- Skill focused
- Strengths oriented
- Mindfulness informed
About Macarena
Macarena Santelices is a licensed clinician with 14 years of experience. She holds an LPCC in California and an LCPC in Maryland and focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, relationships, family conflict, and self esteem. She aims to meet people where they are and support them as they take the first steps toward change.
Her style is collaborative and grounded. She approaches sessions as practical conversations about what feels hard now. She listens for strengths and small wins people can build on. Sessions often focus on clearer communication, managing mood, and boosting confidence in everyday life.
Macarena uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also weaves in mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. These methods are used to address depression, parenting stress, body image concerns, isolation, and life transitions among other challenges.
She has worked across community and clinical settings over more than a decade. That background informs a straightforward approach that balances skill-building and emotional processing. Macarena emphasizes practical steps people can try between sessions to make steady progress.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to Macarena's availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability.
Her style is collaborative and grounded. She approaches sessions as practical conversations about what feels hard now. She listens for strengths and small wins people can build on. Sessions often focus on clearer communication, managing mood, and boosting confidence in everyday life.
Macarena uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also weaves in mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. These methods are used to address depression, parenting stress, body image concerns, isolation, and life transitions among other challenges.
She has worked across community and clinical settings over more than a decade. That background informs a straightforward approach that balances skill-building and emotional processing. Macarena emphasizes practical steps people can try between sessions to make steady progress.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to Macarena's availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability.