Our Team

Clinical Psychologist PSY 30818

Doctoral Alma Mater: Georgia State University

Undergraduate Alma Mater: University of Southern California

Therapeutic style in 3 words: authentic, warm and compassionate

Specialty in 1 sentence: She specializes in helping people to understand and have compassion for their struggles, whether it be past trauma, ineffective behaviors, or life stress, in order to heal, change and live a meaningful life.

About 

She is a licensed clinical psychologist with nearly a decade of experience in the treatment of trauma, anxiety, depression and other mental health concerns. She has extensive training in evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, as well as specialized training in Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure for trauma.

Her approach to therapy is to provide a safe, non-judgmental space for you to explore and understand your struggles and to help you obtain the tools necessary to be more effective in living the life you want. She believes it is by having acceptance and compassion for the things you may not like about yourself or want to change that you are able to find more effective ways of experiencing and living your life. He goal as a therapist is to understand and appreciate your unique life experience in order to help you do this.

In addition to private practice, she has worked as the Team Lead on the women’s unit of a mental health residential rehabilitation treatment program and currently work in a medical center’s outpatient mental health clinic, where she provides psychotherapy and supervise trainees. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her graduate degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta. She looks forward to taking these experiences and helping you with your current circumstances.

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Clinical Psychologist PSY 31388

Doctoral Alma Mater: University of Southern California

Undergraduate Alma Mater: University of California, San Diego

Therapeutic style in 3 words: Authentic, Curious, and Compassionate

Specialty in 1 sentence: I specialize in helping people learn ways of rescripting their life and engaging in more effective behaviors whether that be related to their addiction, past traumas, depression, work stress, or relationship difficulties.

About

He is a Clinical Psychologist with years of research and clinical experience working in academic medical centers and addiction treatment facilities. His work focuses specifically on the evidence-based treatment of addiction, trauma, and mood disorders, such as anxiety and depression. He sees his goal in therapy as helping you truly understand the parts of your life most impacting you in order to gain the tools, insights, and skills necessary to live the life you want. He hopes to help you write new scripts to your life, engage in behaviors that are more effective, and ultimately have a new emotional experience that will provide the pathway to the life you want.

He provides individual, couples, and group therapy focused on these issues as well as other concerns, such as life transition, work stress management, etc. Throughout his work, he uses evidence-based treatments and have been trained extensively in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, as well as Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure for Trauma.

He strives to come from a place of compassion and empathy because, as humans, we all have patterns, messages, and lessons that constantly show up in our lives. These patterns seem to show up over and over but with a similar theme. The more conscious and mindful we can become of these patterns, the more freedom we can have from them.

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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST PSY 32483

Doctoral Alma Mater: University of Southern California

Undergraduate Alma Mater: Boston College

Therapeutic style in 3 words: genuine, thoughtful, present

Specialty in 1 sentence: I specialize in helping people recognize and free themselves from unhelpful patterns in their lives to increase their sense of meaning and their understanding of themselves.

About
Gabrielle is a clinical psychologist with years of experience working with clients who are diverse in terms of their identities and their struggles. She sees therapy as a space of honest exploration of who you are, what is most important to you, and what is holding you back from living a more fulfilling life. Her role is to listen carefully and compassionately so that, together, they can identify patterns, especially ones that may not be serving you anymore.  She firmly believes that awareness of these patterns is half the battle. Then, she uses a creative and collaborative approach to help you make changes in how you relate to yourself and how you cope with problems in your life.

She specializes in evidence-based treatment and have extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy as well as psychodynamic, emotion-focused, and mindfulness-based approaches. She provides individual, couple, and group therapy. Throughout her work, she flexibly integrates the above approaches on a moment-by-moment and session-by-session basis to meet you where you are and help you grow.

She often hear from her clients: “I wish I had reached out sooner but I didn’t know how to ask for help.”  Whatever it is you may be struggling with, it’s not a burden you have to carry alone. She would welcome the opportunity to help you on your journey to becoming your future self.

Registered Psychological Assistant 94026049

Doctoral Alma Mater: University of Southern California

Undergraduate Alma Mater: McGill University

My therapeutic style in 3 words: Authentic, Present, and Empathic

My specialty in 1 sentence: I specialize in helping people see and own their strengths, while also learning more effective behaviors and coping styles to manage depression, intense emotions, addiction, trauma, self-harm, or relationship difficulties.
Other Languages: Spanish

About Me:

Dr. Vargas’s clinical specialty is on treating mood disorders, emotion dysregulation, addiction, trauma, and self-harm. She specializes in working with adolescents, young adults, and minoritized people, including ethnic, sexual and gender minorities. In therapy, she uses a strengths-based approach to identify and build on your existing coping skills. She aims to create a non-judgemental space to help you feel truly heard and safe to explore your vulnerabilities and areas for growth. She uses a combination of warmth, directness, and humor to support you in learning new tools and more effective behaviors to live a life you value.

Dr. Vargas approaches therapy with the understanding that we all have problems and patterns we get stuck in. Sometimes it seems like life has played us an unfair hand, and we don’t know how to move forward. Asking for help can be difficult and brave. She sees her role as a guide to help you better understand whatever brought you to therapy, celebrate your strengths, and to develop the tools to take back control of your life.

In addition to her clinical practice with COPE, she is a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA. She received her BA from McGill University, PhD and Master of Public Health from the University of Southern California, and completed her pre-doctoral fellowship at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

She provides individual, couples, family and group therapy using evidence-based treatments. She has extensive training and experience in Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, adoption-specific therapy, and other emotion-focused and mindfulness-based approaches. She is a native Spanish speaker and provide services in English and Spanish. Proveo terapia en español e inglés.