About Graciela
Graciela Dunn is a licensed clinical social worker in California with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She supports individuals who are struggling with mood concerns, low self-esteem, relationship challenges, grief, and panic symptoms. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and designed to be straightforward and practical.
Graciela focuses on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what worries them. She listens for patterns that feed anxiety and low mood and helps clients notice small, usable changes.
Background and approach
Work in sessions often includes identifying unhelpful thoughts, building coping skills, and practicing clearer communication. Her background includes two decades of clinical work across many settings in California. That time exposed her to common struggles such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, abandonment and attachment concerns, and the fallout from separation or divorce.
She uses that experience to offer realistic steps rather than quick fixes. Clients can expect a collaborative approach. Goals are set together and adjusted as progress is made.
Graciela emphasizes practical tools that fit into daily life and habits that support steadier moods and better relationships. She is comfortable addressing complex feelings like guilt, shame, and isolation while also working on issues like impulsivity or control. If someone is looking to reduce panic attacks, handle grief, or rebuild self-confidence, she focuses on steady, manageable progress.
Therapeutic tools and how they work online
Graciela uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and building coping skills. One common approach helps people notice and challenge thoughts that increase anxiety or low mood, and replace them with more balanced thinking. This method is useful for panic attacks, persistent worry, and negative self-beliefs.She also draws on skills-based work that targets behavior and emotional regulation. These practices teach concrete strategies for calming the body, managing impulses, and improving day-to-day functioning when stress or chronic illness makes life harder. They are helpful for managing mood swings, impulsivity, and caregiver stress.
Finding the right mix of techniques is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and life demands. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people read facial cues and practice communication skills. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a camera feels uncomfortable. Live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins, skill practice, or on-the-go reflection. These options make it easier to maintain continuity and fit therapy into a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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