About Paloma
Paloma Chavez is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist with 13 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Paloma aims to create a down-to-earth space where clients feel heard and understood.
She guides people through grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and struggles with self-esteem. Paloma also supports those facing parenting challenges, relationship and family problems, and career or money-related stress.
How Paloma works
She pays attention to multicultural concerns and immigration-related issues when they affect emotional health. Paloma uses a mix of practical tools and reflective work. She may draw on cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thinking.
She also uses client-centered listening and trauma-focused methods to process painful experiences. Her sessions often include teaching coping strategies, practicing mindfulness skills, and naming patterns that get in the way of goals. Paloma helps people build clearer communication and healthier boundaries.
She works collaboratively to set goals and track progress over time. People who choose Paloma are usually looking for straightforward guidance and steady support during hard transitions. She aims to balance practical steps with space to reflect on past influences.
Her style is respectful, culturally aware, and focused on each person's real-life needs.
Paloma lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Paloma works with
The areas below are the ones Paloma selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Depression
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Paloma commonly blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy to address everyday problems and emotional patterns. Client-centered therapy involves attentive, non-judgmental listening that helps people feel understood and clarify their own goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical exercises to change mood and behavior, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.She also uses trauma-focused methods when past harm affects current life. Trauma-focused work pays attention to how painful events shape feelings and reactions, and it introduces paced strategies to reduce distress and build coping skills. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process and happens together with the client. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, ongoing support, or times when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or travel schedules.
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