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Jasmin is bilingual in Tagalog and English and has extensive experience and training in
working with underserved low-income individuals and families in community mental
health clinics. She implements trauma-informed care in her practice, having worked
with culturally-diverse clients with moderate to severe mental illnesses. She has worked
with adolescents and their families, adults and older adults (65+) with various
presenting issues, including behavioral problems, anxiety, depression, safety concerns,
intergenerational trauma, grief and bereavement, familial issues, incarceration,
substance use, relationship difficulties and life transitions. Her clinical experiences
include: working for the San Diego County at CRF Nueva Vista Family Services and
South Bay Guidance Center, where she gained training on how to thoroughly assess for
safety and conduct risk assessments, utilize Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT),
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused
Therapy and psychodynamic interventions. She processes a client’s past to help them
tell their story, discuss present issues impacting their lives and speak about the future
to create goals, integrating all three in order to create a toolbox of skills to help clients
manage their symptoms and behaviors to achieve an overall increased sense of control
and better wellbeing.
● Enhance self-awareness and develop self-advocacy skills
● Improve symptom and stress management
● Enhance problem-solving skills
● Identify and leverage strengths
● Promote empowerment
● Cultivate resilience
Clinical Orientation
● Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
● Solution Focused Therapy/Strengths-Based Therapy
● Dialectical Behavioral Therapy/Mindfulness-Based Therapy
● Narrative Therapy
● Psychodynamic
