methods such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. In practice this means she looks at how normal brain and body survival responses can keep someone stuck and then helps name those reactions.
Her work includes addressing co-occurring problems that often come with trauma, like anxiety, depression, grief, and difficulties with relationships. She also focuses on issues such as attachment and abandonment, caregiver stress, postpartum depression, sexual assault and abuse, self-harm, and workplace strain. She talks through how guilt and shame may be linked to trauma responses rather than personal failing.
In sessions she collaborates with people to locate critical self-talk and test whether those thoughts match current reality. The goal is practical - reduce the power of automatic survival reactions and increase options for responding differently. She also helps with problem areas like parenting stress, career challenges, and managing ADHD symptoms.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Payment uses a cancelable subscription model that varies by location. Luz does not accept international clients.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Luz integrates Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in straightforward ways. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s perspective and uses listening to identify concerns and goals. CBT targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and introduces concrete skills to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.She also uses EMDR for processing traumatic memories. EMDR involves guided attention and eye movement protocols to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and related distress. It is commonly used for symptoms that persist after traumatic events.
Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide whether listening-based, skills-focused, or trauma-processing methods fit their needs. That decision considers the client’s goals, current symptoms, and preferences so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Session format details are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt techniques like CBT exercises and EMDR-compatible protocols to remote sessions, matching the approach to each person’s situation.
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Areas of expertise
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She works with trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and related concerns such as attachment issues, caregiver stress, postpartum depression, sexual assault and workplace problems.
What approaches does she use in sessions?
The therapy draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to address symptoms and practical problems.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience working with trauma and co-occurring conditions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and costs vary by location.
What steps are needed to start therapy?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.