About Teresa
Teresa Velazquez Navarro is a licensed clinical social worker in California with 10 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. Teresa aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported.
She builds a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can name what feels hard. Sessions are conversational and practical. Teresa listens for patterns that keep problems running and works with each person to try different ways of responding.
How Teresa works
Her approach draws on several methods, including attachment-based work to understand relationship patterns and cognitive behavioral techniques to test unhelpful thoughts. She also uses emotion-focused ideas to help people name and process strong feelings, and dialectical behavioral tools for managing intense emotions and impulses.
Teresa often helps people facing issues such as abandonment, attachment struggles, body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, control struggles, and the fallout from separation. She also supports those coping with guilt, shame, isolation, midlife questions, and mood disorders. Sessions balance practical steps with space to talk through feelings.
Teresa helps people set small goals, try new habits, and check what works. The aim is clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better ways of relating to others.
Teresa lists 15 ways of working on the entry:
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Teresa works with
The areas below are the ones Teresa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| 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
How Teresa's Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current connections and trust. Online sessions can help a person notice those patterns in real time and practice new responses in conversations with the therapist. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at automatic thoughts and behaviors and helps people test small changes; this approach works well over video or phone when homework and thought records are reviewed together.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Teresa collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and daily life. She will talk about options, try approaches, and adjust the plan based on what helps most for symptoms and relationship patterns.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and practicing interpersonal skills. Phone sessions can be easier when low bandwidth is needed or when a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill reminders, and ongoing support between sessions. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with TeresaWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What kinds of problems does Teresa help with?
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
How long has Teresa been practicing?
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Which languages are sessions offered in?
What formats are available for sessions?
How are fees and payments handled?
How do I begin working with Teresa?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions