Andres Ruiz, LMFT

About

Marriage & Family Therapist in Los Angeles, CA. Works with Anxiety, Coping Skills and Depression. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Anger Management
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships

Types of therapy

• 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.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• 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.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• InterventionHelp planning and running an intervention, where family and friends come together to encourage someone, often with an addiction, to accept treatment.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• Play TherapyUses play, toys and games to help children express feelings and work through problems in a way that suits their age.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• 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

Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression, ADHD, Adoption, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Career Counseling, Child, Chronic Impulsivity, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family Conflict, Grief, Impulse Control Disorders, Infidelity, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Veterans

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, CarePartners, Cigna and Evernorth, Coventry, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Evry Health, Geisinger, Government Employees Health Association (GEHA), Harvard Pilgrim, Health Net, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Humana, 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

Adults

Works with

Individuals

Communities

Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, HIV / AIDS Allied, Intersex Allied, Lesbian Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Racial Justice Allied, Sex Worker Allied, Single Parent, Transgender Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education & qualifications