About Soraya
Soraya Avalos is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, and depression. She offers steady support for those coping with life changes and searching for clearer direction. She works in a straightforward, respectful way.
Sessions focus on what matters most to each person. Conversations are practical and goal-oriented, with space to process feelings and to build new habits. Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques and skills from dialectical behavior therapy.
Background and approach
She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find momentum and solution-focused ideas to set short-term goals. With fifteen years of experience, Soraya adapts pacing and tools to match each client’s needs. She pays attention to attachment patterns, communication problems, and caregiver stress when those issues are part of the concern.
She also supports people working through separation, grief, or identity questions. Sessions are available in English and Spanish. Soraya tailors the plan to the person sitting across from her, balancing problem-solving with emotional processing.
The emphasis is on small, steady steps that build confidence and ease daily life.
Practical therapy approaches for online care
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It helps people reduce anxiety and shift habits that keep stress high. DBT, dialectical behavior therapy, teaches emotion regulation and coping skills for strong feelings and impulsive reactions. Those skills can ease overwhelm and improve communication. Motivational interviewing centers on uncovering what matters to a person and boosting their own reasons for change. It is useful when someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. You and the therapist will check in about what helps and adjust the plan together as progress happens.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone works when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let you share thoughts between sessions and keep momentum during busy weeks. These options make it easier to get consistent support while balancing work, caregiving, or travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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