About Me

Javier E Garcia has a master’s degree in Social Work with an emphasis on Children and Families and is licensed by the state of California. He has experience with counseling with families, children, couples and individual adults and provides treatment in English and Spanish, with limited proficiency in Nahuatl. Javier is a clinical supervisor as well as a Director of Mental Health for a non-profit agency in Riverside California. Javier specializes in eating disorder treatment, is a Somatic Experiencing Student, has extensive experience with Ego-State therapy, is certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and works with all Personality Disorder clusters. Javier is trained in Exposure and Response Prevention, the gold standard treatment for OCD. He also has extensive experience in various trauma treatment types: single incident, complex trauma, developmental/pre-verbal trauma, intergenerational/transgenerational trauma, and various pervasive traumas (racism, neocolonialism, to name a few). Javier also has experience working with the Affirming and Inclusive sector (LGBTQ2S+). Javier has been a clinician for approximately 10 years. Javier has a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology and provides workshops on Indigenous cultural practices as well as focuses on bridging the gap between Western/Orthodox mental health practices with ancestral methods of healing using an Indigenous-focused psychotherapy model. Javier has guest lectured at Cal State Los Angeles on the theme of Decolonizing Psychotherapy. He volunteers with Nahuatl-speaking organizations providing community workshops on various mental health topics impacting the community. Javier is married, enjoys dogs too much given he has seven schnauzers, and finds drumming on the huehuetl and cultivating his milpa a sacred time to connect with nuestros viejos abuelos. Javier is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapist.