Barbara Jaurequi

Barbara Jaurequi believes therapy should move — and she makes sure it does. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Nationally Certified Master Addiction Counselor, she brings a highly directive style to her private practice: affirming and compassionate, but never passive. Rather than letting clients drift through open-ended sessions, she works shoulder-to-shoulder with them to set real goals and then holds the process accountable to reaching them.

Her clinical focus spans individuals, couples, families, and groups dealing with addiction, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, relationship conflict, and life adjustment challenges. She has particular depth treating the full spectrum of compulsive behavior — from alcohol and substance dependency to gambling, codependency, and the same reward-loop patterns that show up in compulsive gaming or around-the-clock scrolling. Treatment plans draw on insight-oriented therapy, reality therapy, behavioral interventions, and mindfulness-based CBT, always tailored to the individual rather than applied by formula.

Barbara is also an author and former adjunct professor of psychology, and has appeared as an addiction expert on national television and radio. She offers sessions online, making her straightforward, results-focused approach accessible to clients across California.