Javier Zuniga, LCSW

Javier Zuniga is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 26 years of professional experience. He is bilingual in English and Spanish. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and anger. He also addresses issues such as addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and questions around identity and sexuality.

Javier uses straightforward, person-focused sessions where the client’s perspective guides the work. He leans on approaches that include attachment-based ideas, client-centered conversation, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and EMDR for trauma processing. Sessions tend to combine talking, practical strategies, and reflective exercises aimed at changes people can try between meetings.

He often works with people facing life transitions and intense stressors, including first responder issues, multicultural and immigration-related concerns, infidelity, and compassion fatigue. He also addresses neurodiversity-related topics like ADHD and intellectual disability when they affect daily functioning. Javier pays attention to the practical problems people bring and the patterns that keep those problems going.

Clients can expect sessions that name immediate concerns, try small changes, and track what helps. He frames clients as the experts on their own stories and builds on existing strengths. Language can be English or Spanish depending on the client’s preference.

In California practice, Javier blends evidence-informed methods with conversational, goal-oriented work. He supports people who want clearer boundaries, steadier mood regulation, improved communication, and better coping strategies for parenting and everyday stress.

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