Lourdes Medina

Lourdes Medina accepts Prime Health, Blue Shield of California, Aetna, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Health Net, Anthem Blue Cross of CA, Out-of-State BlueCard PPO, 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.

Lourdes Medina is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Lourdes is licensed to practice in California, so clients located in California can book sessions. Lourdes’s California license number is 111326, 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.

Lourdes Medina has been practicing therapy for 14 years. Lourdes’s education and training include MS - Counseling, University of Phoenix. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Lourdes is part of that group.

Lourdes Medina specializes in Anxiety, Couples Therapy, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Family Conflict, Grief, Life Transitions, Stress, and Women's Issues. These are the areas where Lourdes spends most of their clinical time. Lourdes also sees couples together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Lourdes is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Lourdes Medina draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused. In sessions, Lourdes’s style is affirming, action-oriented, empowering, and direct. In Lourdes’s words: “I am passionate about helping BIPOC and individuals at different phases of life, break cycles.”

Lourdes Medina (she/her) offers therapy in English and Spanish.

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