Lourdes Mayes, LCSW

Lourdes Mayes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 21 years of experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, grief, stress, relationship concerns, and addiction, and she offers services in both English and Spanish.

She focuses on understanding how life events, relationships, and habits contribute to current problems. Sessions emphasize practical strategies to manage strong emotions such as anger, overwhelming anxiety, or grief. Lourdes also helps people build clearer communication and improve intimate connections when those areas feel strained.

Her approach combines evidence-based methods like cognitive behavioral strategies and skills from dialectical behavior therapy with acceptance-based ideas. She uses attachment-informed thinking to look at how past relationships shape present patterns. In session, clients can expect straightforward skill practice alongside reflective conversation about what gets in the way of change.

She guides people through small, concrete steps: practicing new ways to talk with others, testing different coping skills, and noticing what helps or hinders progress. For those managing substance use or compulsive behaviors, she works on identifying triggers and building alternatives that fit daily life.

Lourdes invites clients who are ready to share and try new approaches to problem solving. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where goals and methods are adjusted as work proceeds. People who want help balancing emotions, improving relationships, or coping with life transitions will find a clear, practical focus in sessions.

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