Gabriela Parra, Therapist
Gabriela Parra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been practicing since 2007. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UCLA and a Master’s Degree in Social Welfare from UCLA.
Gabriela has gained extensive experience in working with young children, adolescents, adults, and older adults over the past 16 years as a mental health therapist. She believes in using a warm, empathetic, and strengths-based approach along with light-hearted humor to foster trust, build therapeutic alliances, and facilitate deeper emotional work with clients. Gabriela has specialized in using cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and solution-focused therapy techniques to help children, adolescents, and adults from diverse backgrounds to alleviate depression, anxiety, and traumatic stress in their lives.
Outside of work, Gabriela enjoys spending time laughing with family, playing with her two 13-year-old dogs, enjoying good music and entertaining television and films, and discovering new foods from different cultures.
Provider Introduction
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Family Therapy: Ages 6-64
- Individual Therapy: Ages 6-64
Areas of Focus
Family Therapy
Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.
- Adoption & foster care
- Attachment issues
- Family conflict
- Ability status
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Ethnic identity
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Panic attacks
- Parenting
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Sexual trauma
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Anxiety
- Depression/feeling down
- Panic attacks
- Self-esteem
- Sexual trauma
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Chronic pain-related issues
- 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
- Fertility
- Focus, concentration & memory
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intense mood changes
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Other women's health concerns
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- PMS & PMDD
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Shield of California (D)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Central Health Plan of California
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Elevance Health (Anthem BC) (D)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Net (MHN)
- HealthSmart
- Kaiser Permanente (NorCal)
- Magellan (D)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- 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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UCLA College of Letters & Science
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UCLA Dept of Social Welfare- now part of Luskin School of Public Affairs
Get Directions
925-282-1778
415-358-4451
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Frequently Asked
Questions
Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Gabriela Parra. You can also call 925-282-1778 to have someone assist you.
Gabriela Parra generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 925-282-1778 to find out Gabriela Parra'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 Gabriela Parra:
- Aetna
- Blue Shield of California (D)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Central Health Plan of California
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Elevance Health (Anthem BC) (D)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Net (MHN)
- HealthSmart
- Kaiser Permanente (NorCal)
- Magellan (D)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- 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 925-282-1778 to see how we can help.
Gabriela Parra is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Gabriela Parra works at:
Yes, Gabriela Parra does offer online telehealth visits.
No, Gabriela Parra is not currently offering in-office visits. They are offering online telehealth appointments.
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