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Cindy Villaverde

VirtualHigh Satisfaction Rate

7 years of experience

Verified by Octave
In California
Accepting 7 Insurance providers

Meet Cindy

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California helping individuals navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, postpartum concerns, and life transitions. I specialize in supporting mothers and caregivers through the emotional demands of parenthood. Using evidence-based approaches like CBT, DBT, CPT, and mindfulness, I provide warm, culturally responsive therapy to help you build emotional awareness, resilience, and self-compassion for healing and meaningful change.

I provide warm, culturally responsive therapy to help you build emotional awareness, resilience, and self-compassion for healing and meaningful change.

Communication Style

  • Affirming
  • Empowering
  • Mindful
  • Open-minded
  • Warm

Specialties & Approaches

Specialties

Focus Areas

Approach

Licensed In

Locations

Virtual appointments available for California residents

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Session Details

Practices in

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Credentials & Verification

Verified by Octave

License number

Education

Cindy Villlaverde, Licensed Clinical Social Worker License #90332 (exp July 2027)

Calculate Cost & Insurance

$28

/ session on average with insurance

Frequently asked questions

Cindy Villaverde accepts Centivo, Anthem Blue Cross of CA, Out-of-State BlueCard PPO, Blue Shield of California, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Health Net, and Prime Health. 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.

Cindy Villaverde is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Cindy is licensed to practice in California, so clients located in California can book sessions. Cindy’s California license number is 90332, 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.

Cindy Villaverde has been practicing therapy for 7 years. Cindy’s education and training include MSW - Social Worker, Mental Health Concentration, California State University. Over that time, Cindy has worked closely with Parents, Immigrants, Students, and Latine Community.

Cindy Villaverde works with Parents, Immigrants, Students, and Latine Community and specializes in Anxiety, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Depression, Grief, Immigration, Life Transitions, Pregnancy/Peripartum/Infertility, Stress, and Workplace Stress. These are the areas where Cindy spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Cindy is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Cindy Villaverde draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Cindy’s style is affirming, empowering, mindful, open-minded, and warm. In Cindy’s words: “I provide warm, culturally responsive therapy to help you build emotional awareness, resilience, and self-compassion for healing and meaningful change.”

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

Cindy Villaverde offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Cindy 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 Cindy Villaverde is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Cindy 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 Cindy’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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