- Client-centered approach
- Thought pattern work
- Mindfulness skills
About Luz
Luz Venegas is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in California with 13 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or struggling with self esteem. She also supports those coping with trauma, grief, loss, and relationship concerns.
Her approach centers on a respectful, compassionate relationship. She adapts conversations and plans to each person’s needs. Sessions are meant to be practical and straightforward, with an emphasis on what will help in day-to-day life.
Luz draws on several evidence-informed methods to guide sessions. She uses client-centered techniques to listen and follow the client's lead. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep people stuck.
She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and Mindfulness Therapy to build present-moment awareness. Motivational Interviewing is used when people want help finding motivation for change.
Over her career, Luz has worked with a wide range of concerns including abandonment, attachment issues, chronic illness and pain, hospice and end-of-life counseling, immigration-related stress, and feelings of isolation. She aims to help people find clearer direction and greater calm amid difficult situations.
If you are considering starting therapy, Luz frames the work as a collaborative process. She focuses on practical steps and tailors support to what matters most to each client.
Her approach centers on a respectful, compassionate relationship. She adapts conversations and plans to each person’s needs. Sessions are meant to be practical and straightforward, with an emphasis on what will help in day-to-day life.
Luz draws on several evidence-informed methods to guide sessions. She uses client-centered techniques to listen and follow the client's lead. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep people stuck.
She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and Mindfulness Therapy to build present-moment awareness. Motivational Interviewing is used when people want help finding motivation for change.
Over her career, Luz has worked with a wide range of concerns including abandonment, attachment issues, chronic illness and pain, hospice and end-of-life counseling, immigration-related stress, and feelings of isolation. She aims to help people find clearer direction and greater calm amid difficult situations.
If you are considering starting therapy, Luz frames the work as a collaborative process. She focuses on practical steps and tailors support to what matters most to each client.