Gian Sarabia
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Accepting new clients online Counselor of color International clients welcome
About Gian
I am clinically licensed in California with 5 years of professional psychotherapy practice. I have experience in helping clients with anxiety, depression, borderline personality disorder (expertise), psychosis, trauma/abuse, and bipolar disorder. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy shows your own internal compass that desires wellness and emotional health, so that’s great you are looking for the right fit!
What Gian helps with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Gian works
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Internal Family Systems
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Best therapist ever”
- “Professional yet personable. Very attentive and reassuring. Have enjoyed my time working with Gian Michael and look forward to continuing to work together.”
- “Best therapist I’ve ever had, very insightful and makes you think about the underlying reason for your behaviors and actions. Really outstanding therapist, I would definitely recommend.”
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- “Very easy to talk to”
- “I’m so glad I found this therapist I just had two sessions with him and I feel much better. Thank you for that.”
- “Great therapist that provides the tools to help you help yourself. <br /> <br /> Great guy!”
- “Gian is a gentleman, a professional, and extremely knowledgeable. He has gotten me to the best place I’ve ever been in my life as far as understanding myself and straightening out my path. He’s a real blessing!”
- “He makes a deep therapy sessions look like a small talk. He is very aware of my needs. Brings great topics to the table and have a great sense of humor to break the strong topics in the perfect way I like.”
- “While I have just started with him, I feel that he is a good listener and provides excellent feedback on the issues that we have been discussing.”
- “Patient, understanding, and flexible.”
- “Mr. Sarabia is very caring and very respectful I felt comfortable after 2sessions with him I feel my mental health is a lot better highly recommend”
- “Gian is awesome. Makes things simple for me and always understands me.”
- “I love Gian he’s one of my favorite therapists I ever talk to”
- “Gian is great. A real professional who listens and challenges me. He offers great tools for growth and introspection as well as practical application steps for what we discuss”
- “Very knowledgeable,”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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