Skip to content
Ivone Umar, PhD

Ivone Umar, PhD

she/her

Licensed in CA #27199
Insurances Accepted: Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna, Health Net/MHN
Speaks portuguese, spanish
I specialize in working with clients who want to resolve emotional or relational life changes.

My Therapy Style

I specialize in working with clients who want to resolve emotional or relational life changes. I do this is by sharing therapeutic practices that serve to overcome emotional distress which, in turn, leads to unhealthy behaviors that interfere with current life goals and values. As we work together in a safe, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship, negative thoughts and behaviors can be changed and replaced allowing clients to free themselves from discouragement, harmful attachments, fearful thoughts, excessive worry, or feeling like they are losing control of their emotions and their lives.

Education & Training

BS - Commerce, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

MS - Educational Administration, Wisconsin International University

MA - Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA

PhD - Psychology. Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA

Get to Know Me

What are your interests outside of work?

Traveling, going for walks, reading, movies, and spending time with friends and family.

What book have you read more than once?

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, it teaches you how to be proactive by having an end in mind and it utilizes an effective interpersonal approach for solving problems.

How do you recharge?

I recharge doing physical activities, sleeping well, and taking care of my nutrition.