Araceli Vega, LCSW

My clients describe me as:

Interactive, determined, feminist, honest (without being judgmental), and LGBTQIA+ friendly.

Something to know about my approach is:

I have experience and specialize working with children, adolescents, young adults, and families particularly the BIPOC community. The therapeutic modalities I practice are CBT, DBT, MI, Solution-Focused, TIP (Transition to Independence Process) model

Together, we will:

work collaboratively to help you change the way you think and feel to help you meet your unique needs.  My approach is empathetic listening, transparency, exploratory, humanistic, trauma-informed, client-centered, psychodynamic, and strengths-based.

I specialize in working with people who:

have had dilemmas of abuse/neglect, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, trauma, intimate partner violence, substance use, abandonment, and life transitions. Most recently, being body positive, improve low self-esteem/confidence, and worthiness.

I became a therapist because:

I enjoy helping people. I want like to create a safe and non-judgmental space for people to participate in and feel they were heard.

Something that stands out about where I offer therapy is:

Since I provide virtual/Telehealth services, this allows the client to have access to their mental health services wherever they are located.

More about me and my practice:

I am a bilingual, bicultural therapist who identifies as Chicana (she/her/ella) and am proud to be part of the Latinx community. I enjoy working with working with diverse backgrounds, including the Spanish speaking community.