- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Grief
About Lourdes
Lourdes Mayes is a licensed clinical social worker who speaks English and Spanish. She brings 21 years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, depression, grief, stress, addiction, and relationship concerns, including parenting challenges. She focuses on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through what matters most to them.
Sessions emphasize understanding how past experiences affect current feelings and behaviors. Practical skills are taught alongside deeper reflection. Therapy often includes improving communication and problem-solving skills.
Background and approach
Lourdes helps clients build empathy, set boundaries, and repair connection in close relationships. She also addresses intimacy and self-esteem concerns in straightforward, doable steps. Her approach mixes short-term tools and longer-term insight.
That means learning specific strategies to manage strong emotions and practicing new ways of relating over time. Work is tailored to each person’s goals and pace. Lourdes supports people dealing with life changes, compassion fatigue, and loss.
She also offers help for issues like codependency, body image, and substance concerns. Conversations can move from immediate coping to planning healthier patterns for the future.
What Lourdes works with
Everything Lourdes lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lourdes helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Lourdes lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, meaningful actions toward those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practice and skill work, useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and coping with strong emotions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating and can guide work on intimacy, communication, and trust issues.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lourdes works with each person to combine methods that fit their goals and comfort level. Together they try techniques, review what helps, and adjust the plan as needs change.
Online work makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer flexible, ongoing support between sessions. These formats help people access therapy from different locations and at different times while keeping the focus on practical skills and relationship change.
Questions people ask about Lourdes
What concerns does Lourdes commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, self-esteem, bipolar symptoms, trauma and related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style mixes practical skill-building with reflective work. Clients learn tools for managing emotions while also talking through patterns that affect relationships and daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of experience in the mental health field working with a wide range of concerns and life stages.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing in California.
Which languages are supported and are international clients seen?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.
How are sessions delivered?
She uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to connect with clients depending on preference and need.
What does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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