About Adriana
Adriana Escamilla helps people manage stress and anxiety and navigate trauma and abuse. She supports those struggling with self-esteem, attention and focus, and family problems. Adriana works in both English and Spanish and brings 23 years of clinical experience to her work in California.
She believes people know their own stories and bring strengths into therapy. Sessions focus on practical steps, building confidence, and improving concentration and memory where those are concerns.
How Adriana works
Adriana encourages small changes that add up over time. Her approach is collaborative and respectful. She listens for patterns that get in the way of daily life and suggests realistic strategies to change them.
Expect gentle guidance, direct feedback when helpful, and concrete tools to practice between sessions. Adriana has supported people through panic attacks, postpartum depression, and post-traumatic stress. She also addresses relationship difficulties such as communication problems, codependency, and commitment issues.
Family dynamics, domestic violence, and multicultural concerns are other areas she regularly addresses. In sessions she pays attention to body image, self-harm risk, and issues around self-love and life purpose. Over her career she has focused on making therapy understandable and usable.
Her goal is to help people leave sessions with something they can try right away.
What Adriana works with
The areas below are the ones Adriana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy
Adriana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in clear, practical ways. One approach focuses on building coping skills for anxiety and panic - teaching breathing, grounding, and short behavioral steps to reduce immediate distress and improve daily functioning. Another approach addresses trauma and post-traumatic stress by helping people process difficult memories safely and build new ways to cope with triggers and intrusive thoughts.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will talk about options, try strategies in session, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. Clients set goals and the work is tailored to their needs, preferences, and pace so the plan can change as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions can work well when less bandwidth is available or when a quieter audio check-in fits the day. Live chat and text allow brief check-ins, quick problem-solving, or support between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for school, work, or parenting obligations.
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