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Luisa Contreras is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. She has a therapy private practice in Orange County dedicated to helping individuals and couples increase intimacy and have fulfilling sexual lives.
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In 2016, Luisa received the Bureau of Victim Services Commendation Award for “Helping Victims Become Survivors” from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. She has provided training for therapists contracted by LA County Department of Mental Health and First Five LA. She was a speaker at the 14th Annual Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Conference (2014) sponsored by UC Davis Children’s Hospital, First Five LA, LA County DMH, and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Luisa has been a guest lecturer at Chapman University and Pepperdine University training master level students in the treatment of childhood trauma and on providing culturally sensitive services to Latinos in the United States.
Luisa is the Founder and Director of Clinical Services of La Vida Life Counseling Center. La Vida is a therapeutic center dedicated to help children, adolescents, adults, families and couples heal from the effects of trauma. She established La Vida Life Counseling Center with the vision of providing tailored therapeutic services to children, teens, adults, couples and families and to help them overcome the emotional consequences of trauma and other emotional challenges. The services of La Vida Life Counseling Center have grown to satisfy the needs of the community by providing psycho-educational classes, group therapy, support groups, and immigration evaluations.
Luisa participates in Spanish TV and radio shows discussing a variety of topics. Her discussions often provide insight into fostering resilience and emotional well-being, as well as enhancing communication and understanding in personal relationships.
Luisa is the Founder and Director of Clinical Services of La Vida Life Counseling Center. La Vida is a therapeutic center dedicated to help children, adolescents, adults, families and couples heal from the effects of trauma. She established La Vida Life Counseling Center with the vision of providing tailored therapeutic services to children, teens, adults, couples and families and to help them overcome the emotional consequences of trauma and other emotional challenges. The services of La Vida Life Counseling Center have grown to satisfy the needs of the community by providing psycho-educational classes, group therapy, support groups, and immigration evaluations.
Luisa participates in Spanish TV and radio shows discussing a variety of topics. Her discussions often provide insight into fostering resilience and emotional well-being, as well as enhancing communication and understanding in personal relationships.
Luisa is also the Founder and Trainer of OC Social Skills Institute. A program committed to providing evidence based parent-assisted social skills trainings for children, adolescents and younger adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other social and behavioral impairments. She received her training at UCLA by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, the UCLA PEERS Founder and Director of UCLA PEERS Clinic. Dr. Laugeson is the co-developer of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS); the only evidence based social skills intervention for teens and young adults. Luisa was also trained by Dr. Carolyn Webster-Stratton, the founder of Incredible Years (IY), evidenced-based programs. IY are a series of parent-assisted programs that develop positive parent-teacher-child relationships and assist in preventing and treating behavior problems and promoting social, emotional and academic competence before a child becomes an adult.