Alma Morales Risse
LCSW
Location
Virtual, California
Insurance Accepted
Cigna/Evernorth, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Of CA, Blue Shield of California
Communication Style
Empowering, Engaging, Humorous, Warm
Focus areas
Anxiety, Caregiver Burnout, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Grief, Life Transitions, Relationship Concerns, Stress, Women's Issues
Experienced with
Geriatric clients, Parents, Immigrants, Latine Community
Years of Experience
13+
My therapy style is welcoming, practical and non-judgmental.
License number
#28014
Therapy style
My therapy style is welcoming, practical and non-judgmental. I partner with my clients in a joint labor of compassion and attunement to help a client recognize and surmount self-defeating patterns causing distress. By paying close attention to the body through moment to moment somatic tracking, we are able to help you reach core emotion integration which releases anxiety and improves capacity.
Approaches
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution-focused
- Strengths-based
Education
MSW - Social Work, University of Southern California
Interests
My big loves since early childhood are reading, writing, and playing in nature. I have been a knitter since my grad school days. My family and I love to hike and camp in our National Parks. We also love to travel internationally. Both my husband and I have lived and worked abroad, he in Africa and I've lived in London. We want to show our children life outside America.