Ana Frias-Bravo

LMFT
Accepting Clients

You don’t have to choose between honoring where you come from and becoming who you are.

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California

Services
  • Individual
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

Many of the people I work with are first-generation adults, students, creatives, caregivers, immigrants, and members of Latinx communities who navigate multiple worlds every day. They may be experiencing anxiety, grief, burnout, family responsibilities, cultural expectations, identity questions, or the feeling of “in between.” You don’t have to explain your culture before talking about your pain.

My Background and Approach

Whether you're navigating anxiety, life transitions, family expectations, cultural identity, migration, or simply feeling disconnected from yourself, therapy can become a space to reconnect with your own stories rather than the stories others have written about you. My work is informed by Narrative Therapy, attachment-based approaches, psychodynamic perspectives, and community-based healing practices. Together, we explore not only personal experiences but also the broader cultural, historical, and systemic contexts that shape our lives. Therapy can be a place where your language, history, relationships, and community are recognized as part of your healing—not something that needs to be translated or left at the door.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe healing doesn’t happen by separating ourselves from our identities—it happens by reclaiming them. Whether through conversation, storytelling, creativity, or reflection, therapy becomes an opportunity to reconnect with preferred stories of identity, resilience, and belonging. My clinical work is deeply informed by community practice through Casa Colibrí, where I facilitate culturally grounded workshops integrating storytelling, creativity, movement, and collective care. My approach is collaborative, curious, and deeply respectful of each person’s knowledge about their own life.

Techniques I Use

Other Techniques
  • Attachment Theory
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy

Issues I Treat

Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Burnout
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Immigration/Acculturation
  • Racial Identity
  • Self-Esteem
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Teen Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 9 years of practice
  • Languages: Español
  • Rate: $150 - 150/session

Reach out to Ana