Self Discovery Mental Health

Where insight becomes healing

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Our Mission

At Self Discovery Mental Health, our mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based therapy that supports individuals in understanding themselves more deeply while navigating life’s challenges. We aim to create a safe, inclusive space where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered to heal, grow, and develop meaningful change.

Our Vision

Our vision is to expand access to thoughtful, culturally responsive mental health care for individuals and families across California. We strive to bridge the gap between emotional wellness and healthcare by supporting those navigating life transitions, medical challenges, perinatal experiences, grief, and complex family dynamics.Self Discovery Mental Health seeks to normalize therapy as an essential part of overall well-being and to reduce barriers that have historically limited access to quality mental health support.

Our Core Values

🤍 CompassionWe approach every client with empathy, respect, and genuine care, recognizing the courage it takes to seek support.Growth & Self-DiscoveryWe believe healing begins with understanding. Therapy is a collaborative process that encourages insight, resilience, and personal growth.Equity & AccessibilityWe are committed to culturally responsive care and awareness of the social and systemic factors that impact mental health.Evidence-Based PracticeOur work integrates research-supported approaches such as CBT, solution-focused therapy, and family systems theory to provide effective, meaningful treatment.CollaborationWe view therapy as a partnership, honoring each client’s lived experience and individual strengths.

Our Team

Jennifer Anguiano, LCSW 99217, provides compassionate, evidence-based therapy for individuals and families navigating emotionally complex and life-changing experiences. She specializes in supporting clients facing perinatal and postpartum challenges, adjustment to chronic or complex medical conditions, traumatic NICU experiences, grief and loss, and significant life transitions.Jennifer offers a calm, supportive space where clients can slow down, process overwhelming experiences, and reconnect with a sense of stability and self-understanding. Her therapeutic style is collaborative, grounded, and trauma-informed, helping clients feel both emotionally supported and practically guided as they work toward healing and meaningful change.With more than ten years of clinical experience, Jennifer brings extensive knowledge working with individuals impacted by medical stress, caregiving demands, family dynamics, and systemic stressors. She is a member of the Postpartum Support International (PSI) network, reflecting her commitment to specialized, evidence-based care for perinatal mental health and postpartum well-being.As a first-generation professional, Jennifer holds a deep appreciation for the cultural values, responsibilities, and pressures many individuals and immigrant families carry, and she integrates cultural humility into every aspect of her work.

Vanessa Uribe, LMFT #106673, is a licensed clinician who works with individuals experiencing challenges related to life stressors, including symptoms of anxiety, depression, and trauma. Her work is grounded in compassion, cultural humility, and a deep understanding of how trauma, life transitions, and systemic pressures can impact emotional well-being.With over 14 years of experience, Vanessa has worked with children, adults, and families across diverse backgrounds. She takes a thoughtful, trauma-informed approach that honors each client’s unique experiences while fostering a safe and supportive therapeutic space. Her goal is to help clients build resilience, strengthen coping skills, and move toward greater emotional balance and healing.

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Currently accepting California Clients via Telehealth

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Immigration Evaluations

Psychosocial Evaluations are used to help immigration courts determine if an individual or the family can lawfully remain in the United States, these assessments are based on specific factors and circumstances.Our priority is to make personal experiences a significant factor in the case, to demonstrate the potential hardship and negative ramifications if the individual or family were to return to an unfamiliar or dangerous country.

What to expect with the Psychosocial Evaluations

The clinician will conduct a clinical interview with the client and their immediate family. This interview will help the clinician gather important information about your psychological, medical, and social history, as well as your current cognitive and psychological functioning.We take into perspective the emotional challenges many clients face, and we take care to de-stigmatize symptoms, offer grounding support during interviews, and when recommended, we provide clients with resources and referrals to begin therapy after the evaluation. This ensures continuity of care and strengthens both client wellbeing and case outcomes.

Types of Cases we Serve

Clinical Considerations During Assessments:

Timing of Psychosocial Evaluations

To meet the demands of time-sensitive filings, we also specialize in expedited assessments and report turnaround, ensuring that urgent cases receive prompt attention without compromising clinical quality.Our evaluations are completed promptly by Licensed Clinicians in English or Spanish, and we can typically schedule clients within five days.

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What is Therapy?

You may feel overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, anxious, disconnected, or stuck. Perhaps you’re navigating a major life change, relationship stress, health challenges, or loss. Therapy can offer space to slow down, process, and reconnect with yourself.Self-Discovery Mental Health provides individual therapy for adults seeking support with emotional well-being, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, and life transitions.Our work is grounded in evidence-based practices and adapted to each client’s unique experiences and goals.

Areas of Focus

Our techniques include but are not limited to:

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