About Graciela
Graciela "Gracie" Wangsnes is a licensed clinical social worker in California with 10 years of experience. She speaks English and Spanish and offers a warm, interactive style that aims to help people feel heard and respected. Gracie focuses on stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, family concerns, and self-esteem.
She also pays attention to body image, guilt and shame, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia. Sessions are shaped to the needs each person brings to the room.
How Graciela works
Her approach blends cognitive behavioral methods with client-centered care and elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She tailors conversations and practical exercises to each person’s goals. This means working on thoughts, behaviors, and coping skills in ways that make sense day to day.
Gracie emphasizes an open, respectful environment where people can talk about difficult feelings without judgment. She uses straightforward language and interactive tools so people can try new ways of responding to stress and relationships. Starting therapy is framed as a brave step and Gracie guides the process at a calm pace.
The goal is steady progress toward clearer thinking, stronger coping skills, and more self-compassion.
Graciela lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Graciela works with
The areas below are the ones Graciela 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
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How her approaches fit online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that match those values. It often focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and choosing meaningful behavior instead of getting stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday stresses.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Gracie will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She treats the process as collaborative and will adapt methods if something is not working or needs to change.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction; phone sessions need less bandwidth and can work on a short break. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, skill practice, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to use approaches like ACT and CBT in moments when they matter most.
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