- Anxiety and depression
- Adoption and foster care
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Paloma
Paloma Chavez is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist with 13 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, and major life changes. Her work often focuses on restoring energy and clarity during difficult transitions.
She builds sessions around a calm, respectful atmosphere where people can talk openly. Sessions focus on practical steps - better communication, coping tools, and ways to manage strong emotions. Paloma pays attention to cultural background and the unique story each person brings.
Her practice includes support for relationship concerns, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, grief, and trauma and abuse. She also offers guidance around adoption and foster care issues and other family-of-origin topics. Paloma uses focused conversation and reflective listening to help people sort through what matters most to them.
Clinical methods include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, psychodynamic ideas, and trauma-focused approaches. These tools are woven into sessions to match each person's needs rather than following a rigid formula. The goal is steady, practical progress people can use between meetings.
People who reach out can expect straightforward language and a collaborative tone. Paloma encourages small experiments and new habits, then reviews what helps. Her aim is to help clients reclaim stability, rebuild confidence, and move forward with clearer direction.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience and goals. It emphasizes listening, validation, and helping people find their own solutions, which can help with self-esteem, relationship challenges, and general life direction.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is about identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new ways of responding. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and practical coping skills.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Paloma will discuss different methods, try techniques, and adjust based on what feels useful for the client's needs and goals. The process is collaborative and paced to each person's comfort.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a brief touchpoint is helpful. It can also make it easier to continue support during life transitions and for people who live far from California-based offices.
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Experience
13+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Paloma commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family matters, parenting, self-esteem, career difficulties, and related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and collaborative, with practical tools, reflective listening, and attention to cultural background to help people make changes between sessions.
What is Paloma's professional background?
She has 13 years of experience providing therapy and has worked with young adults, workplace challenges, social anxiety, and trauma recovery.
Which credential does she hold and where is she based?
Paloma holds an LMFT credential and practices in California.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
She accepts international clients.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.