Giselle Jarvis

Giselle Jarvis pursued higher study in psychology and social work out of a long-standing interest in the brain and a desire to help people feel better emotionally. Her training, clinical experience, and practice led to earning a professional license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California (CA LCSW 115431).

She has developed a psychotherapy practice that includes offering services in both English and Spanish, and she has worked with people across a range of ages and life circumstances. Over five years of clinical work, she has focused on concerns such as stress, anxiety, family issues, grief, bipolar disorder, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

Giselle has provided care for individuals with diverse diagnoses, including autism and Down syndrome, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety and acute distress, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, grief, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder. Her clinical approach draws from modalities like mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), behavioral activation, applied behavior analysis (ABA) for autism and Down syndrome, and music memory therapy.

She describes herself as honored and humbled to build therapeutic relationships; through mutual trust and commitment, she aims to support clients in reaching their mental health goals.