Ingrid Vicencio, LCSW
Practical, narrative-informed therapy for everyday struggles
Details
| Name | Ingrid Vicencio |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Ingrid
Ingrid Vicencio is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California. She brings seven years of clinical experience to sessions and speaks both English and Spanish. Ingrid focuses on helping people who are feeling stuck by listening carefully and offering straightforward support.
She works with common problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and addictions. Ingrid also helps with relationship concerns, eating and food-related issues, and trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how past experiences like abandonment or attachment wounds affect current life patterns. In sessions she uses practical methods from Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, and Motivational Interviewing. That means she helps clients name the stories they tell about themselves, test unhelpful thoughts, build emotion regulation skills, and move through traumatic memories when needed.
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She aims to create an open space where people can say what they feel without judgment. Conversations focus on small, doable steps that fit a person’s daily life.
Ingrid supports people dealing with identity questions, body image and gender dysphoria concerns, immigration-related stress, caregiver strain, and struggles with codependency or communication problems. She also helps those facing life transitions, divorce or separation, and questions about life purpose.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Ingrid works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Ingrid among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Ingrid among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Ingrid among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Ingrid among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Ingrid among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Ingrid among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Ingrid among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Ingrid directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Ingrid directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and skills-based work fits online
Ingrid combines Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people reshape the stories they tell about themselves and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Narrative Therapy focuses on identifying and rewriting the personal narratives that influence choices, while CBT looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to create practical changes.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques when emotion regulation and coping skills are needed. DBT skills teach tools for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal communication, and tolerating distress during hard moments. These approaches can be used together to match what each person needs in the moment.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to decide which methods make the most sense based on goals, history, and daily life. That process is gradual and adjusted over time so the plan fits how someone prefers to work.
Online therapy provides options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone calls require less bandwidth, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varying comfort levels.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns can Ingrid help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and eating or body image issues. Additional focuses include attachment wounds, abandonment, caregiver stress, immigration issues, and life purpose.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens without judgment and focuses on practical steps you can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with seven years of clinical experience working in California settings. That experience includes helping people with trauma, relationships, and eating-related concerns.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed in California as an LCSW and practices while living in that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does pricing work for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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