English | Spanish

LANGUAGES

M.S. in Counseling - California State University, Los Angeles

EDUCATION

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Virtual | In-Person in Lakewood Office

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LOCATION

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, AMFT #155784
Supervised by Matt Lehman, LMFT #98173

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Nubia Velasquez

  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Psychoeducation
  • Relational Therapy
  • Somatic / Body-Based Therapy
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma-Informed Care
  • Children
  • Adolescents / Teens
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Groups
  • BIPOC
  • Immigrants / Refugees
  • College Students
  • Caregivers
  • Groups
  • BIPOC
  • Immigrants / Refugees
  • College Students
  • Caregivers
  • Children
  • Adolescents / Teens
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Parent Education
  • Person-Centered / Rogerian
  • Play Therapy
  • EMDR
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Family Education
  • Family Systems
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Humanistic
  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment-Based
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Compassion-Focused Therapy
  • Culturally Sensitive / Multicultural Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Accepting Clients

  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harming/Self-Injury
  • Sibling Issues
  • Sleep Issues/Insomnia
  • Social Problems
  • Stress Management
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Teen Issues
  • Trauma
  • Women's Issues
  • Impulsive Behaviors
  • Infertility/Reproductive Issues
  • Intergenerational Issues
  • LGBTQ+ Issues
  • Life Transitions
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parent/Adult Child
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Perfectionism
  • Postpartum/Perinatal Mental Health
  • Pre-Marital
  • PTSD
  • Coping Skills
  • Couples/Marital Issues
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Family Conflict
  • Friendship Problems
  • Gender Identity (Adults)
  • Gender Identity (Children)
  • Gender Roles
  • Grief & Loss
  • Immigration/Acculturation Issues
  • Abuse (Emotional/Physical/Sexual)
  • Affairs/Infidelity
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Bullying
  • Career/Work Issues
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Child Behavioral Issues
  • Chronic Illness/Medical Issues
  • Class/Socio-Economic Issues
  • Codependency
  • Communication/Conflict

THERAPEUTIC ORIENTATIONs

Issues Treated

  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment-Based
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Compassion-Focused Therapy
  • Culturally Sensitive / Multicultural Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • EMDR
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Family Education
  • Family Systems
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Humanistic
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Parent Education
  • Person-Centered / Rogerian
  • Play Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Psychoeducation
  • Relational Therapy
  • Somatic / Body-Based Therapy
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma-Informed Care
  • Abuse (Emotional / Physical / Sexual)
  • Affairs / Infidelity
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Bullying
  • Career / Work Issues
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Child Behavioral Issues
  • Chronic Illness / Medical Issues
  • Class / Socio-Economic Issues
  • Codependency
  • Communication / Conflict
  • Coping Skills
  • Couples / Marital Issues
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Family Conflict
  • Friendship Problems
  • Gender Identity (Adults)
  • Gender Identity (Children)
  • Gender Roles
  • Grief & Loss
  • Immigration / Acculturation Issues
  • Impulsive Behaviors
  • Infertility / Reproductive Issues
  • Intergenerational Issues
  • LGBTQ+ Issues
  • Life Transitions
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parent / Adult Child
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Perfectionism
  • Postpartum / Perinatal Mental Health
  • Pre-Marital
  • PTSD
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harming / Self-Injury
  • Sibling Issues
  • Sleep Issues / Insomnia
  • Social Problems
  • Stress Management
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Teen Issues
  • Trauma
  • Women's Issues

Specialty Populations

Age range

  • Adolescence [12-20]
  • Young Adult [21-35]
  • Adulthood [35-50]
  • Midlife [50-80]
  • Older Adult [80+]

Client FOcus

Nubia
Hi, I'm 

At our core, I believe we all long for connection and belonging. Yet trauma, upbringing, and systemic barriers can leave us feeling unseen, misunderstood, and lonely. Healing isn’t linear. It can feel messy, endless, and exhausting. But real healing begins when we stop abandoning ourselves in order to move forward and instead allow ourselves to move through what we’ve been taught to avoid.

In therapy, I welcome the parts of you you’ve felt the need to filter. When those parts are met with compassion and safety, something begins to shift. I’ve supported adolescents in understanding the emotions beneath their behaviors, young adults navigating identity and life transitions, couples working through relational ruptures, and survivors of sexual abuse and relational trauma.

As a bilingual Spanish-speaking, first-generation Latina therapist, I recognize how culture, family, and lived experiences shape the way we understand ourselves and move through the world. My goal is to create a space where you can feel genuinely seen and supported. I will meet you exactly where you are, without judgment, without pressure, just presence, compassion, and understanding. Because when one person begins to heal, that healing doesn’t stop with them; it ripples outward into relationships, families, and generations.

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