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Yvette Garcia

VirtualHigh Satisfaction Rate

9 years of experience

Verified by Octave
In California
Accepting 6 Insurance providers

Meet Yvette

Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or weighed down by past experiences? You’re not alone. As an EMDR therapist, I specialize in supporting women—especially mothers—who are navigating anxiety, trauma, self-doubt, and the pressures of everyday life. Whether you’re constantly second-guessing yourself, battling intrusive thoughts, or carrying the emotional weight of a difficult past, I’m here to help you find relief, healing, and renewed confidence.

Whether you’re constantly second-guessing yourself, battling intrusive thoughts, or carrying the emotional weight of a difficult past, I’m here to help you find relief, healing, and renewed confidence.

Communication Style

  • Authentic
  • Calming
  • Challenging
  • Empowering
  • Exploratory

Specialties & Approaches

Specialties

Focus Areas

  • BIPOC
  • Parents
  • Immigrants

Approach

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Psychodynamic
  • Solution-Focused
  • Strengths-Based

Licensed In

Locations

Virtual appointments available for California residents

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Session Details

Practices in

Additional

Interests

Insurance Accepted

Credentials & Verification

Verified by Octave

License number

Education

Yvette Garcia, Licensed Clinical Social Worker License #75544 (exp January 2027)

Calculate Cost & Insurance

$28

/ session on average with insurance

Frequently asked questions

Yvette Garcia accepts Anthem Blue Cross of CA, Out-of-State BlueCard PPO, Blue Shield of California, Prime Health, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, and Centivo. 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 California are estimated at $205-250 per session.

Yvette Garcia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Yvette is licensed to practice in California, so clients located in California can book sessions. Yvette’s California license number is 75544, 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.

Yvette Garcia has been practicing therapy for 9 years. Yvette’s education and training include MSW, Social Work, California State University. Over that time, Yvette has worked closely with BIPOC, Parents, and Immigrants.

Yvette Garcia works with BIPOC, Parents, and Immigrants and specializes in Anxiety, Life Transitions, Stress, and Trauma. These are the areas where Yvette spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Yvette is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Yvette Garcia draws on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Yvette’s style is authentic, calming, challenging, empowering, and exploratory. In Yvette’s words: “Whether you’re constantly second-guessing yourself, battling intrusive thoughts, or carrying the emotional weight of a difficult past, I’m here to help you find relief, healing, and renewed confidence.”

Yvette Garcia (she/her) offers therapy in English and Spanish. Yvette identifies as Hispanic/Latinx.

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

Your first session with Yvette Garcia is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Yvette 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 Yvette’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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