About Soledad
Soledad Hess is a California licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience. She currently works as a middle school mental health worker and has also worked at the high school level. Her background includes school-based settings and hospice work, giving her experience with grief and trauma-affected people.
She helps people who struggle with stress, anxiety, panic, and low self-esteem. She also supports those coping with drug and alcohol addiction, smoking or vaping cessation, and anger or control issues.
How Soledad works
Parenting concerns are part of her focus, including behavior support and the strain caregivers face. Soledad uses practical, creative tools when they fit a person’s needs. Art, music, and writing can be part of sessions if a client wants them.
She describes her approach as trauma-informed and adapts conversations and plans to each person’s situation. Her work has included adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and helping people who feel isolated or lonely. She also addresses communication problems, forgiveness, sexuality, and social anxiety or phobia.
Soledad aims for respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care. She helps people take small steps toward clearer goals. If a parent or caregiver is nervous about starting, she acknowledges that first step takes courage and offers steady support.
What Soledad works with
The areas below are the ones Soledad selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Practical approaches and online care
Soledad draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on coping skills and healing from trauma. One approach emphasizes teaching concrete coping strategies for anxiety, panic, and stress so people can manage symptoms in the moment and build stability over time. Another approach centers on trauma-informed practices that help people process difficult experiences safely and restore daily functioning.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for longer work and face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, and flexibility during a busy day.
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