Vania Baruch

Vania Baruch accepts Centivo, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Prime Health, Aetna, and Regence BlueShield. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Washington are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Vania Baruch is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Vania is licensed to practice in California and Washington, so clients located in any of those states can book sessions. Vania’s Washington license number is LW61550076, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Vania Baruch has been practicing therapy for 10 years. Vania’s education and training include MSW - Social Work, California State University, Long Beach. Over that time, Vania has worked closely with BIPOC, Indigenous Americans, Parents, Immigrants, Neurodivergence, Blended families, Non-monogamous relationships, Students, and LGBTQ+. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Vania is part of that group.

Vania Baruch works with BIPOC, Indigenous Americans, Parents, Immigrants, Neurodivergence, Blended families, Non-monogamous relationships, Students, and LGBTQ+ and specializes in ADHD, Adoption/Foster Care, Anxiety, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Family Conflict, Grief, LGBTQ+, Life Transitions, OCD, Personality Disorders, Relationship Concerns, and Self-Harm, among other areas. These are the areas where Vania spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Vania is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Vania Baruch draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Relational, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Vania’s style is creative, engaging, exploratory, and holistic. In Vania’s words: “My approach to therapy is creative and loving with authenticity at its core.”

Vania Baruch (she/they) offers therapy in English. Vania provides LGBTQIA+ affirming care.

Vania Baruch offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Vania is licensed in California and Washington, and you need to be located in one of those states at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Vania Baruch is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Vania will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Vania’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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