Celina Serna, MA

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Los Angeles, CA. Works with ADHD, Anger Management and Anxiety. Sees clients in person. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Has a waitlist for new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Life Transitions
• Peer Relationships
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• 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.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• IFS-informed
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Structural Family TherapyLooks at how a family is organized, its roles, rules and boundaries, and helps reshape patterns that cause problems.
• 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

Waitlist. Contact to join the list for in-person and online therapy.

Accepting new clients

Waitlist

Specialties

ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety, Borderline Personality (BPD), Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Family Conflict, Geriatric and Seniors, Grief, Life Transitions, Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Stress, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna EAP, Anthem, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Independence Blue Cross, Providence

Fees

Individual sessions $150, couple sessions $200; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Cash, Discover, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Zelle

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

California State University, Stanislaus

Years in practice

5

Education & qualifications