
Cristina Arenales
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT (she, her)


Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $180
- Couple Sessions $215
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Optum
- Oxford
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network

Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 150137 Cristina Arenales
- In Practice for 7 years
- Attended Vanguard Univeristy of Southern California , Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology , Graduated 2020
Education and Years In Practice
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- LGBTQ+
Expertise
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Codependency
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Lesbian
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Personality Disorders
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Religious trauma
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
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Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Psychodynamic
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Artful Healing

Join us in this support group where we come together to share our day to day experiences and feelings while we work with clay. This group focuses on centering embodiment, connection to others, and play. Whether you want to open up and talk or simply listen, this space is here for you. We will engage with clay as an avenue for working towards embodiment. What you do with the clay is entirely up to you. This clay is yours to mold and shape in a way that feels most authentic to you.
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Forbes IFT
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Navigating Queerdom

As a queer therapist, I understand the beauty and complexity of the coming out process. It can be both exhilarating and frightening. This group is here to support you, regardless of your coming out experience. Being queer can sometimes feel like an underrepresented and misunderstood identity, leaving individuals unsure of what their life can look like and how to navigate the unique challenges and celebrations that come with being queer. The aim is to provide a sense of community and a space to process your biases, queer culture, attachment, sex, and how to navigate difficult family or relationship dynamics. Really any and all things sexuality.
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Virtual Group
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Multicultural Connections

A group for individuals growing up influenced by multiple cultures often not feeling belonging in either one, and/or having parents/caretakers that desired to assimilate and americanize cutting away from language and culture. If you desire to find community and have a space to process the unique experiences and feelings and seek support at a time like this, in this political climate, this group is for you!
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Virtual Group
4060 Campus Dr,220,
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Location
Primary Location
Forbes Individual and Family Therapy
4060 Campus Dr.,220,
STE #220
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 649-2356Email me
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