- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Guadalupe
Guadalupe Rios is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people navigate addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, and depression. She speaks English and Spanish and practices in California. Guadalupe aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and respectful.
She focuses on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through hard feelings and difficult memories. Sessions are conversational and practical.
Background and approach
She listens for patterns and helps people find steps they can try between meetings. Guadalupe draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She blends those with client-centered and attachment-based ideas to meet people where they are.
The work often combines emotion-focused conversation with simple skills practice. Her background includes long-term clinical work across a range of concerns tied to life transitions. This includes work related to aging and geriatric issues, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and immigration-related stress.
She also has experience with first responder and veteran issues, and HIV/AIDS related care. Guadalupe supports people facing postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder, and challenges from prejudice and discrimination. She also has experience addressing process addictions and sexual assault recovery.
Her approach is steady, patient, and focused on practical next steps.
What Guadalupe works with
Everything Guadalupe lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Guadalupe helps people with.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Aging and geriatric issues
- First responder issues
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
Approaches Guadalupe lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for grief, depression, or process addictions where getting unstuck matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral changes; it often helps with depression, anxiety, and skills for managing urges.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Guadalupe will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and adapt methods over time. That means trying practical exercises together, checking what helps, and shifting tools if something isn’t working.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good when visual cues help the conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits quick check-ins, and messaging can support short updates or goal tracking between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around parenting schedules and other daily demands, while keeping the focus on steady progress and usable skills.
Questions people ask about Guadalupe
What concerns does Guadalupe commonly help with?
She helps people dealing with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, and depression, along with related issues like postpartum depression and process addictions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical, with a calm, nonjudgmental tone. She focuses on listening first, then suggesting small steps and skills to try between sessions.
What kind of professional background does she have?
Guadalupe has 25 years of clinical experience working across a range of settings and concerns, including hospice and end-of-life care, aging issues, and support for first responders and veterans.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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