Therapist profile
Lourdes Mayes, LCSW
California
LCSW - Relationships and Codependency
Continue with LourdesWhere Lourdes stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, California / 76284
- NPI
- 1518397736
- Experience
- 21 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- California
About
- CBT
- ACT
- Attachment work
About Lourdes
Lourdes Mayes is a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 21 years of experience. She works in both English and Spanish and helps people facing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and addiction-related concerns. Lourdes also addresses issues such as codependency, parenting stress, and trouble with anger or communication.
Her approach blends practical skills and personal reflection. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people choose values-based actions even when feelings are strong. Attachment-based ideas guide work on intimacy and connection.
In sessions she focuses on clear, manageable steps. People learn communication and problem-solving skills. They practice ways to set boundaries and reduce people-pleasing behaviors that cost them their own needs. Work can include small behavioral experiments and role-play to build confidence.
Lourdes also supports those coping with major life changes, caregiving or aging-related stress, and issues tied to trauma or past abandonment. She brings two decades of clinical experience to help people break repetitive patterns and try different responses in relationships.
Sessions move at a steady, practical pace. The aim is to identify what keeps someone stuck and to build tools that fit day-to-day life. Lourdes offers guidance and feedback while inviting clients to shape the work based on what they want to change.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking small actions that align with them. Online sessions using ACT can help when feelings like anxiety or guilt make it hard to act on what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In remote sessions clients learn homework tasks and short exercises to practice between meetings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at connection patterns and how early relationships shape current reactions. This approach helps with intimacy, codependency patterns, and communication struggles in relationships.Finding the right mix of approaches is something Lourdes treats as collaborative. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest which techniques to try first. Adjustments happen along the way based on what feels useful and what people report between sessions.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because current formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, cut down travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not practical. It can also support work with homework, role-play, and skills practice between meetings. Ask about available session formats and how they fit your schedule when you complete the short matching questionnaire and set up a first appointment.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and related concerns like codependency and communication problems.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses practical, skills-based methods alongside reflective conversation, combining CBT, ACT, DBT skills, and attachment-informed work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of experience in the mental health field working with a broad range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and practices from California.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with international clients?
She does accept international clients; confirm time zones and local regulations when scheduling.
How are sessions scheduled and what formats are offered?
Please confirm current session formats before booking; the profile advises selecting the online therapy options button to see available session types.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.