Omar Alba Valdez
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
About Omar
My name is Omar, and I am a clinical social worker. I graduated from Loyola University and have worked in social services for more than a decade.
I strongly believe that healing happens through understanding, connection, and curiosity. My work is grounded in a relational, meaning-centered approach while integrating evidence-based practices tailored to each client’s unique needs and goals.
As a proud immigrant and member of the LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and neurodiverse communities, I bring both professional expertise and lived experience to my work. These experiences have strengthened my commitment to equity, inclusion, and compassionate care.
My approach is person-centered and trauma-informed, drawing from psychodynamic therapy, CBT, DBT, IFS, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and somatic practices. Rather than adhering rigidly to any one modality, I thoughtfully integrate different therapeutic approaches to meet clients where they are and support their unique journey toward healing, growth, and self-understanding.
What Omar helps with
- Depression
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Somatization
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