About Griselda
Griselda Trujillo welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or struggles with eating and self-esteem. She introduces a calm, straightforward approach and helps clients take small, practical steps toward feeling better. Griselda is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, with 12 years of experience in California.
She speaks English and Spanish. Her work centers on listening to each person's story and building on their strengths. She treats trauma and abuse survivors with care and helps people who face panic attacks, social anxiety, or mood disorders.
How Griselda works
Griselda also supports those carrying caregiver stress and people wrestling with guilt, shame, or forgiveness. In sessions she focuses on clear goals and realistic changes. Conversations often include learning new coping skills, building confidence, and breaking down problems into manageable pieces.
She encourages practical experiments between appointments to test what helps in everyday life. Griselda respects that change can feel scary and that taking the first step takes courage. She aims to offer steady support while people try different ways of coping and healing.
Her style is direct but warm, grounded in real-world tools rather than jargon. Clients can expect help with motivation, addressing depressive symptoms, and improving self-worth. For Spanish speakers she can provide therapy in their preferred language.
Her experience over a decade gives her a broad view of common struggles and useful strategies.
What Griselda works with
The areas below are the ones Griselda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Griselda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and real-life changes. One common approach she uses teaches breathing, grounding, and step-by-step coping skills to reduce panic and intense anxiety. These tools help when symptoms spike and give simple strategies to try between sessions. Another frequent focus is cognitive work that helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test them in everyday situations. This kind of work aims to reduce persistent low mood, social worry, and self-criticism by encouraging small behavioral experiments and shifts in thinking. Choosing the best approach is a team effort. She works collaboratively with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying methods, checking what helps, and adapting the plan over time. Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and stay face to face when that matters. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing support between sessions and can make scheduling easier for busy days. These options help people keep therapy consistent while fitting it into their lives.Start online instead of waiting
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