LGBTQIA+, Behavioral Issues, Coping Skills, Infidelity, Self Esteem, ADHD, Sexual Abuse, Addiction, Bipolar Disorder, Life Transition

Online in California

5 years in practice

Ages served: 18-65+

Accepted insurance & self-pay

Arlene accepts 8 insurers

Aetna

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Cigna | Evernorth

Cigna | Evernorth - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Firefly Health Plan | Cigna PPO Network

Blue Shield of California | BCBS

Magellan

United Healthcare | Optum

United Healthcare | Optum - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

SELF-PAY COSTS

Out-of-pocket session costs for clients who don’t have insurance or aren’t covered by their insurance for mental health services.

$200

first session

$170

subsequent sessions

About Arlene

I am an Associate Clinical Social Worker with 5 years of experience working with diverse populations and treating diagnoses including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

I received my Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California. I utilize evidence-based practices such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to explore current challenges while creating a new foundation encouraging growth, healing, and self-confidence.

If any of this speaks to your current situation, I encourage you to reach out! Together, we will explore how we can build a new path towards healing and growth.

"As a woman of color navigating societal and personal circumstances, I focus on teaching new life skills and restoring individual confidence to empower us and our future."

Get to know Arlene

Why did you decide to become a counselor or psychiatric provider?

I became a clinical counselor to assist individual struggling in the margins of society to explore a new sense of identity to achieve success throughout life

What types of clients do you work best with?

Adults

What's one thing you wish all clients knew about therapy, mental health, or the healing process?

Mental health in the healing process is a journey that is lifelong, and you collect the necessary tools throughout each chapter to maintain individual growth and progress.

What can clients expect in their first session with you and in the early stages of therapy?

To begin exploring the reason for services as well as creating the structure for ongoing services to tackle the primary concerns and navigating additional concerns throughout services.

What personal experiences or values inform your practice as a therapist/provider?

Navigating throughout different stages of growth and development while coping with individual, family, peer, environmental, and societal changes.

How do you tailor therapy to meet each client’s unique needs?

I am a firm believer in meeting my clients where they are currently at mentally and in terms of readiness.

Other areas of focus

SpecialitiesLGBTQIA+, Behavioral Issues, Coping Skills, Infidelity, Self Esteem, ADHD, Sexual Abuse, Addiction, Bipolar Disorder, Life Transition, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma / PTSD, Self-Harming, Caregivers, Domestic Violence, Emotional Disturbance, Impulse Control Disorders, Marital & Premarital, Mood Disorders, Panic Attack, Peer Relationships, Personality Disorders, Social Anxiety, Stress / Mental Stress / Work Stress, Anger Management, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Career Counseling, Substance Use, Family Conflict, Parenting, Grief, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Relationships, School Issues

ApproachesInternal Family Systems (IFS), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative, Attachment-Based, Family Systems, Behavioral Therapy, Family / Marital, Psychotherapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Gottman Method, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Person-Centered Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Structural Family Therapy (SFT), Interpersonal, Trauma-Focused, Strength-Based Therapy, Art Therapy, Music Therapy