Heal within.
Heal the home.
Heal the world.
Therapy for Cycle-Breakers
Welcome to Sana Sana Therapy! My aim is to help destigmatize mental health in the Latinx community through bilingual services, education, and empowerment. I also provide immigration evaluation services for individuals who need an advocate for ensuring their story and voices are heard.
The term Sana Sana (Heal Heal..) comes from a traditional saying in Spanish that is said when a child gets hurt or wounded, with the intention that these soothing words will lovingly bring about quick relief and healing. The actual chant goes as: “Sana sana colita de rana, si no sanas hoy, sanaras manana”, which literally translates as “Heal heal little frog butt, if you don’t heal today, you’ll heal tomorrow.” (if you know, you know). This saying is my inspiration to de stigmatize mental health in the Latinx community by incorporating the warmth and heart from our culture into taking care of our mental wounds just as we do with our physical wounds.
ABOUT
PATRICIA CASTANEDA HUBLEY LCSW
I’m a bilingual Psychotherapist who empowers the parent/caregiver who feels stuck in self-awareness, stuck in toxic generational cycles, and doesn't know what to do next. For over 12 years I've provided psychotherapy services to individuals and families with a clinical specialty in trauma in a variety of settings: community, at home, schools, hospitals… you name it. Now my services are online!
Throughout my practice, I’ve notice that families succeeded at gaining trust, respect, and sealing healthy bonds when parents started the journey of self-healing. My approach is to help parents build confidence through psycho-education and building new insights into ways they can raise their family more healed than wounded.
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As healing mama, I understand that parenting is hard! So it’s my priority to offer understanding and grace. I genuinely enjoy working with individual parents/caregivers who believe that having a healthy home starts from healing themselves and then breaking toxic generational cycles. Seeing so many positive outcomes has helped build my passion around this skill.
As a formally undocumented Latina, I offer that extra layer (that extra umph) in understanding the unique challenges of navigating two cultures and making sense of mental health.
As your therapist, my aim is to offer guidance in identifying on your areas of strength, while challenging areas for growth in a warm and compassionate way. With a background in evidenced-based practices, I carefully consider the approach that is best for you while also honoring your voice and needs. With lots of empathy and warm humor, I help clients understand that they are not coming from “broken” place when seeking therapy and that they each have their own unique strengths that will help them cope and manage life’s stressors.
As a human, I enjoy sipping coffee, collecting records, and sewing handmade dolls for pop up events during Halloween season (sounds creepier than it is, I can assure you). These are just a few of the many aspects that make me tic and I absolutely love to hear all the quirks and interests of my clients.
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Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LCSW #87757
Education:
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Master of Social Work- Clinical Emphasis
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Bachelor of Psychology
Areas of Specialty:
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Parenting
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Trauma
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Immigration Evaluations
Trainings and Skills:
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Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
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Certified in Immigration Evaluation Advanced Training
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Certified in Managing & Adaptive Practices (MAP)
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Certified in Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Affiliations:
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California Board of Behavioral Services (BBS)
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EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP)
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National Association of Social Work (NASW)
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Immigration Evaluations Training Center
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY FOR THE SELF-CONSCIOUS PARENT
Though I have enjoyed working with youth throughout my career, I’ve noticed that the best outcomes have been in working with parents who value self-awarness, openness to feedback and willingness to try a different approach with vulnerability. I offer individual therapy to parents want to understand their own triggers, process unresolved trauma and apply new tools in parenthood so that they can end or at least buffer the impact of generational trauma.
Services are offered virtually on a secure HIPAA-compliant platform, offering clients the convenience of saving time and gas from what would be a regular commute.
AREAS OF FOCUS:
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Parenting
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Trauma
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Cultural Stress
EMDR
(Eye Movement Desensisation Reproecesing)
WHAT IS IT?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy) is a clinically researched approach that has been proven to help individuals self heal from trauma and other life stressors through eye movement. When a traumatic experience is lived, it can significantly shape the way our body responds to situations that remind us of that event by impacting the way we feel, the way we think, and the way we react when triggered by our children/teens.
EMDR can help bridge the gap between thinking we are healed to actually feeling healed. The results show by responding effectively at home.
IMMIGRATION EVALUATIONS
As a formerly undocumented immigrant (the little girl on the left), I carry with me a unique understanding of the challenges and mental health impact of navigating an intimidating system. This is why I proudly offer a comprehensive psychological evaluation report that strengthens cases for individuals who face potential deportation.
I offer a compassionate and safe space for my clients to feel less guarded in openly sharing their experiences. The concept of mental health is still a taboo subject among different cultures, especialy Latino culture. It can be even more challenging for some professionals to gather sensitive information from Asylum, VAWA, and Hardship cases. This is why my approach is to de-stigmatize and educate my clients during the evaluation process so that they may feel empowered to share key information that they may otherwise be reluctant to disclose.
There is a growing number of evidence that cases have a significant increase in success rate when psychological evaluations are utilized as supporting evidence and for this reason, it is an honor to help my clients.
SERVICES INCLUDE:
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Asylum Cases
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Petitions for Extreme Hardship Waivers
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VAWA (Domestic Violence cases)
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Free Consultation
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2 virtual sessions, each lasting 1.5-2 hours,
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1-2 consultation(s) with assigned immigration lawyer
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A 10-15 page report completed within 4 weeks of initial meeting.
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A wellness check after each session, along with resources for therapy services if needed
FEES
Free 20 minute Consultation
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY:
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$185 - $200
I am an out-of-network provider and do not accept private insurance
*Session reimbursements! I work with Mentaya, a platform that helps clients get money back from their insurance thorugh out of network benefits! Mentaya will file claims and handle the insurance paperwork to make sure you get reimbursed without hassle.- Please note that I am not paid in partnership with Mentaya, but I offer this as a helpful resource for my clients. More information is available in Frequently Asked Questions.
IMMIGRATION EVALUATIONS:
(Flexible Payment Plans Available)
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$1,200- Standard Evaluation:
Evaluation sessions and final report completed within 4 weeks.
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$1,500 – Expedited Evaluation:
Sessions and report completed within 2 weeks.
Flexible payment plans are available. Please note that immigration evaluations are not covered by insurance.
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CONTACT
Think you're ready? Let's connect!
OR REACH OUT:
email: patricia@sanasanatherapy.com
phone: (909) 451-9767
Available M-Th 9am-6pm PT