Robin Alfaro, LCSW

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Los Angeles, CA. Works with Trauma and PTSD, Domestic Violence and Divorce. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Trauma and PTSD
• Divorce
• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Family Conflict
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Racial Identity
• School Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management

Types of therapy

• Client Centered Therapy, Couples Therapy, Holistic
• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Family Therapy, Racial Trauma Recovery, Marital
• FeministConsiders how gender, power and social context affect a person's life and well-being, and aims for an equal relationship between client and therapist.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Trauma and PTSD, Domestic Violence, Divorce, Adolescents/Teens, Child Abuse or Neglect, Anxiety, Child, Coping Skills, Cultural Stress, Job Stress, Legal Stress, Depression, Family Conflict, Infidelity, Marital and Premarital, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Racial Identity, School Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Stress, Teen Violence, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross, Brighton Health, CarePartners, Cigna and Evernorth, Coventry, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Evry Health, Geisinger, Government Employees Health Association (GEHA), Harvard Pilgrim, Health Net, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Independence Blue Cross, Managed Health Network (MHN), MHNet Behavioral Health, Optum, Oscar Health, Oxford, Sentara Health Plans, Sidecar Health, Sutter, TRICARE, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hea

Ages

Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals

Communities

Racial Justice Allied, Single Parent

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

California State University, Northridge

Education & qualifications