Primary Location
Offers online therapy
I am currently accepting new clients, and am conducting all sessions virtually. Please contact me to set up a free, 15-minute consultation!
About
I am a queer therapist that finds meaning working with individuals with histories of trauma, complex family dynamics, and those in toxic relationships with themselves and others. I also work with LGBTQ couples and mixed neurotype couples who want to explore open relationships, polyamory, and how to feel more connected and safer with their partners. My role as a therapist is to help my clients understand the symptoms that once protected them from trauma with the wisdom and compassion of your present self and encourage them to feel confident while you practice new skills to look ahead.
Working with me you can expect our sessions to balance between learning and practicing new skills, exploring your internal world, and processing traumatic events when it is safe to do so.
You deserve to live a life that is not governed by your symptoms. You deserve to live as your most authentic self. If you are questioning whether therapy is right for you, and if we'd be a good fit, I offer a complementary phone consultation which you can request on my website- www.balancepsychotherapy.com
Mario Castelo
“I'm a Latinx, queer therapist. If my bio and approach resonates with you, please reach out! It would be my honor to work with you. ”
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Call or Email Mario Castelo for a free 15 minute consultation now - (916) 314-7745
Finances
- Session Fee: $150 per session
- Couples Session Fee: $150 per session
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Accepted Insurance Plans
- BlueCross and BlueShield
Verify your health insurance coverage when you arrange your first visit.
Qualifications
- License: Illinois / 150.107357
- School: University of Southern California
EMDR Trained, DBT Trained, IFS Trained Level 1.
Endorsements
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Primary Location
Offers online therapy
Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
- LGBTQ+
Issues
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Family Conflict
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Parenting
- Queer, Open Relationships, Polyamory
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Survivors of child sexual/physical abuse & neglect
Client Focus
Ethnicity:
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak:
Spanish
Age
- Adults
Communities
- Gay Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Non-Binary Allied
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Queer Allied
- Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Individuals
Last Modified: 16 Mar 2023
(916) 314-7745