Araseli Velez

(she/her)

LMFT, 6 years of experience

Often rebooked

Authentic
Solution oriented
Empowering

Hello and welcome. My name is Araseli and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who uses a strength-based and integrative approach in therapy. With six years of experience as a therapist and over fifteen years in the mental health field, I have helped children, families, and young adults achieve meaningful improvements in their quality of life. I look forward to meeting with you and providing a safe place to start setting achievable goals!

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

During the first session, we will get to know each other and see what style of therapy works best for you. Then we will talk about the challenges you are facing. We will start slow, at your pace, and work in collaboration together, to learn more about what has not helped you in the past, explore new coping skills, and take actionable steps to improve your life. I tailor my sessions to fit your goals, needs, and comfort. If you are new to this, feeling stuck, and do not know where to start, I have experience with newcomers to therapy!

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

One of my biggest strengths is my flexibility and adaptability. If a coping skill or therapeutic approach isn’t working, or a new concern comes up, I will work with you to take a step back, revisit the plan, and find an approach or specific concern that meets your needs.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

My ideal clients are adolescents, young adults, and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, general burn out, chronic illness/pain and life changes. Currently, my primary platform is teletherapy, which I believe can offer flexibility and access to all.

Specialties

Top specialties

Anxiety

Depression

Other specialties

Anger Management

Child or Adolescent

Self Esteem

Trauma and PTSD

Identifies as

Serves ages

Licensed in

Accepts

Cash - $100 per session

Aetna

Aetna - Allied Benefits

Aetna - ASR Health Benefits

Aetna - Luminare

Aetna - Medicare

Aetna - Moda

Aetna - WebTPA

Aetna – HealthEZ

All Savers

Amerihealth Administrators

Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage

Anthem

Arlo

AvMed

Blue Cross

Blue Shield

Blue Shield of California - Medicare

CalViva Health (Medi-Cal)

Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)

Centivo

Central California Alliance for Health (Medi-Cal)

Cigna

Cigna - HealthEZ

Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal)

EAP:Cigna

EAP:Evernorth

EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum

Evernorth

Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)

Gold Coast Health Plan Total Care Advantage (HMO D-SNP)

Golden Rule

GTEB

Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare

Health Net (Commercial)

Health Net (Medi-Cal)

Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan – Medi-Cal

Humana - Medicare

Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)

IHSS Healthy Workers

Independence Administrators

Independence Blue Cross

Independence Keystone 65 HMO

Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO

L.A. Care Covered

L.A. Care Covered Direct

L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)

L.A. Care Medicare Plus (HMO D-SNP)

L.A. Care PASC-SEIU

Optum

OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions

Oscar

Oxford

Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)

San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)

Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal

Scripps Health Plan

SFHP Care Plus (HMO D-SNP)

Sharp Health Plan

Surest (formerly Bind)

Sutter Health Plan

Tufts Health/Cigna

United Medical Resources

UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)

UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)

UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance

UnitedHealthcare Shared Services

UnitedHealthcare StudentResources

UnitedHealthcare/Optum

UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare

Location

Virtual

, 9 ratings

2 ratings with written reviews

July 21, 2026

I wanted to speak with a female provider, Araseli had a friendly face in her profile picture plus I liked her areas of expertise. I’m glad that I chose her, she was easy to talk to and made me feel like I was talking to someone I know.

Verified client, age 35-44
Review shared after session 1 with Araseli

April 22, 2026

I am SO happy I am working with Araseli. She asks all the right questions to understand the full situation with all the moving pieces. She is authentic with her approach, and is working to connect me with another specialist who can provide a supplementary treatment plan. Without me even needing to ask, she is aware of what I need and is putting in time to do research and get me the help that I so desperately need. Her honest approach combined with intelligent insight is making a big difference.

Verified client, age 25-34
Review shared after session 3 with Araseli