About Mayra
Mayra Garcia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She frames therapy as a supportive, professional, and humane experience. Mayra aims to meet people where they are and help them gently change patterns that no longer serve them.
She brings a collaborative and structured style to sessions. Her manner is respectful and warm, and she sometimes uses light humor to ease difficult moments. Mayra focuses on clear, practical steps so work in therapy feels manageable.
How Mayra works
Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, and family-related issues. She also supports people facing abandonment, attachment concerns, blended family challenges, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and body image struggles. Mayra tailors conversations to what matters most to each person.
Mayra has three years of clinical experience. She works in both English and Spanish to reach a wider range of people. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Her practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules according to therapist availability. Mayra aims to help people find clearer footing and steady progress over time.
What Mayra works with
The areas below are the ones Mayra 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
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| 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 care
Many therapists who use evidence-based techniques focus on clear, practical strategies that help change unhelpful patterns. One common method focuses on identifying and shifting thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety and depression; it helps people notice automatic thoughts and try different actions over time. Another approach concentrates on attachment and relationship patterns, helping people understand how early connections influence current relationships and improving communication and trust.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to the person's goals, needs, and preferences. This happens collaboratively so the plan fits how the person likes to work and what they hope to change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins, homework exchanges, and shorter conversations possible between longer sessions. These formats help people fit therapy into busy days and keep momentum between meetings.
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