About Soledad
Soledad Hess is a California-licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience. She currently works in middle school mental health and has also supported students at the high school level. Her practice includes helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, and low self-esteem.
She draws on straightforward, practical conversations to build coping skills. Sessions can include creative options such as art, music, or writing when a client prefers those tools.
Background and approach
She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every interaction. Hess has provided grief support in hospice settings and has worked with people affected by trauma using trauma-informed practices. That experience shapes how she approaches panic, post-traumatic stress, and related anxiety concerns.
She can help people struggling with parenting challenges, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care questions, and attachment concerns by offering behavior-focused strategies and communication tools. Smoking and vaping cessation, drug and alcohol addiction, and relapse coping are also addressed in sessions. Work with her starts by shaping a plan together that fits each person’s needs and goals.
She adapts language and pacing so sessions are comfortable and accessible. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she acknowledges that courage is part of beginning therapy.
Approaches that support anxiety and life stress online
Soledad uses evidence-based techniques that focus on building practical coping skills. One approach emphasizes skill-building for anxiety and panic - teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to reduce avoidance and improve daily functioning. Another approach centers on behavior and problem-solving for addictions and habit change - identifying triggers, planning alternatives, and practicing new routines to reduce substance use and smoking or vaping.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and what feels comfortable, then try methods that fit. If creative options like art or writing appeal, those can be folded into the plan alongside conversation and skills work.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access. Video calls let people use visual cues and do longer therapeutic work. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging suit quick progress notes, brief reflections, or moments when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to meet around school schedules, work breaks, or caregiving duties while staying consistent with therapy goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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