What makes this directory different?
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Authentically Catholic. Every therapist in our network is a practicing Catholic. Each therapist has a parish affiliation where they are members of the faith community.
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Clinically Qualified. All of our therapists are licensed mental health professionals in California. Faith shapes our approach and world view; it doesn't substitute for training and expertise.
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Pre-screened yearly. Each clinician we feature has had their license verified, provided a letter from their pastor, completed VIRTUS mandated-reporter and safe-environment training, and has been fingerprinted.
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Locally Focused. We serve Catholics throughout California, focusing within the San Jose Diocese. Sessions are offered both in-person and telehealth options, depending on each therapist's practice.
Therapist Directory
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Co-President
Bridget Balajadia, LCSW
Bridget is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private practice in San Jose.
She specializes in working with mothers who have experienced loss, trauma, anxiety or burn out. She also supports women who are healing after pregnancy termination. Bridget is a mother of two and offers telehealth, walk & talk therapy, and in home KAP intensives.
Parish affiliation: Santa Teresa
License #93595
Co-President
Sylvia Rodriguez, LMFT
Sylvia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in San Jose.
Over the past 10 years as a clinician, Sylvia has worked in public schools, private schools, and in private practice settings. She specializes with kids, teens, and adults, with a focus on anxiety, depression, grief, school anxiety, trauma, differentiation, and life transitions. Sylvia is fully Spanish - English bilingual. Sessions are offered for in person therapy or telehealth, depending on need and availability.
Parish affiliation: St. Clare
License #141821
Pre-vetted licensed therapist
Rosario Puga-Dempsy, LMFT
Rosario founded Life in Harmony Therapy Center for Healing and Hope out of a great desire to bring healing to the community. She wants to bring light and harmony to those facing challenging moments in life. Her dream is that by sharing her lived experiences, expertise and passion we can all heal and transform our lives. She strongly believes and lives by the core values of integrity, humility, discipline, commitment and empathy.
Rosario specializes in supporting individuals, couples and children navigate and transform the lifelong impact of grief, complex trauma, divorce, separation and life transitions.
She is a bilingual and bicultural Mexican-American therapist and has years of experience working with the Spanish-speaking community. She is a speaker and advocate for mental health and has led highly impactful workshops in the community. Her hope is to offer a different perspective that can bring awareness to the challenges and fears we face; finding meaning and building resiliency through them.
Parish affiliation: St. Lucy
License #1130539
Pre-vetted licensed therapist
Lilana Ramos, LMFT
Liliana is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with an online private practice in California.
She specializes in working with adults and couples experiencing anxiety, grief, trauma, and relationship issues. She helps clients navigate life's challenges and improve their mental well-being and relationships. With a culturally responsive and trauma-informed approach, she provides empathetic support to all of her clients. As a veteran and immigrant, she enjoys working with the military veteran and immigrant community.
Liliana is bilingual in Spanish and English.
Parish affiliation: St. Elizabeth of Portugal
License # LMFT 122378