Magaly Phakousonh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California. She brings six years of clinical experience from hospital and community settings. Magaly focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, and struggles with self esteem.
She earned a Master of Social Work from California State University, San Bernardino and has worked with children, adolescents, and adults across many concerns. Her background includes trauma-informed care and support for major life transitions. This experience informs how she shapes each session.
Magaly blends practical skills with warm, collaborative guidance. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also applies Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term goals and find what works now.
Her work often includes DBT-informed skills and mindfulness to improve emotional regulation and reduce reactivity. Sessions emphasize building coping tools, strengthening self-awareness, and addressing communication problems, shame, loneliness, and life purpose questions.
Magaly aims to create a steady, respectful space where clients move at their own pace. She invites people who feel stuck or ready to invest in their mental health to explore change. Parents reading on a phone can expect straightforward support focused on real-life skills and manageable steps.
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Magaly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thinking that increase anxiety or low mood and try small behavior changes to test new ways of coping. That approach works well for stress, worries, and many forms of depression.
She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, short-term goals and focus on practical steps that make a difference quickly. This can help when someone wants to improve communication, move past feeling stuck, or build self-esteem by changing everyday habits.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Magaly will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she will adjust over time based on what helps most.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when life gets hectic. It can also support steady progress through regular, goal-focused sessions that build practical skills and emotional regulation.
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, and self esteem struggles. Additional focus areas include communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative, strengths-based, and practical. Sessions emphasize building coping tools, emotional regulation, and short-term goal work.
What is her clinical background?
She has six years of experience providing mental health services in hospital and community-based settings. That background informs her trauma-aware and transition-focused care.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
Magaly holds an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she practices in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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 this therapist?
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