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Jazmín Barrera, LMFT

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Jazmín

Jazmín Barrera is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California with more than 13 years of clinical practice.

Background and approach

Raised in San Francisco's Mission District and fluent in Spanish and English, she brings lived cultural knowledge to her work and draws on both brief and longer-term psychotherapy methods. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, depression, addictions, grief, ADHD, and related life challenges.

Her approach blends client-centered care with cognitive and existential perspectives, integrating mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support practical change. She often incorporates clients' cultural viewpoints to shape treatment goals and strengthen resilience.

Jazmín has experience responding to crises and interventions stemming from immigration-related stressors, community violence, homelessness, substance use, and other complex life circumstances. Over the years she has developed strengths in culturally informed, trauma-aware, and strength-based work that emphasizes empowerment and recovery.

Her bilingual background and community-rooted insight inform a collaborative style that helps clients explore values, build coping skills, and pursue meaningful change.

Approaches that guide online therapy and practical care

Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an empathetic, nonjudgmental space where clients' own goals guide the work; it helps people clarify values, build self-understanding, and increase motivation for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and difficulties with attention and daily functioning. Mindfulness-based techniques cultivate present-moment awareness and stress management skills that support emotional regulation and resilience in daily life.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will explore a client's needs, preferences, and goals together with them and may blend methods to fit the situation. This collaborative aim is to tailor sessions so interventions feel relevant and achievable for the individual.

Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging increase scheduling flexibility and can make it easier to maintain continuity of care. These options allow licensed professionals to deliver therapy in ways that accommodate different lifestyles, work schedules, and comfort levels while focusing on accessible, consistent progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, ADHD, and related challenges listed in her specialties.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and strength-based, combining client-centered techniques with cognitive and existential approaches along with mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support practical change.
How long has she practiced clinically?
She has practiced for 13 years in clinical settings, providing both brief interventions and longer-term psychotherapy.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California holding the credential CA LMFT 141145.
Does she offer services in other languages?
Yes, sessions are available in English and Spanish; she is fully bilingual and was raised in a Spanish-speaking community.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect with clients.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Spanish