Cristina Plaza Ruiz
Marriage & Family Therapist, EdD, LMFT (she, her)
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I specialize in conducting psychosocial evaluations for immigration cases, including asylum, VAWA, T visa, and U visa, with no waitlist for these services. I’m passionate about mental health and take an integrative approach that includes mindfulness and spirituality. Everyone deserves to feel seen and heard, especially in tough times. I support clients through challenges using a strength-based, family systems approach, helping them grow and thrive.
I am bilingual/bicultural with over two decades of experience providing support, family education, and counseling in culturally diverse settings with immigrant families, working through the adjustment and stress of displacement. I also provide psychological evaluations for immigration cases (U, T visas, Hardship, asylum, and VAWA). Licenses: MN, SD, and AZ.
I strive to offer a welcoming environment with hospitality and a sincere relational approach that is culturally attuned. I believe in the centrality of the therapeutic relationship, which is at the heart of healing. I am looking forward to meeting you!
Call or Email Cristina Plaza Ruiz now for a free 15 minute consultation - (651) 571-5904
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Couple Sessions $190
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa Cristina Plaza Ruiz
Marriage & Family Therapist, EdD, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (651) 571-5904
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Minnesota / 3178 Cristina Plaza Ruiz
- In Practice for 12 years
- Attended Marriage and Family Therapy Bethel Seminary, Marriage and Family Therapy, Graduated 2015
- License: South Dakota 11565 / 2026
- License: Arizona Board of Health Examiners LMFT-15832 / 2026
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Cristina Plaza Ruiz
Marriage & Family Therapist, EdD, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (651) 571-5904
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- Adoption
- Anxiety
- Coping Skills
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Immigration adjustment, contextual stressors
- Infertility
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Social stress
- Spirituality
- Testing and Evaluation
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Cristina Plaza Ruiz
Marriage & Family Therapist, EdD, LMFT
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (651) 571-5904
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Spanish
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Culturally Sensitive
- EMDR
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Psychodynamic
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Relational
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
- Walk and Talk Therapy
Cristina Plaza Ruiz
Marriage & Family Therapist, EdD, LMFT
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (651) 571-5904
Location
Nearby Areas
Counties
Cristina Plaza Ruiz
Marriage & Family Therapist, EdD, LMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (651) 571-5904