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      <image:caption>To provide access to education, support, and therapeutic healing to nurture, thrive and influence the overall wellness of mothers and their growing families. Well-Mamas Counseling is therapeutic space where individuals in different phases of their mothering journey can be supported by mental health professionals to overcome the challenges of the many transitions that happen in life. Our goal is to support families in forming authentic relationships.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>For many families, entering this stage of life can be confusing and overwhelming, typically this is not how they envisioned these changes to impact them. For mothers, the numerous adjustments occurring simultaneously, can overwhelm their emotional and physical well-being. The shift from individualistic care to caring for another, is often met with periods of adjustments that significantly impact all facets of life. The state of becoming a mother, known as matrecence, involves similar hormonal and identity transitions that are seen in adolescence but is rarely spoken of. By giving the transition to motherhood a name, we normalize what so many women experience. While many women experience mild mood changes known as “baby blues” as a part of their matrecence adjustment, 15-20% of women experience more significant symptoms of depression and anxiety. One in 10 partners will also experience significant distress during the adjustment into parenthood. These conditions are referred to as Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs). PMADs are the leading complication of childbirth, however, with support, these conditions are preventable, treatable and are not lifelong.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Services - Reaching out for help takes courage, particularly because this is done during a person’s most vulnerable moments. The therapeutic relationship with your chosen therapist is meaningful and important in helping to create lasting change and space for healing. Counseling can address many of life’s difficulties, including experiences with depression, anxiety, conflictual relationship and trauma. At Well-Mamas Counseling, we support you in addressing the  challenges that matter the most to you.</image:title>
      <image:caption>We often get asked, “Do I have to be a parent to receive services at Well-Mamas?” The answer is no. We work with adults who are navigating different challenges in life such as transitions in careers, relational trouble, self-esteem, or identity questions.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Services - Using researched-based strategies, our therapists help couples at various stages in their relationships. Couples learn to strengthen and/or rebuild their relationship and commitments to one another by gaining a better understanding of the needs of each partner. Our clinical staff is trained in utilizing the Gottman Method, to help support couples find greater relationship satisfaction.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Itzel - Clinical Approach</image:title>
      <image:caption>Itzel approaches clients with compassion and understanding, as those entering therapy are doing so in their most vulnerable moments. As each individual and family presents with unique needs she understand that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach does not support meaningful change or healing. Itzel’s strength-based approach helps individuals and families uncover resources and inner strengths to help achieve therapeutic goals. Itzel is intentional and integrates holistic and evidence-based practices to help people heal and create meaningful change in the present. Itzel is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) psychotherapy and uses this approach to help individuals heal from distressing life experiences. She also works with couples and parents utilizing the Gottman Method and facilitates the workshop for Bringing Baby Home a workshop series that prepares couples for life with baby. Specialized Trainings Itzel received a Masters of Science in Counseling, Marriage, Family and Child Therapy at the University of Phoenix, San Diego Campus in January 2014. She was a proud member of Alpha-Beta Honor Society, Chapter of Tau Upsilon Alpha. Additionally, she received a Bachelors in Psychology at San Diego State University in May 2009.    Star Behavioral Health Providers, Tier 2: Center for Deployment Psychology, 2020 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), EMDR Institute, 2019 The Gottman Institute, Bringing Baby Home, 2018 Professional Maternal Mental Health Certificate, Postpartum Support International &amp; 2020Mom, 2018 UCSD Play Therapy Certificate Program, In Progress Star Behavioral Health Providers, Tier 1: Civilian Professionals, Military Sensitivity Training, 2015 The Incredible Years Training, Child and Parent Group Leader, 2014 The Gottman Institute, Level 1: Bridging The Couple Chasm, 2014 Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, 2014 CA State Certified Domestic Violence Counselor, 2013 Motivational Interviewing, Phase 1 and 2, 2013 Her Passions Itzel is a wife and mama to 2 boys- her 18-year-old stepson and 8-year-old son. She is a native of San Diegan and enjoys spending time outdoors with her family. Itzel also enjoys serving the community and has served as a board member for the San Diego Birth Network organization.