Veronica Gutierrez, Psychologist
Veronica Gutierrez, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in California. She earned her Ph.D. from UC Santa Barbara in 2004. She works with individuals of all ages. She has worked with various communities including the LGBTQ, low-income, and racial/ethnic communities.
She speaks both English and Spanish. Her goals in therapy are to help individuals find harmony and stability in their lives and move forward in their life paths, finding happiness and success. She primarily uses Insight Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to find connections between people’s childhood experiences and their current situations, decisions, behaviors, thoughts, and/or feelings.
Provider Introduction
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Family Therapy: All Ages
- Couples Therapy: Ages 18-75+
- Individual Therapy: All Ages
Areas of Focus
Family Therapy
Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.
- Childhood behavioral issues
- General relationship issues
- Marital stress or divorce
- Premarital counseling
- School behavioral issues
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Autism: generally independent
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Caregiving
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Emotional abuse
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gambling
- Gender affirming evaluations
- Gender identity
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Learning challenges
- LGBTQ+
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- PMS & PMDD
- Pornography/sexual behaviors
- Racial identity
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Video game/internet
Couples Therapy
Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Empty nesters
- General relationship issues
- Marital stress or divorce
- Parenthood
- Premarital counseling
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Emotional abuse
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gambling
- Gender affirming evaluations
- Gender identity
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Learning challenges
- LGBTQ+
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenting
- PMS & PMDD
- Pornography/sexual behaviors
- Racial identity
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Sexual trauma
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
- Video game/internet
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Depression/feeling down
- Self-esteem
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Aging
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Empty nesters
- End-of-life challenges
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gambling
- Gender affirming evaluations
- Gender identity
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Learning challenges
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- PMS & PMDD
- Pornography/sexual behaviors
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sexual trauma
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Video game/internet
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Shield of California (D)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Central Health Plan of California
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BC) (D)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Net (MHN)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente (NorCal)
- Kaiser Permanente (SoCal)
- Magellan (D)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare West (TriWest)
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Education
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University of the Pacific
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University of San Francisco
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University of California - Santa Barbara
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University of California, Santa Barbara
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858-279-1223
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Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Veronica Gutierrez. You can also call 858-279-1223 to have someone assist you.
Veronica Gutierrez generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 858-279-1223 to find out Veronica Gutierrez's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Veronica Gutierrez:
- Aetna
- Blue Shield of California (D)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Central Health Plan of California
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BC) (D)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Net (MHN)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente (NorCal)
- Kaiser Permanente (SoCal)
- Magellan (D)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare West (TriWest)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 858-279-1223 to see how we can help.
Veronica Gutierrez is a Psychologist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Veronica Gutierrez works at the following locations:
Yes, Veronica Gutierrez does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Veronica Gutierrez is currently offering in-office visits at the following locations:
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