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Serious mental
health challenges
Experience supporting adults living with serious mental illness through individual therapy, group support, crisis assessment, and coordinated community care.
Stability, dignity, and recoveryCARE THAT STARTS WITH YOU
Room to be heard.
Support to move forward.
Life can feel heavy. Finding support shouldn’t add to the weight. I’m Christina, a Registered Associate Social Worker with experience helping people navigate complex mental health challenges.
Currently offering consultation only. Projected to be licensed for private-practice psychotherapy by January 2027.
One step at a time.
CALIFORNIA REGISTRATIONRegistered Associate Social Worker ASW 125693
EDUCATIONMaster of Social Work Clinical focus
CURRENT AVAILABILITYConsultation only Private-practice psychotherapy projected January 2027
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Support for the things
that feel hard to carry.
Every person’s needs are different. My background combines clinical mental health care with the practical support that helps people navigate everyday life.
Serious mental
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Trauma and
substance use
Care informed by an understanding of trauma, including Seeking Safety groups, coping skills, substance use counseling, and harm reduction approaches.
Safety, choice, and compassion03
Children, youth,
and families
A background in therapy, family education, and behavioral support, with collaboration across caregivers, schools, child welfare, and treatment teams.
Connection and understanding04
Navigating care
and resources
Practical experience connecting people with housing, healthcare, community services, and other supports while advocating within complex systems.
A clearer path to supportMY THERAPEUTIC STYLE
The whole person.
The whole picture.
I believe therapy should feel like a partnership—not a place where someone tells you who you are or what you should do. We look at what is hurting, what has helped you survive, and what would make life feel more manageable.
IN EVERYDAY LANGUAGE
What working together may feel like
You set the direction
I listen without judgment and take time to understand your experiences, culture, relationships, and priorities. Together, we choose goals that matter to you and move at a pace that feels safe and realistic.
We make sense of patterns
We notice how thoughts, emotions, past experiences, and current situations may be affecting one another. I help you name what is happening and practice tools for handling intense feelings, stress, and difficult moments.
We build on what is already there
You are more than a diagnosis or a difficult season. We identify the strengths and survival skills you already use, then build practical strategies that fit your life—not a one-size-fits-all plan.
We consider real-life barriers
Mental health does not exist separately from housing, family, work, healthcare, culture, or community. When helpful, we connect emotional support with resources, advocacy, and care coordination.
IN CLINICAL TERMS
An integrative, person-centered approach
My clinical orientation is collaborative, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, strengths-based, and grounded in a person-in-environment perspective. Treatment is individualized according to the client’s goals, readiness, needs, and lived context.
Person-Centered & Strengths-Based
Prioritizes the therapeutic alliance, client self-determination, existing capacities, and collaborative goal setting.
Trauma-Informed Care & Seeking Safety
Emphasizes emotional and physical safety, choice, empowerment, stabilization, coping, and the connection between trauma and substance use.
Cognitive & Behavioral Approaches
Draws from CBT and DBT-informed interventions to examine thought-behavior-emotion patterns and strengthen mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Uses acceptance, present-moment awareness, cognitive defusion, values clarification, and committed action to increase psychological flexibility.
Systems & Ecological Perspective
Considers family, culture, community, institutions, and social determinants of health, integrating advocacy, case management, and interdisciplinary care coordination when appropriate.
Harm Reduction & Recovery-Oriented Care
Meets clients where they are, supports informed choice, reduces risk, and recognizes that recovery is individualized and non-linear.
These descriptions explain Christina’s therapeutic style and clinical perspective. At this time, Christina offers consultation only and is projected to be licensed for private-practice psychotherapy by January 2027.
MEET CHRISTINA
Grounded in experience.
Guided by care.
I’m Christina Guevara, MSW, a Registered Associate Social Worker with a background in community mental health, education, and behavioral support.
My work with Stanislaus County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services has included supporting adults with serious mental illness, as well as children, young people, and families. That experience has taught me to pay attention to both emotional needs and the systems that shape access to care.
Before entering clinical social work, I supported students and people with developmental disabilities in school and community settings. Across these roles, the focus has remained the same: listen carefully, respect each person’s strengths, and help make the next step more manageable.
Start a conversationCONSULTATION INQUIRIES
You don’t need all
the right words.
Just a place to start.
Christina currently offers consultation only. She is projected to be licensed for private-practice psychotherapy by January 2027. Professional collaboration inquiries are welcome, too.
Ask about consultation by email.
Email Christina christinamarieguevara@gmail.comPlease keep your first email brief and leave out sensitive health information. Emailing does not establish a therapist-client relationship.