Karina Larios (She/Her)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Online in California
(Online Only)
I work with adults who are interested in stepping out of old patterns and meeting themselves with honesty and care. Whether you’re navigating life transitions, trauma, panic attacks, identity shifts, , or anxiety, therapy can provide a space to deeply explore what you’re feeling and why — while considering both your personal history and the systems that have shaped you.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Senior
Demographic Expertise: Hispanic / Latino, LGBTQ+, Women clients.
Languages: Spanish
Treatment Approach
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, while committing to actions that reflect their values. It blends mindfulness with practical behavior strategies.
- Biopsychosocial Therapy Takes into account biological, psychological, and social factors in understanding mental health. It looks at the whole person, not just symptoms.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Combines CBT with mindfulness to help regulate emotions, tolerate stress, and build stronger relationships. Originally designed for borderline personality disorder, it’s now used more broadly.
- Motivational Interviewing (MI) A collaborative, client-centered approach that strengthens motivation for change. It is especially effective for addictions and health behaviors.
- Narrative Therapy Encourages people to view problems as separate from themselves and reframe their life story. It helps build resilience and self-identity.
- Psychodynamic Therapy Explores unconscious thoughts and patterns that influence current behavior. It builds insight into how the past impacts the present.
- Psychoeducational Therapy Provides education and coping tools about mental health conditions. It empowers clients with knowledge and practical skills.
- Psychosocial Therapy Looks at how social and environmental factors affect psychological health. It emphasizes relationships, community, and resilience.
- Relational Psychotherapy Emphasizes the healing power of the therapist-client relationship. It uses trust and safety as a foundation for change.
Approach Description: I approach therapy as a collaborative process rooted in dignity, compassion, and social justice. You don’t need to prove your worth, perform resilience, or justify your lived experience in our work. You can arrive as your whole self. Together, we can explore the parts of you that have been silenced, fragmented, or hidden — not to erase them, but to integrate them.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee 180
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- I offer an equity-minded payment structure allowing clients to access therapy on a scale of $90 to $180.
- Out of Network
Education & Credentials
Karina Larios Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Female
- License # 112384
- Licensed in California
- Practicing Since 2020
Education: University of Southern California: Master of Social Work
Karina Larios Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available Online for residents of California
- Online Therapy Details: I also offer Walk and Talk Therapy in the outdoors.
El Soul Therapeutic Services also offers Walk and Talk Therapy, Immigration Psychological Evaluations, and clinical supervision to associate clinicians.
Walk and Talk Therapy allows us to feed two birds with one crumb, do some movement while engaging in therapy! Research shows that time in nature benefits our mental health by decreasing anxiety and stress, lowering risk of depression, increasing mood and self-esteem, decreasing anger response and cortisol levels, increasing empowerment and positive self-talk, and connecting more to the natural world by experiencing awe. Walk and Talk Therapy is offered in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
Immigration Psychological Evaluations: Conduct Extreme Hardship (601A waiver), Asylum, VAWA, U-visa, T-Visa, and Cancelation of Removal Evaluations. These evaluations assist immigration courts in deciding whether an individual should be permitted to remain lawfully in the United States. Psychological evaluations can strengthen the applicant’s case by demonstrating the specific mental health hardships that can result if immigration petitions are denied.