Lauren Barretto
Lauren Barretto
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Gender
Female
Ethnicity/Nationality
Filipina American
Language / Dialect
English
community
LGBTQIAA+ / Queer Allied
Neurodivergent Friendly
Racial Justice Allied
Familiarity with Faith
Multifaith
Catholicism
Focus
Anxiety
Cultural & Systemic Oppression
Depression
Grief and Loss
Historical / Intergenerational Trauma
Identity Development
Life Transitions
Relationship Issues
Marriage Issues
Stress
Trauma and PTSD
Perinatal Mental Health
Maternal Mental Health
Treatment
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Expressive Arts Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative Therapy
Person-Centered (Rogerian)
Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Trauma Focused
Somatic Therapy
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Modality
Children / Teens
Individual
About
Welcome! My name is Lauren (she/her/siya) and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Therapy is an act of love. It is bravery. It is revolution. It isn't easy and I would love to accompany you along your journey.
I am a Bay Area born-and-raised, Filipina-American whose parents immigrated from the Philippines in their adolescent years. I'm a daughter of the diaspora and committed to reframing what it means to be a healer. Westernized therapy is often stigmatized, and while it has perpetuated historical trauma on BIPOC communities, I believe that there is an opportunity to reclaim the space so that it truly is holistic, empowering, and inclusive.
I embody this by holistically conceptualizing your story in order to meet your unique needs. Humans are multifaceted, with many intersectionalities of identity. I work towards helping you understand who you are in context of your body, mind, spirit, and history. I also strive to create spaces where clients feel truly seen and heard in order to dismantle shame and address barriers that prevent unhelpful patterns from changing.
My approach to therapy is collaborative, trauma-informed, psychoeducational, and social-justice oriented. I believe there are ways to incorporate creativity, humor, storytelling, and play with traditional talk-therapy, too.
I currently provide individual virtual telehealth sessions for California adults and teens. For more information about my practice, please see my website: kayakotherapy.com
Qualifications
LMFT#140537
MA: Counseling Psychology, concentration: Marriage and Family Therapy (USF)
BA: Sociology (SFSU)
Years in Practice: 7
Location
San Francisco, CA
Online / remote services available
Pricing
$200 — $375 per session
Sliding Scale Available
Accepted Insurance
Kaiser NorCal
Cigna
Blue Shield
