Angela Alvarado, MS, LMFT
Angela Alvarado is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT125073) who works with teens (13+), adults, couples, and families. She specializes in anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, general relationship challenges, and faith-integrated Christian therapy.
Angela's therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and relational, balancing meaningful insight with deeper emotional exploration. She draws on a range of evidence-based modalities, including CBT, EMDR, DBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy, tailoring her approach to each client she works with. She recognizes that meaningful growth looks different for everyone, and takes the time to understand each person's unique experiences, needs, strengths, and goals; creating a counseling process that feels both supportive and purposeful. Together, she and her clients explore what's contributing to current challenges, build greater self-awareness, and identify practical, meaningful steps toward healing, growth, and lasting change.
Angela has been practicing since 2017 and has since opened her own private practice. She holds an MS in Clinical Counseling from California Baptist University and is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Marriage and Family Therapy, also at California Baptist University. She is EMDRIA-trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and is a member of CAMFT, AAMFT and AACC. Angela has also been as a BBS Clinical Supervisor since 2023 and is passionate about training, mentoring, and equipping the next generation of licensed therapists.
Beyond the therapy room, Angela is part of a Therapy Dog Team with her dog, Lily Rose, through Pet Partners, and the two volunteer together in the community. She is especially passionate about helping clients build effective communication skills, healthy boundaries, and emotional regulation, tools that support lasting change well beyond the therapy session.
Professional memberships:
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
American Associations of Christian Counselors (AACC)
Lily Rose & Angela
Angela and Lily Rose are a therapy dog team with Pet Partners. They volunteer together offering therapeutic animal support at different events in California. Contact us for more information to attend your event at, info@alvaradocounselingservices.com.
