Marieva Lopez LMFT

During our first session I take the time to get to know who you are by building trust and rapport. My main focus is to create a warm and welcoming environment where you feel safe, heard, and comfortable with sharing what brings you to therapy. From there I like to explore current life stressors, symptoms/feelings you are experiencing, along with potential history of symptoms/feelings, what your views of therapy are and what you expect out of our sessions. I like to get a better understanding of where you feel you’re currently at in life so I can meet you there and we can work together in moving forward. I work collaboratively with clients in assisting them with creating and setting their own therapeutic goals. Together we will create SMART goals; goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, with a timeline, in effort to support clients in consistently tracking their progress throughout therapy.

I utilize an integrative approach, which includes but is not limited to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) strategies, and a Holistic therapy; I will assess your current need and utilize the best therapeutic approach to better support your therapeutic journey. My most frequently utilized approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness. These approaches help support clients reflect thinking and behavioral patterns that can be reframed into a positive light.

• California, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, 116176