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Therapist in San Francisco, California Gabriela Parra, Therapist

Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)

Ages Served: 6-64

Appointments: Telehealth only. In-office visits not available

Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only

Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans

Gabriela Parra, Therapist

Gabriela Parra, MSW, LCSW

Specializes In:

Adoption & foster care
Anxiety
Attachment issues
Depression/feeling down
Family conflict
Panic attacks
Self-esteem
Sexual trauma
Stress management
Trauma & PTSD
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Gabriela Parra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been practicing since 2007. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UCLA and a Master’s Degree in Social Welfare from UCLA.

Gabriela has gained extensive experience in working with young children, adolescents, adults, and older adults over the past 16 years as a mental health therapist. She believes in using a warm, empathetic, and strengths-based approach along with light-hearted humor to foster trust, build therapeutic alliances, and facilitate deeper emotional work with clients. Gabriela has specialized in using cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and solution-focused therapy techniques to help children, adolescents, and adults from diverse backgrounds to alleviate depression, anxiety, and traumatic stress in their lives.

Outside of work, Gabriela enjoys spending time laughing with family, playing with her two 13-year-old dogs, enjoying good music and entertaining television and films, and discovering new foods from different cultures.

Types of Care & Ages Served

Areas of Focus

Family Therapy

Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.

  • Adoption & foster care
  • Attachment issues
  • Family conflict
  • Ability status
  • Anger issues
  • Anxiety
  • Caregiving
  • Childhood behavioral issues
  • Depression/feeling down
  • Ethnic identity
  • General relationship issues
  • Grief & loss
  • Immigration/cultural status
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marital stress or divorce
  • Panic attacks
  • Parenting
  • Premarital counseling
  • Racial identity
  • School behavioral issues
  • Self-esteem
  • Sexual trauma
  • Social injustice
  • Social skills & communication
  • Stress management
  • Trauma & PTSD

Individual Therapy

Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.

  • Anxiety
  • Depression/feeling down
  • Panic attacks
  • Self-esteem
  • Sexual trauma
  • Stress management
  • Trauma & PTSD
  • Ability status
  • ADHD
  • Adoption & foster care
  • Aging
  • Anger issues
  • Attachment issues
  • Attention & focus
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body image
  • Bullying or harassment
  • Career & relationships (mid-life)
  • Career & work issues
  • Caregiving
  • Childhood behavioral issues
  • Chronic pain-related issues
  • Domestic violence & abuse
  • Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
  • Early adulthood: Starting college or career
  • Emotional abuse
  • Empty nesters
  • End-of-life challenges
  • Ethnic identity
  • Family conflict
  • Fertility
  • Focus, concentration & memory
  • General relationship issues
  • Grief & loss
  • Immigration/cultural status
  • Intense mood changes
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marital stress or divorce
  • Menopause & perimenopause
  • Other women's health concerns
  • Parenthood
  • Parenting
  • PMS & PMDD
  • Post-partum depression & anxiety
  • Pre-conception
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy loss
  • Premarital counseling
  • Racial identity
  • Retirement
  • School avoidance
  • School behavioral issues
  • Sleep issues or insomnia
  • Social injustice
  • Social skills & communication
  • Stress from ongoing health issues

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

  • UCLA Dept of Social Welfare- now part of Luskin School of Public Affairs

FAQs

Please call us at 415-409-1881 to schedule an appointment with Gabriela Parra.

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I have been seeing my therapist for over 6 months now. I schedule directly with Gabriela . She is flexible and accommodating responding quickly to my emails if I request a last minute appointment for additional support. She is reliable and we have built positive rapport and trust. Gabriela is very professional and offers strategies to help when I am overwhelmed with life. We laugh together and she listens carefully- able to connect our conversations over sessions and notice patterns of behavior. Gabriela is encouraging and reminds me how far I've come and how strong and resilient of a woman I truly am. She celebrates my successes and helps me move out of dark places with kindness and grace. Everyone could benefit with a therapist like her! Thank you Lifestance! Thank you Gabriela!!
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Jun 25, 2025
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Gabriela Parra is an incredible therapist: she's incredibly warm, empathetic, and a great listener. I highly recommend her. -Tamara L. Smith
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Tamara S.

Aug 30, 2025
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I’ve had the best experience with my counselor, th appointment process and online process. Very grateful!
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