Gabriela Luciana RuizClinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW (she, her)

About

As adults, we often carry the stories of our younger selves—our hopes, hurts, and the patterns we learned early on. My approach to therapy integrates a child and adolescent lens to help you reconnect with those formative parts of yourself, fostering healing, understanding, and resilience. Whether you’re navigating a major life transition, processing grief or loss, or simply feeling called to deepen your self-awareness, I offer a compassionate space to explore your experiences and rediscover balance. Together, we’ll work toward insight, self-compassion, and meaningful change—honoring both who you’ve been and who you’re becoming. Currently, my practice focuses on working with adolescents, young adults and adults navigating life transitions, grief and loss, and identity development, with attention to how early experiences influence present emotional and relational patterns. Drawing on my background in child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapy, I integrate developmental and psy

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