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Claudia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 97284) and is a strength-based and holistic practitioner who strives to support each individual in finding their path towards resiliency. She is passionate about helping families find and create little moments of joy. Her passion for early childhood and perinatal mental health lead to a postgraduate fellowship in infant-parent mental health. Claudia is an advocate for connecting people to resources and nurturing a person’s connection to their village. Claudia offers individual psychotherapy in San Diego for a wide range of issues. Among them: anxiety, depression, adjustment, grief and loss, trauma, women's issues and maternal mental health. She earned a postgraduate fellowship specializing in Infant-Parent Mental Health and integrates the infant-parent mental health lens  in treatment. Claudia’s special interest is to support caregivers who have experienced trauma, NICU parents, LGBTQ and military families. Specialized Trainings Claudia attended UC Davis and National University where she completed a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology (2011) and National University to complete a Masters of Art in Counseling Psychology (2013). EMDR Therapy with Emphasis in Perinatal Trauma and Maternal Mental Health (2019) Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy for OCD (2020) UC Davis Extension Napa Infant Parent Mental Health Fellowship Graduate (2017-2018) NCAST Parent-Child Interaction Feeding Scale Reliability Certification 02/2017 Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 02/2017 Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (Postpartum Support International) 06/2016 Incredible Years Parenting and Classroom Management Certificate 12/2014 Domestic Violence Counselor Certificate 09/2013 LGBTQI Across the Lifespan (Cultural Competency Academy-BHETA) 2014 Her Passions Claudia is a wife and mommy. She loves seeing the world through the eyes of her children and enjoys connecting with others. She describes herself as a lifelong student as she loves learning and wishes she could constantly sign up for trainings. Claudia is passionate about advocating for maternal mental health and accessible mental health services. Claudia identifies as a neurodivergent Latina. Claudia served as a member of a board of directors of a local nonprofit organization that served the San Diego perinatal community. Her prior work experience encompasses providing individual, family, and group therapy in a not-for-profit outpatient clinic and school-based setting.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Jenica - Clinical Approach</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jenica is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW 62086) and has experience in working with individuals and families in different settings. She has always been drawn to working with families and children, in different capacities, from nannying several families while in college, working in after-school programs to being a parent mentor of twin families. Her main reason for becoming a Social Worker was to be in a helping profession and be a positive impact on others.  Jenica draws from her personal experience of anxiety and depression, postpartum, after having her identical twin girls. She is excited to support the perinatal wellness of mothers and couples, women’s wellness, and positive parenting. She has a passion for working with children and providing guidance to parents to create a positive environment for children to thrive. Jenica uses a client-centered approach by drawing upon a strength-based, cognitive behavioral therapy and brief solution-focused therapy for individual psychotherapy. Her focus is on supporting individuals who are coping with grief and loss, maternal mental health, anxiety, depression, women’s wellness, caregiving, adjustment, and parents of multiples. Her professional background includes case consultation and counseling with family caregivers who are caring for someone who is frail or cognitively impaired. She is transferring her skills to support the wellness of parents through their journey of parenthood and getting back to her passion, which is what initially drew her to this career.  Specialized Trainings Jenica attended Arizona State University where she graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition and a Minor in Child Development and Family Studies. In 2007, Jenica graduated from San Diego State University with a Master in Social Work and a Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Social Work and Child Welfare and Attendance. Maternal Rage: Implications &amp; Interventions - CBI, 2026 PSI and 2020 Mom Professional Maternal Mental Health Certificate Training (2022) Pregnancy and Infant Loss Training (2022) Exposure and Response Therapy for OCD (2022) Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (2021)  Reproductive Loss 101, 102 (2021) Maternal Mental Health (2021) Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach to Create Rapid, Sustainable Change with Any Client Training (2021) Vicarious Trauma: Recognition and Strategies for Resilience (2020) Understanding Our Own Biases and Assumptions Training (2020) The Suicidal Client: Identify Suicidal Thoughts, Reduce Suicidal Behaviors and Effectively Manage Crisis Situations Training (2020) Anxiety Treatment via Telehealth Training (2020) Coping with Grief during a Pandemic Training (2020) Motivational Interviewing Training (2020) De-escalation for Behavioral Health Service Providers Training (2020) Suicide Assessment and Intervention Training (2019) Geriatric Certificate Training Advanced Behavioral Health Training (2015)       Her Passions Jenica enjoys spending time with her husband and twin girls. In her spare time, she is coaching her daughter’s soccer and softball teams. She enjoys teaching their teammates about the sports she grew up playing. Occasionally she still plays in adult soccer and softball leagues. Additionally, spending time with extended family and friends is very important to her as well.  She continues to stay connected to the non-profit, San Diego Parents of Twins Club, where she served on the board for several years, and continues to support twin parents through this club. Jenica became a member when she was pregnant and found it an essential part of support in the beginning stages of parenthood and tries to give back to the members, when able.</image:caption>
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