Georgette Esquivel-Chand , LMFT, LPCC

Georgette Esquivel-Chand is a dually licensed California therapist, holding LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) and LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) credentials. She focuses on helping people navigate complicated emotional experiences, offering support for depression, anxiety, trauma, anger, and challenges with self-esteem.

Her work is informed by a culturally responsive perspective that honors personal identity and lived experience. Georgette emphasizes building self-compassion, improving communication, and addressing past wounds so clients can move toward greater emotional resilience. She often supports adults facing acute diagnoses, members of multicultural communities, and those undergoing relationship transitions or managing chronic health concerns.

Grounded in challenging yet supportive psychodynamic and psychoanalytical work, her practice balances exploration of underlying patterns with practical tools for daily life. Georgette works collaboratively with each person to identify strengths and develop strategies that align with their goals for growth and healing.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them, and to take actions that align with their values. It is often helpful for anxiety, stress, and patterns that interfere with daily functioning. Psychodynamic Therapy explores how past relationships and unconscious patterns influence current feelings and behavior, offering a path to greater self-understanding and relief from recurring emotional difficulties. Internal Family Systems (IFS) views the mind as made up of different parts and helps clients create more harmony among those parts, which can be useful for trauma responses, shame, and internal conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Georgette Esquivel-Chand works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as work unfolds to ensure the approach stays helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules and needs. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult.