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Jose completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at UCLA and earned a Master's in Social Welfare (MSW) before coming to CAPS. Jose has experience in both school and community-based settings, supporting students and young adults in overcoming various social-emotional difficulties, primarily chemical dependency, anxiety, depression and trauma.

Jose believes each individual is an expert in their own life, and his approach to therapy is collaborative and relational, taking into account each person's unique environmental and developmental experiences. Jose encourages students to approach therapy with genuine curiosity and openness to self-discovery as goals are explored for wellness, and steps and strategies are identified to approach life’s inevitable struggles with greater ease and confidence. Through a collaborative therapeutic space, Jose seeks to help clients understand their psyche in relation to the larger environment within a multicultural perspective. Ultimately, he hopes to facilitate a greater sense of agency, peace and fulfillment for his clients.

Pronouns: he/him/his

Education

• University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

The place you'd most like to see or thing you'd most like to do

I would like to visit Iceland, Norway or Finland someday to see the northern lights!

Clinical areas of interest

Historically marginalized and non-traditional student populations, chemical dependency, relational struggles, sex and sexuality, anxiety and depression.