Graciela "Gracie” Wangsnes , LCSW

Graciela "Gracie" Wangsnes is a California-licensed clinician with ten years of professional experience who offers therapy in both English and Spanish. She holds an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and is licensed in California as CA LCSW 109663. Her practice focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate depression and family conflicts, and address trauma and abuse while also supporting concerns such as self esteem, motivation, and confidence.

Graciela works with a broad set of related issues including body image, guilt and shame, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia. She uses evidence-informed methods tailored to each person, combining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to shape conversations and treatment plans that fit individual needs.

Her therapeutic style is described as warm and interactive, grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Graciela aims to create an open environment where thoughts and feelings can be expressed without judgment, and she collaborates with clients to design a plan that reflects their specific goals and circumstances. Taking the first step toward therapy can require courage, and she acknowledges and supports that effort at the start of the work together.

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