Leana Gutierrez, MA, AMFT #123536
ASSOCIATE MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPIST
Phone: 805.991.2351
Email: lgutierrez@empiretcs.net
Supervised by Kimberly Prendergast, LMFT #37448
My Story
Leana Gutierrez (she/her) is a proud first generation, born and raised in Santa Barbara, California after her families immigrated from Mexico and Colombia. After attending local community college in Santa Barbara, Leana transferred to Orange County where she garnered two Bachelor degrees with Honors in Psychology with a Specialization in Multicultural Studies from University of California, Irvine and completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology with the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2020. Leana’s has experience working in POC/LGBTQ+/Social Justice carries through experiences working in a wide variety of settings including inpatient and outpatient residential services for severally mentally ill adults, at risk youth placement, transition age youth facilities, community mental health youth and most recently working in public high schools in Ventura.
Leana's therapeutic modalities include but are not limited to use of Bowenian and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with somatic body work including art-based interventions and play.