About Julieta
Julieta Serrato is a California licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and draws on six years of clinical experience. Her work is practical and straightforward, aimed at people who need clear support and tools.
Julieta focuses on everyday struggles like communication problems, attachment questions, and the strain that comes from blended family dynamics.
How Julieta works
She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, immigration-related stress, or the aftermath of infidelity. First responders and fathers with role-related stress are included among the concerns she addresses. In sessions she helps people name what feels hard and then tries out small, doable steps to change patterns.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help rebuild self-esteem, improve communication, and cope with loss or uncertainty. The pace is collaborative and paced to the client's needs. Julieta aims to create a respectful space where cultural background and personal history matter to the work.
She pays attention to family of origin issues and how past experiences shape present relationships. Clients can expect to work on skills and on understanding the stories they bring to therapy. Her practice offers several online formats.
People choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their life. New clients begin by completing a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
What Julieta works with
The areas below are the ones Julieta selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches and online options for therapy
Julieta draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach emphasizes skill-building for managing anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and thought-management strategies that can be used in daily life. Another approach concentrates on relational patterns and attachment issues, helping people see how early relationships influence current communication and connection.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, try small strategies, and adjust methods as needed so the work fits your needs and preferences. Together you decide which techniques feel most helpful and which areas to prioritize in sessions.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are useful for a face-to-face feel and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are convenient for brief updates, ongoing check-ins, or people who prefer typing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and stay consistent with the work.
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