- Practical skill building
- Warm and direct approach
- English and Spanish
About Soraya
Soraya Avalos is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship strain, and depression. She focuses on practical steps clients can use right away. Conversations are tailored to each person's situation and pace. She offers support for coping with life changes and figuring out what matters next.
Her approach is straightforward and respectful. Sessions mix talking through what feels hard now with skills practice to handle overwhelming moments. Soraya often uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.
She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find motivation for change, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, short-term goals that feel achievable. Internal Family Systems ideas may be used to notice different inner parts that influence decisions and feelings. These methods are adjusted to match each person’s needs.
Soraya works in California and speaks English and Spanish. She treats concerns such as attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, impulsivity, life purpose, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth, social anxiety and phobia, and women’s issues. Her style is warm, patient, and practical.
Starting therapy is framed as a collaborative process. She helps people set realistic goals, track small wins, and build skills they can use between sessions. The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Her approach is straightforward and respectful. Sessions mix talking through what feels hard now with skills practice to handle overwhelming moments. Soraya often uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.
She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find motivation for change, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, short-term goals that feel achievable. Internal Family Systems ideas may be used to notice different inner parts that influence decisions and feelings. These methods are adjusted to match each person’s needs.
Soraya works in California and speaks English and Spanish. She treats concerns such as attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, impulsivity, life purpose, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth, social anxiety and phobia, and women’s issues. Her style is warm, patient, and practical.
Starting therapy is framed as a collaborative process. She helps people set realistic goals, track small wins, and build skills they can use between sessions. The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.