Overcoming the Hurdles of Mental Health in California
where connection meets understanding
About Us
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Welcome to Connected Beings Family Therapy, where we proudly offer bilingual and bicultural teletherapy services to residents of California.
We strongly believe in the power cultural competence and human connection. Our mission is to strengthen family relationships and to provide invaluable support through emotional and behavioral challenges, specially during developmental and life transitions. Using a wide variety of psychotherapy approaches, we offer a nurturing and learning environment for individuals, couples, families, and children in need. The main goal of Connected Beings Family Therapy is to restore attachment ruptures and to enhanced emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, empowering beliefs and grounding mind-body connection. By focusing on attachment relationships and effective coping capacities, we promote personal growth and empower individuals to gain a greater sense of control in their daily lives.
Our compassionate team is here to help you and your loved ones overcome the hurdles of mental health .
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Individual Psychotherapy
Individual psychotherapy supports clients gain insight into their cognitions, emotions and behaviors, develop healthier coping mechanisms, and improve their overall quality of life. The client and the therapist work together to explore issues, identify emotional and cognitive patterns, and develop strategies for positive change. Our experienced therapists use a variety of evidenced based approaches tailored to the client's unique challenges and personality.
Child and Teen Psychotherapy
Child and Teen Psychotherapy is designed for the unique developmental needs of children and teenagers. Therapists use methods suitable for a child's developmental age and maturity, such as play therapy, expressive art, and interactive visual aids to help them verbalize and gain greater awareness of their challenges. Therapists are trained to interpret and work with non-verbal cues from a child's behavior and play pattern. Our trained therapists simultaneously work with the parents of our young clients to resolve conflicts, understand problems, increase co-regulation and restore communication ruptures.
Couples Psychotherapy
Couples Psychotherapy is a form of relational therapy designed to help romantic partners resolve conflicts, improve communication, and strengthen their relationship and emotional bond. It provides a safe, neutral space with a trained professional to address challenges at any stage of a relationship, regardless of marital status, age, or cultural background. Our therapists help couples recognize negative interaction patterns by clearly understanding the emotional triggers, protective behaviors and unmet attachment needs in order to restructure interactions that foster deeper connection, intimacy, and trust.
Psychotherapy Services
Group Psychotherapy
Group therapy involves participants sharing similar experiences and feelings in a confidential environment, which can reduce feelings of isolation, shame and judgement. Through shared experiences and guided discussion, individuals can receive peer support, gain perspective, practice social skills, and develop effective coping strategies. Our professional therapists provide feedback based on observations and interactions among participants as well as providing psychoeducation on their shared experienced. The main goal of our groups is to enhance and support most needed collective healing.
Our Team
Camila Barreto
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Camila Barreto is a dedicated and compassionate bilingual (English/Spanish) psychotherapist and parenting coach, originally from Bogota, Colombia. With extensive training in attachment theory, somatic psychology, child development, bicultural partnerships and neurodivergence, Camila is well-equipped to support individuals, couples and children experiencing complex trauma and attachment ruptures. Camila employs a wide range of therapeutic approaches, including Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP), Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Dialectial Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Her mission is to increase one's emotional regulation toolkit to foster effective growth; overcoming the deepest and most challenging life experiences. Her focus is on creating a safe and nurturing group practice that utilizes the therapeutic relationship as a vehicle to generate healing, compassion and secure attachment relationships within the family unit.
Deyanira Caceres is a intuitive and empathetic bilingual (English/Spanish) clinical associate and suicide prevention program coordinator. Originally from Los Angeles and with Central American roots, Deyanira skilfully integrates a diverse educational and cultural background, coupled with hands-on experience in crisis intervention, traumatic grief therapy and cognitive restructuring. She guides clients in a deeper understanding of everyday stressors and unhelpful limited beliefs to lead to the development of effective mindfullness, stress management and adaptive skills. Deyanira applies strong person-centered views; holding a strong emotional container to ensure that every client feels truly seen, valued and heard. She grounds her approach in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment Based Psychotherapy (ABT), Dialectial Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Deyanira Caceres
Associate Profesional Clinical Counselor
Valeria Quinones
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Valeria Quinones is a balanced and driven bilingual (English/Spanish) clinical associate, parenting trainer and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) practitioner. Originally from Peru, Valeria has a strong background in community mental health, where she has supported families struggling complex situations including child abuse and domestic violence cases, foster youth, juvenile court cases and children with learning and developmental differences. Valeria is passionated about advocating for the well-being of people of color, addressing issues of masculinity and promoting male mental health. Valeria applies psychodynamic techniques to help clients make connections between past family experiences and present-day challenges. Valeria utilizes a wide range of treatment approaches including Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (PDT), Attachment-Based Family Psychotherapy (ABFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Alba Hernandez
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Alba is an experienced and caring bilingual (English/Spanish) clinical associate, mindfulness practitioner and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Practitoner. As a biracial therapist, born to a Mexican mother and an African American father, Alba understands the complexities of racial and cultural identity. Alba strives to create an inclusive, non-judgmental space where everyone's unique story is honored and respected. Alba utilizes a collaborative, evidence-based approach tailored to your specific needs. She implements skills and interventions from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally Focused Psychotherapy (EFT) and Narrative Therapy (NT).
Daisy Estrada
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor
Daisy is an insightful and attuned bilingual (English/Spanish) Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC). Daisy has comprehensive experience as an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant and Behavior Technician. Rooted in Mexican-American heritage, Daisy bridge cultures and generations, connecting hearts through the therapeutic process as she helps children, parents, couples and educators build strong emotional foundations and develop perspective and insight. Daily works diligently to increase group healing and resilience related to racial trauma and the current political climate. Daisy integrates evidenced-based approaches including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and the Gottman Method Couples Therapy (GMCM).
Psychotherapy Approaches
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Emotionally Focused Psychotherapy
Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy
Internal Family Systems
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
