Claudia Rios-Gastelum, LMFT
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Gender Pronouns: She, Her, Ella
Clinical Approach
Claudia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 97284) and is a strength-based and holistic practitioner who strives to support each individual in finding their path towards resiliency. She is passionate about helping families find and create little moments of joy. Her passion for early childhood and perinatal mental health lead to a postgraduate fellowship in infant-parent mental health. Claudia is an advocate for connecting people to resources and nurturing a person’s connection to their village.
Claudia is a bilingual (Spanish) and offers individual and conjoint family therapy psychotherapy in San Diego for a wide range of issues. Among them: anxiety, depression, adjustment, grief and loss, trauma, women's issues and maternal mental health.
She earned a postgraduate fellowship specializing in Infant-Parent Mental Health and integrates the infant-parent mental health lens in treatment. Claudia’s special interest is to support caregivers who have experienced trauma, NICU parents, LGBTQ and military families.
Specialized Trainings
Claudia attended UC Davis and National University where she completed a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology (2011) and National University to complete a Masters of Art in Counseling Psychology (2013).
EMDR Therapy with Emphasis in Perinatal Trauma and Maternal Mental Health (2019)
Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy for OCD (2020)
UC Davis Extension Napa Infant Parent Mental Health Fellowship Graduate (2017-2018)
NCAST Parent-Child Interaction Feeding Scale Reliability Certification 02/2017
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 02/2017
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (Postpartum Support International) 06/2016
Incredible Years Parenting and Classroom Management Certificate 12/2014
Domestic Violence Counselor Certificate 09/2013
LGBTQI Across the Lifespan (Cultural Competency Academy-BHETA) 2014
Payment Options
Claudia currently accepts Cash-pay, sliding scale and the following health insurance plans: Evernorth Behavioral Health (formerly Cigna), Health Net/MHN, Aetna and Tricare insurance.
Her Passions
Claudia is a wife and mommy. She loves seeing the world through the eyes of her children and enjoys connecting with others. She describes herself as a lifelong student as she loves learning and wishes she could constantly sign up for trainings. Claudia is passionate about advocating for maternal mental health and accessible mental health services. Claudia identifies as neurodivergent Latina.
Claudia served as member of a board of directors to a local nonprofit organization that served the San Diego perinatal community. Her prior work experienced encompasses providing individual, family and group therapy in a not for profit outpatient clinic and school based setting.