About Silvia
Silvia Ascencio is a licensed marriage and family therapist with more than 10 years of professional experience in California. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Silvia speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy straightforward and understandable for anyone seeking help.
She starts by listening to the whole story and recognizing each person's strengths. Silvia treats clients as experts in their own lives and works with them to set realistic goals.
How Silvia works
The first session typically clarifies immediate concerns and practical next steps. Her background includes helping people cope with caregiver stress, communication problems, and the emotional impact of domestic violence and immigration challenges. She has supported people facing isolation, social anxiety and phobia, post-traumatic stress, and issues related to military service.
Sessions focus on skills that can be used between meetings, such as stress management, emotion regulation, and clearer communication. Silvia keeps language simple and uses concrete tools that fit daily life. She emphasizes steady progress over quick fixes.
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Silvia encourages anyone taking the step toward help to acknowledge that courage and to reach out when ready.
What Silvia works with
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Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| 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
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Silvia draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and healing from trauma. One common approach she uses helps people learn to manage overwhelming emotions through step-by-step strategies for stress reduction and grounding. This approach is useful for anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and moments of crisis.Another approach emphasizes building communication skills and increasing self-esteem through structured practice and feedback. It helps people struggling with low confidence, relationship communication problems, and social anxiety by teaching concrete ways to express needs and set boundaries.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Silvia will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. She adapts tools and pacing so clients can try methods and decide what fits their life and needs.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video helps replicate an in-person conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options aim to make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
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