Meet Your Therapist

Viridiana Luna Rodriguez, LMFT #109604

Hello! My name is Viridiana Luna Rodríguez (she/her/ella) and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. My focus is to bring healing to others, helping folks overcome life’s challenges, and destigmatize and decolonize mental health in the Latinx community.

I received my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from California State University Northridge and my Master of Science in Counseling from California State University Fullerton. Throughout my professional life, I have worked in a variety of settings including the non-profit sector, with children on the Autism spectrum, community mental health, and crisis stabilization. I have been trained in evidence-based modalities (ex: Seeking Safety, Trauma-Focused CBT, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing), yet utilize a strength-based, holistic, mindfulness approach in helping folks realize their self-worth and self-efficacy, empowering them to use these strengths in evoking change.

I am excited to announce that I am now providing EMDR, which is very effective in processing trauma and linking our rational mind with our feelings and body sensations.

I was born and raised in the Monterey Bay, in the agricultural community of Salinas, California. I am first-generation Xicana from “campesino” parents who immigrated from Michoacán, Mexico. I utilize this lens in holistically treating folks, with the aim of reducing the stigma of mental health, breaking the cycle of generational trauma and decolonizing mental health treatment. In my work with BIPOC, I honor ancestral healing practices and offer services en español.

In my spare time, I enjoy exploring coffee shops and taquerias, listening to paranormal and true crime podcasts, and being outdoors with my spouse, our toddler, baby, and Yorkie Teddy.