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Ivone UmarPhD

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Location

Virtual, California

Insurance Accepted

Anthem Blue Cross Of CA, Aetna, Health Net/MHN, Cigna/Evernorth, Blue Shield of California

Communication Style

Action-oriented, Empowering, Exploratory, Holistic, Mindful

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Focus areas

Anxiety, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Immigration, Life Transitions, OCD, Panic, Sleep, Women's Issues

Experienced with

Immigrants, Students, Latine Community

Years of Experience

9+

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I specialize in working with clients who want to resolve emotional or relational life changes.

License number

#27199

Therapy style

As we work together in a safe, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship, negative thoughts and behaviors can be changed and replaced allowing clients to free themselves from discouragement, harmful attachments, fearful thoughts, excessive worry, or feeling like they are losing control of their emotions and their lives. I specialize in working with clients who want to resolve emotional or relational life changes. I do this is by sharing therapeutic practices that serve to overcome emotional distress which, in turn, leads to unhealthy behaviors that interfere with current life goals and values.

Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic
  • Solution-focused
  • Strengths-based

Languages Spoken

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Education

BS - Commerce, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada MS - Educational Administration, Wisconsin International University MA - Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA PhD - Psychology. Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA

Interests

Traveling, going for walks, reading, movies, and spending time with friends and family.