Hi!

My name is Dr. Elizabeth Aranda, ABPP {pronouns: she/her} and I am an award-winning, board-certified counseling psychologist, educator, and consultant, committed to addressing healing and wellness within queer communities of color. As a first-generation queer Latina, my practice is dedicated to helping diverse communities feel understood and empowered in their true selves.

I obtained my PhD in Psychology from Texas Woman’s University, a feminist - multicultural doctoral program, and completed my undergraduate training from University of Texas at Austin (Hook ‘em horns!). I moved to the Bay Area in 2015 for a position at UC Berkeley, where I worked as the Program Director of Wellness Initiatives in the Multicultural Community Center.

I opened my own practice in 2020 in order to provide culturally-affirming psychological assessment and therapy services to our community. In 2023, I was honored to earn my board-certification in counseling psychology, the highest level of specialization in medical practice.

I am a huge advocate for self-care. In my free time, I enjoy junk journaling, going hiking, reading tarot cards, cooking, and cuddling with my wife and our velcro cats.

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